Freespirit1221

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I love creating custom 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 | 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

My Journey with Asian films:

✨As an Asian myself, I grew up with Asian dramas, started around late 1990s and early 2000s. I watched a few old classic dramas released in 1990s and 2000s as a kid. A lot of old films I watched are not on MDL and I’m lazy to add them, so I just list the ones that are on here. :)

• Chinese and Hong Kong Dramas are the first type of dramas I’ve watched. My first dramas were Journey to the West (1986), and The Condor Heroes 95 (1995). 
• Actually, my very first drama, as I remember, was a Chinese series named Adventures of Sanmao (Sanmao Liu Lang Ji) released in 1996. But it’s not on MDL.
• My first Korean Drama was Dae Jang Geum (2003), or Glass Slippers (2002). I don’t remember exactly which one I watched first. 
• I also came from the era of modern 2000s Taiwanese Dramas. My first and also favorite was The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (2005). I became a fan of Joe Chen and Ming Dao from this drama.
• 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. As for Chinese and Hong Kong dramas, I’ve watched and enjoyed more period and historical dramas than modern ones, and I often re-watch my old favorites.

✨Japanese films always have a special place in my heart. I started watching more of them in 2015, after I watched the live action of my favorite anime Anohana. Japanese films are much less popular than other Asian films, so it's pretty hard for me to find where to watch the ones I want to watch. But sometimes when I can’t find the ones I want to watch, I end up watching something else that I accidentally find. It’s like finding gems. ❤️

✨I've also watched a few Filipino and Thai dramas. 

My Watching Habits: 

• A Mood Watcher

• A Slow & Binge-Watcher

• 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 enjoy watching dramas slowly. I never skip or speed up while watching a drama. I often re-watch scenes while watching too. 

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

✨I rarely drop dramas. If a drama is on-hold, it means that I temporarily pause, mostly because I can’t find where to watch it. If it is dropped, it usually means that drama is old and impossible to find so I don’t think I can complete it, or there’s an actor/actress in that drama that I can’t stand anymore.

✨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 to watch mostly based on its synopsis. 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 usually mean that I will watch all of their dramas. 

My Ratings & Reviews: Mood Rater

✨I rate my films out of my enjoyment and I think I’m quite generous. I rate a lot of them high. I think I enjoyed a lot of the films I’ve watched, and tend to ignore minor flaws that I might have found 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 great works 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 films 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 often write long reviews. Basically, I write them for myself, so I 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.