the first few japanese drama that i can remember got me hooked are tokyo cinderella, heaven's coin etc.... if kammen rider and sailormoon cant be included on the list lol

fybabe wrote:

same here and it was yearrrrrsss ago. those days i remember there was only hong kong dramas or tawainese ones. and when i first watched long vacation, it just blew my mind. that a tv drama can be shot in such high production value was refreshing (compared with the bad lighting, cheap sets and the fake caves of hong kong dramas at that time). and it was really trendy at that time. it still is one of my all time fav.

hongkong drama at that time is much more better than taiwanese drama in terms of set location especially on those classical and martialarts film...

I don't really get hook on Taiwanese dramas because they often "repeat" stuff in every drama, and to know whats going on, you just have to watch the first, middle, and last episode, which is 3 of them, you can know the storyline like the back of your hand, lol.

madsky wrote:

Eee, my first post here. Anyways, my first drama was Pride. I was surprised how good it was, and watched it in only two days. I've been hooked ever since.

Congrats on your first post madsky. glad to meet you in the forum.
Wow, so Pride was your first! I think that might be bad as Pride is so great not all of them can live it to it later I would think. Pride is my all time favorite romantic drama. KimuTaku was insanely sexy and so masculine in that one. There's a thread for it you might want to check outl. I saw Refrain which I got hooked on but now that Ive seen so many it doesnt make any sort of list except to make a Tokiwa Takako and Fukayama Masaharu fan.

cold_jade wrote:

I don't really get hook on Taiwanese dramas because they often "repeat" stuff in every drama, and to know whats going on, you just have to watch the first, middle, and last episode, which is 3 of them, you can know the storyline like the back of your hand, lol.

J drama will always be my first love but there are a few fantastic Tiawanese series that shouldnt be missed. True that the longer series can be more repetitive, it is harder to stay fresh for 28 eps than 12. However At The Dolphin Bay is wildly romantic. The leads are amazing. Soundtrack is wonderful. Story is riveting. Its about the rise of a young pop idol's career.
It was my Mom's first drama and she watched it straight through during a 3 day hurricane. We both just oohed and ahhed over Wallace Huo as the arrogant composer. Wow, he is crazy handsome and perfect for the role.

(Is it hot in here suddenly? )
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Eve wrote:

J drama will always be my first love but there are a few fantastic Tiawanese series that shouldnt be missed. True that the longer series can be more repetitive, it is harder to stay fresh for 28 eps than 12. However At The Dolphin Bay is wildly romantic. The leads are amazing. Soundtrack is wonderful. Story is riveting. Its about the rise of a young pop idol's career. It was my Mom's first drama and she watched it straight through during a 3 day hurricane. We both just oohed and ahhed over Wallace Huo as the arrogant composer. Wow, he is crazy handsome and perfect for the role. (Is it hot in here suddenly? )

Yeah, I agree Wallace Huo is cute, but too bad he is dating one who is a lot older than her, but no doubt, she is gorgeous.

Beach boys!

My first dorama would be Forbidden Love
After watching it, i'm hooked to Jdorama (because of Takki ) and searched for other doramas to watch
the my second one is Gokusen and I love it

Long Vacation (1996) starring Kimura Takuya

my first drama..YOME WA MITSUBOSHI! tsk..tsk

it great

Eve wrote:

J drama will always be my first love but there are a few fantastic Tiawanese series that shouldnt be missed. True that the longer series can be more repetitive, it is harder to stay fresh for 28 eps than 12. However At The Dolphin Bay is wildly romantic. The leads are amazing. Soundtrack is wonderful. Story is riveting. Its about the rise of a young pop idol's career. (Is it hot in here suddenly? )

true, the story is good , but dont u think it is a bit of dragging? like any kdrama n taiwanese drama, just watching the first few episode and the last episode, u gotta know the whole story... errr.. shouldnt this be a about discussion on japanese drama? why am i complaining about taiwanese drama in here

gelyn wrote:

why am i complaining about taiwanese drama in here

To get back on thread......
Then what was your first jdrama that really hooked you, Gelyn?
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first jdrama that i watch is long vacation, actor is takuya kimura.
he's really kawaii in that drama. senna-kun kawaii ........
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So Long Vocation is out 1996? I was 6 years old then, -_-

terebi wa anmari mimasen kedo itsumo futari de got me hooked!

i think true love is secretly everyones ultimate dream so dramas like this inspire and motivate.

so desho!

as a child watching ginga tetsudo 999 also stirred similar emotions.

fukai fukai! owarimasu.

The first japanese drama that i've seen was KAMISAMA, MOU SUKOSHII DAKE. My chinese friend gave it to me. I don't understand quite the story bcoz the subtitle was in mandarin So, i looked in the internet where i can find these drama that has an english sub. Luckily, i've got one. This is also the first drama i've ever bought

hello!

The one that got me hooked which happened to be my first was Kimi wa Petto. My brother's girlfriend's friend sends her the DVDs and we watch them together. I'm still not sure about the specific J-Dramas that I like but I definately think cute, funny, emotional, and semi-sappy make a good mix for me. I hope I get the chance to watch more J-Dramas!

My first drama was Tokyo Love Story. I really enjoyed it.

I got hooked on Abarengo Shogun. Those fights scenes were awesome of course as the series continued it got a little repetative...

I got hooked on Great Teacher Onizuka.

I hope that there would be more teachers like him.