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Hi Saeda, you're welcome. 'Bloody Game' was the first J drama I came across, though I'm not sure as to why I didn't watch it. I shall definitely check them both out as I take forever to complete K dramas because they are really long lol!

Have you seen Great Teacher Onizuka by the way? I haven't seen it yet but it's really famous, it's based on the manga.

Yeah I think himnae is 'cheer up' or something like that?

Yes I watch Japanese movies, but to be honest I do find some of them to be extremely weird...especially the ones that are on Netflix and half of them are low budget movies, but then there are some really good ones out there too.
I recently completed Crows Zero and will be watching part 2 soon. I haven't seen a J drama as of yet, but plan to watch Hanzawa Naoki and Great Teacher Onizuka.
I'm really slow when trying to complete a K drama, maybe 20 eps is too much for me? Lol! So J dramas might be ideal as they are shorter.

Wow! You have nearly completed Sign already, how are you finding it so far?

Padam Padam was my first K drama and till this day it's still my most favourite! It's more than just a drama, it was an epic journey that leaves a huge impact on the viewer.
Nothing can compare to this...nothing! Also, I must say that this was comfortably Jung Woo Sung's best performance ever! He took acting to a whole new level.

Very strange for you to make such a strange comment. No other actor could have acted the way Jung Woo Sung did in Padam Padam!
JWS was the main reason why this drama is globally acclaimed, the show would not have survived with just Kim Bum and Han Ji Min.
There is a reason why JWS is internationally recognized as one of the top actors.

You're welcome Krista, I hope you have fun on the course :)

Yes fighting!! I am just never satisfied with any job I do so hopefully I'll find the right one soon lol!

I don't know much about Dashain festival, but I think I did hear about it once from a Nepalese friend. Well, I hope you had fun though :)

I like Lee Bo Young as well, she has good range in her acting ability.

Oh I haven't heard of those animes, the last ones I watched were Bleach, Black Lagoon and Gungrave...I think I ended up leaving anime for dramas or maybe I feel too old to watch them now lol!

Have a great week Erica! :)

Hi Krista, thank you for the add and best of luck with starting university next year :) What will you be majoring in?

Aww you're welcome! Glad you're enjoying it...and yeah I agree about the lack of time issue.

At the weekends, I usually hang out with friends or just catch up with my movies/dramas. I used to work on weekends before but have quit working now, so I'm in the process of looking for a new job.

Wow after 9 years? Which festival was it? x

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I just managed to finish Sign and it was definitely worth it, the second half is simply brilliant and intense with a lot of things happening. I'm sure you'll enjoy it a lot as well :)

Yes I will most likely start off with King2Hearts first from the two dramas mentioned as I am being told by everybody to watch it lol!

Thank you for the Eid wish, although I didn't do anything apart from sleeping throughout the whole day lol!

So what plans do you have for the weekend?

His voice is exactly the same as Arjun Rampal's (Super model and Bollywood actor)

Yay you're watching Sign :D

How am I liking drama land? I am absolutely loving it! I am new to dramas and only started watching them earlier this year because my Korean friend who was aware of my interest in K movies, told me to give dramas a go and although I thought it would be wrong for a guy to watch dramas...I am actually hooked now big time lol!

Right now I am thinking of starting two more dramas- King2Hearts and That Winter The Wind Blows.

Have a great week ahead :)

Here you go:

http://www.drama.net/cold-eyes-movie

Since you love tearjerker dramas, you would absolutely love Padam Padam whenever you decide to watch it. It's just incredibly different because unlike most other dramas, it's not set in Seoul, nobody is filthy rich and there is a lot of reality + beautiful soundtrack.

Another great tear jerker I would recommend with a good plot is Queen of the Game, it stars Jin Mo Joo and Lee Bo Young, there is lots of melodrama, lovely songs...and just like Padam Padam, it's seriously addictive so you may need lots of tissues haha! :P

Oh I kinda stopped with Animes now, the last one I watched was Gungrave which I loved, but now I have switched to Kdramas lol.

Is 'So Close', the movie with Qi Shu and Seung Heon Song?

