How did you discover JDrama?

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

My friend told me about Liar Game, and he's also told me about other jdramas and movies. Now I've watched so many different movies and dramas since liar game.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:59 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

A couple of years ago a network here in our country aired "Gokusen". That's how I discovered Jdramas.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I had a Korean friend visiting, and as we were drinking beer and flipping channels we stumbled upon the International Channel. She wanted to see how well she could remember her Japanese, so we watched for a while. The show was Three Grown Men, and in the scene that was on, a woman was standing in a window overlooking a parking lot, talking on her cellphone to a man downstairs in the parking lot. She was begging him to make her into a fog, according to the subtitles, and it was so bizarre I was instantly hooked.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I got hooked on Anime when Channel4 a late slot and showed Akira, as well as going to the cinema to see Ghost in the shell. ( Both are being turned into US live action movies. Hrmm, I'll wait and hold judgement on them.)
I've watched a load of Anime and when I finished watching the Nodame Cantabile anime, I noticed the live action version, so I watched that to see how it ended as the live action story progressed further than the anime did.
Since then the amount of anime I've watched has reduced to a trickle, but my HD and backup drive is chocked full with Jdrama.
I also find it a bit of a love/hate thing, as the storylines can be rather similar and predictable, but I love anything that shows the language and culture. If all these were in English then I might as well watch Eastenders. (UK brain numbing soap)
I prefer my Jdrama to be quirky like Suika or ones that deviate from the traditional like Ashita no Kita Yoshio.

Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Googled for Ryokiteki Na Kanojo after learning what it was and then found the site and got introduced.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

It all started with anime...so anyway, this is how it went:

anime=>Prince of Tennis=>Prince of Tennis Musicals=>Shirota Yu=>Akanishi Jin=>KAT-TUN=>Sapuri+Tatta Hitotsu no Koi+Nobuta wo Produce (which is what really made me like dramas)=>many many dramas.

But now? Mostly just dramas. And J-Rock. I want to try other dramas though...I've only seen three other dramas that aren't Japanese. (Meteor Garden, Meteor Rain, Devil Beside Me).

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I first became an anime addict around 2002 during college freshmen ( meaning total mass downloads of animes via bittorrent). Then in Animesuki forums, someone said there was going to be a Sailormoon Live Action at around 2003 so I kept searching for it online. I found it at a now retired site called JTV or JEM (forgetting the name since it's been gone for 2 years), but they had other dramas which I didnt bother getting since I wasn't familiar with Jdramas that time. I only wanted my Sailormoon Live action. But then one day i got bored so I started watching an episode of the other Jdoramas in that site and eventually K -dramas. Also explored the Extra Links section of that site which had a link to the older 2003-2004 version of D-addicts. After that, all is history. I became a total anime, drama, manga addict.

Recently though, I watch more dramas than animes. I guess it depends on the season. Big Smile

FYI: yes I'm an older(not old) member of d-addicts but don't post much unless I really feel like saying something profound. Anyways, through the years (4-5 years now) D-addicts has truly grown so much. Before, only 5-10 videos come out everyday, but now, it's like 20+ videos are uploaded by so many members.
I also really appreciate that there are fansubbers who work hard and share the drama love.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I started with anime too - Inuyasha. My sister borrowed the DVDs from her friend. While waiting for her to finally get her butt out of the sofa so we can go out, I propped onto a seat and watched with her.

"Ehh, it's quite funny and it has lots of action." i thought. So, I continued watching and completed the 167 episodes. ^_^ That was also my first introduction to Japanese media which I will like in the long run. In the past, i couldn't understand why my primary school classmates would listen to Japanese songs (from SPEED) - which they dont even understand.

Anyway, I went from Inuyasha to D.N. Angel to Gundam Seed ... blahblahblah. Engine was airing on Friday nights 2 years ago, and again my sister gushed about how adorable the kids are, so I gave it a try. LOL. . . it's funny how car racing is only shown in episode 1 and 10... heh. Then, TV was showing a repeat telecast of Pride and Kimura was so charming in that show! So, i gave it a try and i love the simple story with ice hockey and Queen songs setting. I thought the cast gave their best. I love the interaction among the guys.

So, now, I like watching animes and jdramas. Occasionally, I read some manga. currently, I'm reading D.Gray man and Ouran High School Host Club ^_^

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

mmm how i get into it ????
I have a japanese friend (Ken) and two years ago he told me about a very funny "dorama" (i didn't even know what was a drama Blink

). This drama was "densha otoko".
Since then i've become a drama addict Alcoholic

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Was into the english-voiced over anime (Ronin Warriors) back in high school because they had them on like very early in the mornings. Wasn't really into much in the following years because you don't get much here in the US. Last year, my brother dl Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon so my then, 3yr tom-boy niece who loves Power Ranger and any boys toys, will get into the girls stuff. He happened to also dl HYD. I never got into it until I watched the first episode of HYD while at my sister's (brother gave her a copy of season 1). I was like, "Whoa! She just punched that rich-ass jerk! I wanna see more!" That's how it started and is still going. I do watch a mixture of all J-K-T dramas. They all have their own appeal.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: hook 2 drama Post Rating: 0

Glad to c everyone gettin hook 2 J-drama by various ways.

>> Fer me (SG): I was in my poly yr 1: when my friend first started watch his 1st J-drama. Tink was Densha Otoko. At tat time, i was not even aware of J-drama in my entire life, as i juz heard of it. Since then i started lookin into J-drama. Believe me, the rate i see J-drama wasn't enough fer me 2 DL day by day. Upon looking thru my collection of J drama , Shock-o! =) Was there a term 2 describe J-drama Addicts? Tat would be ME!

PS: 2 every1 watching J-drama, hope to share ur interesting views of J-drama @ anytime and anywhere!!

Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I was on irc, and @ the time, I was still only watching anime. I dl-ed something off a bot that I thought was an anime movie 699mb. It was called Hito ni Yasashiku (Be nice to people) [1st ep]. I was surprised it was real people, acting like anime characters! Laugh

It was new to me. Back then, I always stayed away from asian dramas cuz I hated the RAW sound... like how the soaps here in America sounded. The sound footage bothered me. Luckily, 3 Peace was one of those family-oriented, quirky, funny, left-you-feeling-good kinda show and from there, I started watching more and more j-dramas. Smile

Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

My introduction to j-dorama was kind of on the geeky side. A friend showed me his Sailor Moon Live Action DVDs. I was into anime but I never watched the Sailor Moon cartoon and I was never into things like the Power Rangers. For some reason though, watching it was like eating potato chips (mmm....potato chips). And within a week I had gone through all 50 odd episodes and was hungry for more live action versions of anime.

So the first one I came across was Taiho Shichauzo which was the live action version of You're Under Arrest. It starred a young Misaki Itoh and I immediately fell in love with her and started digging around for anything I could find on her. This led me to Gokusen where I immediately dumped Misaki Itoh as my favourite actress and replaced her with Yukie Nakama!

Following Yukie around led me to Trick and Hiroshi Abe. I didn't fall in love with Abe
Tongue

but I thought he was great and because of him I watched My Little Chef. My Little Chef led me to find more shows with Akiko Yada and Aya Ueto.

And from there, my life spiraled out of control.

Yeah, so thank you very much Sailor Moon. Glare

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:42 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

it started with anime and tokyo love story

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I was searching for the Hana Yori Dango anime and came across the live action. I thought it looked kinda funny so I watched the first episode and fell in love. It is still my favorite drama of all time. I've watched many dramas since then.