Freespirit1221

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✨Friend Requests: I’m quite open to friend requests, but may not accept random requests now. It would be nice if we have interacted before, or if we have a few things in common. Please message me when you send a request.

Important note: Do not take it personally if I don’t accept your request. Feel free to DM me to discuss dramas and films. ^^

✨I love creating custom lists (My Lists). Here are a few of them:

Watched 2026 | Watched 2025 | Watched 2024

My Reviews

Favorite Japanese Actresses | Favorite Japanese Actors | Favorite Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Konger Actresses | Favorite Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Konger Actors | Favorite Korean Actresses | Favorite Korean Actors

Favorite Japanese Dramas | Favorite K-Dramas | Favorite Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Kong Dramas | Favorite Japanese Movies | Favorite Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Kong Movies | Favorite Korean Movies

Japanese Dramas | Asadoras | Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Kong Dramas | Korean Dramas | Japanese Movies | Chinese/Taiwanese/Hong Kong Movies | Korean Movies | Thai Dramas & Movies | Filipino Dramas | Variety Shows | Korean TV Shows & Drama Specials | Vertical Dramas

And more custom lists.

✨My Journey with Asian dramas:

✅I grew up with Asian dramas. My journey started around late 1990s and early 2000s. I think most of the stuff I watched back them are old classic ones released in the 80s, 90s and 2000s. A lot of them are not on MDL and I’m lazy to add them, so I just add the available ones that I remember. :)

• Chinese and Hong Kong Dramas were my first dramas. My first one was either Journey to the West (1986), The Condor Heroes 95 (1995) or Justice Bao (1993).

• If I remember correctly, one of my first dramas could be the Chinese drama called Adventures of Sanmao (Sanmao Liu Lang Ji) released in 1996. But it’s not on MDL.

• Another special Chinese drama to me from the early 2000s that isn't on MDL: Fire Phoenix (2001). I've also watched a few other old dramas starring Liu Xiao Qing. ^^

• My first Korean Drama was either Dae Jang Geum (2003), or Glass Slippers (2002). I don’t remember exactly which one I watched first.

• I also came from the golden era of modern 2000s Taiwanese Dramas. My first and special one was The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (2005). I became a fan of Joe Chen from this drama. And Ming Dao and Joe Chen used to be my biggest early OTP, besides Full House couple Bi and Song Hye Kyo. :)

• My first Japanese dramas were tokusatsu Super Sentai Gaoranger, Sentai Hurricanger, and Kamen Rider, which I watched with my brother in early 2000s. :)

✅During the 2000s-2010s, I watched a lot of Chinese, Hong Kong and Korean dramas, and tokusatsu. 

✅As for Chinese and Hong Kong dramas, I’ve watched and enjoyed more historical dramas than modern ones, and I often re-watch my old favorites. Wuxia is my first and favorite genre.

✅Japanese dramas have a special place in my heart now. The first one I watched that isn't tokusatsu was the live action special drama of my favorite anime Anohana in 2015. It's pretty hard for me to find where to watch the ones I want to watch, and sometimes I end up watching something else that I accidentally find. It’s like finding gems. ❤️

✅I've watched a few Filipino and Thai dramas, and dramas from some other Asian countries which are not added on MDL yet.

✨My Watching Habits: 

Mood Watcher 

Binge Watch Dramas Slowly (if that makes sense to you)

Avoid Spoilers 

Rarely Drop (NDDer) 

Rewatch a lot

• I’m a mood watcher. I watch whatever I feel like, and don’t do watching challenges.

• I re-watch a lot. I think you could tell that from the little amount of my completed titles, despite being in dramaland for over 2 decades now. I have a long plan to watch list, but often find myself re-watching my old favorite films. :)

• I'm a slow watcher. I never skip or speed up while watching a drama. I often re-watch scenes while watching too.

• I mostly binge-watch now, and focus on only one or two dramas at a time.

• I rarely drop dramas. As for on-hold dramas, I temporarily pause them, mostly because I can't find where to watch while watching them. As for dramas in my dropped list, it usually means they are old and impossible to find, or there’s an actor/actress in that drama that I can’t stand anymore (this rarely happens).

• I watch all genres: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life, Mystery, Thriller, Action, etc. It depends on my moods. I watch whatever I feel like at the time. 

• I choose a drama mostly based on its synopsis, and my intuition. I don’t like spoilers so I usually avoid reading reviews or comments before watching. But I love reading different reviews and comments from others after I’ve completed a drama.

• I have lists of favorite actors and actress but it doesn’t mean that I will watch all of their dramas. 

✨My Ratings & Reviews: 

• I rate my dramas and films out of my enjoyment and I think I’m quite generous. I rate a lot of them high. I pretty enjoyed a lot of the films I’ve watched, and tend to ignore minor flaws that I might find in a film, as long as it gave me some sense of satisfaction or fulfillment.

• However, I do pay attention to little details in a film and can be picky sometimes. I guess I just happened to choose a lot of good ones that suit my taste.

• I wrote down some criteria for my ratings below, but it’s not exactly the same way all the time. As I mentioned above, I’m also a mood rater. 

• My childhood dramas are often exceptions. I enjoyed most of them and rated them high. Even if I might not like a drama as much as I used to do when I re-watch it later, I usually keep my initial rating.

• Please keep in mind that my opinions about a drama are just about my personal taste. I may have a different taste from you. You can watch anything you like.

• Please don’t take my ratings and reviews too seriously, as even I myself don’t take them very seriously.

• I enjoy writing long reviews, if I want to write them. Basically, I write them for myself, and often add some personal experiences that I relate to the story or characters. I really appreciate it if you read through my lengthy reviews. ❤️

• I don’t rate or review the films I haven’t completed.

✨This is one of my favorite songs: 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart). I love both the original performance from Teresa Teng and this cover performance from Leslie Cheung. Sadly, both of them are no longer with us in this lifetime. :(