What I mean is that Saving Private Ryan was rated by a lot of Americans as the best war movie (even though it was over hyped big time), but as soon as Tae Guk-Gi came out, it was said to have taken a dump on SPR and is now rightly acknowledged as the best war movie in the World.
The director Je-Kyu Kang was later invited to the US to help them in creating war movies with the same high standards.

I wouldn't remember the names of Pakistani drama actors either to be honest, but I remember seeing my mother watching them a lot and there was always a sad song in the background and lots of ladies crying all the time...it used to give me a headache lol!

I have seen Hotel Rwanda, it was a good movie and Don Cheadle gave a top performance! I do agree however that war movies tend to be very sad and sometimes even hard to watch...but if there is one war movie that I would recommend to anybody, it has to be Tae Guk-Gi: The Brotherhood of War (the Korean movie that destroyed Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan).

Oh trust me, Sign gets really good after episode 4...it really picks up and it actually educates the viewer on a number of real life topics.

http://www.drama.net/sign (good site for movies and dramas)

Oh I don't watch Pakistani dramas, only Korean lol! My mum used to watch them, I've only ever seen one Pak drama, not sure if you have heard of it...it's called 'Bharday Jholi'.
Haha chubby actors, that's so true and let's not forget the big moustaches lol!

That reminds me, I had a crush on this Pakistani Christian actress named Mona Lisa...I think I still do lol!

Have a great weekend! :)

Lol most of my movies are not even related to war themes, maybe 12 max if you are referring to the K movies from my list?
But having said that, war movies are the ones that go on to become epics and definitely worth a watch. I usually prefer revenge thrillers and martial arts movies to be honest, but I also like romance movies from South Korea.

As for dramas...I am yet to watch a J drama, but I have been thinking of starting Hanzawa Naoki and 1 Litre of Tears and I've only just noticed that you gave them both 10/10, so maybe I should def check them out soon :)

By the way, when you say you like Japanese dramas for medical and suspense themes...there is actually a good Korean one called 'Sign', it's a VERY good show about forensics, corpses and murder investigations with no melodrama aspect. I think you will enjoy this one. Kim Ah-Jung from 200 Pounds Beauty is one of the lead actors and delivers a great performance.

Wow you even watch Pakistani dramas? Chincha? :O

Yeah that is true, so maybe I should find a wife who takes interest in dramas or maybe I could force her into watching them lol!

Oh, a-nae means wife in Korean and the other word is chipsaram.

Oh you lived in London before? Chincha? So are you originally from Norway? Yeah it would be great to visit every now and then, it's always lovely around Central London during the x-mas period and you can always give this Raza ahjussi a shout! :D

My favourite actresses? Well that would have to be Kim Ah-Jung from 200 Pounds Beauty, I find her cute in so many ways and her acting is really good + she can sing too! I like Gyu-Ri Kim as well, she's just so hot lol! Chae Jung-an from When A Man Loves is another one of my favourites and there is Gianna Jung who I think is everybody's favourite actress lol!

Oh yes, I shall definitely watch A Dirty Carnival and will let you know how I found it.

You're welcome :) Yeah that's so true, there are too many new dramas coming out and sometimes it's not easy to decide which ones to watch lol!
I'm still new to dramas but have started off with the Korean ones and my all time fav is Padam Padam, it was just really special and it made me cry lol!
I love IRIS, Queen of the Game and Midas as well. Basically I like anything targeted towards a mature audience with a good plot and some melodrama. I might watch some Japanese dramas too like 1 Litre of Tears and Great Teacher Onizuka.
As for movies, I like all of them as long as they're not boring lol! At the moment I love Korean revenge thrillers and romance movies, they are extremely good! How about you? What kind of dramas do you like? Wow even you're Myanimelist is impressive lol! :D

Hi there, I only just noticed your welcoming post in the introductions section...so I do apologize for the late reply. It's nice to meet you and I'm glad you liked my movies list.
I usually prefer watching Korean movies, but I think I need to slow down lol!
Your drama list is amazing! I don't think I can ever watch that many in my entire life lol! Which do you prefer more - Kdramas or Jdramas?