Raiyah

                                                                                  HAPPY 2025! dominate it 🎊

Profile is under construction. Set only to non mobile viewing (in order words if you're seeing this in vertical mobile, it's going to look messy). Still slowly adding all the Asian movies I've seen since childhood as I recall them. Been a lurker on this site since it first was created, but never joined until years later when thanks to animation as well as 2 dramas aided me out of a depressive time and re-inspired/re-awoken my passion for Asian media full force.

I don't sign on here as often as AW and other animation sites, however that doesn't mean my interest is any less. I mainly use this to chart movies I loved as I prefer those over dramas.                                                                                            

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My Journey into Asia-

  Hong Kong - First experience in Asian movies, and still have a lasting hold. Angelica became my first favorite Asian actress   

And of course I would be lying if I didn't mention these actors below were my first ventures into Hong Kong.

 I  have more memories of discussions back then then actually watching alot, but I still appreciate the classics, charm and the dialect as well as heartfelt memories I cherish.

 My Love and Passion found

 Asia was no longer just Asia from that point onwards and Hollywood officially got tossed as Japan had EVERYTHING I loved in even culture and language. It made my middle and high school days complete, and made sense to me in so many levels. It even awakened my romantic side while it seemed every other country's romance stories was too overbearing to hold interest.'  

    Oh Thailand, unexpected and purely by chance, but caught my interest and now they're my                                                                              nostalgic favorite right after Japan & tied with Korea

                                                and yes this guy is oozing talent. He needs bigger roles 

 I actually started out highly disliking Kdramas because their popular remakes at the time annoyed me with their acting compared to Japan. However when it came to movies- I'm so thankful I gave them a try

And nowadays of course I've made room for Korea select dramas and amazing characters

Shocked that it took me so long to watch a Chinese movie......??? However considering Cantonese/Mandarin movies were my first entry to my Asian journey.....technically I wasn't too far off. 

and their historical costumes....one word beautiful

 It took me around 2024 to finally watch more movies asides from 1 back in 2013 I think

Vietnam, Malaysia & Laos-  Add these to the database already!!!! They deserve it despite having less made. Papaya is what made me admire Vietnam as the beauty it is.

   Mongolia Indonesia

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While loving this one so far in 2026

My 2024/2025 KOREAN HIGHLIGHTS!

Ok, I can't pick a highlight

or  pick a stand out actor either😏

CHINA & HONG KONG; 2025 was my venture in Verticals & Short Dramas   

While I'm still looking out for these

 and hoping Barbie isn't too upset over F✨ outcome

My contributions to the database-

 2024

Some of the more memorable Mydramalist articles to me.......(they seriously need to come up with a way to save these )

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Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin to get married today! - MyDramaList 

"Queen of Tears" Park Sung Hoon: "Poverty and a sense of inferiority became the driving force" - MyDramaList 

Celebrating Children's Day with Our Favorite Stars - MyDramaList 

K-drama actor Uhm Ki Joon announces marriage - MyDramaList 

Yoo Ah In Suffers from Depression, Had Suicidal Thoughts - MyDramaList 

Yoo Ah In Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison, Taken into Custody - MyDramaList 

Don Lee Reveals His Wife Supported Him When He was Poor - MyDramaList 

Ji Chang Wook Recalls His Tough Childhood, and Pays Gratitude to His Mother:"She is my driving force - MyDramaList 

"Crash Landing on You" Kim Jung Hyun Returns to the Small Screen with a New Black Comedy K-Drama - MyDramaList 

K-Dramas Losing Their Charm: Myth or Reality? - MyDramaList 

Korean Dramas, Japanese Dramas, Globalised - Who Does It Best? - MyDramaList News 

Woo Do Hwan chooses exercise over drinking for stress relief — Mr. Plankton - MyDramaList 

'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' Kang Tae Oh: 'I don't like drinking, so people don't invite me out' - MyDramaList News 

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu passes away in Japan - MyDramaList 

Actress Kim Sae Ron passes away at 24 - MyDramaList 

China tells C-dramas to end idolization of looks and apply Xi Jinping Thought on Culture - MyDramaList News 

TVING action thriller 'Shark 2: The Storm' unveils premiere date - MyDramaList 

Kim Jong Kook announces marriage plans - MyDramaList News 

Kim Jung Hyun to make a striking special appearance in 'A Hundred Memories' - MyDramaList News 

Lee Sun Kyun, Ju Ji Hoon and Others Struggle to Survive Dangers in "Project Silence" - MyDramaList News 

Xiao Zhan: Following His Acting Journey- MyDramaList 

https://mydramalist.com/games/A7l1U3/result/1834052668369145856

TOP RATED MOVIES IN MDL | Game - MyDramaList 

Favorite Thai BL Couple | Game - MyDramaList 

https://mydramalist.com/games/YyQYT5/result/1850648522131509248

Ignore these spoilers its just a titles that I saved so I can remember the actor names and cast 

Jung Hae In Didn't Get a Standing Ovation from His Mother at Cannes. Here's Why - MyDramaList 

Natsuzora

A little room for Hope

I Wanted to Meet You (2019)  Yume de Mita Ano Ko no Tame ni (2023

Dear Lena (2016)Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong   Aries no Otometachi (1987)

mae no Tsumi wo Jihaku Shiro (2023) 

Watashino Jinsei Nanoni (2018) Wandering (2022)

The Package (2024)

Your World Without Me (2021)

After-School Starlight (2019) 4-gatsu no Kimi, Spica.Hot Road (2014)

Ahn Hyo Seop tries to survive in Lee Min Ho's world in 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy' - MyDramaList News

Nee Sensei, Shiranai no? (2019)

Lee Sun Bin-led horror thriller 'Noise' confirms premiere - MyDramaList

Sorn Ngao Ruk (2020)

True Story Dream Flight (2014) Lost and Love (2015)Kaijoken Musashi (2007)Papa to Nacchan no Obento (2023)Darkness in the Light (2001) - MyDramaListWinds From Zero (2007), Gensan Punch (2021)Main dans la Main (2005)Kaze no Uta ga Kikitai (1998)Unspeakable Love (2020)Haruka naru Yakusoku (2006)Prisoner (2008)

Mokomi: Kanojo Chotto Hendakedo
Hatsukoi to Marbles: 10 Promises (2021)

Lee Chae Young (이채영) - MyDramaList

Lei Shu (雷澍) - MyDramaList

Moon Ji Hoo (문지후) - MyDramaList

Jung Hye Sung (정혜성) - MyDramaList

Gala Zhang (张耀) - MyDramaList

Kao Supassrathip Akkrathaweepatch (เก้า สุภัสสราทิพ อัครทวีพัชร์) - MyDramaList

Quan Yi Lun (全伊倫) - MyDramaList

Dai Lu Wa (代露娃) - MyDramaList

Byun Yo Han (변요한) - MyDramaList

Yang Yan Guang (杨彦光) - MyDramaList

Li Zhe Hao (李哲豪) - MyDramaList

Lee Seo Bin (이서빈) - MyDramaList

Denny Deng (邓靖弘) - MyDramaList

Moon Xion (문시온) - MyDramaList

Wang Yi Ran (王一然) - MyDramaList

Hong Kong Metade Fumaca , Days of Being Wild, once a Theif, ChungKing Express, A Moment of Romance, Comrades Almost a Love story, All Hong Kong movies thanks accented media

Verticals/Cdrama - Lighter & Princess, Meow the Secret Boy, My Mowgli Boy, Rules of Love, Crush