emberzmars

I am based in Malaysia and enjoy travelling. Within MDL countries, I have visited Busan, Seoul, Chengdu, Xi'an, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Cebu, Davao, Bangkok, Chiang Mai but not yet Japan. That profile photo is me cycling at Xi'an Ancient City Wall, China.

I am always curious about tv & film but only started watching Korean, Japanese and Chinese dramas rigorously during the pandemic. Since joining kisskh in June 2024, I try to write reviews of the Asian dramas that I have watched. I also enjoy music so occasionally I make pop culture reference in my reviews.

Lately I prefer to watch Chinese vertical dramas. If you are interested to find out my favourite actors, actress and their best work (IMHO), you can visit this list. I am also a content creator at subreddit CShortDramas. I write weekly on my favourite things in vertical dramas for example CEOs, jiejie romance and dramas under 90 minutes.

Tropes I love (including but not limited to these points below):

• Older woman, younger man romance 
• Smart FL 
• Gender role reversal 
• Couples who have each other's backs 
• Marriage of convenience

Tropes I hate:

• Childish / immature / silly FL
• Damsel in distress
• Lack of communication that lead to assumptions and miscommunication
• Toxic family members (common in vertical shot & mini dramas)
• Bad romance e.g. abusive relationship

Tropes I wish to see more:

• People with disability
• Fun-loving/outgoing FL in older woman, younger man romance (most noona/jiejie romance dramas have serious, cold FL)
• Sports romance 
• Working FL wealthier & more successful than ML (FL not just heiress being idle)