michelleoc

I'll be watching for your review of Twenty Five Twenty One. I'll give you my thoughts after you've finished it.

I initially started watching Asian dramas because they are usually more wholesome than American tv (language, sex, violence, disrespect for elders, etc.) I use Viki A LOT, especially since some of the newer Netflix shows (especially Netflix originals) are "Americanized". You might want to hold off and watch more before diving in with Viki, that way you can determine if you will be watching a lot of Asian shows. I think you will quickly find tropes that are common to almost every show - you could almost make a drinking game out of it. When one of these things happens, take a drink! - the wrist grab, FL tripping and falling into ML, 2FL that is willing to do anything to get the ML, evil parents, throwing water in the face of another, offering money to send someone away, drunk confessions, falling on someone resulting in an accidental kiss, pulling over to the side of the road to have a conversation in the car, a car suddenly making a U-turn, the white truck of doom. There are tons more, but that's just off the top of my head! After you've watched a few of these, if you agree with my recommendations at all, if you decide to get Viki or if you have Prime Video, let me know, because I have a list for them as well. Happy watching!! I'm currently watching Sh**ting Starts for about the fourth time, cleansing my drama palate before I try to find a new decent show to watch!

Hopefully the shows I've listed below are still on Netflix. I'll just give you these for now, not knowing if you watch on any other platform. If it has an asterisk, it's either not a romance or not STRICTLY a romance. Some of these I've liked so much, I go back and re-watch them after I've watched a couple of not-so-good shows.
Business Proposal
Crash Landing on You (chemistry between the leads is amazing, they ended up getting married IRL)
Dali and the Cocky Prince
*Flower of Evil
Her Private Life (1st couple of episodes she's an irritating fan girl, after that, lovely)
*Hospital Playlist 1 and 2 (Excellent stories and music)
*Hotel Del Luna (fantasy, beautifully filmed)
*Just Between Lovers (aka Rain or Shine)
King the Land
*Missing: The Other Side (1 & 2)
*Move to Heaven
My Roommate is a Gumiho
*Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Romance is a Bonus Book
Sh**ting Stars
*The Good Detective (1 & 2)
*Tomorrow (heavy themes, but so beautifully done)
True Beauty

I hope you find this list helpful!

Let me look at my review list and I'll send you some recommendations. You have Netflix, where else do you watch? I watch a lot on Viki, but I know not everyone has that. I can let you know what I watched on Netflix in the past, but they keep getting rid of stuff! My main criterias are 1) if it's a romance, the couple needs to end up together, 2) I need a happy ending. Life is hard enough without being depressed by the shows I watch. I've watched some good Japanese dramas, but they like their tragic endings, and I just can't! It might be Monday when I get back with you, but I'll send you some stuff!! Then you'll just have to weed through if things are too much romance.

Well, you may be new to the K-drama world, but your review was so well thought out. Do you think that thrillers will be your "go-to" genre? I'm mostly a romance gal, but I have strayed into other areas and have seen some good shows. I realize it's all personal opinion, but if you ever want recommendations, let me know, I'll help if I can.

Well, you may be new to the K-drama world, but your review was so well thought out. Do you think that thrillers will be your "go-to" genre? I'm mostly a romance gal, but I have strayed into other areas and have seen some good shows. I realize it's all personal opinion, but if you ever want recommendations, let me know, I'll help if I can.

I'm not normally a big fan of crime thrillers, but your excellent review may have just changed my mind!

I'm not sure, I don't think they ever actually address it. And the Japanese tend to look so youthful, it's hard to tell. Since she's a homeroom teacher, I was thinking that she hadn't been a teacher that long, but I don't know. It doesn't seem very controversial the way it is addressed.

I loved it!

So, you didn't like it (LOL)? I would have been interested in hearing why you didn't like it. Not for arguments sake at all, because I have no interested in watching this show (seems to melo for me), but I do like to hear people's reasoning. Have a great day!

Thank you so much!

She takes a very "hands-off" approach to him, not crossing the line. Most of the show is about him wanting to be with her and her saying no. I don't care for the student/teacher thing that the Japanese seem to like so much. However, I LOVED A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love. I think the reason was, the teacher was very immature and the student was very mature.

Sometimes the descriptions are very confusing.

She's a teacher.

She's a teacher.

She's a teacher, he's a student.

From Me To You. The movie and the series, though I thought the movie was better.
Today’s Kira Kun. I revisit this periodically.

That's the way I rate also. So, From Me to You (the movie) is from a few years ago. I, personally, liked it better than the series. The series was still good and it's on Netflix.

I'm with you! I watched From Me to You (for the umpteenth time) last night and now trying to figure out what to watch tonight. These days, even the rom/coms are spending time in melodrama land in the middle episodes. I say, find a genre and stick to it! And, personally, I don't find it romantic 1) when someone dies, or 2) when the main couple don't end up together.

So was I!! I always have to read comments before watching Japanese things, I can't do sad endings.