JDrama Recommendations

Thanks a lots for your help.

gyroscope27 wrote:Thanks a lots for your help.

np

pls recommend some jdorama for me :woot: i just finished watching hito ni yasashiku and water boys and i really love the series. i love comedy dramas. i also prefer dramas that has cute teen actors/actress in it. :sweat: :applaud:

tweek wrote:pls recommend some jdorama for me :woot: i just finished watching hito ni yasashiku and water boys and i really love the series. i love comedy dramas. i also prefer dramas that has cute teen actors/actress in it. :sweat: :applaud:

Cute Teens....
DragonZakura
Ace wo Nerare & Attack #1*Ueto Aya and Sakai Ayana*
Hana Yori Dango is a good one. Its funny Inoue Mao was cute in it
Nobuta wa Produce is godo too.

For classics, you can try GTO and Gokusen <---*if you want to watch "cute" guys and Nakama Yukie*

K.T.Tran wrote:

Cute Teens....
DragonZakura
Ace wo Nerare & Attack #1*Ueto Aya and Sakai Ayana*
Hana Yori Dango is a good one. Its funny Inoue Mao was cute in it
Nobuta wa Produce is godo too.

For classics, you can try GTO and Gokusen <---*if you want to watch "cute" guys and Nakama Yukie*

haha i forgot to mention Hana yori Dango :crazy: i find the taiwanese ver. more entertaining and the actors fits well in their role compared to the japanese ver. pls dont flame me :beatyou: . i think jun is too cute to be cruel to Mao doncha think :sweat: will try my best to look for those you mentioned. i got Hana yori dango from Jem' site. do you know any other place where i can...you know download them hehe :nut:

places to dl HanaYori Dango --> u can go to d-addict or SARS fansub site

tweek wrote:

haha i forgot to mention Hana yori Dango :crazy: i find the taiwanese ver. more entertaining and the actors fits well in their role compared to the japanese ver. pls dont flame me :beatyou: . i think jun is too cute to be cruel to Mao doncha think :sweat: will try my best to look for those you mentioned. i got Hana yori dango from Jem' site. do you know any other place where i can...you know download them hehe :nut:

http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/
Here you should be able to dl Ace wo Nerare, GTO, and one I didn't mention but I find really good is Orange Days. No Teens, but good actors and actresses to go along with a great story :mrgreen:

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php
Here you can get DragonZakura, Gokusen, Attack No.1 and I believe Nobuta wa Produce.

About Jun playing his role for HYD, I thought he did a good job at it.

K.T.Tran wrote:

http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/
Here you should be able to dl Ace wo Nerare, GTO, and one I didn't mention but I find really good is Orange Days. No Teens, but good actors and actresses to go along with a great story :mrgreen:

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php
Here you can get DragonZakura, Gokusen, Attack No.1 and I believe Nobuta wa Produce.

About Jun playing his role for HYD, I thought he did a good job at it.

wow thanks! you really do know your dramas :bow:

tweek wrote:

wow thanks! you really do know your dramas :bow:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Just know the ones I've seen. I just been dling dramas for like 2 yrs now, so I just know of some sites :mrgreen:

Too bad I didn't know about Jdoramas earlier. Would've probably been able to get some of the good dramas of the 90s.

K.T.Tran wrote:
Too bad I didn't know about Jdoramas earlier. Would've probably been able to get some of the good dramas of the 90s.

i'll say - gonna be hard to find those older series unless they become SOTW on d-addicts

I have mentioned this before on previous posts and I don't want to sound like a shill, but if you really want to know a lot more about dorama, you should get the book The Dorama Encyclopedia, written by Jonathan Clements and Motoko Tamamuro, published by Stone Bridge Press. Not only does the book give you the history of Japanese TV drama, but it has info on most of the Jdramas broadcast from 1953 to 2003. Not just the titles (the original Japanese one spelled in romanjin and its English equivalent) and when a particular series aired, but also the name of the network, the director, the producer, the screenwriter, the leading cast members, the theme song and who sang it, a description of what the series is about, and even if that series was televised in the U.S. There's also an index of foreign TV shows which aired in Japan (examples: The Dukes of Hazzard was called Bakuhatsu! Duke, which, translated back into English, means Explode! Duke; Charlie's Angels was called Chijo Saikyo no Bijotachi Charlie's Angel {Strongest Beautiful Women in the World, Charlie's Angel}). I have found this book to be an invaluable resource in figuring out what Jdramas I might find interesting to watch and which ones of those might have English subtitles.

