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Gosh, I've seen him in Ex-GF club and Six Flying Dragons and completely in love with him. I hope to manage watching Incomplete Life soon.

Thanks! Give Suzuki Sensei a try. It's darker and more serious than usual school dramas but it's so well written and directed, and the acting is so convincing.

Hmm generally I don't watch different adaptations, specially when I'm satisfied with the one I've watched. I did mention about GTO 2012 in the article, but if I'm to choose 1 to promote, I'd go with the older version. As for God of Study I knew about it but didn't attempt it, how do you find it compared to the Japanese version?

So glad you enjoyed the article ;) You have to watch Suzuki Sensei I'm sure you'll love it. It is the one I think all should watch!! lol I'm just in love with that drama I don't know it affected me in so many ways.

I know everyone keeps telling me about LIFE so I'll have to watch it some time soon.
I've seen Gomenne Seishun and Piece. I enjoyed Gomenne and it also had a lot of memorable moments, and touching messages, I was about to add it be decided to limit my list to those that stood out for me. As for Piece I love the way it was directed, and it is my favourite type of mystery, but acting was weak, and the ending kinda disappointing. I actually found the original manga in the library and decided to read it ;)

Well it's been over 8 years... I kinda feel ashamed I've spent so of my life on dramas XD Yup Queen's classroom will be added to my list (that keeps growing faster than I can handle XD). lol Kinpachi Sensei has been parodied so many times that I wonder how the original character is.

Everyone keeps telling me about LIFE lol. I must've missed out a lot on that. I remember back then I read about it but didn't feel like watching something too dark, and just never got around watching it.

hmm interesting recommendation. I didn't know about that one but it's also one that can give an interesting outlook at Japanese society ;)

Suzuki Sensei is one of my all time fave! I'm sure you'll like it!

Takenouchi Yutaka = MUST WATCH thx for the recommendation ;)

I've seen the first Hana Kimi version TWICE (I rarely rewatch). I love it, it's a great comedy, but it doesn't register for me a school drama :P

I find Suzuku-Sensei aims to be more realistic. I should check out Jyoou no Kyoushitsu sounds really good.

I've seen Nobuta and one of my faves, but I wouldn't consider it a school drama, but more a drama about friendship.
I'll check out Bocchan & Sayonara! THX for the recommendations ;)

I've seen Blackboard is a good one too, my favourite is the first one set right after WWII

Overall entertaining watch. Definitely my type of drama (unsurprisingly since it's OCN). I really liked the characters, but some of their actions didn't make sense. Jung Eun Chae as Sung ah was really likeable. She seemed down to earth. However a couple of times she imposes her own bias on some cases (2 cases) and never gets addressed. Lee Yoon Ji as Song Sun was again very likeable, but I find the way she does her job very unprofessional. Don't get me started on Prof Cheon's actions. My favourite were the duo Dr. Frost & Detective Nam ;)

"Noble idiocy" That's my pet peeve! Ruined so many good dramas!

Well I don't know if it changed but the whole "Mission" is revealed at the end of the first episode (and was obvious from the beginning) so not really spoiler. I'm saying that while I didn't read the synopsis before watching it.

This one I must say it was hard to watch until episode 8-9, honestly I really wanted the leading girl die or something, however her character actually gets better explored later on. The second half gets more dramatic, and while the psychology wasn't well done the dramatic scenes were. Bridal Mask I actually really loved so no comment here :P and the others I didn't care to attempt :P

I agree about Ouroboros. I love manga but some stories just don't translate well in dramas, because all the weaknesses in the story gets exposed easily since that's when we start comparing to the real world. I still think the two leading guys did great in their roles but the story, and directing totally failed them. It was totally abc level and all those important themes that touched upon on a shallow level but never actually explored. I could say the same about Alice's Thorn. I found it also messy and the ending didn't make sense with the way the story was going.

The topic itself is interesting. Lol most popular dramas I don't even attempt so I can't say much but I have to say I did enjoy Reply 1997. Generally I find you make interesting points, but for me reply had this nostalgia factor that was well incorporated in the drama.

The one drama I watched that got popular that I couldn't stand is Playful Kiss. The story was the usual has many adaptations, but the direction was pretty messy, and and the character growth just stopped 1/4 through the drama.

Another one: Hana Yori Dango - I just hate that story overall!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uddmxPvvWhc

I wanted too but too scared.

I like how you describe Healer "You won't die if you don't watch it but you also won't be disappointed if you do" that is pretty true. The writing was solid, and the acting did deliver from the whole cast. The directing and action scenes could've been better.

However it was my first time seeing Yoo Ji Tae and I have to say his character was the most interesting in the whole drama. Stuck in the middle of 2 generations, lost in the would've and could've, lost his beloved people, betrayed by others, guilt, doing everything in his power to set things, he couldn't be any more conflicted, and that's why I fell in love with both the character and the actor.

And that's when I started getting interested in him but didn't know where to start. That guy has a long CV lol. I'm not into gore and horror so I think I'll skip those, but now there are so many titles I'm interested in!

Star's Lover
The Tenor Lirico Spinto
Running Wild
Midnight FM
Libera Me (What a cast!)
One fine Spring Day
Ditto
& The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi

Thanks Ana this article was terrific!