“Drama is life with the dull parts left out.” -Alfred Hitchcock

"One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer." -Ben Kingsley

"We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife." -David Mamet

"Everyone sees drama from his own perspective." -Jean-Marie Le Pen


Currently I've been helping to add Hong Kong/China Drama/Movies/Actors/Actresses to the database. Some future ones that I'll be adding:

DramasActors/Actresses
ATV
Reincarnated II
Silver Tycoon

TVB
At Point Blank
Colourful Life
Fathers and Sons
Hap Hak Hang
Healing Hands I, II, & III
Just Love I
Legal Entanglement
The Herbalist's Manual
Chun Wong

Fred Cheng

Henry Yue

Lau Kong



The Introo1. I've been watching Asian dramas/movies all my life!

o2. I definitely consider myself a real drama/movie addict, which is a VERY bad thing.

o3. You know you're addicted when you actually have "burn out" moments from watching so many.
Drama for Thought:Judging a drama by its cast is like judging a book by its cover. Which I won’t deny.. I judge ‘a book’ by its ‘cover’ quite a bit. :p (but granted, actors that I like have created some great masterpieces, worthy of watching for me).
Rating Style: I rate a DRAMA according to how much I enjoyed it, how much it engaged me, moved, inspired, educated me etc.

Dramas I that rate 10 are usually those with a high re-watch value for me. There are no dramas that I find perfect, but I rate according to how much of their flaws I can overlook because of everything else that makes up for it (i.e. cliché storyline = excellent acting/chemistry makes up for it).

I rate a MOVIE as a whole. Directions, acting, chemistry, artistic, storyline, characters, growth, lessons etc. so I'm sometimes a little harder on movies.
My FirstsFirst Chinese Drama: Journey to the West (1986)
First Hong Kong Drama: The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983)
First Japanese Drama: Nobuta wo Produce
First Korean Drama: Full House
First Taiwanese Drama: The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung
Dramas/Movies I Like (a-z): *Under construction*

A Step Into the Past, BOSS, City Hunter, Coffee Prince, Dicey Business, Galileo, Gokusen 1 & 2, Goong, Hana Yori Dango 1 & 2, Heart of Greed, Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre 1986, Iryu Team Medical Dragon 1-3, Journey to the West, Keizoku 2: SPEC, LIAR GAME 1 & 2, Marumo no Okite, MR. BRAIN, Nobuta wo Produce, Nodame Cantabile, Pride, Princess Pearl I & II, Reply 1997, Return of the Cuckoo, Rosy Business, Secret Garden, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Time Between Dog and Wolf, Wars of In-Laws, Witness to a Prosecution, You're Beautiful

A Better Tomorrow, A Werewolf Boy, Battle Royale I & II, Confessions, Death Note 1 & 2, Duelist, Going By the Book, Happy Together, Hero, Infernal Affairs I-III, Ip Man 1 & 2, Koizora, My Sassy Girl, NANA, Painted Skin, Red Cliff 1 & 2, Speedy Scandal, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Temptation of Wolves, The Grandmasters, The King and the Clown, The Man From Nowhere
Actors/Actresses I Like (a-z): *Under construction*

Bosco Wong, Charmaine Sheh, Donnie Yen, Felix Wong, Han Hyo Joo, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Jang Geun Suk, Jet Li, Joo Won, Kamenashi Kazuya, Kang Dong Won, Kimura Takuya, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, Leslie Cheung, Matsumoto Jun, Mizushima Hiro, Myolie Wu, Oguri Shun, Park Bo Young, Park YooChun, Raymond Lam, Song Hye Kyo, Stephen Chow, Tamaki Hiroshi, Toda Erika, Tony Leung, Ueto Aya, Won Bin, Yamashita Tomohisa, Yeo Jin Goo, Yoo Seung Ho, Yoon Eun Hye, Yoon Shi Yoon
Singers/Bands I like (a-z): 
*Under construction*

