Asian Dramas

[len sasuke]

Has anyone ever watched Asian Dramas they come on channels 18 and 44 or other channels. They are like the best ever! My very favorite ever was Mars. Does anyone know the anime Mars? Well they made that into a tv show and it was totally awesome it was even better than the anime. But there are other shows like "Warriors of the Yang Clan" or "Heavens Wedding Gown" and the one I'm watching now is well I don't remember the name but its cool. But Heaven's Wedding Gown was really awesome also.

[SmallKid57]

i watch korean dramas... but not on channel x and y. i get the videos... and the dramas are awesome... sad though T_T

[Slayer Master]

I watch Korean dramas as well
on Arirang Tv

[fuoheru]

I've only watched one Asian Drama, and that's Orange Days. Awesome show. 13 eps long I think

[gigaforce]

i watch H2, it is awesome, and you can download it at animeotaku

[MooL]

I've only watched one Asian Drama, and that's Orange Days. Awesome show. 13 eps long I think

Orange Day is FANTASTIC. That was the 5th drama I've seen, I think.

Aside from anime, I am completely obsessed with Asian dramas, (mostly Jdramas).

I've seen and finished:
Gokusen
Garasu no Kamen
Kimi wa Petto
Orange Days
1 Litre of Tears
Hana Yori Dango
Nobuta wo Produce
Hotaru no Haka (tv special)

But I've dropped:
Densha Otoko
MARS
Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon

And I'm currently watching:
Garasu no Kamen II
Gokusen II
GTO
Stand Up!

It's hard to say what my favorite series has been so far. I'm completely obsessed with all of them (except the ones I've dropped). My favorite actors include: Matsumoto Jun, Yamashita Tomohisa, Kamenashi Kazuya, Narimiya Hiroki, Oguri Shun, and Inoue Mao..and a few others.

Yes, obsessed. =P

[aezirka]

I've seen Meteor Garden 1 and 2. 1 was pretty ok since it was based on Hana Yori Dango. 2 was just... not good.

[yumisan]

no i don't want to watch meteor garden at all though the story line is good becuase i do not like the actors....i do not like the group called F4>< especially Jerry Yen.

[nOOdLeyMeH]

OMG. THIS IS MY TOPIC!

I LOVE ASIAN DRAMAS. Haha, I'm an asian drama addict.

Gachibaka
Nobuta wo Produce
Engine
My Love Patzzi
Summer Snow
Strawberry on the Shortcake
GTO
Gokusen 1 & 2
Antique
Stand Up!
Dragon Zakura
Densha Otoko
Kimi wa Petto
Hana Yori Dango
Full House
Tokyo Wankei
Wedding
Sweet 18
My Name is Kim Sam Soon
Ganbatte Ikimashoi
Brother Beat
N's Aoi
Anego
Yoshitsune
Pink no Idenshi

...and there's more where that came from!! >.< I've got tons and tons of favorite actors, the top being Oguri Shun! and his best friend Takashi! There's the guys from KAT-TUN, and NEWS, geez, the whole Johnny's Ent. company, but yeah...I <3 DRAMAS. Unfortunately, I don't get good choices on my TV channels so everything I watch I usually just download. XD

[Zanteszuken970]

i liked that one on channel 44 i forgot what it was called though : (

[imuza]

just finished Ace Wo Nerae :)

[Ichigos wife]

i watch channel 18 jdramas <3 they are currently showing haru & natsu every sunday at 9pm..(sorrie this is for ppl in los angeles area~) they just finished showing gokusen 2..dayam that series was the suck!!! fiOne guys but the acting and stories were soo repetitive.

mool you should def. watch densha otoko...its really good and the extras are sooooo hilarious.

my favorite was hana yori dango..at first it was cheesy but i grew to love it so much.. OGURI SHUN was meOw!!! <3
i cant get nobuta wo produce with subs =( if you know where i can download please holla!

kamenashi kazuya > oguri shun!! xD

[unwaken]

oh u liked F4 in the chinese hani yori dango version?

Wait till you catch the jap version ----> 10x better :D though the boys are less cuter. heheh

I wanna catch orange days! I've heard so much about it. Too bad I can't any sites that host it :(

[choujiwong]

Anyone watch Oyaji?
It's a jap drama... ...I love it though coz the story is quite touching.

[Xkavanger]

Anyone here watch Asian Drama?
These are Korean, Taiwanese and Japansese ones I'm talking about

Anyone watch any good ones you would like to show and tell or even recommend?
Post here and discuss~


One's I've watched are:

Smiling Pasta
Devil Beside You
TVXQ/DBSK Banjun Drama
Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang
etc.


