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penguinsnoot · 9 months

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East Asian Dramas You Should Watch

1) Put Your Head on My Shoulder {China} (1 season, 24 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age]

Close to graduating and unsure of her future, Situ Mo ends up living with a genius physics student and finds love along the way.

2) A Love So Beautiful {China} (1 season, 23 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age]

Five friends endure high school life together and become closer at time goes on, with friends and neighbors Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen figuring out their relationship as they grow older.

3) My ID is Gangnam Beauty {South Korea} (1 season, 16 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Coming-of-age, Drama]

Bullied for her looks growing up, Mi-rae decides to get plastic surgery before starting college in the hopes of avoiding ridicule, but instead faces new challenges that wear at her self-esteem.

4) My Secret Romance {South Korea} (1 season, 14 episodes) [Romance, Comedy]

Jin-wook and Yoo-mi, two people with drastically different personalities, fall in love amidst a series of misunderstandings and accidents.

5) Find Yourself {China} (1 season, 41 episodes) [Romance, Comedy]

Fanzing is caught in a love triangle between a young employee and an older executive, leading to tough decisions about love and life.

6) Wait, My Youth {China} (1 season, 24 episodes) [Romance, Coming-of-age]

A group of friends experience the ups-and-downs of life together as they face hardships in love and life.

7) Moonshine and Valentine {China} (1 season, 25 episodes) [Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama]

An ancient deity helps his soulmate with an ancient curse believe in love.

8) Alice in Borderland {Japan} (2 seasons, 16 episodes) [Thriller, Drama, Sci-fi]

Arisu finds himself in a desolate Tokyo where he must compete in dangerous games to survive.

9) Sweet Home {South Korea} (1 season, 10 episodes) [Drama, Horror]

As humans are turning into dangerous monsters, an apartment complex’s tenants fight to survive together.

10) Mr. Heart {South Korea} (1 season, 8 episodes) [Romance]

A pacemaker and marathon runner find themselves falling in love despite a rocky start.

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silviakundera · 3 months

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DRAMA REC: So I feel like any real review of Thai drama Moonlight Chicken is hard without heavy spoilers because honestly I don't know how to talk about what makes me passionate about it without discussing all the character relevations that occur over the course of its 8 episodes. I'll try to be generic as much as I can.

The thing about why it's hard to discuss without spoilers is that the characters and their full baggage are revealed slowly episode by episode, because like in real life you often learn about new friends & love interests slowly as intimacy deepens...

But from what I can see online, it's very subjective for viewers - depends on the person if they find these themes and personal challenges compelling or not. This doesn't fit with the typical "BL asian drama" format.

My personal viewing stake: There's an otp that has TAKEN OVER MY BRAIN. I have been searching for this energy ever since finishing Lighter & Princess. Gotta confess that I couldn't care less about the second couple who are teenagers. Apparently MDL and a lot of tumblr only liked the teen couple (valid!), but I just skipped over them mostly because when my brain locks in on Real Adults with Adult Problems I often cease to connect to high school student storylines. But the age gap couple with a 39 year old character who is FEELING his age... Jim & Wen. I've watched all 8 episodes now and they are like cocaine to me.

Ep 1 setup: We're not in Bangkok! (gasp) Jim is almost-40 and runs a late night diner in the less upscale part of town. Wen, about 10 years younger, is drunk at his diner as he's trying to close for the night. They pick up on the unspoken signals, instant electric connection, and end up wandering back to Jim's place and having what looks like fantastic sex together (without exchanging names).

But then after that first night, in the remaining 7 ep of the show you get a slowburn build up from zero as Jim doesn't want a relationship - with anyone. This is truly, sincerely a 'it's not you, it's me" situation. He is mired in baggage and the angst is SO DELICIOUS to me. Angst and soft hand touches and late night conversation. There's YEARNING. SO MUCH YEARNING.