Chinese/Hong Kong
The Four Heavenly Kings (Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai), Anita Mui, Julian Cheung, Kelly Chen, Leslie Cheung, Priscilla Chan, Sammi Cheung, Raymond Lam, Steven Ma, 

Japanese
Most of Johnny & Associates groups -_-, Utada Hikaru

Korean
Groups from JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment... BEAST/B2ST,  CNBLUE, MBLAQ, Park Hyo Shin, Rain, SS501, 

Taiwanese
Farenheit, JJ Lin, S.H.E, Tank
Personal Goals: 
o1. Complete Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, and Tony Leung Chiu Wai's filmography. They are my fave three Chinese actors atm. <3

o2. Complete 500 dramas.

o3. Complete 500 Asian movies.


Pretty boys are ♥
8D


52 Week Drama Challenge // 20 KDrama Genres Challenge

Week 1 // 2012.12.30-2013.01.05: Love Rain [20/20; KDrama - Romance]
Week 2 // 2013.01.06-2013.01.12: Queen In Hyun’s Man [16/16; KDrama - Time travel]
Week 3 // 2013.01.13-2013.01.19: The Moon that Embraces theSun [20/20; KDrama - Historical]
Week 4 // 2013.01.20-2013.01.26: Cheondamdong Alice [16/16; KDrama - Fashion]
Week 5 // 2013.01.27-2013.02.02: Ghetto Justice II [21/21; HKDrama]
Week 6 // 2013.02.03-2013.02.09: City Hunter [20/20; KDrama - Action]
Week 7 // 2013.02.10-2013.02.16: The King 2 Hearts [20/20; KDrama - Military]
Week 8 // 2013.02.17-2013.02.23: Protect the Boss [18/18; KDrama - Business]
Week 9 // 2013.02.24-2013.03.02: Time Slip Dr. Jin [22/22; KDrama - Medical]
Week 10 // 2013.03.03-2013.03.09: Flower Boy Ramyun Shop [16/16; KDrama - Food]
Week 11 // 2013.03.10-2013.03.16: Three Kingdoms RPG [25/25; HKDrama]
Week 12 // 2013.03.17-2013.03.23: Flower Boy Next Door [16/16; KDrama - Comedy]
Week 13 // 2013.03.24-2013.03.30: A Tree with Deep Roots [24/24; KDrama - Political]
Week 14 // 2013.03.31-2013.04.06: Reply 1997 [16/16; KDrama - Music]
                                                       Kagi no Kakkata Heya [11/11; JDrama]
                                                       That Winter, The Wind Blows [16/16; KDrama - Melodrama]
Week 15 // 2013.04.04-2013.04.13: Missing You [21/21; KDrama - Crime]
Week 16 // 2013.04.14-2013.04.20: The Confidant [33/33; HKDrama]


100 Asian Movies Challenge

Chinese MoviesJapanese Movies
o1. The Great Magician [x]
o2. The Four [x]
o1. DOG×POLICE: Junpaku no Kizuna [x]
o2. SPEC: The Movie [x]
o3. Ouran High School Host Club [x]
o4. Liar Game: Reborn [x]
o5. Ashita No Joe [x]
Korean MoviesOther/Old Pre-00s Movies
o1. A Werewolf Boy [x]
o2. You're My Pet [x]
o3. Special Investigations Division [x]		o1. All's Well, Ends Well [x]
o2. Love is Love [x]
o3. Love Unto Waste [x]
o4. For Your Heart Only [x]

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Drama Statistics

  • Times (Days) 319.30
  • Watching6
  • Completed494
  • Plan to Watch179
  • On Hold42
  • Dropped16
  • Total Entries737

List Updates

Movie Statistics

  • Times (Days) 36.35
  • Watching2
  • Completed505
  • Plan to Watch256
  • On Hold22
  • Dropped0
  • Total Entries785

Comments (19)

