BrightestStar

Odagiri Joe!!! Love him!! I've seen a bunch of his shows, takes on weird characters :P I wanted to do the same but didn't find all his movies subbed :(

Thx for accepting my friend request!! Your profile is interesting to read ;) My taste is opposite to yours I love to watch thriller & crime. I also like the comedy that doesnt take itself seriously. But like you I end up liking dramas that aren't popular while the famous ones don't interest me that much. I think you'd agree that ratings don't tell AT ALL if a drama is good or not :P

Just finished it right now :P though i knew its been subbed its been almost a week! yup pretty good with a fitting ending ;)

Its been subbed on dc.eu or gooddrama dot net

I would encourage you to watch them even with open ended relationships, most are really good specially Erica Toda's SPEC & LIAR GAME. Kurosaki was fun too.

I agree with everything you just said!! Whats annoying is that the chemistry is here, the hints are here, but all we need is the characters to act on it (or screen writer to complete it). I've seen most of your list. Sometimes when there's a korean remake i tell myself they may add that lil thing that was missing at the end of the jversion but they just go too overboard for my taste, making me want to rewatch the japanese version.

thx! found out yesterday during my trip & couldnt wait to come back and watch!! ;)

Everytime I google it i cant find anything :'( I just wanna finish it!!!

But they weren't subbed.. were they?

Please sub episode 8 :'(!! Anyone know where I can find it subbed??

Great news!! I don't know why I never managed to get into the Sukitte Ii na yo manga.. So i didn't even bother with the anime so the movie will depend who gets casted ;)
Well the best news is Rurouni Kenshin Sequels!! My goal for the 2nd half of 2013 is to read the complete original manga & get prepared for it lool
Nishikido Ryo's dorama seems interesting too.. Though his acting isn't too convincing for me but maybe he got better (hopefully :P)

I don't agree that international fans wouldn't be interested in a "hometown" theme. If i watch it it'd for the theme i'm not crazy about Matsumoto Jun but i do love those types of themes. Tamaki Hiroshi is an actor i'd a drama for :D

Hey thx for the friend invite!! btw I like the way you rate dramas, it makes total sense ;) Also I see many of your "plan to watch" is on Watched list while many on your Watched list is on PTW list :p
I got the same issues wit timing!! When I was in college I had so much time!! That is when I watched most of my shows + animes.. Now with work and all, I can barely catch up :(

I agree about liking the original ending, but I don't agree about the whole thing about destiny remaining unchanged. I think it wasn't about death, but about how she died. Instead of dying cheated, betrayed, and not realizing the people who truly cared for her, in that regard she truly changed her fate. I found it completely cohesive with how the story was going.

For Hana Yori Dango (only version I've seen), I don't like the story generally so haven't bothered with other versions, I forced myself to finish the japanese 1 (took me 2 years :P) & the reason I always Hated it is: Domyouji!! Who would end up with a psycho like him?? It wasn't that he was a "bad boy" but more like a SPOILED BRAT!! I just hated this character, and cannot forgive the things he's done in the beginning no matter what "past trauma" he went through!!

Hana kimi I'm fine with the original ending cuz the Sano wasn't so bad, just boring, but I do love nakatsu & his antics!!

While we were getting half way through the drama, I was thinking: "what if the lead character manages to get her tears, but dies anyway.. that'd too good & so much more meaningful ending.. but they wouldn't go that far and risk pissing off viewers" but they did, and it made sooo much sense for me!! I loved it. This story was about accepting what life gives us, even death, & not take anything for granted. Her death completed the story. I just don't like how they handled the "sister" arc.

I dunno I never felt that hana kimi (atleast this version) was about the love triangle, it was more about friendship, trust and growth, which both Mizuki & Nakatsu had.

Thx 4 the friend invite :) I prefer jdoramas too ;)

hope so.. or a special ;)

probably a good idea or else u'll mix up the versions ur watching :P