And then my darling Wen! Who brings almost the same energy as the Lighter and Princess FL. @dangermousie I never thought I'd see this irrepressible determination and tender, good humored patience again! He is deeply sure that there is something special here with Jim and is unrelenting about trying to scale Jim's walls. I know that sounds like psychotic SML material lmao but it's all about the tone and context. It's very clear that Jim is allowing Wen in his life and doesn't, deep down, want Wen to give up on him. He's damaged and scared but I always felt he wants Wen to be right - that they are falling in love and can build something real together. He just can't make himself take that step. I mean, in their 2nd meeting he is EQUALLY INSANE to agree that it's v normal and hinged behavior to let his 1 night stand start randomly showing up to work shifts at his diner as 'temp staff' he can't afford to pay because... um. Basically to stalk him? idk I don't think it's stalking when u have a mutual agreement?? 🤔

Wen falling deeper into Jim and KNOWING the feeling is mutual no matter how many times he's (so gently!) pushed back... can be sooooo personal. 😭😭😭 The vibes of this "we're Not Together™" but it's inevitable, I'm just waiting for the timing to be right... reminiscent of the last 10 episodes of Lighter & Princess. This building intimacy and tenderness that stretches on until as a viewer you feel like... They ARE in love, they're together but just without the sex. They just have to stabilize their lives first before committing whole-heartedly. THE BITTERSWEET PINGING. (screams)

One thing I've observed is many people seem to struggle to connect with Jim's character. The closest thing we have to a protagonist (?) Maybe. Anyway, I suspect it might be a generational thing. I found the drama incredibly compelling, but I grew up queer in the 80s and 90s. I'm well into my 40s, a bit older than Jim, but I think the generational queer experience overlaps pretty well considering the sociopolitical differences btw us/thailand.

The screenwriter is an older out gay man, so I presume that's also a factor in how he did a pitch-perfect depiction of Jim's struggles to find home.

Wen has his own baggage that feels very real and raw. I loved his storyline because I could personally relate to it also from my queer relationship experience.

I've blabbered on here before about how I feel like there's something different about queer stories being told to other queers, not targeted to straight viewers primarily - I'm not saying it's better than the big brands and popular international media including lgbt rep. It's just different imo and I do think it's valuable. I want to see stories about the complexities of the experience & about the gay community that can't just be mapped to straight people. Where the story would not feel the same if you flipped the sexualities. That's what Midnight Chicken was to me: the characters of Jim and Wen and their personal development & slow love story together felt very queer and the age gap was a relevant part of this. And that called to me. I could recognize parts of myself in them and my personal experiences as a gay woman.

I was impressed by the writing. Strong acting. The directing of individual scenes is excellent BUT the 1 big flaw is the editing. Very amateur, super abrupt scene changes! Just jarring. But whatever, I've seen some terrible editing in cdramas too. Also note the storytelling tactic is to show a series of meaningful moments & interactions over like 6-8 months of time. Events progress in ways we don't always see and it's not always spelled out to the audience, everything that happened since we last saw them. That may or may not work for the viewer.

[Plus there's a very sweet & wholesome teen love story that also gets a happy ending, if you're into that. One of the teens is deaf and there's no "cure the disability" nonsense, don't worry. I was adult-focused but I did appreciate the complicated family relationship subplot with Jim trying to caretake his nephew and their relationship to the mostly-absent sister.]

ok so now into spoiler territory. Letting the relevations come out organically would be a much better viewing experience BUT...

SPOILERS ON JIM & WEN BACKSTORY

Jim's whole deal is he had a big love in his late 20s-early 30s that fucked him up good. He grew up being told gay love isn't real, leaves his rural farming town with his sister in their teens, disconnected from his family... But even his sister, who loves him, had the perspective that it's Just A Phase. Jim expects to Prove Them Wrong. Then his boyfriend cheats on him.... With a woman. Activate that generation's internalized homophobia and self-doubt. And then before he gets to truly confront his partner, his partner dies in an accident. So he never gets resolution.

And he's stuck under a mountain of debt, on the edge of poverty because he didn't get any of the guy's assets when he died of course. No rights under Thai law. Partner's family takes it all but the old car & the cat. All he has is the small chicken rice shop they had bought and ran together and it's killing him, he both hates and loves it. He's this amazing member of the local community but doesn't see himself and his own worth clearly.

