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You’re welcome! For various reasons I don’t watch much J-drama these days but I still think J-drama storytelling is amongst the best in the world. There’s a certain honesty and willingness to push boundaries mixed with sincere sentimentalism that’s impossible to replicate. J-dramas influenced my worldview and will always hold a special place in my heart.

Through friends’ influence I gradually started watching K-dramas and C-dramas. K-dramas have changed a lot in the past ten or so years. There’s greater diversity in types of stories (not 99% romance like it used to be) and the quality of writing has improved (at least if you know what to look for when picking a drama). I got used to the typical K-drama runtime which used to be a barrier to me. (Also I’ve grown up and I don’t go around posting random critical comments like this one these days...)

Been on J-Pop hiatus for a while but I just listened to Luv Sick and it’s getting there. Not as classic-dated as KAT-TUN though. (Don’t even know what was in my mind when I wrote this comment so...)

Better than he can sing too. But that's another story.

Yes... I always say watching Yamapi act is like watching a dancing bear dance. Makes me feel sort of sad and embarrassed.

Honestly, I don't think you'd want to be on my friends list right now. I deny pretty much every friend request. I'm not currently watching Asian dramas so I post mostly unrelated stuff peculiar to me. But I might occasionally comment on your public posts in future. :)

I see. Thank you for explaining that. The "on the spectrum" in me appreciates it. ;)

I wasn't really expecting a conversation when I wrote the comment, it's just that responses like "I respect your opinion" confuse me. And slightly annoy me, in the way they cut off the possibility of conversation.

I've watched it. I think it's the "bad" kind of Nojima Shinji-related script. Very mawkish. But my main problem with it was Yamashita as a casting choice for that character. His range isn't wide enough for the nuance, and the pre-geniusification felt like a caricature.

I don't hate him btw. I quite like him, even if he is a bad actor. Depends on the context.

Okay... That doesn't allow much room for a conversation about the drama though.

I'm "on the spectrum" but I can't recognise anything through Yamapi's bloody awful acting.

You convinced me.

Thanks. :)

Can anyone tell me what his 52 phobias and 35 allergies are?

The Catholic priest fetish is creeping me out.

Secret Mother's instrumental OST is the best music I've ever heard in a K-drama.

It's a depressing state of community if a contributor feels they have to introduce their article with several paragraphs about the definition of the word "opinion".

Thanks. :)

Would it be possible to make this an optional feature?

Thank you. :)

I plan on watching Ode to Joy but not Age of Youth. Tbh I prefer it when the friendship is a nice surprise element rather than the main theme. I find "friendship dramas" a bit self-conscious and not really relatable. I think friendship is something that should be able to fit into any kind of genre, any kind of plot, but relatively few dramas have decent portrayals of female friendships.