[northernchild]

Sorry for bumping up an old thread but I figure that this one isn't likely to be locked or anything.

I haven't really watched many dramas of late, but ones I did particularly enjoy watching were -

Korean dramas: Coffee Prince, On Air, History Of A Salesman, Best Love/The Greatest Love, My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, Lie To Me. I have a naughty habit of reading the recaps of most kdramas rather than watching them, so the above mentioned are special in that I watched all of these all the way through because I enjoyed them enough. Special mention: Tomato, the very first kdrama I ever watched.

China/Taiwan dramas: Bu Bu Jing Xin, Princess Pearl I&II (III not so much) - conversely, also it's remake New My Fair Princess, which I adore on its own merits (Benjamin, my heart still hurts for youuuu), Hua Mulan (the one with Anita Yuen). There are probably more.

HK/TVB dramas: My Date With A Vampire trilogy, Moonlight Resonance, War & Beauty, Dance Of Passion, Time Before Time, In The Chamber Of Bliss - actually many more, because I grew up on a steady diet of HK dramas as a kid, but I've dropped off watching almost altogether in the last few years.

Japanese dramas: ... actually, most of my Japanese watching used to be anime - I watched Card Captor Sakura, Sailor Moon, Creamy Mami, and Georgie (Lowell broke my heart, really really broke my heart). I took a brief interest in Rich Man Poor Woman, but even that tapered off.

[kokoro-cafe]

I stopped watching asian dramas lately too lol absolutely no time~~~ thanks for the suggestions though! I've seen some of them~ not a big fan of HK/TVB stuff though.

[northernchild]

Oh most HK/TVB stuff now is awful - looking at my list, the last TVB drama I ever watched properly was broadcast in 2009. Even then, it was a rare hit for me, ha!

[kokoro-cafe]

I only ever watched one HK drama all the way through lol and that was because a friend suggested it to me. I can't even remember what it was called. x.x

[Zockerteddy]

Do anyone knows "summer beach?" ... It came last year on arirang ..... unfortunately I haven't more sender with this kind of movies here.

I love Summer Beach so much ... but than ... I can't watch one single episode ... and than .. the next day a new tv serie.    
And I can't find the last episode in Internet.

[Snookywright]

I've been thinking of watch one (any suggestions ) but been busy with work and events ...My boss is a gorgeous sexy geek       But I put him in his place if he knows whats good for him       Inside info on the boss always works      

[kaelush]

I think it was early 2007 when I bumped into my first j-dorama, 14 sai no haha (14year-old mother), online and watching dorama ever since.. Only no time in the last 2-3 years (x_x)

But i do looooove them and will make sure to watch some more when I have more time, after graduating T~T

[Excentric Crayon]

Don't get me started on dramas my friend don't call me the drama GURU for nothing XD  

-- Mon May 06, 2013 11:57 pm --

Do anyone knows "summer beach?" ... It came last year on arirang ..... unfortunately I haven't more sender with this kind of movies here.

I love Summer Beach so much ... but than ... I can't watch one single episode ... and than .. the next day a new tv serie.    
And I can't find the last episode in Internet.

You can find it on the site

Spoiler  Hidden:

Dramafever.com

I believe they added it to there ever  growing list if its not there try

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Viki.com

hope that helps. ^_^

-- Tue May 07, 2013 12:05 am --

I've been thinking of watch one (any suggestions ) but been busy with work and events ...My boss is a gorgeous sexy geek       But I put him in his place if he knows whats good for him       Inside info on the boss always works      

For some reason when you mentioned your boss I thought of these dramas that you might like XD

Wedding Scheme
MY SHINING GIRL (GLOWING SHE, SUNSHINE GIRL) sorry this one has a few different names XD
Miss Rose
Protect the Boss
Hotaru no Hikari  

I hope you find there as entertaining as I did. ^_^

[Aiwethryne]

I used to watch Japanese dramas, but all of them were so depressing... I gradually got more and more into Korean dramas. I end up ridiculing every Filipino drama I see, despite how much my mother watches them. Ironically, the first drama I adored was Lovers in Paris, which I thought was an old Filipino drama, due to the low quality, feedback-sounding voices. Little did I know that it was, in all actuality, Korean and simply dubbed in Tagalog, emphasizing my mental stance on how lame real Filipino dramas are in comparison. I do like the intricate costumes in many of the fantasy Fil dramas, though.

