What Makes You Watch a New / Unknown Drama?

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:02 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

a. Actors / Actresses
b. Plot synopsis
c. Friends / Family recommendations
j. It has English subtitle

Please also indicate your age group
a. 13-18

Please indicate your sex:

b. Female

How do you decide if a drama is good to watch... or do you just download every single drama that comes out and watch the first episode of each one?

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i am usually drawn to certain actors or actresses and I do like to watch the first episode and see if any of the characters in the show draw my attention. I also read the synopsis, because sometimes you can tell that a certain show is meant for a different target audience than myself.

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

mmmmmmm
that's a smart Q Smile

, but i think there's no rule for this , it depends on each person ^^

as for me , i normally care about the drama tat have actors that i like! i normally see what is my Fav next drama , and be set to dl it once it's there!!! Big Smile

of course i read the reviews of new dramas every now and then , to know what's worth watching and what's not , and of course it depends what type of dramas i like ,,....

are a newbie 2 drama?? cheers

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Actors - Because I follow a few specific actors, that's the first thing I go for, whether it's through announcements on their sites, official drama sites, or the upcoming drama thread (or other threads) here. It's shallow, but it's these actors who turned me into an addict in the first place. Most of my favorites are character actors, not leading, so I get dragged into a wide variety, which I appreciate. By the same token, actors can also decide me on NOT d/ling a drama. Too many idols and I have absolutely no interest.

Synopsis - generally gives me an idea if the story is going to be of any interest to me at all, or of a genre I tend to enjoy (for example, I can take only so many high school dramas in a year before Alcoholic

happens... there has to be another factor for me to d/l them).

Miscellaneous information - I'm just now beginning to recognize writers and directors, so that's beginning to play into my choices. Sometimes there's other tidbits of info that peak my interest.

Subtitles - If a drama is picked up for subtitling, I'll often go back & pick it up unless it's something I know I'll never be interested in.

Release year - Being exclusively a jdrama person, I'll pretty much d/l anything that comes from the 1990's (and earlier).

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:04 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

hmm good question...I usually search around forums for recommendation/rating pages to see what a large # of other ppl think about certain dramas....I usually try to check out the really famous & popular ones first and then with others, i DL them as they come out after I check the synopsis and the actors/actresses that star in it.

Usually a big factor for me are the leading actors, if I recognize them and like them, i'll most likely watch it. As for some dramas with ppl i dont recognize, I'll give it a try pending on if the synopsis sounds interesting or refreshing.

Another thing is that I usually search within genres of dramas that i like, I'm for the most part ,a big sucker for romantic comedies, so i usually try those the most. As for dramatic dramas and/or historical dramas, I have to see if the storyline and actors are worth watching or not since i dont like those as much.

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:04 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I usually don't download dramas from d-addicts. Usually, I just watch them on YouTube or Dailymotion. It is so much more convenient that way.

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

We had a poll on "what makes you watch a dorama" once where lots of people answered. I'm sorry I don't remember what that was called, but maybe you'd like to search for it nonetheless...

As for me, I have some actors which I look out for, like Abe Hiroshi or Shinohara Ryoko, Takeuchi Yuko aso. Either because I just like them or because all the doramas they did so far were great.
Just like toyotaku I have some doramas I didn't download because I didn't like some actors in it.

but more important is the story line. I check the dorama.wiki or j-dorama and if I don't like the description or if I think I have seen this type like 100times than I won't download.

In some cases I take interest because lots of people talk about a certain dorama or because I recognise other people on the thread which I know have similar interests as me.
Another recommendation is the fansubber (group) or the uploader. For example I like everything I've downloaded from SARS so far and most of what groink's uploaded was good stuff as well.

If I'm interested I usually download the first episode and watch it. Mostly I download the whole series after that Whistling

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I usually try to browse around and read the synopsis for all of the newer ones. If it sounds interesting I'll download it. From there if I like the acting of a particular person, or just the plot in general, I try to find other dramas that are similar.

I'm not really into the whole "following a specific idol" thing. Not that there's anything wrong with that at all. Yamapi has lead me to some interesting dramas, but he wasn't the deciding factor on whether to watch or not. And yeah, if it has subtitling being done, I'm at least ten times more likely to just download them on a whim. Which fansub group it's done by is a major factor too.

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I read the synopsis for latest dramas and I pick the ones that interest me too. I usually don't go on people's recommendations, cause I know that what other people like are different from what I like.. and I've found that out quite a few times, so I don't like doing that. And if there's a person that I like, I find other dramas that have them in it but it has to be good too! Just because a superstar is in something doesn't necessary deem it as great.. take Hello Miss as an example... lol.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:21 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

What is the most important factor that makes you watch a new / unknown drama?
a. Actors / Actresses (2)
b. Plot synopsis (3)
c. Friends / Family recommendations (I'm usually the one doing this) (7)
d. Genre (love story, martial arts, etc) (1)
h. Reviews of others (mostly from forums) (5)
j. It has English subtitle (4)
m. As long as it is seeded and can be downloaded (6)

(1) = most important
(7) = less important

First I look at the genre, and see whose acting in it. Then read the synopsis if it sounds interesting. I download the first episode and see if it actually goes anywhere plot wise. And of course has to be subbed because, for the life of me, I cannot understand Korean, and only know a little bit of Japanese. Once they pass these steps, I download everything all at once if I can. And if they are really good all the way to the end, I'll keep them and burn it onto CDs. I've erased so many dramas already because they just didnt keep my interest.

Please also indicate your age group
b. 19-25

Please indicate your sex:
b. Female

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:50 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Actors / Actresses
Plot synopsis

These three are usually the basis for the Dramas i watch. First i check for another drama that an actor/actress is in and then read the synopsis and if it interesting but lately i've just been downloading any drama i find from noted actors/actresses

Age group: 13-18

Sex: Male

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

a)
1. It has English subtitle (since i can't watch without subs Crying

)
2. Friends / Family recommendations
3. Actors / Actresses
4. Reviews of others
5. Plot synopsis
6. The number of episodes (prefer short dramas, 20 episodes or less)
7. Genre

Well if my sis recomended a drama I would directly watch it since she's more picky than I am.... but otherwise that's what i do: open jdorama or wikipedia and start browsing through links from an actor/actress that I like >> after I find a drama that seems kinda interesing I read reviews and the plot (trust reviews more) >> If I realized that it's a really really long drama I might reconsider watching it >> Though i do watch different genres but the thing thats out of the question is history... Hate romance dramaz that are over exagurated too (like the old ones) so if i see romance genre I might be a littlle careful and read more and more reviews....

b) 19-25

c) Female

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:47 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

im a drama collector so i download all the japanese dramas here in d-addicts, but i only watch about 2-3 dramas per season. when i first started watching dramas, i watch them to see my favorite actors, but now that i know better, here are my criteria:

n. Others: I check the scriptwriter first. Dramas from writers like Nojima Shinji, Yukawa Kazuhiko, Okada Yoshikazu, Sakamoto Yuji and Kizara Izumi interest me because for most of their dramas, the storyline is interesting and the character development is good.

if the drama is an adaptation, i prefer if it's based on a Watanabe Junichi or Matsumoto Seicho novel.

Please also indicate your age group
b. 19-25

Please indicate your sex:
b. Female

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