Wen is working through the guilt of falling out of love from his 1st gay relationship that lasted 5 years of his 20s. Broken up but still living together. Trying to stay in each other's lives (I've seen this a lot, because in small gay communities you don't just cut ties with good people you care about). But living together is toxic for both of them, despite the real care that's there.

He also feels disconnected from a community at the start. He has work collegues, all straight friends, and his now-ex boyfriend. But you get the subtle sense that his local ties are all with the boyfriend Alan's family and mutual friends with Alan who don't all know about the breakup yet and he doesn't know how to interface with them anymore now that he and Alan aren't the same. He's the one who fell out of love, so he's "the bad guy" here and the straight friend he tries to talk to about trying to co-habititate with his ex and stay close friends doesn't really get it, because that's just way more typical behavior for older generation queers - it's notable that when the situation is fully explained to Jim, he doesn't seem to find it bizarre at all (as said, I've gone through that myself, and known friends in that situation; found that subplot to be very well done.) (I read that many viewers were disappointed this wasn't a standard infidelity situation where Wen is just regular cheating on Alan, but I have to say that I feel the opposite. The subplot and how it played out felt very relatable to me. I didn't need a cheating angst plotline in this drama that could be transplanted into a straight drama. I wanted more stories that represented my lived experience as an adult lesbian, and Wen's narrative gave me that.)

Wen keeps searching for a home even while living with Alan and having loved him in the past. Which to me was a sign that he'd moved to this smaller city, living in Alan's condo and in Alan's life with Alan's extended family... He started eating beef because Alan did and following along. He doesn't know where HE feels at home, what Wen needs to be comfortable and happy. When he more & more starts to believe he can make this home with Jim, he's determined to make it happen.

#really long post #agonizingly long meta #sorry to my mutuals #ily 😘😘😘#drama review #drama recommendation #midnight series: moonlight chicken #jimwen #moonlight chicken

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smittenskitten · 1 year

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2K22 : wrapped ↳ favorite things

Well that's a wrap for all things 2022...mostly. Watched so many things this year. I usually do multiple posts for all things favorite, but this year wanted to do it in one. Thought it would take less time but ended up taking more 😅 I had only one new anime this year, hopefully next year will get to add a few more.

Thank you everyone for sticking around even if I wasn't blogging about the things you came here for 🫶 here is to thriving another year on this hellsite 🖖

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suzannahnatters · 6 months

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yesterday I bingewatched 3/4s of the short cdrama NIGHT OF LOVE WITH YOU and so far there have been no nights of love but there HAS been a hilarious ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN level sporking of kdrama and cdrama tropes and two dear little villains falling for each other, 10/10 recommend you can watch the whole thing here! it's hilarious! it's poignant! it's under 4 hours! the production values are low and the sound occasionally cuts out for a couple of minutes but the writing is some of the best I've seen from Asian drama, seriously!

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#cdrama #chinese drama #night of love with you #asian drama #villain romance #drama recommendation #Youtube

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camelliawitch · 3 months

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Episodes become sadder and sadder. My love to Shang XiRui becomes bigger and bigger.

Photo source: Pinterest

#cdrama #chinese drama #to show #chinese #winter begonia #shang xirui #cheng fengtai #yin zheng #huang xiaoming #tv series #my boyyyy #he is so good precious #precious #drama recommendation #must watch #i’m in love with this man

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gillianthecat · 3 months

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Viki said "Try Something Different! >" and I said, "sure, why not," and so I clicked on Pale Moon.

AND OMG YOU GUYS I AM OBSESSED. I've been struggling to focus on anything but I was captivated. If you enjoy fascinating middle-aged women, and an elliptical, sometimes film-like approach, I highly recommend it to you.

