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  • Spring ’16, Part 2

    Spring ’16, Part 2

    The future is ✨ BRIGHT ✨, my friends! I decided to “pass/fail” (so to speak) some dramas, but ended up passing most of them. I love having so many Japanese dramas to watch!
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  • Spring ’16, Part 1

    Spring ’16, Part 1

    NOTE: I wrote this on May 1, where it continued to languish in my drafts until I finished Fire Emblem Fates (AGAIN) and realized that I didn’t have anything to do. And I finally started watching Japanese dramas again after not finishing any of the ones in my Winter ’16 post. Progress!

    I’ll be honest. After Signal, I lost interest in watching any dramas. And how could I not? It was just… so much. SO MUCH PERFECTION! And you heard it here first — there’s nothing that will top it this year. I didn’t bother finishing any of the other ones I started either, and it probably didn’t help that I was in the middle of last minute travel prep and Fire Emblem Fates. I did watch some of Sanadamaru while I was in Japan and while it was very exciting to go to Osaka Castle (where I had a moment and realized why I kept seeing Sakai Masato’s face all over Osaka stations… lol), I wasn’t like “oh my gosh, gotta watch some dramas!”

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  • Winter ’16, Part 2

    Winter ’16, Part 2

    Always feels nice to watch a Japanese drama, especially since it’s so easy to watch Korean ones so regularly — I say this all the time. As usual, I’m not watching very many and I’m watching them intermittently due to availability and what not…

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  • Winter ’16, Part 1

    Winter ’16, Part 1

    I’ve gotten a little lazy when it comes to dramas these days… I’m only watching 3 as opposed to something crazy like 5-6 at once. Just 3…

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  • A year in dramas (2015).

    A year in dramas (2015).

    Instead of doing some mega essay about why so-and-so was my favorite in such-and-such category, I’m just gonna share highlights. It ended up being 1500+ words anyway. Here’s what I saw:

    JAPANESE

    Dakara Koya
    Date
    Fuben na Benriya
    Garasu no Ashi
    Ghostwriter
    Gisou no Fuufu
    Hitorigurashi*
    Hondana Shokudo
    I’m Home
    Ishi no Mayu
    Ishitachi no Renai Jijou

    Itsumo Futari de*
    Kageri Yuku Natsu
    Kamoshirenai Joyutachi
    Mondai no aru Restaurant
    Mutsu
    Okashi no Ie
    Orient Kyuukou Satsujin Jiken
    Otona Joshi
    Tamiou
    Tenshi to Akuma
    Utsukushii Hito*

    KOREAN

    A Wife’s Credentials*
    Awl
    Bubblegum
    Heard It Through the Grapevine
    Heart to Heart
    Hogu’s Love
    I Remember You (Hello Monster)
    Mask

    Missing Noir M
    My Beautiful Bride
    Oh My Ghostess
    Orange Marmalade
    Producer
    Punch
    Splash Splash Love
    Valid Love

    TOTAL: 38

    New record! And that’s even after taking a mini-break after Oh My Ghostess. Yes, it’s a lot. I’m not a college student anymore (for now anyway), and it’s easy to unwind by watching a drama episode or two after work. I usually watch a few at once and finish them around the same time (usually j-dramas because they’re on the same schedule, even though they’re subbed slower). That’s all there is to it!

    Now onto this year in dramas:

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  • Fall ’15

    Fall ’15

    Last one for the year before some kind of year-end round up! I’ve also watched 26 dramas as of a few days ago. As usual, I’m watching a lot more Japanese dramas towards the end of the year. AND IT FEELS GREAT. (more…)

  • Summer ’15

    Summer ’15

    Amazing things: I’ve watched 19 dramas so far this year! I usually end up finishing dramas within weeks of each other rather than endless marathon sessions, feels like a lot though. (more…)

  • Spring ’15

    Spring ’15

    Sometimes I wonder how many dramas is too many dramas… and then I watch more. Ha! This is more like a mid-season review, but it’s all Gucci! (more…)

  • Winter ’15

    Winter ’15

    Observations on the Winter 2015 season, about a month too late. Oop! (more…)