10 dramas/movies with ____? #4

7. Kono yo no Hate (1994)

Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn’t pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana’s eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister’s blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn’t happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria’s place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another. 

Watchers: 558

It's a really depressive drama, not to watch anytime. It's the kind of consuming love in an overdramatic way. To watch if you are in the right mood for that.

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7. Kono yo no Hate (1994)

Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn’t pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana’s eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister’s blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn’t happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria’s place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another. 

Watchers: 558

It's a really depressive drama, not to watch anytime. It's the kind of consuming love in an overdramatic way. To watch if you are in the right mood for that.

I know of this drama. Found  a blog entry about it that was detailed enough, with photos and clips, that I sometimes forget that I actually didn't watch it. This is such a downer of a story, and at the same time, oddly beautiful. I wonder sometimes about this story, obviously these two people were not meant to find each other, at the same time, something tells me that they would not have chosen otherwise anyway... The story kinda haunts me haha..

10. Enjiya - The first couple episodes really draw you in and it is a revenge drama with a twist. The page for it summarizes the first bit pretty well. It doesn't take too long to watch and I loved the chemistry of the cast. The direction in the story was a little unclear at times, but it's definitely an unkown drama I'd recommend.

watchers: 883

3. Praomook (2021) - Mean Male Lead which is not a viewers taste nowadays. And at the last, FL just forgave him when ML kiss her. Even though its a happy ending, but I still mad at ML who's always mean towards FL

5.  I mentioned it here before but I'll say it again.  Run On is the first K-drama I've seen where an FL is not only strong and clever but goes to to to toe with a powerful elder (the ML's father), and doesn't back down or exhibit the submissiveness expected of the young.   Such a breath of fresh air. 

6.  In contrast, and against the grain for recent dramas, the FL in Dali and the Cocky Prince is so helpless and feeble (even lets people beat her up), in at least the first 11 episodes, which is when I dropped it because of her exasperating impotence.  Maybe she got stronger later, I dunno. 

7. Coffee prince -the subject of homosexuality in 2007 was still uncomfortable at that time especially in Asia who places importance in family values, but it was handled very well. When the ML questioned his sexuality because of his attraction to the FL and when he said “I like you. Whether you’re a man or an alien, I don’t care anymore.” 

8. Pride (2004) --> ahead 

The ML  was really a refreshing character, smart, funny and straight forward. The kind of relation with the FL is still not seen so much in nowadays drama. The risk is to go for an "infidelity" type of drama, while in Pride it was avoided considering that that man left her for 2 years without even calling LOL But still It allows to reflect on both women and men roles in japan society. 

9. Well intended love (2019) --> outdated

I know that many viewers love this, but I found the trope of manipulative ML with a "good" cause ( his absolute love for the FL) really old fashioned .  

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10 dramas or movies where the ML/FL wearing glasses is considered attractive 

I have a doubt, should be considered attractive in the drama (like sombody in the drama have to say that it looks attractive) or should it be attractive to us?