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Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Jesi — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:20:57 -0000

omg!!!
hana yori dango and kimi wa petto are one of my faves!! o^_^o
but hey addictions are normal...

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Reingen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:21:12 -0000

You're right, Koichi- my friend started me on Hana-Kimi and then I moved onto Zettai Kareshi and now I'm lost in the sea of J-Dorama. Gokusen is next on the list.

I have never cried a single tear for a show in my life- until J-Dorama ruined me, that is. By the end of Hana-Kimi, I was crying at every episode. WHY? WHY ARE DORAMAS SO GOOD?

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Yohan — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:17:46 -0000

GTO BEST SERIES EVER!!! SORRY ABOUT CAPS BUT MY CAPS LOCK JUST GOT STUCK XDXDXDXD I SOUND LIKE A TOTAL RETARD IF U READ THIS LIKE IM A TOTAL RETARD!!! YEAH
BTW its now fixed :D

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

garcon — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:06:14 -0000

im a dorama fanatic too!!!
i recommend cool doramas like LIAR GAME,GALILEO, MAOU, KIINA
if you want to get a touch of life try: LAST FRIENDS,BAMBINO, HANA YORI DANGO (crap i hate how the koreans butchered their version), GOKUSEN

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Mandela — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:31:04 -0000

I watch all of the shows at mysoju.com. they are addictive. I don't usually like drama, but J-drama are pretty cool. I haven't seen any of the ones you have listed though, but I will have to watch them when my holidays start.

hana kimi, yasuko to kenji, taiyo to umi no kyoshitsu, taiyou no uta, Mop girl there were a couple more but don't remember their names.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Johnny — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:40:25 -0000

Haha, I know what you mean about J-dramas or dramas in general. They are soo addicting. My friends have recently introduced me into them (1 liter of tears) and I am seriously hooked. BTW I like GTO too!

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

whifling — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:44:56 -0000

Sorry, know this topic is old but came here after watching the accompanying video on youtube ( '-')

I use http://www.mysoju.com/ for jdrama. I wouldn't like to know how many hours I've spent there >.>

The first dorama I ever watched was Hotaru no Hikari which is about a slovenly office lady who ends up sharing a house with her boss. I'd say it was Romance/Comedy.

They're a total indulgence to watch - sometimes they're so cheesy. At least that's how I used to feel. Now I'm used to that way of story telling and like it best. The other reason I love to watch them is to pick up on all the little gestures and social interactions between people in Japan - things you wouldn't usually learn in a language class.

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facebook-1559614478 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:33:45 -0000

darnit! I watched the first episode of GTO last night, and now I want to watch more! :)

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

therunawaycat — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:03:27 -0000

Hi j-doramaholic here too...
Have you tried Nobuta wo Produce? It's meaningful.
Well it keeps you from doing your work but without it you can't work. I'm making no sense?

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

libii — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:14:14 -0000

Yeah I seen those TFC dramas... they are horrible >.<. They have really bad writing and cheesy acting and yeah... production value isn't high. >.> The women have 3 emotions. Super sad with lots of crying (omg~ stfu) then really angry and yelling. Then whatever talking. I'm just like be more subtle gawd. >.<;

L.A. just go to the Torrance Mitsuwa or a Book Off (they sell DVDs too, well the one I went to) or Little Tokyo (though it starting to close...) in downtown near Chinatown. Maybe Yelp it?

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Brianson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:36:30 -0000

I watched alot of Jdramas , Kdramas and occasionally Cdramas. Actually most of my pasttimes of listening, watching and (occasionally) reading are all japanese or korean. Now I thats just way beyond addiction (for me that is).

shows I love are (if you want to included everything): Hana Yori Dango I & II, Gokusen I & III, Hana Kimi (Japan version), 1 Litres of Tears, Haken no Hinkaku, Yamada Tarou Monogatari, Haikei Chichiue-sama, My Love Patzzi, Coffee Prince, Unfair, Absolute Boyfriend.