I've recently finished watching Devil Beside You and I say the storyline is similar to Smiling Pasta... but Smiling Pasta came after

Watched the 3 ep. series of Banjun... by TVXQ/DBSK... it is HILARIOUS!! If you havn't watched it... I won't spoil it =)

[L'Arc Enzeru]

I watched a few of it and i'm so recommend it !

> One Littre of Tears ( Ichi Littoru no Namida ) - Japanese
> Taiyou no Uta - Japanese
> Itazura na Kiss
> Full House

mmm... i'll give you a review but i'll not spoil it too much :musak:

One Littre of Tears is a sad and Love drama
The story is about a girl ( Sawajiri Erika as Kifuji Aya ) who had an illness that caused her body hard to move... It's so sad drama !!! It made my eyes turned into a waterfall ! Also it's based from a true story in Japan.

Taiyou no Uta is a sad and love drama too.... i like sadness :redbiggri
The story is about a girl ( Sawajiri Erika as Amane Kaoru ) who had an illness called XP. It made her not allowed to touched by the sunlight... cuz' it can make her dead from skin burning... Despite from the illness, she also has good talent in music and Guitar, she work hard to reach her dream to become a good musician... it's a pretty sad and love drama again...and illness again... i likes that kind of stuff :redbiggri I really recommend it.

As for Itazura na Kiss and Full House...

Itazura na Kiss is a funny love drama... but i don't really remember it cuz' i have already finished watching it long time ago... the only one i remember is the main character is Kotoko. It's so funny ! i recommend it !

Full House... well i don't recommend it... but My little sister does... she said it's so funny and romantic drama...

that's all :musak:

[Xkavanger]

Oh! you like sad drama?
I recommend Silence
It's really sad and is a Taiwanese drama... you will recognise the guy automatically from Meteor Garden, he goes by the real name of Vic Chou (F4 member)

I finished watching Devil Beside You today, I would like to say, I don't like the ending. But I loved the series.... it's Taiwanese and is a Comedy Romance drama.
It's about a girl named Qi Yue (played by Rainie Yang) who had accidentally confesed her love for the wrong person by the name of Jiang Meng aka Ahmon (played by Mike He). Ahmon is the devil >: D

Rainie in this series is so very Dramatic and is soooo cute! She suits the role!


I was recommended Full House too by so many people... I think I'll watch it

[vivz178]

i've watched devil beside you already ,a long time ago... actually XDD
there's a new one by rainie and mike he again~ the name is
"Exchange Love" .. it's on youtube... it's actually pretty good..it's only out to ep 3
i've just finished Summer X Summer by joe cheng and it was really funny XD

[Xkavanger]

=O
Sumer X Summer! I've heard that! How is it?


"Exchange Love" aka "Huang Huang Ai" aka "Why Why Love"
Yes, it features:
Rainie Yang
Kigone
Mike He
and the mother of Qi Yue (acted by Rainie) from Devil Beside You

Yeah.. I wanna watch it!!!!!
But they havn't released the subtitles yet so.. I can't really watch it :<

[vivz178]

=O
Sumer X Summer! I've heard that! How is it?


"Exchange Love" aka "Huang Huang Ai" aka "Why Why Love"
Yes, it features:
Rainie Yang
Kigone
Mike He
and the mother of Qi Yue (acted by Rainie) from Devil Beside You

Yeah.. I wanna watch it!!!!!
But they havn't released the subtitles yet so.. I can't really watch it :<

summer x summer is more happy,, huan huan ai has some sad parts...
you know the mom in devil beside you?... she's rainie's mom again..and her character is TOTALLY different.. you'll find out what im talking about when you watch it...she's SOOO different..

[Xkavanger]

Woa... I don't think I can imagine a different mother >_>
That's going to be strange x.x
Is she the opposite of how she was in Devil Beside You?
I'm guessing she's not childish and she's strcit @.@

[peppertrapped]

There are a number of Kdramas and Taiwanese dramas aired here in the Philippines already, and among them, these were the most fun to watch for me:

Goong aka Princess Hours
My Girl
My Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang
It Started with a Kiss
Hana Yori Dango (This one is from Japan, based on the manga... the same manga the show Meteor Garden was based on... although I must say I liked the storyline in hana yori dango better, even if the guys from Meteor garden look so much better than those from hana yori dango... The characters were developed better in hana....)
Full house ( this one is pretty shallow, but fun to watch as well)
Spring Waltz (this one is heavy drama, but it has a great story plot)

I havent watched devil beside you yet, but it intrigues me... I might get a copy of that and watch it...

