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He shouldn't be labeled an idol actor anymore. He's a performer, and it seems that he can do anything he puts his mind to. He is one of the best actors in Japan...full stop.

I thought this was one beautiful film.

This is an excellent point and something the admins here should reconsider...

She is acting royalty and totally deserving of this honor.

Same!

What?! Ok, I have no idea what you're talking about, but I have no interest in continuing this conversation with you.

So this was a great article in a few ways: it gave me some more recommendations to add to my ever-growing watch list, and it just solidified my decision to never look at ratings again because they're meaningless, apparently. (This is especially true for Japanese dramas and anything tagged mature for any reason.) LOL. Thanks again for the article.

You must have me confused with someone else on here, because I never said I wouldn't watch a drama rated below an 8 (and I just went and checked every comment I made on this thread.) What I actually said was that because I watch a lot of Japanese dramas, and they're rated so poorly on here, I almost never look at the ratings before watching them. I don't trust the rating system on here and now even less so. I'm not dependent at all on what others think about a drama - I'm a full-grown adult now and can make up my own mind.

In my school system a 7 was a C and not something that we were supposed to strive for...not that C's were "bad" grades, per se, but they were just passing grades and not excellent.

YAY PANDA!!! What a great drama! The plot makes it seem like it's going to be just fluff and filler nonsense but it was actually deeply profound and beautiful in places, and wickedly funny. I almost never watch old dramas but I'm so glad I made an exception with this one.

Yes it is outdated. Using the terminology ("actor vs. actress") that folks in the industry (all over the world) are using now is not "woke" at all, it's just good practice.

I "want too much?" What does that even mean? Believe me, I find plenty to watch...too much, in fact. I'm able to watch lots of things because I almost always ignore the ratings, and these comments are proving me right, Your comment in particular is taking too many liberties (thinking that you know me when you don't and assuming things you shouldn't) and is, frankly, patronizing.

It's not there anymore.

I definitely see 7 as a low rating, and I think it's "weird" that so many people here do not. So this is explaining the rating issue on MDL rather well, I think.

Considering how low Japanese dramas are rated on this site, I almost never look at the rating before watching them. (But maybe it's because people here seem to think that a 7 is a good rating, which is really like a C+. ) I actually wouldn't mind if MDL got rid of the rating system altogether and just let people leave reviews and comments.

I would have never imagined a 7 being a good rating.

In what universe does being 32 make you an old man?

Um....spoiler?!

I haven't seen that one yet. He's the 2ML, right? He gets to be the main lead in My Unfortunate Boyfriend, thankfully, plus it's a really great role for him, I think. (The FL is a different story, but we can't have everything we want...)

Let me know when you're ready to try K-dramas - I've got a list of ones you might like!