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He conveyed a sort of humble man who had to conquer a lot of himself in order to stop being the poor lowborn and b ecome a good and respected doctor; the drama shows how difficult the process was.

I was wondering what movie recommendation did you make that landed you with a back recommendation of It started with a kiss?

There will be shades and variations and some dramas that you like others don;t; I'm always trying to be objective in my reviews and convey what I thought of a drama I'm reviewing. See I was a bit disappointed in TGL, for instance, because I ended up thinking about it as somethiong of a hybrid between City Hall (whch was very nice but had its cringeworthy cheesy moments but Kim Suhn Ah was very good- she's a very good actress) and Pasta, which I thought was thoroughly sparkling; still I hope you can give japanese dramas another chance and maybe find something you like; the japanese have an uncanny ability of making drmas that play with your heartstrings and go from sweet to sad; they will probably also have good historical dramas (herard Gou was very good and am planning to watch it and moreovefr- they are very short usually only 11 eps most.

I actually started out with Japanese dramas. Watched Hana Yori Dango and it was well put together; watched Ace wo nerae and dramas with Takuya Kimura (pride) and hotaru no hikari. Japanese dramas are often rather interesting. Try watching the first episodes of LIAR game or Daisuki (famioly drama) or Hanawake no Yon Shimai (family drama); Nagareobshi is a love contract drama one that is not flippant but has serious moral undertones and operates a great deal on silence; you can also try some dramas with Abe Hiroshi, he has some nice ones. Love shuffle is what the title says - four characters swap their love partners and it's like a game which keeps you guessing until all cards are laid bare on the table. I found it entertaining.
But you know I really found that taste in dramas is really specific because I can;t ever find a person who'd watch my own drama taste perfectly;

Well actually I was nine in 1995, made a mistake, was born in 1986. That makes us 4 years apart but who's counting? lol
It's a slow drama and may require some patience, but it comes together so nicely at the end but the ending may come off slightly rushed and the characters are quite traditional in their approach to love and courtship and at the very beginning of final episode it's even more obvious- it's so darn cute.lol Won't be spoiling anything. TPM is still a great drama but it was more fast-paced; this one is far slower. And Park Yong Woo was really great, but now it seems he;s not doing any more dramas nor films, it's a shame; Jejoongwon was his last in recent years..shame. I'm mostly a drama person nowadays but I like t eer back to anime every now and then, especially Studio Ghibli.

Well glad that makes two of us. lol Given the fact that there will be other dramas coming out I probably won't even get the chance to give it another go, and will forget about this nuisance soon enough lol. Which is probably for the best. I definitely will not be posting a review for this either, it's not really worth the effort.

I'll try to give it another go one day, but not even You're beautiful was this annoying. You're beautiful was actually okayish, this is ridiculous. It's as annoying as My girlfriend is a Gumiho or Muyn Wol the Spy.... For now - I absolutely can't watch it. But I think if you liked those two, you will like this one as well. It's quirky, cutesy and you may like this kind of humour, for me, they're just..I don;t know, not my style I guess. Don Quixote was amazing, this is bad/. To me, of course.

Watching this now...def not my style. Hate it, it's getting on my nerves. It's so..loud and cutesy and seems overacted at this point. I'm disappointed, especially with all the hype going on. She;s so freaking annoying! But the tunes are very catchy.

Hello! Finally find someone wo shares my love for jejoongwon!

It's a really underrated drama..no recongition for Park Yong Woo for his performance? it was just....amazing!

Good actor. I mean I found that did a wonderful, wonderful job in Jejoongwon. I haven't seen him in anythign else but it seems to me like he's conscientious and tries hard. He has a lovely smile to boot, sends off pretty good vibes. So suave, though may be prone to try too hard sometimes.

There is a Thai drama thread in General Asia forums on the MDLm forums; not every Thia drama will contain that kind of think so perhaps you;ll find something you like; yes I to steer clear from horrors. Thiose especially in ASian execution tend to be gory; but I do like a thriller or psychological thriller or a sci-fi (and sci-fi dramas are really rare for some reason.

That and you havenlt seen a Thai dtrama or Lakorn. sometimes these feature a really...depressing... plot device that serves to cultivate a kind of brutal macho man concept.

DEvil beside you? *Shudders* Don't know why on earth I kept watching it and gaver it a generous 4 when it's deserving of a 1 or 2. the whole idea is so convoluted it hurts. But I think Asians like to play with taboos, including love between siblings (or half-siblings) that is just too much.

I really liked the old-fashioned animation style in HYD anime. Watched wih japanese subs because most dubs just ruin the mood of an anime; Yes Grave of the Fireflies was a well of tears; and there is Studio ghibli with Miyazaki who make wonderful, whimsical, fun and touching anime films. Fruits basket is a pretty good anime though; I also pretty much enjoyed Fushigi Yuugi anmd I watched both as a more mature viewer. Never even came near Naruto or Bealch (which seems bleh lol) Still I am more of a drama erson nowadays and the sheer variety of them is amazing.

Oh. Ace Wo nerae was probably among the first ones too.

Lol Nice story. Did you watch LIAR game yet?I hear it's similar to Kurosagi; I watch the former but not the latter but will probably watch Kurosagi soonish. To be honest, I can't point an exact momentl it grew so hazy but a couple of years ago I began learning japanese and wanted to listen to more of it I watched I think hotaru no hikari and dramas with takuya kimura as well as Hana Yori Dango as some of the first ones and I was hooked lol. That was around 2008. I'e been watching since but I do take breaks and I sometimes only watch dramas whn the "dDrama mood" hits me (I also have" American romcom mood", and so on) I did grow up on anime; Sailor moon first aired around 1996 when I was about 10 years old; I kinda liked it then; right now I canlt stand its generic cliches: the monster a day thing, the cheesy transformations but I still have a lasting nostalgia for Mamoru and Usagi.

I liked it but I liked Crouching Tiger much more myself. Lol, well I hope you will not disappointed; I think thinking of Goong S as just male version of Goong is not really nice to the drama lol. So what sorts of things are you into? How did you get into the drama addiction?

I think that as long as you don't compare,it's quite enjoyable; it explores the political aspect a great degree more as well as the "training" and "contender to throne" ideas so it is somewhat deeper than Goong; there is a middle period in the drama when things slow down but then pick up again. It's basically a spin-off not a continuation that uses a different gender and adds some more depth to it. I see you didn;t particularly like House of flying dagger - so you;re not into these kind of things or was it just that movie?

Hello there! Welcome to MDL! ^^ Hope you have fun around here! :) I see you liked Goong, it waqs a very interesting drama. Did you watch Goong S?