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My Dramaland Darlings!

I need a quick pick-me-up of a genre that will have me giggling even though life is hard. Happy ending is a must. Action is fine. Romance, Found Family, and Great Friendships are highly desired.

What should I watch?

#Kdrama #Cdrama #Jdrama #ThaiDrama #TWDrama #TDrama

I hit the wall in my #cDrama #jDrama , #kDrama and #twDrama viewing last week, and running a query on my database I found out why. Even allowing for a dozen or so shorts, it turns out I watched 66 Dramas in 3 months. No wonder I'm ready to slow down and get back to #Reading and rewatching favourite #Hindi #films Only two 10s in my Dramas so far, and one of them was not even from this century!

@JillsJoy It's a Pan-Asian theme, I think. Lots of #jDrama and especially #twDrama too. It seems the discovery of carbs from cereals other than rice left a profound impact across the region. 🙂

2026 is half done, and I've watched 66 Dramas - #cDrama, #jDrama, #kDrama and #twDrama It's time for a break from reading subtitles and get back to just #Reading

The brand new integration between #Kobo and #TheStoryGraph is REALLY good and giving me the perfect excuse to tackle my TBR. Which has a certain theme at the moment. 🙂
#Bookstodon #History #Fiction #Nonfiction

The FRABJOUS discovery that my instance now allows 1000 characters means I have only one thing to say to any #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama or #twDrama fan who follows me

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Today is my East Asian Drama birthday. On May 13, 2013, I watched my 1st #kDrama , later that year my 1st #twDrama, 2014 my 1st #jDrama, 2015, my 1st #cDrama To mark the anniversary LEGIONS of my fans insisted loudly that at least some living outside my cranium would be interested, so here's my full list, chronologically

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XTBrjR-blgIJf2IcCbZPYzH4zqhb1XDL0NLwpUwOpCI/edit?usp=sharing

#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 25: Favourite Drama

A big reason I did this here & at bsky was to share less well-known Dramas ESPECIALLY as a reminder that East Asia is so much more than JUST #kDrama. #jDrama & #cDrama have SO MUCH to offer

If this one is available, I REALLY hope some try it out.
I'm into my SIXTH watch, most of the 5 rewatches have been slump-breakers to get me back into the joy of Drama-watching
#OkitegamiKyōkoNoBibōroku
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuZW2N-lHTs

#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 24: Love Story.

This one was surprisingly easy. Many great romances in 13 years of 600+ East Asian Dramas, but this one came to mind first.
#cDrama #TheTaleOfRose is 38 eps long, time enough to fully develop a rare 30+ love story love story between the FL's brother and her boss. An arc as much about their individual personal growth as their romance

And in a Mastodon-only exclusive, the full clip of imo the most swoonworthy part

chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 23: kiss

Another impossible category, so here's one of my earliest faves. That they were an IRL pair at the time likely helped make this so real
#KDrama #QueenInHyunsMan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0AWek_4qwY

chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 22: Character

Picking A favourite character is absurdly impossible so here are 5 leads

#kDrama Go Eun Chan #CoffeePrince
#jDrama Moriyama Mikuri #NigeruWaHaji
#cDrama 2= Zhong Qing Cheng #DearEnemy Chang Yu'Er #LegendOfTheMagnate
#twDrama Li Da Ren #inTimeWithYou

All real faves, memorable and in many cases now iconoic.

And now the Mastodon-only bonus

#CDrama #TaleOfRose a truly memorable support character with an awesome arc

chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama

Day 21: Rewatch

Both the Dramas I've rewatched most often feature the same female lead actor, so having already featured silver-haired Gakki in my list (5.5 watches total), this time I'm going with dark-haired Gakki in #FullTimeWifeEscapist (4 watches total)
Of course, those 4 watches don't include all the times I've watched THIS 😍

chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 20: Realiity show. A genre I like even less than I like anything spewed out by the Hong Sisters, so I'm going with a variety show that changed reality for my bias.
#SwanClub featured Wang Ji Won as the only one of the core cast who had ballet experience. The episode where she met up again with her senior from the KNB was SO moving. This show started her migration from acting back to ballet. 😍
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMbjpT0NIdm8p4L13d0F9YnX-k3L6LBmf

#EYDC2024 #kdrama #jdrama

#Day25 Favorite romance of 2024

Though somehow toxic, my favorite romance is Mr Plankton.

I also liked the romance in the J-drama Eye Love You, as well as the K-dramas Branding In Seongsu, Serendipity's Embrace and The Atypical Family.