[Xkavanger]

My Sassy Girl Chun-Hyung was what I watched when I was on holiday in Indonesia... I didn't watch much but I loved it =D
I don't remember it tho D:

Goong was something I heard that was popular
and Goong 2 is coming out!

A little note from me about Devil Beside You:
I began to lose my interest more than halfway
As some strange things happen :\
I dunno... anyway, I watched it to the end XD

[FreedoM]

Almost every Asian drama show/movie are the same ahhahaa. Girl has been friends w/ a guy since they were little, they start to develop a liking towards each other, a rich guy gets involve, girl falls in love with rich guy, someone dies of Cancer, and list goes on.

[ninjaboi2905]

I recommend Full House. The story's good and so is the music. It's about 16 episodes long and each of them run about an hour.

[peppertrapped]

Almost every Asian drama show/movie are the same ahhahaa. Girl has been friends w/ a guy since they were little, they start to develop a liking towards each other, a rich guy gets involve, girl falls in love with rich guy, someone dies of Cancer, and list goes on.

I agree, it's hard to see an original plot these days, specially with dramas of this type, but somehow, I find them quite addicting. I guess I find interest in the detail they put in into each drama since the plots are all quite the same. That's what makes one drama more appealing or less appealing for me, the shows ability to make the same story quite more interesting through the placement of details...

[Ushio Amamiya]

I haven't watched any of the asian soap opera - but i'll try to watch one of them when my time is free. My friend recommended me to watch it.

[Xkavanger]

Haha Freedom :P
The cancer thing mostly occured on older Tawianese dramas... now they dont
and the childhood friendship thingy rarely happens :P

Ninja: yeah.. I should watch the rest :<
I still havn't been able to >.>

Pepper: haha
yeah it IS addicting.. I dunno why...
but it is :\

Yuko: XD
don't delay.. there are some awsome one's out there :D

[peppertrapped]

@yukoshi_kin: Xkavanger's right... once you start, I know you will get addicted as well...

[vivz178]

I agree, it's hard to see an original plot these days, specially with dramas of this type, but somehow, I find them quite addicting. I guess I find interest in the detail they put in into each drama since the plots are all quite the same. That's what makes one drama more appealing or less appealing for me, the shows ability to make the same story quite more interesting through the placement of details...

hmm ya i know they're really addicting... i guess the storys the same..but i like to see different actresses(if that's a word) acting them out :toocool: :toocool:

[Xkavanger]

yeah that's a word XD

Here's a few good actresses IMO

Rainie Yang
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Rainie-b.jpg

Cyndi Wang
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/static/images/b/bf/Cyndi001.jpg

Han Chae-young
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/static/images/6/68/Hanchaeyoung.jpg

ROFL... I go more for the actors ;)

I usually watch the dramas that have the actors/actresses I know

[peppertrapped]

Han Chae Yong was actually called the Barbie Doll of Korea... Lee Da Hae is also good... Is RAinie Yang the actress for Devil beside you? I think I also saw her in meteor garden...

[Xkavanger]

=O really? She's adorable XD
and she plays a great role of Chun-Hyang ^-^

and yes, Rainie did have a role in Meteor Garden


BTW... I just found a new series, came out this year!
It stars:
Cyndi Wang
Ranie Yang
Elva Siu

its called:
Fresh Tomato For Sauce

Its a romance comedy =)

[Miyagi Rikku]

:o well I have watch

Korean Dramas:
-Full House
-Autumn in my Heart
-Winter Sonata
-Summer Scent
-My lovely kim sam soon -semi-
-Attic Cat -semi-

Taiwanese?
-Meteor Garden 1 and 2

:o

[Guy]

No offense to Kdrama lovers, but virtually all the plots are the same. Either a girl or guy belongs to a rich family, he/she falls in love with someone who is poor; their parents vehemently object their affair; both of them suffer some sort of tragic end; both parties' parents reconcile and weep for their children. It's just so predictable.

On the other hand, I do admit, I think Korean historical dramas are very interesting and well-made.

I don't watch Japanese dramas. Taiwanese dramas suck in my opinion. As for Chinese drams, only a very few wuxia films are good; otherwise, they suck as well.

[Xkavanger]

Miyagi: =O
I was recommended Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata
Are they any good?

