Good article. The only time I saw him was in LMIUD and while I got tired of that drama halfway, Kai's character was the only reason I finished it. The length of his newest drama is a little daunting for me but I like him and I like the female lead so for them I will watch it.
I don't know about J-drama at first. Everything I know are K-drama because that what was popular here. But, I…
That's basically what happened to me.
and it really is a matter of preference. Some people here got uppity about this but the argument isn't about which is better because both jdramas and kdramas are good, they're just different
The second lead guy gets the girl, this might be the best example for that. If this was a betting game the odds…
I wasn't really expecting Sakura and Soraichi as endgame but I would have been REALLY disappointed if she got together with sensei because for 9 episodes there was no indication that he reciprocates her romantic feelings and then ep 10 rolls around and he's suddenly " I like her?" and I was just sitting there facepalming. So I was super happy about the ending
How about a BIG reason - a REAL reason? Japan, just like America & a lot of European & British shows, can't pass…
2. not sure how many jdramas you have watched to come to such a conclusion but there's plenty of well rounded female characters in jdramas regardless of the genre.
How about a BIG reason - a REAL reason? Japan, just like America & a lot of European & British shows, can't pass…
I agree with Juniko,
+ dramas being written by women or having more female characters is hardly an automatic indicator that the drama is feministic or tackles social issues such as sexism considering there a lot of kdrama romcoms written by women that portray unhealthy relationships masquerading as romances where the male leads exhibit behaviours like stalking, manhandling and possessiveness (seen as romantic). And ironically some of the most feministic jdramas were actually written by a male writer (Sakamoto Yuji).
Just completed watching it yesterday and it was solid. 2013 was a good year for jdramas and I'm so sad this one was completely buried under them on this site. Acting was A+ no OTT and writing was engaging and cohesive, no useless fillers or melodramatic plots. Never thought I would have so many feelings about a beer company. Only jdramas
I've only seen 1 Jdrama which is kazoku game (one of my favorite dramas of all time). I tried bitterblood and…
Yakou Kanransha had a similar feel to Kazoku Game with families that a putting up a front but are falling apart internally.
Akutou ~ Juuhanzai Sousahan was a crime drama without being ott
Border too
Karamazov no Kyodai is good too for a dark thriller with a fitting rock soundtrack
MOZU was impressive and the main killer was A+ although after ep 6 the plot got derailed I didn't regret watching it
Great article! I've been trying to promote Japanese dramas, that are underrated overall, but I guess I made a…
The averageness of characters is one of the things I like most about jdramas since I can relate to them easily like their personal styles and I love it when characters wear the same articles of clothing repeatedly, not Aoi Hono level of repeatedly but we all have our favourite pants and shirts
Wow what an amazing introductory article with quality examples, I could never tbh.
I really love the variety of genres we get every year and that there could be several different themes to portray in one drama. And when I need a break from the righteous hero main lead there's plenty of ones with a completely skewed moral compass. Like right now I'm watching My Dangerous Wife and don't think there's gonna be any "good guys" in this one :)
Usually the arguments I heard about Jdramas is that the actors aren't handsome but I appreciate the variety in looks even if many aren't conventionally attractive they're still charming. Also when ppl say Jdramas are too OTT and animeish which I guess is a misconception that comes from the most internationally popular dramas like Nodame and Hana Kimi etc (they're fun but I can understand they're not to everyone's taste). But to say that literally means you watched only a couple of shows and have no idea what else is out there.
Bringing in the homosexuality and the, once again needless trash triangles, just cheapened this otherwise most…
came here today to make a rec but ugh seeing his comments on all my drama pages spewing hate makes me sick to my stomach. the only consolation is that sometimes they are under a spoiler
the map also provides links as to where the subs are located. obviously if they're at a locked comm we won't have access to them. Anyway as for the person subbing yutori I 've seen her uploading subs for Ourboros and Algernon on DA forum so I think that's where her new subs will be
and it really is a matter of preference. Some people here got uppity about this but the argument isn't about which is better because both jdramas and kdramas are good, they're just different
+ dramas being written by women or having more female characters is hardly an automatic indicator that the drama is feministic or tackles social issues such as sexism considering there a lot of kdrama romcoms written by women that portray unhealthy relationships masquerading as romances where the male leads exhibit behaviours like stalking, manhandling and possessiveness (seen as romantic). And ironically some of the most feministic jdramas were actually written by a male writer (Sakamoto Yuji).
Akutou ~ Juuhanzai Sousahan was a crime drama without being ott
Border too
Karamazov no Kyodai is good too for a dark thriller with a fitting rock soundtrack
MOZU was impressive and the main killer was A+ although after ep 6 the plot got derailed I didn't regret watching it
I really love the variety of genres we get every year and that there could be several different themes to portray in one drama. And when I need a break from the righteous hero main lead there's plenty of ones with a completely skewed moral compass. Like right now I'm watching My Dangerous Wife and don't think there's gonna be any "good guys" in this one :)
Usually the arguments I heard about Jdramas is that the actors aren't handsome but I appreciate the variety in looks even if many aren't conventionally attractive they're still charming. Also when ppl say Jdramas are too OTT and animeish which I guess is a misconception that comes from the most internationally popular dramas like Nodame and Hana Kimi etc (they're fun but I can understand they're not to everyone's taste). But to say that literally means you watched only a couple of shows and have no idea what else is out there.
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