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  • Phraze 16 days ago
    Haha, a child and you already find him cute. xD My parents disagree with his sexual orientation so I get very little about him, unless he's overshadowed by another actor or actress. But I remember his acting, that speaks for itself he has talent. Not many actors or actresses have permanant stay in my memories, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui being the ones I also remember; those already famous ones.
    Noticed you like Golden Faith, it was good but I found the opening irritating.
  • xAurorae 24 days ago
    All I can really say is you should definitely stop through Beijing - it will probably take at least a few days to get through everything there. So much history and things to see in that area (Summer Palace, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Yuan Ming Yuan, Olympic Bird's Nest/Water Cube, etc). I'm not sure exactly who you will be travelling with or your particular interests, but I would actually recommend the Beijing Zoo XD. I went for kicks and was fairly surprised by the size of it.

    Just be prepared for probably some of the worse on-road driving and manners you will ever see though. It makes LA traffic look nice and civil. I think I heard more horns in one day there than I ever heard in my entire life :|. Take care crossing streets, I usually just followed other people when crossing, because quite frankly, I still have no idea how to cross the street there as sad as it may sound.
  • Phraze 29 days ago
    Haha! My word could be subjective but thanks for the thought. ^^ You could try Mr. Coconut, it's my favourite.
    Oh, and is that Leslie Cheung? xD I noticed him as your number 1 before but, sadly, I can't recall many of his roles, only in Aces Go Places 5(I liked his role there too). But I still remember his looks were enough to buy me into any show, or was it his acting...?
  • xAurorae 30 days ago
    Oooh nice :D. I agree this place isn't the most exciting place, but still, new environment to look around xD. I traveled through China and HK for about a month before flying into Singapore.

    Sounds fun though, hope you have a good time :D
  • Phraze Apr 17, 2013
    Ah well, thank my parents for that. ^^ And yes, Stephen Chow is awesome! I like Michael Hui and Andy Lau almost as much but their shows aren't as addictive. I seriously gotta admit though, Michael Hui beats Stephen Chow flat. xD
  • xAurorae Apr 16, 2013
    Ahh, I just traveled around Asia a bit myself actually lol. I'm in Singapore at the moment. If I may ask, whereabouts are you planning to go?
  • Phraze Apr 16, 2013
    TQ for the friend request~ xD Gosh, your list is out of this world. And nice to see you're contributing to the db, would like to but I've forgotten my native language in exchange for English.
  • xAurorae Apr 15, 2013
    Haha, the public transportation is damn convenient, cheap food all over the streets, etc xD

    How long are you planning to stay in hk?
  • xAurorae Apr 13, 2013
    Ahh yeah, my dad lives in HK. My family was originally there, but let's just say I moved around quite a bit :P.

    You should definitely go, it's great there :D
  • xAurorae Apr 8, 2013
    Omfg I love you. You don't even know how long I've been looking for the drama title. You're the best! I'm putting up with HK airports crappy wifi to respond xD
  • xAurorae Apr 7, 2013
    I haven't seen that haha. Bloody hell, you've seen so much, both dramas and movies XD.

    There's actually an older HK drama I can't remember the name of it, nor can I remember the cast names lol, but I remember what the male lead looks like. I think his character name was Lei Siu Tin in canto? I'm not entirely sure T_T. Plots just basically about two brothers who grew up in different environments: poor vs rich. Their roles switch later in the drama and yada yada. Just a huge business conflict drama with the two sides trying to destroy the other. Does that ring a bell? =_=
  • xAurorae Apr 6, 2013
    Same with My Date with a Vampire :P

    Woops double post
  • xAurorae Apr 6, 2013
    Same with My Date with a Vampire :P
  • xAurorae Apr 5, 2013
    I'm guessing you were the one who added ???????? to MDL, cheers for that! Been waiting for it to get included xD

    Edit: that's supposed to read I Have a Date with Spring
  • Lylina Apr 3, 2013
    Now that's what i call a real drama addict o.o

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