RECOMMENDED/FAVORITE JDRAMAS (ask for suggestions here)

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i find it interesting that PRIDE has so much popularity. here in japan, it didn't get so much acclaim, in fact i stopped watching it because i thought it was pretty boring. i kept the channel to it though because i like takeuchi yuuko, hehe.

i'll go donna-style with this post:

Profession-Based Dramas:
1.) Furuhata Ninzaburou - Tamura Masakazu
2.) GTO - Sorimachi Takeshi/Matsushima Nanako
3.) Yamato Nadeshiko - Matsushima Nanako
4.) Sayonara Odu Sensei - Tamura Masakazu
5) Odoru Daisousasen - Oda Yuuji
6.) Shiroi Kyoto - Karasawa Toshiaki
7.) HERO - Kimura Takuya
8.) Beginner - mimura
9.) Medaka - mimura
10.) R-17
11.) Seigi ha katsu - oda yuuji
12.) Suna no utsuwa - nakai masayuki
13.) Kabachitare - tokiwa takako
14.) rikon bengoshi
15.) Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo - Doumoto Tsuyoshi

Emotional Dramas:
1.) Koukou Kyoushi 2003 - Ueto Aya / Fujiki Naohito
2.) Hitotsu Yane no Shita 1 & 2 - Eguchi Yousuke, Sakai Noriko
3.) Koukou Kyoushi 1993 - Sanada Hiroyuki
4.) Strawberry on the Shortcake - takizawa hideaki
5.) Kimi to ita mirai no tame ni - doumoto tsuyoshi
6.) Aruja-non ni hanatabawo (Flowers for Algernon) - yusuke santamaria
7.) Garasu no kamen - adachi yumi
8.) Ienakiko - adachi yumi
9.) toubousha - eguchi yousuke
10.) Bokura no yuuki - doumoto brothers
11.) Summer Snow - Dohmoto Tsuyoshi/Ryoko Hirosue/Izumi Chizuru/Oguri Shun/Imai Tsubasa

Romance:
1.) Tokyo Love Story - Oda Yuuji
2.) Sekai no Chuusin de Ai wo Sakebu - Yamada
3.) Last Christmas - Oda Yuuji / Yada Akiko
4.) Long Vacation - Kimura Takuya
5.) konna koi no hanashi - sanada hiroyuki / matsushima nanako
6.) Koi ga sitai x 3
7.) Mukodono (My Husband) - Nagase Tomoya/Takeuchi Yuko
8.) Boku to kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi - kusanagi tsuyoshi
9.) Orange Days

Food-Based:
1.) Shota no Sushi - Kashiwabara Takashi
2.) Food Fight - Kusanagi Tsuyoshi

Sports-Based / Teenager:
1.) Water Boys - Yamada
2.) Water Boys 2
3.) Stand UP!
3.) Ace wo Nerae - Aya Ueto
4.) Wonderful Life - Sorimachi Takeshi

Family Dramas:
1.) Fuufu - Tamura Masakazu
2.) Otousan - Tamura Masakazu/Ryoko Hirosue/Fukada Kyoko
3.) Oyaji - Tamura Masakazu/Ryoko Hirosue

these are the only ones that pop into my head at the moment. many japanese people will argue that "Kita no kuni" is number 1, "Kinpachi sensei" is up there too. "Manhattan Koi monogatari" is famous, "love generation" and many others are legendary but I have not seen them so I cannot rank them.

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject: yep Post Rating: 0

hue2 guess d topic is quite hot...
ok.. here's d list

romantic drama/sad drama
1.beautiful life->awesome but sad
2.long vacation->cool love that all d time
3.Love generation->ok..

friendship
1.GTO->must 2 see
2.beach boys->hue2, cute frienship
3.Back2school->mostly like GTO but cool

cool drama
1.pride->same as d title... pride as a man

Mistery
1.sleepin forest->not 2 great but ok.
2.hero->more prefer this than sleepin forest

oohhh... got a lot more maybe this is enough 4 while...
u should try a Kdorama FULLHOUSE... i recomend u 2 watch this....
4 me very2 interestin....

