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I said the same thing. He's big figure too when it comes to the early Jdoramas that garnered many international fans. Bloody Monday, Koizora, Kimi no Todoke, etc. When those shows came out, those were the heydays of Jdoramas for international fans. I remember that there was a time that it was bigger than Kdramas, albeit, for a very short period.

Now I'm reminded of the good ole days of MySoju, D-addicts, Dramafever, Crunchyroll, and Viiikiii (now Viki).

You're welcome! Yeah, it's hard to compare it to HYD. I appreciate the less dramatic plot and nicer male lead though.

Dude! We think alike! Whenever I see awesome tv characters I kept thinking, "So where can I buy/get one?" Believe me, I have my savings ready, so LDH is on my wish list too haha.

I forgot to add, Dias Police is good too. I'm sure you know he's good with those cool and mysterious characters, so I think you'll like his character there. I admit I haven't watch a lot of his shows since it's hard to find subs and his shows after Liar Game and HYD are not that popular internationally.

Oh you have to watch Love Shuffle! That's my favorite Jdorama. His awesomely hot there too. He also had a cameo (and so did the rest of F4) in Hana Nochi Hare. It's a sequel of HYD, if you didn't know and I like the different plot.

Agree! I watched it when it was still airing while looking at the live comments on Viki (when it was stil Viiikiii), so it was fun watching it with others. I can tell you that there's nothing like it eversince and I was like a freshman in high school too when I first watched it. Let's just say, "it opened my eyes." Haha.

Haha. I know! It feels like window shopping when you're just looking at them through your tv screen lol.

You look at their pretty pretty eyes instead (and maybe body) and hope the rest under the mask is good too, but so far none haha.

That's because he went to a university in U.K., I think, because he has a British accent. Check out this clip:

https://youtu.be/POUUMsz8a5I

His British accent was more prominent there when he was in New York promoting Hana Yori Dango the Movie. Been his fan and Jdorama fan since HYD. Ask me anything :)

I second the motion! I can go on and on how they're the best out of all Asian dramas when it comes to slice-of-life dramas.

To anyone, feel free to ask me for recommendations :).

Yeeeees!!! Tarachanzu~ A Love Shuffle fan is a rarity. Nice to see you here, fellow fan! Yay Panda!

P.S. I've watched over 500 dramas, but my love for Love Shuffle is still going strong. I wonder what it's like to watch it now as an adult versus as a teenager in the past? *rewatches drama for the nth time*

I feel like Miura Haruma not being mentioned here was on purpose. Is he considered a taboo topic? Just curious because he was the cover of this article too, but his works were never mentioned nor was he part of the "Know Your Actors" segment.

After watching episode four, I made a checklist:

Male lead who is a progressive thinker regarding gender roles - check.
*He thinks there's no such thing as "women should act as women" and "men should act like men."

Female lead who thinks a wedding is not important nor fancies it - check.

Female lead who doesn't like the idea of wearing a 3-layered wedding dress only to look like a puppet- check.

Male lead who agrees to all these practical ideas and breaking norms or traditions - check.

I think 2020 is the year for Cdramas finally breaking the typical wishy washy weak female stereotypes where a woman has no dream in life and just fantizes having a wedding with her prince charming who saves her day. Every day.

I can't help but notice that the instrumental song they use is from the Kdrama Tomorrow With You. I've also noticed before that some Cdramas are using background music from Kdramas.

Noooooo. What about my Lee Do Hyun? My Lee Do Hyuuun!!! Haha jk. Maybe.

Da Jung: It's been a while since I saw a half moon. *stares at the moon*
Me: It's been a while since I saw a hot guy (in real life because of this pandemic). *stares at Lee Do Hyun*

Lol this is reverse gender role of Asian drama tropes. I love it.

Drama Fans: Why is the female lead always dumb, poor, and nice and they are forced to marry the male lead who is rich and cold?

Writer: Let's switch it up then (but take out the dumb part)!

The fan service in episode 12 is hot! A handsome guy with a good body is always a plus haha.

Haha! Good one! I kept wondering about it too. Maybe he just kept it for the sake of keeping it lol.

When I was watching the hackathon scene, all I could think of is COVID! As I was watching the amount of people in the room and their distance to each other. What have 2020 done to us!??! Ha....ha...haaaaa.