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dangermousieI decided to post a quick and dirty version of my Top Dozen Kdramas/Jdramas/Twdranas (yes, I am still working on all kdramas ever list, next installment coming soon).
But this is just a quick version. It's probably a good indicator of my tastes and useful to determine how well my tastes align with your own. If half these dramas are something you loathe, then you should probably treat my general recs with caution.
Top Dozen Kdramas
1. IRIS
1. Worlds Within
3. The Legend
3. Mawang
5. Capital Scandal
6. Chuno
7. Hong Gil Dong
8. Spring Waltz
9. My Girl
10. Save the Last Dance for Me
11. A Love to Kill
12. Tree of Heaven
12. Friend Our Legend
12. Last Scandal
What this says about me:
* I love my kdramas angsty. Out of 14 dramas on the list (I cheated :P), only about half end well. Only 3 of these 14 dramas could ever plausibly classify as comedies and even those have plenty of moments that could make you bawl.
* I like my dramas plotty. All of these have fairly decent plots, and some are quite twisty. Dramas with little plot aren't my thing.
* Strong women - with a couple of exceptions, these dramas' ladies are TOUGH.
* Period dramas are my thing - 5 of these are period dramas of some sort.
* I like fights - half of them have plenty of those fight scenes - guns OR swords
* I tend to go for tough guy unabashedly worshipping the woman he loves scenario. That or best friends becoming a couple. Overwhelming majority of the dramas on the list qualify as one of these (only one does not, arguably)
* I clearly adore Kang Ji Hwan (2 dramas on the list), Hyun Bin (ditto), Lee Da Hae (ditto), and Shin Minah (ditto)
* Great production values are a must
*Not one of these dramas is over 24 episodes
Top Dozen Jdramas
1. Love Shuffle
2. Pride
3. Aishiteiru to Itte Kure
4. Itoshi Kimi E
5. Utahime
6. Hana Yori Dango
7. Forbidden Love
8. Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Date
9. Mukodono
10. Sapuri
11. Bara No Nai Hanaya
12. Tatta Hitotsu No Koi
What this says about me:
* I love romance stories - angsty, star-crossed ones. Too bad jdramas don't make more
* Happy endings are good (only two if these don't have it) but I like my dramas angsty - only two of them are happy fluffy bunnies.
* I will watch anything written by Nojima Shinji (the writer of N1 and N2 dramas on my list)
* I'd rather eat my own head than watch a school story (except for Hanadan, but that's an exception to everything).
Top Dozen Tw/Cdramas
1. The Outsiders
2. Mars
3. Black and White
4. Meteor Garden
5. To Get Her
6. Why Why Love
7. My Lucky Star
8. Return of the Condor Heroes
9. Autumn Concerto (Nest Stop Happiness)
10. Down with Love
11. Silence
12. It Started with a Kiss
What this says about me:
* 6 out of 12 star an F4 member. I am shameless.
* Angsty or fluffy is all good - just not too cracky.
* Vic Zhou = my fave drama guy ever. 2-4 and 11 are all him.
But this is just a quick version. It's probably a good indicator of my tastes and useful to determine how well my tastes align with your own. If half these dramas are something you loathe, then you should probably treat my general recs with caution.
Top Dozen Kdramas
1. IRIS
1. Worlds Within
3. The Legend
3. Mawang
5. Capital Scandal
6. Chuno
7. Hong Gil Dong
8. Spring Waltz
9. My Girl
10. Save the Last Dance for Me
11. A Love to Kill
12. Tree of Heaven
12. Friend Our Legend
12. Last Scandal
What this says about me:
* I love my kdramas angsty. Out of 14 dramas on the list (I cheated :P), only about half end well. Only 3 of these 14 dramas could ever plausibly classify as comedies and even those have plenty of moments that could make you bawl.
* I like my dramas plotty. All of these have fairly decent plots, and some are quite twisty. Dramas with little plot aren't my thing.
* Strong women - with a couple of exceptions, these dramas' ladies are TOUGH.
* Period dramas are my thing - 5 of these are period dramas of some sort.
* I like fights - half of them have plenty of those fight scenes - guns OR swords
* I tend to go for tough guy unabashedly worshipping the woman he loves scenario. That or best friends becoming a couple. Overwhelming majority of the dramas on the list qualify as one of these (only one does not, arguably)
* I clearly adore Kang Ji Hwan (2 dramas on the list), Hyun Bin (ditto), Lee Da Hae (ditto), and Shin Minah (ditto)
* Great production values are a must
*Not one of these dramas is over 24 episodes
Top Dozen Jdramas
1. Love Shuffle
2. Pride
3. Aishiteiru to Itte Kure
4. Itoshi Kimi E
5. Utahime
6. Hana Yori Dango
7. Forbidden Love
8. Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Date
9. Mukodono
10. Sapuri
11. Bara No Nai Hanaya
12. Tatta Hitotsu No Koi
What this says about me:
* I love romance stories - angsty, star-crossed ones. Too bad jdramas don't make more
* Happy endings are good (only two if these don't have it) but I like my dramas angsty - only two of them are happy fluffy bunnies.
* I will watch anything written by Nojima Shinji (the writer of N1 and N2 dramas on my list)
* I'd rather eat my own head than watch a school story (except for Hanadan, but that's an exception to everything).
Top Dozen Tw/Cdramas
1. The Outsiders
2. Mars
3. Black and White
4. Meteor Garden
5. To Get Her
6. Why Why Love
7. My Lucky Star
8. Return of the Condor Heroes
9. Autumn Concerto (Nest Stop Happiness)
10. Down with Love
11. Silence
12. It Started with a Kiss
What this says about me:
* 6 out of 12 star an F4 member. I am shameless.
* Angsty or fluffy is all good - just not too cracky.
* Vic Zhou = my fave drama guy ever. 2-4 and 11 are all him.