I just finished the first episode, and only read the first few lines of the synopsis, so in many ways I don't know where it's going, and it's beautiful. (Please don't spoil me on anything! 🙏) Our protagonist is complex and subtle, and played by an actress with incredible presence, but everyone else around her is also fascinating and real in their own right, and I'm so curious to see the directions all these relationships develop.

It's 10 one-hour episodes, and came out last spring, but I don't remember seeing anything about it until now, so I don't know if it went under the radar, or I just missed that conversation. Perhaps it goes downhill after episode 1, but it's hard to imagine given how carefully everything is being set up so far.

#pale moon #pale moon kdrama #kdramas #part of it is I think I've watched to many men and young people and need to follow complicated older women #but also it's just that good #drama recommendation #recs #my recs #do i have a tag for that already?

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gradienta · 1 year

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Straight Dramas - My favs in no particular order [1]

The Long Ballad (China, 2021, Historical Romance) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Damn, it was so good! I got interested in Historical dramas only because of this one. Maturing female lead, devoted male lead, gripping plot, cross-dressing for dessert - I love it all!

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (South Korea, 2021, Real Life Romance) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So so so sooooo good! The female lead who's not an idiot, the male lead who's not in a hurry to fall to his knees for her, mutual attraction and bickering... And the smile of the male lead. Ohhh yeah. Similar vibe: Meet Yourself

It's Okay not to Be Okay (South Korea, 2020, Psychological Drama) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Honestly, after many FMVs I got to expect less depth, but there's just so much here. Family, personal growth, anger management, a lot of coping with personal trauma... Beautiful.

When the Weather Is Fine (South Korea, 2020, Real Life Romance) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I came for Seo Kang Joon, but I stayed for the drama. Damn, the storyline with sisters is strong! And the friendship one! And the adoptive family one!..

You Are My Hero (China, 2021, Romance, Drama) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's like "Descendants of the Sun", but with a better plot and characters. While I concede that Song Joong Ki was amazing in the Korean drama, everything else is better in the Chinese drama, imho. And, keeping in mind that I actually liked "Descendants of the Sun", this drama became a revelation.

HONORABLE MENTION:

You Are My Glory (China, 2021, Romance, Drama) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The gaming plot made it lose 1 star because I'm not a gamer. But everything else? Mature, inspired, amazing.

Lighter & Princess (China, 2022, Romance, Drama) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "local genius" trope is not something I like, but "living after prison" plot is so good! Similar vibe: Forever Love

Skate Into Love (China, 2020, Comedy, Romance) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Again, the only thing that made the drama lose a star for me is sport in the plot, but I must say that many Chinese dramas about different professional areas are so inspired. GOOD for them.

Straight TV-dramas recs [1] [2] [3]

#asian drama #korean drama #chinese drama #gradienta on tv shows #asian drama rec #drama recommendation #the long ballad #hometown cha cha cha #it's okay not to be okay #when the weather is fine #you are my hero #cdrama #kdrama

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omgpurplefattie · 8 months

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I love seeing the Mysterious Lotus Casebook brainrot slowly spreading among the C-drama adjacent part of my dashboard!

Just because it's three people instead of an ironclad OTP doesn't mean it can't be a) extremely emotional and b) very gay.

It's not on Rakuten Viki yet, let alone any western distributor; but there are episodes with EngSub officially on YouTube:

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Here's the first one. Enjoy!

#mysterious lotus casebook #drama recommendation #Youtube

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kdramachingoo · 2 months

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Welcome to Samdalri was really a treat to sore eyes....

The visuals, the waves, the sunsets, the refine acting of the FL and ML, the Ahjummas, best friends and loving sisters along with loyal employees was absolute perfection.

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bts-trans · 2 years

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220511 V’s Instagram Stories

The drama of my life🥲 우리들의 블르스

The drama of my life🥲 Our Blues

다음 화 얼른 내주세요

Please release the next episode immediately

#220511 #v #taehyung #instagram #insta #story #drama recommendation #our blues #taehyung is such a mood haha #bts #bangtan

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defnot-naurr · 10 months

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A Series Review/Recommendation-Takin' Over The Asylum(1994)

Starring young David Tennant, who played a precious, chaotic and enthusiastic-minded character, with bipolar disorder-this drama, in my opinion, is truly underrated beyond measure.

