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I know right! I also didn't expect that HYD would be that popular, even both dramas are up there. I was surprised with Itazura na Kiss cos I think the story is so old school type of romance, lol.

"preachy"? Hm... don't really notice that, are they probably in slice-of-life genre dramas? And here I thought Chinese dramas are already preachy with their propaganda...

I don't think BL is the problem cos 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii is on the top popular list. Besides, there are BL dramas on the top 10 in other countries too. I think the problem might be in the episode numbers or airing date system that messes up the ranking.

Oh no!!! I'm sorry about that! Yeah I saw the tag there (cos I put the 'taiga' in the tag/theme search filter). I should've double checked it with Wikipedia or Taiga Forum on MDL. Oh well... that's the difference between you (a real dorama lover) and me (a newbie)...

Yeah, I go there too to check if I miss a show cos I usually put 2021 dramas first as the priority PTW. But I don't see it either. Was the airing date changed recently? You know usually if MDLers are not sure of the exact number of episodes either was put as 1 episode or number of episodes can change later. That's probably messes up the MDL system, or you can just create a ticket in the Forum's support asking about it?

which list on the MDL home page you meant?

Hmmm, interesting... Yeah when I first made the list it was not there... then when I rechecked the list again it was there. Now I just checked it's not there. MDL system is quite confusing for me honestly, especially how they rank dramas/movies ;D

Thanks! I looked it up earlier and it meant Original Gangster in texting and I was confused, lol!

You're right... I accidentally watch the first episode (and a bit in the end, lol) and I was like... "Wow, this is different than usual historical dramas!", and I watched historical C, K, and Th dramas. It must be quite an expensive production cost for the setting, costume, and extras! Unfortunately I still have to watch a drama to write a CW article, or I will continue watching till the end, haha

Yeah the list was made about a week before today, on the date I submitted the article, and actually for span time between submitting and publishing an article, 1 week is a short time for an editorial as you also know it ;D. When I first made the list Kieta Hatsukoi is not even in the list as it was not finished airing yet ;D

I'm curious why you prefer Jmovies compare to doramas?

Yeah it's right below Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo

I tried Itazura na Kiss, too, and I don't like it. I think that because I watched it in 2019 and way back then in 2013 the audience preference is different than in 2019 that's why it became popular?

I love Kanojo wa Kirei datta too ;D

Oh really??? That must be an unforgettable experience! Have you watched Jdramas at that time and did you know that it was Nodame Cantabile?

Thanks for the rec! I thought of watching it when I was writing this article

The couple don't die, right? I mean for a romantic drama watcher, HE is a must lol

I see that now they made it 120 episodes instead of 156 as in the past. It's 30 watching hours. I think it's more doable lol

honestly me neither ;D

well... asadora are not not as popular as the regular dramas because of the length. HYD... lol... it's indeed a gateway for me, though I dipped my toe with Watashi ni Unmei no Koi Nante Arienaitte Omotteta ;D