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject: My fave shows... Post Rating: 0

I started out watching japanese programs after I saw the movie Andromedia, with SPEED and Da Pump. Even though there werent any subtitles at that time, I still enjoyed watching it, since Id been into J-pop for a while. My first JDrama was Kasouken no Onna 2, and since then Ive been an avid fan and I am looking forward to Shin Kasouken no Onna Go, the fifth season. My only regret is that Koba san is no longer in the show... ah, sorry, spoiler. Mr. Green

I love several other shows although they might not be populer, but they were cute and fun...
Private Actress, Pu Pu Pu (I love Morita Go) Yome wa Mitsuboshi (The Perfect Bride) ah, Morita Go in there again...thats one of my favorites. Koi ga Shitai was good, I love Tokoro George. Hes also in Pu Pu Pu... Akimehende, it was okay. Summer Snow was excellent. I liked Live, something about having been in music classes made it come home to me. And the guy in that one is cute as well... Pretty Girls was just sweet. I started watching Big Wing, it had its good points.

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:03 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I would recommend all dramas with TAkuya Himura or Takeuchi Yuko in it. Both of the are funny and love to watch.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I´ve seen just a few j-doramas, but I would recomend:

- Kamisama, mou sukoshi dake
- Orange Days
- Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
- Over Time
- Yamato Nadeshiko
- Majo no Joken
- Beautiful Life

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Everybody misses two of my absolute favorites - Virgin Road and Koibumi (Love Letter) Wub

Both star Emi Wakui. Me likes her. Nobody can cry like Emi. Big Smile

Atsuro Watabe and Miki Mizuno are great in Koibumi. Top class.

For romance and KimuTaku, you can't go wrong with Long Vacation and Love Generation. Simple stuff that works.

Strawberry on the Shortcake was my first and it really got me hooked. I recommend it strongly.

Star no Koi is sweet.

Yanpapa is silly but funny and moving too.

Shotgun Marriage is a nice one - funny, a little crazy-hip, but it works. And it has Takenouchi Yutaka and Hirosue Ryoko in the leads. Yummy. And Abe Hiroshi and Sonny Chiba give great backup.

Oh oh oh, and for a really silly, heartwarming romantic comedy - Golden Bowl. About a quarter of each episode is stupid, but the rest is mostly wonderful. Kaneshiro Takeshi and Kuroki Hitomi. Wub

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:32 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

thanks y'all for sharing your recommendations, also for arranging it by genre and putting more details.. Laugh

it's quite overwhelming to see so many titles.. btw, just curious.. how long have ya'll been watching these? some lists are quite long that i wonder how long it'll take me or if i'll ever have enough time to watch all those titles.

thanks again!

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Love Generation =Kimura Takuya ,Matsu Takako
Love Revolution= Fujiki Naohito ,Ezumi Makiko
Majo no Jouken= Matsushima Nanako , Takizawa Hideaki
Taiyou wa Shisumanai
Taiyou no kisetsu
Sore wa Totsuzen Kaze no Youni

I think I like every Tackey's drama !! Mr. Green

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:33 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Favourite J-Dramas:

Heaven Cannot Wait
Oyaji
Koi ga Shitai
Investigator Mariko - All seasons and the special (I just watched it Smile

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Beach Boys
Shopping Hero

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:58 am Post subject: What about,,, Post Rating: 0

Lunch Queen!!

Yousuke Eguchi is fantastic actor!
Funny and yummy show. thumright

Somebody help me DLing the final episode!!
I will invite you to G-mail if you could!!

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

you cant go wrong with GTO. I think if you're new to jdorama, then thats a good place to start. Wub

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:25 am Post subject: another fav Post Rating: 0

One of my favorites was also my first J-dorama...Kira Kira Hikaru. A medical mystery series, it had a great ensemble cast. (kyoka.dweji.com/tv_kira_cast.html)
It was presented subbed on i-Channel years ago, but I didn't make a copy.

Wish some kind soul would dig through their video tapes and share a copy with everyone! Big Smile

-dweji

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:47 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I recommend ORANGE DAYS
great drama

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:10 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

My top 10 list:

1. Orange Days
2. IWGP
3. News no onna
4. Love Revolution
5. Kamisama mou sukoshi dake
6. Seikimatsu no uta (it's different from other love drama but the stories were very touching)
7. Gokusen
8. Seikimatsu no uta (I like the first story the most)
9. Suekko chounan ane san nin
10. Hoshi no kinka 2