First of all, this is truly an amazing site. Props to whoever came up with the idea and maintains it. I am looking forward to contribute (mostly paypal donations since I am new to jdrama and doubt I have much to share)

As you can see this is my first post.
I hope some of you are kind enough as to help me out here.
(I have read the stickys and searched around, but I could not find any specific thread with this identical question)

I've recently finished watching my first Japanese drama, and it was non other than "1 Litre of Tears" and truthfully I have never seen such an amazing series ever. Normally I don't like watching dramas (no matter the language) since the acting is usually terrible and it doesn't do anything for me. However, I am proud to say I shed a tear for the first time in my life to a series/movie/drama etc. (I have seen stuff from people getting shot in real life, to watching a poor puppy killed by a car, to autopsies, etc. and I don't even flinch)

Now, after watching this series I am hoping there are other stuff out there as good as 1 Litre of Tears. I am asking if any of you could recommend a series they like(favorite). However, this time I want to recover from such a sad story, and want the opposite; a very happy (not necessarily a comedy) young, teenager (I guess) type of series. Something that is uplifting and fun to watch.

Note 1: I am guessing it will be along the lines of a high school story(love story etc.) but hey, after watching 1 Litre of Tears, I have to say Japanese directors and story writers have quite a view on things, so hey SURPRISE ME.(bring on the interesting topic)

Note 2: I am not sure how it is in Japan but if it's like most american dramas/series, then females are the prime target audience. Therefore, I am hoping whatever you recommend isn't something to girlish. (nothing wrong with it, but as a guy I don't like to see a guy 90% of the story, would preffer a girl if you get what I mean)

Hope that didn't come out rude or rubbish.

Thank You Very Much.
I really appreciate any help, and sorry to bother.

Well, I made a thread with this same post. However, I am thinking the reason I've gotten no reply is because I was not sopposed to make that thread. I guess it fits better here...

"First of all, this is truly an amazing site. Props to whoever came up with the idea and maintains it. I am looking forward to contribute (mostly paypal donations since I am new to jdrama and doubt I have much to share)

As you can see this is my first post.
I hope some of you are kind enough as to help me out here.
(I have read the stickys and searched around, but I could not find any specific thread with this identical question)

I've recently finished watching my first Japanese drama, and it was non other than "1 Litre of Tears" and truthfully I have never seen such an amazing series ever. Normally I don't like watching dramas (no matter the language) since the acting is usually terrible and it doesn't do anything for me. However, I am proud to say I shed a tear for the first time in my life to a series/movie/drama etc. (I have seen stuff from people getting shot in real life, to watching a poor puppy killed by a car, to autopsies, etc. and I don't even flinch)

Now, after watching this series I am hoping there are other stuff out there as good as 1 Litre of Tears. I am asking if any of you could recommend a series they like(favorite). However, this time I want to recover from such a sad story, and want the opposite; a very happy (not necessarily a comedy) young, teenager (I guess) type of series. Something that is uplifting and fun to watch.

Note 1: I am guessing it will be along the lines of a high school story(love story etc.) but hey, after watching 1 Litre of Tears, I have to say Japanese directors and story writers have quite a view on things, so hey SURPRISE ME.(bring on the interesting topic)

Note 2: I am not sure how it is in Japan but if it's like most american dramas/series, then females are the prime target audience. Therefore, I am hoping whatever you recommend isn't something to girlish. (nothing wrong with it, but as a guy I don't like to see a guy 90% of the story, would preffer a girl if you get what I mean)

Hope that didn't come out rude or rubbish.

Thank You Very Much.
I really appreciate any help, and sorry to bother."

