JDrama Recommendations

I'm looking for dramas that are similar to Korean dramas--a grandscale romantic drama with a good plot. As far as I know, there aren't many Jdramas like that (with the exception of that Tokyo Wankei one that I've heard of; is that drama good at all?), so I hope you guys can help me out.

cori wrote:I'm looking for dramas that are similar to Korean dramas--a grandscale romantic drama with a good plot. As far as I know, there aren't many Jdramas like that (with the exception of that Tokyo Wankei one that I've heard of; is that drama good at all?), so I hope you guys can help me out.

try Love Revolution. i liked that one

monta wrote:

try Love Revolution. i liked that one

Cool! I have that drama, but I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. I will be sure to do so as soon as I finish some other dramas I've been meaning to watch. Thanks! :D

I haven't heard good things about Tokyo Wankei, even though it has Yukie Nakama in it :(

Hi,
I'm looking for something to watch in between sub waiting periods.

Currently Watching and Loving:
-Proposal Daisakusen and Liar Game.

Previous Dramas I Have Liked:
-1 liter of tears
-Hana Yori Dango (1 and 2)
-H2
-Nobuta wo Produce

Thanks :)

serilia wrote:I'm looking for a good romantic comedy worth watching. I've seen the following:

Nodame Cantabile
HYD 1+2
Gokusen 1+2
Nobuta wo Produce
Star no koi
Train Man
Kimi wa petto

Preferably a romantic comedy in a high school setting, though not necessary if the story is solid.

Definitely My Boss My Hero. School drama with lots of crack moments & a bit of romance.
other school theme doramas worth watching, H2, Stand Up and 1 liter Of Tears (but its not a comedy)
The ultimate romantic comedy = Long Vacation. (couldn't help but pimp my all time favourite dorama)

TaintedWisdom wrote:Hi,
I'm looking for something to watch in between sub waiting periods.

Currently Watching and Loving:
-Proposal Daisakusen and Liar Game.

Previous Dramas I Have Liked:
-1 liter of tears
-Hana Yori Dango (1 and 2)
-H2
-Nobuta wo Produce

Thanks :)

My Boss My Hero, Nodame Cantible, Kimi wa Petto, Pride, Antique Cake Shop & Long Vacation. Its better if you be more specific on the kind of dramas that you like but do check out the dramas I've listed. Had lots of fun watching those.

many are looking for a comedy romantic drama nowadays,
to all i highly recommend "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" the story is simple but very fresh and entertaining.. hope u enjoy it as I did.

I did a sampling of the notes on this thread (sorry, there are just too many to read all) and noticed that most recommended dramas are new. There are some old dramas that I think are still worth watching--good storyline and good acting. If you can get ahold of these, you should view them:

1) Virgin Road--Emi Wakui does a splendid job. One of my gf got so involved in this drama, she wanted to see the whole series in one sitting.

2) Koukou Kyoshi (High School teacher). Sakurai Sachiko put on such a believable performance, I wanted to protect her. Warning: this is a very dark drama.

3) Hitotsu Yane no Shita (Under One Roof). No great performance but a competent warm ensemble cast with a storyline that made you feel good.

TaintedWisdom wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking for something to watch in between sub waiting periods.

Currently Watching and Loving:
-Proposal Daisakusen and Liar Game.

Previous Dramas I Have Liked:
-1 liter of tears
-Hana Yori Dango (1 and 2)
-H2
-Nobuta wo Produce

Thanks Smile

ainangst wrote:

My Boss My Hero, Nodame Cantible, Kimi wa Petto, Pride, Antique Cake Shop & Long Vacation. Its better if you be more specific on the kind of dramas that you like but do check out the dramas I've listed. Had lots of fun watching those.

Hehe thanks for the suggestions, but I did say the dramas I liked (look above hehe). Now if you mean genres, well I have many I like. But if I had to choose from a few then highschool/action/romance

:omg:
yup, I miss the "I liked" part and thought it was "i've watched". Gomen :sweat:

Yup..if you had to choose only two from my list of recommendations it'll be My Boss My Hero & Nodame
Both are pretty popular (seeding well in d-addicts) & VERY,very GOOD.

hello...

i'm really very bored.. and i desperately need someone to recommend good doramas for me.. i'm really usless in finding out these things for myself.. i don't mind any genre.. just anything good >< thanks

Don't take all the Top 50 dramas as a guide :) some are good, some are popular because of fangirl love for fruityboy "actors" :)

I would recommend Nodame Cantabile - almost everyone who watches it seems to at least like it a lot.

ainangst wrote::omg:
yup, I miss the "I liked" part and thought it was "i've watched". Gomen :sweat:

Yup..if you had to choose only two from my list of recommendations it'll be My Boss My Hero & Nodame
Both are pretty popular (seeding well in d-addicts) & VERY,very GOOD.

Cool thanks, I noticed lots are recommending Nodame therefore, I'm downloading episode 1 right now to see how it goes :)

(Had to sign up to S project thought and stuff) but I bet is worth it :)

anyone recommend a good site to download dorama?

d-addicts doesn't work for me >.<

There's a list of direct download sites here:
http://www.jidolsource.net/index.php?download

TaintedWisdom wrote: but I bet is worth it :)

Nodame is. :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:There's a list of direct download sites here:
http://www.jidolsource.net/index.php?download

there are ton of things to download,
thank u so much...
anyway I can't find Slow Dance anywhere, does anybody know?

I'm a fan of Aya Ueto, so I was wondering if anybody can recommend me another one of her series. So far, I've seen Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003, Hitonatsu no Papa e, Ace wo nerae, and Attention Please. I know about Attack No. 1, but I've just finished Ace wo nerae recently, so I want to put aside the sports drama for awhile. I'm looking for something funny like Attention Please or something similar to Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003 where love was one of the main themes.

Any help is appreciated.

HELLO!!

i'm here because i got addicted on Teppei Koike... he's so cute ^^ watched my first dorama(gokusen2) and now i'm addicted...

i love anime but now dorama has pulled me in.. anything romantic/comedy is best for meeeeee

suggestions welcome^^

Hello Everybody!

I have already watched a couple of J-Doramas, but to be honest: I find most of them either too "corny" or too silly. However, since they are great for improving my Japanese, I watch them anyways....

The only Dorama I really liked so far, was Kekkon Dekinai Otoko - kind of funny, relatively simple and nice story line and, of course, cute girls :hehe:
So I was wondering if anybody could recommend something similar to Kekkon Dekinai Otoko that I might like.

Thank you in advance,

Peter Pan