ADDICTIONN!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Zuzu — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:55:41 -0000

fight-oh. OH!
I'm on episode 6 of gokusen season two.I don't know, I think after two seasons everything gets repetitive. But season one was A-M-A-Z-I-NG

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Lisy-* — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:54:26 -0000

I am a j-doramaholic and proud of it (even though i just started), i've watched HYD 1&2 and it is the best, i've seen it more than once and still want to watch more, can't wait for the movie to be out on DVD in Australia (hopefully with good subs).
and ive also seen one called 'First kiss' (basically started watching it because of the lead character that was in HYD) First Kiss wasn't what i expected, but overall it was wasn't great but quite good.. very slow at the start but gets better in the middle and towards the end.

i find it quite hard to find an actual real DVD with good subs, unlike the others ones i've purchased, one of them being 'one litre of tears' i couldn't bare to watch it just because the subs were that horrible, are there any sites to download it was english subs?

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Seamas — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:57:06 -0000

kimi wa petto ftw, i can't stop watching..... must.... fiiiind...... what happpens.......nnnnnnnnnnexxxxxxxtttttttt ttttttttttttimeeeeeeee... GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Ina — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:21:42 -0000

What I like about Dorama is that they have a kind of deeper meaning than the average American/ European soap opera.
Personally, I like drama like Gokusen, My Boss My Hero (ok, my Japanese gets really bad with all those moderately bad guys/ boys in there), Hana Yori Dango was great too. Family dorama is also great!
And I also like the theme songs of the doramas.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

sassy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:59:35 -0000

Hmm, I watched only HYD (yeah i love abbreviations :p ) and Hana Kimi..and they were awesome.
So you can't really consider me jdramaholic.
But I think I'm pretty addicted to kdrama, because they got all the love triangles.
Hey, I'm a girl I love romance and I'm sick and tired of american shows, where everybody seems to sleep with everybody (ok..my english sucks, but you know what I mean)
And doramas/dramas are short. about 16 episodes and you see the happy ending (ok many dramas end like: first total hapiness and then suddenly in the last episode: everybody is killed, the main couple breaks up, the main character has to leave) But fortunately I don't watch sad dramas with sad endings :p

And btw, I'm not asian.....and no I'm not a freak :p ^_^v

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

OuterspaceAsian — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:22:51 -0000

I haven't seen a J-dorama, but, I've seen Lao Dorama and Thai Dorama, and it's all basically the same. I love the Dorama's that are Love/Comedy. Those crack me up haha.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Enzed Girl — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:11:06 -0000

Big dorama fan, seen quite a few. I'd say のだめカンタービレ is my favourite so far, wasn't disapointed at the specials either (Fuji TV is pretty much king right now). Recently I watched one called Life (ライフ), think it won a best drama award last year. I thought it was excellent, thought provoking and shockingly psychotic- although at times overly dramatic (but thats what a drama is I guess!) It was based on a manga, which seems to be the trend lately...can't wait till we start seeing a bit more orginality from the scriptwriters and stop with all this Johnny's crap- because I dont really care about kids that can't act to save themselves. I like Tomoya Nagase even though he's a Johnnys guy.I also think that Yosuke Kubozuka should make a come back.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

asian kid — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:50:31 -0000

yes i am its all awesome
wow i love anything almost thats japanese so o well

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Madhatter — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:27:58 -0000

Man, I've seen everyone of those dramas, but haven't been able to purchase them all, since I live in Denmark I try to support the original creators, I bought the Bayside Shakedown dvd's when I was in Japan last november, but I want to try to get some more dramas when I am in Japan again July. Keep up the good work.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

kobe — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:03:13 -0000

yes i love jdrama! last season i was watching galileo, n dream again
both very good!

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Una — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:03:57 -0000

I used to watch "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" with my younger sister, since we were also anime fans. And I loved "Eko Eko Azarak" (j-horror drama, yay!) too.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

steve caturan — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:15:50 -0000

I recommend Beautiful Life, Daisuki!! (currently airing) & Over Time along with terebi doramas featuring Motokariya Yuika (本仮屋ユイカ)

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Rokku — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:52:30 -0000

I made a blog devoted to Asian drama and movies. So...yeah, I'm a J-doramaholic alright. Do check it out, everyone! http://rokkuramu.wordpress.com/

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Kim — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:37:21 -0000

JDramas are definately my favorite asian dramas. My absolute favorite would be Hana Yori Dango, but others I love are Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Nobuta wo Produce, Kurosagi Gokusen, GTO, & Kimi wa Petto. Their storylines are just amazing, and JDramas don't overdue it on the number of episodes, either -- they're just wonderful!