RECOMMENDED/FAVORITE JDRAMAS (ask for suggestions here)

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

- Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
- Majo no Jouken / Forbidden Love
- Taiyou No Kisetsu
- Summer Snow
- Koibumi
- Good Luck

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I recommend:

1. Beautiful Life
2. Konna Koi no Hanashi
3. Odoru Daisosasen
4. News no Onna
5. Renai Kekkon no Rule
6. Keizoku
7. Heaven's Coins 1
8. Churasan

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

1. beautiful life
2. gto
3. gokusen
4. summer snow

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I like very much Ace wo nerae (unfortunetlly I saw only 2ep), Cheap Love (Sorimachi have a great hair in this dorama Smile

, Kimi wa petto (Jun is so kute), GTO and Goksunen

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

It's interesting to read about fans' fave list.

Here's mine, I've only two cos I just wanna list the ones thst I think are best... there are others that I like of course, but these two are OUTSTANDING in my opinion.

Majo no Jouken
Yasha - this one is truly underrated. I bet not many people saw this one. Wish I can rip and sub it someday for everyone here Roll Eyes

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:53 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

school based dramas:
-Gokusen (Gokusen 2's airing now)
-Kinpachi sensei (a classic)
-GTO --> a lot of people say it's good but i read the manga first so didn't think it was as great but it's recommended for starter j-drama ppl
-Sayonara Ozu sensei
-Kou kou kyoshi (legendary in japan - the older version's better i heard)
-Until the battery dies
-Boku no Ikiru Michi

A lot of the dramas I like aren't on BT or they're Chinese subtitled... sorry.. most of them were on KTSF Laugh

1.Boku no Ikiru Michi Wub

(SO GOOD..but some people think it's slow.. Glare

WELL.. I argue dramas nowadays move way too fast. Makes you cry but not in the same way as kdramas)
-->currently working on eng subtitling it..
2.From Oregon With Love (Oregon kara ai) --> Same team that did Kitano Kuni kara.. similar storyline..just that it's set in Oregon. I would die for if anyone has these..was on KTSF looooong time ago
3.Under One Roof (classic)
4.Long Vacation (classic)
5.Furuhata Ninzaburo
6.Yamatonadeshiko (classic)
7.For You
8.Kamisama, Mou Sukoshi dake (God, Give me more time)
9.Ai Kotoba wa Yuuki
10.Gokusen

+other good ones: Boku to Kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi, Waterboys, Mukodono, At Home Dad, SOS, Dr. Koto Health Clinic, Pure, Orange Days, Ienakiko, Garasu no Kamen, Beauty or Beast, Shiroi Kyoto (White Tower), Say that you love me (Aishiteru to itte kure), News no Onna, Oyaji, Trick 1~3

...i know there's other's I haven't seen/forgot
Again, sorry many of them aren't on BT/not English subtitled (>_<) If would be happy to subtitle them if I had time.... and share it with the rest of the non-Japanese speaking drama-loving community since I know there's sooooo many good dramas out there that aren't subtitled yet....(but it's starting to thanks to all the subtitling teams out there!! props to all you guys!)::sigh::

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:01 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Kimi wa petto
Long vacation
Forbidden love
Minami no koibito
GTO
Gokusen
Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
Good Luck
Golden Bowl

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:09 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

well, obiviously, it depends on what genre u like. IMO, i think konna koi no hanashi, koibumi, meguri ai, were pretty bad love stories... kinda easy to guess wut was gonna happen next...
well, there's too many, but some notables are:

-Hero (detective)
-sora kara furu ichioku no hoshi (mystery/suspense/ love story?)
-lunch no jo-ou (food/family/love story)
-odoru daisousasen (kinda comedy/ detective)
-last christmas (love story/ kinda comedy) (i luvvved it, except for the last episode-- it sucked)
-M no higeki (mystery) (so far, its prbly one of the best drama ive seen)
-beautiful life (love story)
-sekachuu (teenage love story)
-kyumeibyoutou 24 III (medical) (this season's pretty good)

yeh some are pretty sad, but for me, i think the sadder the drama makes me feel, the better, although i didn like itoshi kimie, kinda corny. these are all just my opinions by the way, so dont get mad at me being a critic.

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:20 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Recently, i've just finished watching Pride and Mukodono! I absolutely loved both of them especially since Takeuchi Yuko is in both of them. For those who like watching love/comedy dramas i definitely recommend Mukodono! Tomoya nagase from Tokio is in it as well. I think he acts really good. He's just hilarious! I mean come on, the theme song in the drama itself is titled 'hitoribotchi no haburashi (lonely toothbrush). It can't get any funnier than that!

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:02 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

After watching I'm Sorry, I Love You (kdrama), I have officially given up on korean dramas because that was just ridiculous.. Heck, even the Korean sub-story on Lost is much better than any korean drama I've seen.

Anyway, I love my J-dramas. I've always been a fan of teenage and family centered dramas.

Orange Days is my newest love, I can relate so well with the characters and they have so much depth. A scene without any talking could evoke tears out of my eyes.

GTO
Gokusen
Densetsu no Kyoshi
Love & Peace
Oyaji
Kimi wa Petto

I really disliked Strawberry on the Shortcake, I've never liked the idea of crossing the line of sibling love even if its not related by blood. The only thing I liked was reminscing with the ABBA songs and the line "Maybe we aren't supposed to be with the one we love the most."

Beautiful Love had high production values, it was filmed very nicely, but I didn't like the flow and all the same constant struggles they had. I think the only thing I liked about it was the ending scene. Great song, great chemistry, great concept.

I can't think of anymore at the moment..

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:12 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

among what I have seen so far:
GTO
Oyaji
Koibumi
Long Vacation
Forbidden Love
Odoru Daisousasen

some other good ones I've deen:
Mukodono (2001)
My Little Chef
A Sleeping Forest (Nakayama Miho~~~)
Shotgun Marriage
News no Onna

don't bother:
Fighting Girl

There are so many good ones. I've seen close to 40 and I've liked a huge majority of these. Some I didn't think I was even going to like until about the third episode. So, watch as many as you can!! Tongue

Sena

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:53 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i haven't watched a lot so far, but i love them all!

Romance:
Beautiful Life (Kimura Takuya Wub

)
Pride (Kimura Takuya Wub

)
Heaven's Coins (i love the ending! I love this one so much!)

Family:
Mukodono(cute!)
Yanpapa(so touching.. weird at first, but i cried near the end.. i'm a daddy's girl afterall)
Akimahende (funny.. )
Hitonatsu no Papa

High School:
H2 (so addicting!)
Waterboys
Gokusen
GTO
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi
Stand Up!

Others:
Hero

I'm hoping to make this list longer.. i'll edit it the more jdoramas i watch

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:46 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Summer Snow
GTO
Beautiful Life
Gokusen
Long Vacation

Everything that casts Takuya is good.

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:02 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Good luck
Long Vacation
A Million Stars Falling From The Sky
Beautiful Life
Summer Snow
Ao no jidai

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:18 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

My recommendations for jdramas are

GTO
Love Generation
Orange Days Wub