Guy: haha we know :P
it was mentioned in this thread that the dramas are repetitive
yet addictive
but that's just the general aspect
there are some that dont fit that context
Such as Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang :)

[..::Mr 999::..]

i watch :
> one litter of tears
> Full House
Uh too little

[peppertrapped]

@Miyagi - watch Spring Waltz, it is said to be the final installment of the director's season series (Autumn in my Heart, Winter Sonata, Summer Scent)

I heard kim sam soon is also interesting but had a bad ending... i have yet to watch it...

currently im in anime mode, so i havent had time to watch any asian drama lately... last one i watched was Which Star Are You From... but im not recommending it, it doesnt stand out much, and is quite, as Guy_Sacae said, "predictable"...

[Guy]

Guy: haha we know :P
it was mentioned in this thread that the dramas are repetitive
yet addictive
but that's just the general aspect
there are some that dont fit that context
Such as Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang :)

Eh... there's such thing as being too repetitive. It just seems unoriginal. There was this guy who hates Korean dramas in my AP Calc class, and there was this girl who loves Kdrama who sits next to him. He basically refuted all her arguements as to why they're good so... meh. Sorry, can't stand dramas that are too repetitive.

[shu1yah]

hmm i have watched: movies/dramas

Korean:
My Sassy Girl
Dae Jang Geum
Goon S
Goon
Goon 2

200lbs Beauty
Bad Family
Autumn Tale
My Name is Kim Sam Soon

Taiwanese:
Love Contract
It Started with a Kiss
Hana Kimi
Devil Beside You
Smiling Pasta
Tokyo Juliet
My Secret Garden
Step Into the Past
Let's Get Married
Express Boy
KO One
The X Family
Corner with Love

Japanese:
Hana Yori Dango I and II
Summer Snow
G.T.O
Beach Boys
Love Generation
Nobuta wo Produce
Gokusen I and II



Current:
Liar Game
Bambino


hmm.. i think thats about it so far. but i have a feeling that there's more ne ><"

[subliminal]

Wow...Thats a lot of dramas...

Dramas:
My Girl
Hana Yori Dango I & II
Nobuta wo Produce
& a little bit of Gokusen...

Ugh, I need to watch more! :sad

[T_Ichigo]

I used to watch alot of TVB series (Chinese series among them drama) and a Korean comedy, don't remember the name of it though.

[peppertrapped]

hmm i have watched: movies/dramas

Korean:
My Sassy Girl
Dae Jang Geum
Goon S
Goon
Goon 2

200lbs Beauty
Bad Family
Autumn Tale
My Name is Kim Sam Soon

Taiwanese:
Love Contract
It Started with a Kiss
Hana Kimi
Devil Beside You
Smiling Pasta
Tokyo Juliet
My Secret Garden
Step Into the Past
Let's Get Married
Express Boy
KO One
The X Family
Corner with Love

Japanese:
Hana Yori Dango I and II
Summer Snow
G.T.O
Beach Boys
Love Generation
Nobuta wo Produce
Gokusen I and II



Current:
Liar Game
Bambino


hmm.. i think thats about it so far. but i have a feeling that there's more ne ><"


Is goong 2 out already? I thought they were going to release it at the end of 2007?

boy, you do have a thing for taiwanese drama... you've watched so many!

[vivz178]

love contract was so sadd :( made me cry

[peppertrapped]

i havent got to watch love contract... i think the actress was the same one that was in It Started With a Kiss

[Hits]

Ariel Lin?

I'm trying to watch Hana-Kimi right now but the stupid expressions Ella(of S.H.E) makes are just unbearable.

[Kamizuki]

No offense to Kdrama lovers, but virtually all the plots are the same. Either a girl or guy belongs to a rich family, he/she falls in love with someone who is poor; their parents vehemently object their affair; both of them suffer some sort of tragic end; both parties' parents reconcile and weep for their children. It's just so predictable.

i disagree with you. yeah sure alot of them are like that but thats not how all of them are.
jeezus i love K-Dramas. ive seen so many too. i started watching them like... 5 years ago XD
favorite K-drama's i've seen:
상두야 , 학교가자! (Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School)
루루공두 (princess Lu Lu)
내 이름은 김삼순(my lovely sam-soon)
어른심부(my little bride)
마이걸 (My Girl)
천국의 계단 (stairway to heaven)
달콤한 스파이 (sweet spy)
겨울연가 (winter sonata)
파리의 연인 (romance in Paris)
:sad i forgot so many of them

i am currently watching one. it is 쩐의전쟁

[peppertrapped]

what's the english title of the one your watching? I can't read korean scripts... anyway, have you see "to marry a millionaire"? I am interested in watching it and getting a copy... it might be the next up and coming here...