The drama begins with a struggling and aspirant middle-aged radio jokey, trying to drag his life along with him, achieve his dearest of all dreams, pay his grandma's television bills, and knock on the doors of random people to bring some sales to his boss as a double-glazing salesman. Eddie McKenna (Ken Scott).

But what will happen when he had to re-establish a hospital radio station at St Jude's? Will the ideas succeed? Or will everything come collapsing down?

Click here to watch the trailer!

Click here to check out the first episode!

"This show did more for mental health than 13 reasons why ever will. Yes there’s some stereotypical stuff in there but it’s surprising how ahead of it’s time it is." -moonpriest8016

"Thank you so much for posting this. I was rattling my brain trying to remember a brilliant comedy/heartfelt series. The only thing that I could recall was a sandy haired man that was a manic DJ. Was googling details and that it wasn't One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. I found it. Brilliant drama, excellentt cast. Thanks for letting me watch this again. Laughs and tears, but mainly laughs." -zoewilding1845

"Inspired is when you believe you can do anything. Manic is when you know it." -Campbell

#marauders fandom #Campbell is basically young barty-prove me wrog #90s aesthetic #inspirational #series recommendation #drama recommendation #for you #retro aesthetic #radio jokey #radio #takin' over the asylum

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aurorasandsad-prose · 6 months

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I'm currently watching Devil's Plan on Netflix and of course I only started it because of Seungkwan and here are my three main takeaways -

1) The games are really well made. It literally forces you to wrack your brain along with the players.

2) They chose the players really well too. Of course some are smarter than the others but it's so fun to watch smart people go at something. Very fascinating. Makes me wonder if I could've survived

3) Boo Seungkwan is a very precious human being and he must be protected from all harm.

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valiantblizzarddragon · 10 months

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Seen "Beyond Evil" on Netflix yet?

I gave this drama 9.5/10 rating!

⚠️CW | TW // Dark, suspenseful, psychological, crime, thriller, suicide and others.

Half of the season I feel confused and headaches in guessing who the villain is. Seeing the main character's expression made me even more confused. Idk how to do a drama review but, this drama is underrated amazing !!

gave 10/10 rating for the character, Lee Dong-Sik !!! ❤️‍🔥😎

hes sexy, crazy, and depressed ahjussi. I LOVE IT! 🤩

#beyond evil #korean drama #lee dongsik #netflix #drama recommendation

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smittenskitten · 1 year

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8 Shows To Get To Know Me

Thank you @leedongwook for tagging me!

Hmmm shows to get to know me.... I think I got some

The Queen of Office (I have talked about it lots and how it had a huge impact in my life. Kind of my comfort drama)

A Tale of Thousand Stars (Absolutely bonkers. It rewired my brain chemistry for sure)

Ma Dao Zu Shi (is it overrated? Yes. But my God! Just start playing Wuji to me and I am a goner)

Cherry Magic (I was taking a break from jdrama but this one reaffirmed my trust in Japanese media again)

Dong Yi (it started with my love for history then realizing King Sukjong pulled the most notable women in history as his queen, consorts and concubines.... And this one just stuck with me more than the others)

KinnPorsche (no surprise there)

Someday or One Day (it hurts so much)

Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku (I loved the manga and the live action. The casting was 👏👏👏 )

Tagging a few people. No pressure ❤️❤️❤️

@ashinlae @aoyamariku @baijingting @belsmultifandommess @cytharat @chaos0pikachu @elnotwoods @fangrui @freensrcha @guzhu-furen @i-got-the-feels @jiustian @jyuubin @kinnsporsche @kimporchay @lanzhans @laowen @minmoyu @milkpansa @nyx4 @nonkul @pharawee @pondsphuwin @respectthepetty @sanoreo @snimeat @wanderlust-in-my-soul @yohankang

#☀️ tagged 🌙#bleh bleh bleh #this serves as #drama recommendation #as well

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