TaintedWisdom wrote:
Now, after watching this series I am hoping there are other stuff out there as good as 1 Litre of Tears. I am asking if any of you could recommend a series they like(favorite). However, this time I want to recover from such a sad story, and want the opposite; a very happy (not necessarily a comedy) young, teenager (I guess) type of series. Something that is uplifting and fun to watch.

Note 1: I am guessing it will be along the lines of a high school story(love story etc.) but hey, after watching 1 Litre of Tears, I have to say Japanese directors and story writers have quite a view on things, so hey SURPRISE ME.(bring on the interesting topic)

Note 2: I am not sure how it is in Japan but if it's like most american dramas/series, then females are the prime target audience. Therefore, I am hoping whatever you recommend isn't something to girlish. (nothing wrong with it, but as a guy I don't like to see a guy 90% of the story, would preffer a girl if you get what I mean)

I think GTO or Last Christmas would get you going on that :)

welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay!

Here are some I would like to recommend you.

Sekai no Chuushin
http://jdorama.com/drama.828.htm
I've yet to see 1 liter of Tears. So you can watch this and see which is better.

Orange Days. Its college love, but its soo good :victory:
http://jdorama.com/drama.818.htm

If you want some humor in romance. Definately Densha Otoko. Good heads up for you. The male character is pretty much who see most through each ep, but its just too funny. The girl he falls for is played by Itoh Misaki :mrgreen:
http://jdorama.com/drama.933.htm

You can give Hana Yori Dango a try. I thought it was pretty good.
http://jdorama.com/drama.956.htm

For sports and romance. A high school one is H2. Its good. Another one that isn't High School, Pride :victory:

H2
http://jdorama.com/drama.856.htm

Pride
http://jdorama.com/drama.802.htm

I believe Majority of these dramas can be found over at D-addicts.

Orange Days can be dled here
http://jtv-tracker.clubbed.org/index.php?searchname=Orange

Hopefully I have recommended some that might be of interest to you.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the help. KT TRan (you seem to know your dramas well :) Shindou thank you as well for your choices I am looking forward to watching them.

Currently downloading Orange Days.
Trying to get Hana Yori Dango (something about it appeals to me, but could be wrong hehe)
And also trying to download Pride (wow it got some amazing reviews)

On another note, is there a Japanese series that depicts real Japan? (cause we all love these dramas to be real, perfect love and all, but is there anyone out there that demonstrate how the real Japanese college, life, etc is?)

Note:Anyone knows how to work D-addicts? I can't seem to get the torrent file(or am I just not spotting it, I simply cant seem to find the torrent link)

Thank You Very Much.

TaintedWisdom wrote:
On another note, is there a Japanese series that depicts real Japan? (cause we all love these dramas to be real, perfect love and all, but is there anyone out there that demonstrate how the real Japanese college, life, etc is?)

Note:Anyone knows how to work D-addicts? I can't seem to get the torrent file(or am I just not spotting it, I simply cant seem to find the torrent link)

Thank You Very Much.

Only College drama I came across so far was Orange Days.
DragonZakura is about a lawyer who is trying to get students from this high school with the lowest national test score (or something like that) to test into Tokyo University. This is quite interesting too.
There's more high school dramas then college ones.


Over at D-addicts, you should be able to see the word "Torrent" click on that and you enter there torrents section :mrgreen:

tweek wrote:

haha i forgot to mention Hana yori Dango :crazy: . i think jun is too cute to be cruel to Mao doncha think :sweat:

no i think he's believable as a wife-beater because he's bitter cuz the gay perm they give him on the show...and the horrible wardrobe he dawns...

Tu_triky wrote:

no i think he's believable as a wife-beater because he's bitter cuz the gay perm they give him on the show...and the horrible wardrobe he dawns...

Least he didn't have to wear dead animals as a hat :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:

Least he didn't have to wear dead animals as a hat :mrgreen:

yeah it looks so much cooler when you're a guy with a large, dead burmese rat slung around your shoulders...gives off that manly vibe....and for some strange reason attracts ppl offering you free cheese to sample....even on the streets.

ppl coming up to you singing...it's "crumbelievable"