The current Korean drama I am watching is Flower Boys Next Door, both online and on television. LOL I am usually more into historical Korean dramas, however.

[Himawari]

Hmmm. Anyone interested in korean drama can watch You're Beautiful. That drama is AWESOME. Full capitals.

Anyone seen Liar Game? Its very interesting, but I think the manga might be better.

[Aiwethryne]

I watched You're Beautiful a long time ago. Ignoring how much the character development and realistic issues bitterly annoyed me, the story had its sweet points. I wouldn't watch it again, though. But I enjoy some of the music, so, at one point, I had a few in my playlist.

Oh, I think I'll mention some of my favorites~ *completely forgot to*

Secret Garden (potential tearjerker; first three episodes were boring for me LOL)
The Princess' Man (historical)
Listen to my Heart (partially about a deaf guy pretending he can hear)

Movies
Tada Kimi wo Aishiteru
Taiyou no Uta

...Hmm... My mind went completely blank. XD

[northernchild]

You know, I remember watching You're Beautiful and thinking 'had I seen this when I was sixteen, I probably would have loved this'. As it was, I was most certainly not sixteen when I watched it, and could see the plotholes and stilted dialogue for what it was. About the only thing I positively received from the series was a serious case of Second Lead Syndrome, which was both delicious and bitter all at once, and some serious Jeremy!love.

As for Secret Garden... whilst everyone around me recommended the crap out of it, I was pretty unmoved by the entire thing - which surprised me, seeing as I blubbled through New Huan Zhu Ge Ge.

[Aiwethryne]

It was only after I watched Secret Garden that I ever heard people I know speak of it. But I can understand how that series can fall flat with people, since everything not revolving around the supernatural instances were rather generic. Well, even those supernatural things were predictable.

It was really only the last set of episodes that really got me onboard to feeling it was notable enough for me to possibly want to watch it again (though I'd skip most everything). I just seem to like it when people go a little crazy from lurving so much. I remember suddenly bursting into tears, wondering why those scenes were moving my feels... *strokes manly beard*

[foreverfriendsg]

I used to watch Japanese dramas, but all of them were so depressing... I gradually got more and more into Korean dramas. I end up ridiculing every Filipino drama I see, despite how much my mother watches them. Ironically, the first drama I adored was Lovers in Paris, which I thought was an old Filipino drama, due to the low quality, feedback-sounding voices. Little did I know that it was, in all actuality, Korean and simply dubbed in Tagalog, emphasizing my mental stance on how lame real Filipino dramas are in comparison. I do like the intricate costumes in many of the fantasy Fil dramas, though.

The current Korean drama I am watching is Flower Boys Next Door, both online and on television. LOL I am usually more into historical Korean dramas, however.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who likes historical Korean dramas! My first one was Dae Jang Geum/Jewel In The Palace so that deserves a special mention, but I've gone on to some of the more romance-laden dramas. I like Jumong, Dong Yi and Queen Seon Deok, to quote some of the more popular ones, as well as lesser-known The Song of Prince, which had a sweet love story.

I also watch modern Korean drama, lol. Really adored Dong Yi so I went to check out Han Hyo Joo's filmography and gave Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance (which starred Bae Soo Bin as well, one of the other main actors in Dong Yi) a try. This was the drama that made me a Lee Seung Gi fangirl, LOL. Besides that, I Do I Do is a lighthearted drama that touches on the lives of working mothers, the stigma of having children out of wedlock in Korean society. Also watched Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (?) before.

For idol dramas, I watched Boys Over Flowers and You're Beautiful. Watched the Korean version of Hana Kimi (forgot the drama name, just remembered SHINEE's Minho and f(x)'s Sulli acting in it) but I didn't get around to finishing it.

