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  • Summer ’18, Part 2

    Summer ’18, Part 2

    RE: my viewing habits—

    Despite feeling pleased with the quality of dramas I saw last year, I was pretty discouraged when I saw that my yearly drama count went from 34 to only 19. I haven’t been watching much lately, so I thought maybe I was becoming picky or there just wasn’t much to watch.

    Looking at what I finished, I know that isn’t the case. 2017 had a lot of good dramas I missed! And looking back at my yearly roundup posts, I realized something very important… I’ve always watched dramas less dramas during school. The only time I really ramped up my viewing habits was when I was on a school break, like now.

    For k-dramas I do generally prefer to watch live/normally because the series/episodes are way too long for me to ever want to watch otherwise. Seriously, when’s the last time I ever watched an OLDER k-drama? There’s a reason why I still haven’t finished Misty! J-dramas are short, sweet, and easy to finish within a day or two. So I actually think it’s better for me to wait until an extended break for me to watch whatever I want rather than feeling overwhelmed and ultimately discouraged when I end up dropping everything and watching nothing, lol.

    [white_box] Spoiler free reviews on Kangoku no Ohime-sama, Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu, Okusama wa, Toriatsukai Chuui, Okaasan, Musume wo Yamete Ii desu ka? after the jump. [/white_box]

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  • Day 8: A Drama I Started But Can’t Finish

    Day 8: A Drama I Started But Can’t Finish

    There are so many reasons why I leave dramas unfinished; sometimes there aren’t any subs available, and sometimes they’re being streamed at sites I don’t care for. In rare cases, they’re just shows I need to give a second chance to — I thought I was going to hate PRIDE because I hated hockey. Fortunately I thought wrong, and you should all watch it because it’s wonderful! Hockey is still 100% whatever though. While the list of dramas I’ve left unfinished is somewhat lengthy, none of them bother me as much as these three:

    “Yae no Sakura” (NHK / 2013)
    “Arang and the Magistrate” (MBC / 2012)
    “Deep Rooted Tree” (SBS / 2011)

    Common factor: they’re historical dramas! Jidaigeki or (fusion) sageuk, it’s not happening. It’s a big miracle that I was able to get through the second season of JIN, because while the political intrigue was really interesting at first, I started getting bored. BAKUMATS-WHO?
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  • Day 2: Favorite “I Love You”

    Day 2: Favorite “I Love You”

    The relationship between Tachibana Saki and Minakata Jin was never a question of will-they-or-won’t-they; it was clear throughout the first season of JIN that he was pretty devoted to Miki/fascinated by Nokaze and getting back to present day Japan. Also clear is the fact that Saki really admires and respects Jin and his abilities, maybe with a little more emphasis on the admiration. It’s not like there hasn’t been an attempt, however. Jin eventually asks if they could be together and she’s like “nah”, but we all know. WE KNOW!

    Slight spoilers for the “JIN 2” finale. Tread lightly!

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