[Kamizuki]

its called War of Money. its really good.
... i think ive seen to marry a millionaire... i don't remember but i think i have seen it...

[Xkavanger]

I used to watch alot of TVB series (Chinese series among them drama) and a Korean comedy, don't remember the name of it though.
describe them :)
we may be able to help ^^

[MishaSan]

I have seen so many Asian dramas since I signed up in Crunchyroll. Here's my favorite ones.

Gokusen
14Sai No Haha
Full House
One litre of Tears
Dragon Zakura
The Queens Classroom
Autumn Tale

[Que Sera Sera]

You should watch some of the Historical Korean Dramas. But I only suggest waching Jumong. It was the best!!!

Good K Dramas:

Jumong
Goong Series
Gomasimnida(Or Thank You)(I can't write korean for some reason!!!)<-Really Really sad. The ending made me cry so much

[MooL]

Sorry guys, there's ALREADY a thread on this topic. I will merge the two together.

I'm a huge fan of Asian dramas (it's so nice to see more CB members getting into it!).

[edit] Here's an UPDATED list of all the drama series I've seen:


FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES:
[in no solid particular order]
Nobuta wo Produce J
Hana Yori Dango J
Orange Days J
Nodame Cantabile J
My Girl K
Goong K

JAPANESE
Drama:
1 Litre of Tears
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (1-30ish + special)
Byakuyayo/Journey Under a Midnight Sun (1-3)
Densha Otoko (1-4)
Garasu no Kamen Season 1 & 2 (complete)
Gokusen Season 1 (complete)
Gokusen Season 2 (1-2)
GTO (1)
Kimi wa Petto (complete)
Kurosagi (complete)
Nobuta wo Produce (complete)
Nodame Cantabile (complete)
Hana Yori Dango (complete)
Hana Yori Dango 2 (1-7)
Himitsu no Hanazono (1-3)
Orange Days (complete)
Proposal Daisakusen (1-2)
Stand Up!! (1-4)

Japanese Movies:
Battle Royale
Boogiepop Phantom
Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
Kamikaze Girls
NANA the movie
NANA 2
Suicide Club

KOREAN
Drama:
Autumn Tale/Fall Story (1-9)
Goong (1-2, 4-26)
My Girl (complete)
The Rules of Love (1)
The Vineyard Man (1)

Korean Movies:
April Snow
My Sassy Girl

TAIWANESE
Drama:
Devil Beside You (1-4)
MARS (1-2)
Peach Girl (1-4)

Taiwanese Movies:
So Close
Vampire Twins


CURRENTLY watching:
- Hana Kimi
- NANA 2
- Full House
- Himitsu no Hanazono
- Hana Yori Dango 2
- Proposal Daisakusen

This was last updated sometime last year and I just filled in what I could remember. =P

[Xkavanger]

WOA!!
thats HELL OF A LOT!
and thanks MooL
I searched for this thread tho -_-
blah, anyway

Question:
Can Anime's that have a Live Action based series be called a Drama? :\

[Guy]

i disagree with you. yeah sure alot of them are like that but thats not how all of them are.
jeezus i love K-Dramas. ive seen so many too. i started watching them like... 5 years ago XD
favorite K-drama's i've seen:
상두야 , 학교가자! (Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School)
루루공두 (princess Lu Lu)
내 이름은 김삼순(my lovely sam-soon)
어른심부(my little bride)
마이걸 (My Girl)
천국의 계단 (stairway to heaven)
달콤한 스파이 (sweet spy)
겨울연가 (winter sonata)
파리의 연인 (romance in Paris)
:sad i forgot so many of them
i am currently watching one. it is 쩐의전쟁

Meh, there are some exceptions, I guess, but most of them are the same to me. Of course, maybe it's just that I'm too critical of romantic series, lmao. Korean historical dramas do pwn, lol.

[Xkavanger]

lol
well I prefer the comedy rmance types... I don't really like Romance, its moree of the comedy I'm swaying to :)

[shu1yah]

peppertrapped~ ahhh gomen ><" i accidentally put it on there. and yeah, aint out yet ^^;;

+Hits~ if you dont like the Hana Kimi TW- Version. watch the Japanese version! its definitely WAY much better than the tw version ><"

[motoki]

My favorite Dramas that i've seen are
Gokusen
The Other Man
Satorare

I've seen a lot of dramas, and these three i really liked because they got me into watching them