I'm quite busy so I don't finish dramas often... One poor victim is City Hunter. I love that drama (and the main actors are easy on the eye too ) though I MIGHT get around to it this coming June since I have school holidays. Also didn't finish Personal Taste (lol poor Lee Min Ho) but I didn't like it so I doubt I'll get around to it. Maybe I'll watch Queen Inhyun's Man too since many said it's nice...

I'm currently watching the Taiwanese version of You're Beautiful (the adaptation title is Fabulous Boys) starring Jiro Wang (he makes a pretty good Taekyung, though I miss original Taekyung's pouty lips lol). I like this version of Shin Woo just a leetle bit more (still love you Yonghwa though) but Lee Hongki's portrayal of Jeremy wins hands down so far. The show's currently still airing though so I'm not gonna make any more assumptions! Anyway, I also watched the Korean-Taiwanese adaptation of Absolute Boyfriend (Koo Hye Sun's acting in it was simply cringe-worthy) as well as some of his other works (forgot their names). I used to watch other Taiwanese dramas too, like White Robe of Love, Prince Who Turned Into A Frog and Hot Shot (I'm surprised nobody mentioned this one, seeing its popularity back then). I heard of When Love Walked In but I didn't find the storyline really interesting so I didn't watch it. Special mention goes to Meteor Garden simply because it was part of my childhood, haha~

I grew up on HK dramas too so I've watched a lot, but I've forgotten most of them lol. Moonlight Resonance like another Kokorian pointed out was a great one (both seasons). I like a lot of the TVB's period dramas as well (the serious ones, not the comedic ones) as well as the police dramas (especially the one with Laughing-ge, forgot drama title as well). There's this lesser-known drama I like too, because I feel it has a somewhat fairytale feel to it, called Under The Canopy of Love starring Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wang (or was it Wong?) and Nikki Chow. No Regrets was a great drama too.

I don't watch many mainland China dramas, but Bu Bu Jing Xin was great. I recall watching the 2007 version of Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (the one with Ady An in it; I absolutely ADORE Ady An) too. Generally I like wuxia shows like Candor Heroes, and who can ever forget Princess Pearl? Oh yes, and I also stopped watching another long drama called Dreams Link (starring Alex Fong), which was a pity because I really liked it, but it was tooooo long...

Ending off, I'm currently watching Love Multiplication, a HK-China collaboration starring Alex Fong (the older one), Raymond Lam and Tammy Chen. It's not a new drama nor one of Alex or Raymond's best works (nor Ady An's - and yes she acts in it too!)... Storyline's not all that amazing (a real pity considering the cast), I'm watching for Alex, Raymond and Ady's sakes.

P.S. Does anyone know what's the title of a HK-China drama with Sheren Tang in it? I only remember there was a pair of incestuous siblings in the show. :O

SORRY FOR THE LONG POST ><

[northernchild]

I watched Secret Garden a year or so after it came out, and only by recommendation by a family member, who told me to call her after I'd watched it. Upon finding out I hadn't shed a single solitary tear after the entire series, she accused me of having no heart, ha!

I've never been a big fan of saeguks, but after some pretty decent reviews of Mandate Of Heaven (and the fact that Ji Hyo is in it), I decided to give it a go - and I'm glad I did. My mum and my aunt ate up Dae Jang Guem but I remember absolutely rolling my eyes at it (though who's to say I wouldn't be the same as they were now). I've got my eye on watching the newest Flower Boy offering at some point as well - the Dating Agency one which has one of my all-time favourite sexy ahjussi's - other than Lee Beom Soo, that is - in a starring role.

I'm now currently watching Beauty At War, the indirect sequel to War And Beauty. It's vastly different to it's predecessor and I initially hugely disliked it. It's definitely grown on me though, it's plot is hugely understated and admittedly moves at a glacial pace, but it works when you realize that all the events of War And Beauty are, in this universe, stories and rumours that flitter from the palace.

Another one of my all-time favourite TVB dramas has got to be the 1997 edition of Time Before Time with Kathy Chow and Gordon Lam as perfect leads.