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Thanks for the recs. I have both Chilling Romance and My Rainy Days on my PTW list, but haven't gotten round to them yet. It's not my # 1 preference when it comes to sub-genres, but there are times when I do seek out romcoms, mostly when I've had a bad day & I need something to make me laugh. Usually they don't make me laugh, but like you said they're fodder for a good eye roll. So I guess they do serve a purpose. :-)

Whenever you get the chance check out those 2 flicks I rec'ed & let me know if they're along the lines of what you like. As I get to know your taste I can recommend more. I discover new flicks almost every week. Not all of them will be happy ending, but most tend to have a good message for viewers to ponder.

Oh I'm a hopeless romantic too, but I prefer a more serious type of romance. I noticed you've seen Always ... LOVE romances like that. But the romcoms with the bad comedy is what I tend to avoid, case in point Unstoppable Marriage, The Relation of Mind & Face, Seducing Mr. Perfect etc. If I may, let me suggest to you the movie 3-Iron. Beautiful film, quite romantic. Also Japanese Happily Ever After is oddly romantic despite the characters existing in a very dark world. Hope you'll check these out. Arite, I'm gonna stop bothering you for today. Have a good one! :-)

No, I don't watch mangas or animes at all. Don't have the time. And not that into cartoons at my age really. :) You have a point about knowing why the characters behave the way they do, later on when I watch TKA. Arite, I guess I'm 'stuck' with It Started with a Kiss then. :-)

Are you watching any good movies? What genres do you prefer? I prefer most genres, but I've been in a romance (NOT rom-coms) funk for months now. It's the most romance related stuff I've ever watched in my life. I guess it's because it's so difficult to find good romantic drama films with happy ending in Asian cinema. So far I've only found a couple. Literally, a couple, as in 2. All the others I've seen are tragedies or about cheating husbands, and those never end well even if no one dies. No joy.

Actually you know what I have been thinking of skipping It Started with a Kiss & hopping right over to They Kiss Again. I really don't like high school dramas and the only reason why I even added It Started With a Kiss to my list was because everyone keeps telling me its a classic & every respectable drama addict should watch it, if only as battle scar. LOL! So I added it, but when I read the synopsis of They Kiss Again it sounded a lot more interesting & mature, and thus more to my taste. What's your assessment? Would you recommend skipping it & starting TKA?

Devil beside You feels like I'm watching a manga. The overacting is crazy! lol

I'm watching Devil Beside You and I think your description saying it feels like you jumped into a manga is pretty spot on.

I'm trying to watch Taiwanese drama, Devil Beside You, but I can only take it in small doses. That drama is drama with a capital D. The characters do nothing that makes sense and the lead female is ... how to describe her? A mite ... that grates a little on the nerves.

I think I'm going to cheat and start Smile, You even though I promised myself I'd wait until I finish Devil & It Started with a Kiss.

Thanks for the compliment re my review. :)

I just wrote you a bible, lol. Sorry it took so long in coming.

Nice pic, young lady.

Sorry for the late reply! Work's been kicking my ass the last days. Anyway, interesting system you have going there on your lists! :-)

I stalked your profile and noticed your convo with Akumi re 18 vs. 29. I COMPLETELY agree with the gripes you had with that show! I watched it very early in my drama watching career -- I think it was the 2nd or 3rd drama I ever watched. Needless to say, if I had the knowledge & experience I have now re k-dramas I wouldn't have wasted my time. Check out my review to get my take on it. It's pretty similar to yours.

We already share A LOT of opinions on everything from kissing to the types of dramas we like so I too am looking forward to chatting with you. Padam Padam was my first K-drama and I loved it, though with a very heavy heart (I'm sure you know why). What are you watching right now?

The plot sounds a lot like Intimate Lover.

Thanks for accepting. I see we have a few dramas and movies in common. Tell me, why are some items on your completed list rated 0? Is it that you forgot to put in a rating or is it because you really hated those shows? There are quite a few zeros so I'm thinking that can't be a coincidence. Haha :)

Cheers, pucca, I'll have a look! :)

LOL, you can't make such a statement and NOT tell me the name of the drama. Are you talking about Stars Falling from the Sky ... or something like that? Why do the Japanese have such a pessimistic view on life? They seem to have something against romance. I'm only half joking! :)

Have a look at my profile! :-)

Still early days. I've only watched 1 episode of each so it's hard to say at the moment. Have a great day, Edinaa! :)

I like the way you think, Little Dream, let's be friends! :)

Good point, Little Dreamer.

Tell me about it, Allyson! :-)
It's only been 12 years since I was 18 so I remember all too well my irrational obsession with a host of male celebrities. :)

I also want to say that I grew to love Song Shi-won of Reply 1997. She's one of my favourite heroines. Her crazy, stalkerific fangirl habit is out of control, but she's spunky, loyal and looks like a REAL woman, not some plastic barbie doll like most other female leads in dramaland. In 2012 she had obviously grown into a more mature, ambitious & reflected woman than she was in 1997! Furthermore, who of us here was on our best behaviour at 18? :)

Let me present another side to this discussion. While I know full well the world is filled with smart, capable women, it doesn't bother me to see these type of female leads portrayed in dramaland. In fact I find it rather refreshing. Why? Bcuz these dramas aren't forced to follow a PC agenda. They dare to show human beings as we are: not always well put together & not always the sharpest knife in the drawer. Western dramas have a tendency to bastardize men as idiots, but nobody complains about that. Now don't get me wrong I'm not saying there's a problem with wanting to see smart women on TV. All I'm saying is that not every woman in the world is a brainiac. We have smart women & dumb women likewise smart men & dumb men. We see idiots of both genders in dramaland so I don't see this as sexist. There are a lot of sexism in dramaland, but to me this is the least of it.