What dramas are you currently watching?

qilver wrote:

i agree....there is probably a better j-drama out there too...
but it also depends on what someone considers quality j-drama based on experience on how much they watched, and the depth, storyline, character development, creative script, etc.....
a lot of what i have seen lately, has been......so so....some bad, some ok, a few even great....
again, it depends on personal opinion on a j-drama on what is considered the good, the bad, and the ugly....lol
but the majority usually rules and it shows on the tv ratings....but not everyone will agree on how it does.
something popular with high ratings doesn't necessarily mean it is a great j-drama to all....but to most.. :bonk:

I think you bring up some very valid points. High popularity does not always equate to high quality. The most watched dorama of all time was Oshin, with a peak rating of 62.9%; yet it wasn't even rated among the Top 20 best shows of all time in a 2001 survey of Japanese viewers. Evaluating a show is such a subjective process and the vocabulary used to describe shows is so subjective as well: great, good, bad, average, best, worst--impossible to achieve consensus on any of these adjectives. Which brings me to Long Vacation, a series which has been discussed a lot on this web site. I have to say I'm in the minority re: this series. I thought it was only pretty good, nothing more, nothing less. I am not a Takuya Kimura fan, so that certainly plays a part in my opinion of the series; however, I am a big Tomoko Yamaguchi fan, and that also has an influence of how I regard LV. BTW, in case anybody cares :usuck: , I have seen one Takuya Kimura series that I would rate as great--Sora Kara Furu Ichi-Oku no Hoshi--where, imo the performances of Sanma Akashiya and Eri Fukatsu and the strong script made it great in spite of Kimura. Oh, yeah, there are two Tomoko Yamaguchi series I would rate as great--Ohsama no Restaurant and Sweet Home. None of these last 3 dorama I have mentioned garnered the high ratings as LV did, and none of them are as fawned over as LV is, but for me, they are among close to a dozen series :shocked: that imo are better than LV. For better or worse, subjectivity at work.

Gonna start watching Oishii Kankei. Damn, I can't believe I missed this one when I was doing a food drama marathon a few months ago :bonk:

Saito_Hajime wrote:Gonna start watching Oishii Kankei. Damn, I can't believe I missed this one when I was doing a food drama marathon a few months ago :bonk:

wow, a food drama marathon....that is a lot.. :hehe:

qilver wrote:

wow, a food drama marathon....that is a lot.. :hehe:

Yeah, that was like last march or april. That was one whole month of just food-related dramas, with Shota no Sushi, Ohsama no Resutoran, My Little Chef, Food Fight and Antique on the list. Was supposed to watch Lunch Queen, but the subs is not yet complete. :bonk:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, that was like last march or april. That was one whole month of just food-related dramas, with Shota no Sushi, Ohsama no Resutoran, My Little Chef, Food Fight and Antique on the list. Was supposed to watch Lunch Queen, but the subs is not yet complete. :bonk:

yeah, been a long while for the eng subs on that one....

qilver wrote:

yeah, been a long while for the eng subs on that one....

But the long wait is gonna be over soon, just one more episode to go and I can finally start watching it :woot:

Taiyou no Uta #1 :good: not bad. good to see Erika in a drama again (hotter then ever :bonk: ) and theres not a johnny in sight lol
gonna start Shimokita Sundays 2morrow night.

Just saw the pilot episode of Long Vacation.. and I wasn't too impressed. Hoping it gets better. :fingerscrossed:

I just finished Koi ga shitai, Koi ga shitai, Koi ga shitai. And I'm starting to watch Pride now.

I'm on Stand Up and Ikekuburo West Gate Park,Stand Up is funny and with the approach of my holidays I feel that will occur similar and Ikekuburo is stylish,Nagase is great and funny good job for him

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Sapuri
Dandori~
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi
Shimokita Sundays
Dare yori mo Mama wo Aisu
Regatta
My Boss My Hero
Taiyou no Uta

All this season doramas :mrgreen:

CenturyLover wrote:Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Sapuri
Dandori~
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi
Shimokita Sundays
Dare yori mo Mama wo Aisu
Regatta
My Boss My Hero
Taiyou no Uta

All this season doramas :mrgreen:

right on.....lots to d/l

qilver wrote:

right on.....lots to d/l

yup, too much :sweat: especially on fridays and saturdays

just finished kurosagi

my review of it, a disappointment. the concept of a swindler swindling other swindlers isn't bad but Yamapi and Horikita Maki failed to deliver. Resorting to gimmicks like 'bang' compounded with weak plotlines and Maki's weak acting contributed to a rather weak dorama overall.

Shindou wrote:just finished kurosagi

my review of it, a disappointment. the concept of a swindler swindling other swindlers isn't bad but Yamapi and Horikita Maki failed to deliver. Resorting to gimmicks like 'bang' compounded with weak plotlines and Maki's weak acting contributed to a rather weak dorama overall.

Agreed. What a stinker. The acting was pretty atrocious all around. Yamapi can't act for beans anyway, so that's expected, but a promising actress like Maki and for bog's sake Sho Aikawa, who is really a good veteran actor, both turned in embarrassing performances. Gotta blame the director for this one, I'd say. :bleh:

Shindou wrote:just finished kurosagi

my review of it, a disappointment. the concept of a swindler swindling other swindlers isn't bad but Yamapi and Horikita Maki failed to deliver. Resorting to gimmicks like 'bang' compounded with weak plotlines and Maki's weak acting contributed to a rather weak dorama overall.

yeah i haven't even finished it and i agree with your commentary..this dorama is a vehicle to propel the star power of the celebs in it, pure and simple....the acting and the story are not compelling or engaging...this is another example of the increasing trend of simply sticking famous personalities in a dorama, hoping to propel the series on name(s) alone.

that bang ish was so gay.....you almost wish someone went up to his ass and slapped him and said "now that's a bang for beeyotch"

yeah maki's acting was bleh...after watching nobuta it was a let down....but then i saw her in the movie Always San Chome...and her performance was much better than Kurosagi.


did they have a scene at the end of it saying, "BANG you've been swindled into watching this weak ass show" :hehe: :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:


yeah i haven't even finished it and i agree with your commentary..this dorama is a vehicle to propel the star power of the celebs in it, pure and simple....the acting and the story are not compelling or engaging...this is another example of the increasing trend of simply sticking famous personalities in a dorama, hoping to propel the series on name(s) alone.

that bang ish was so gay.....you almost wish someone went up to his ass and slapped him and said "now that's a bang for beeyotch"

yeah maki's acting was bleh...after watching nobuta it was a let down....but then i saw her in the movie Always San Chome...and her performance was much better than Kurosagi.


did they have a scene at the end of it saying, "BANG you've been swindled in watching this weak ass show" :hehe: :hehe:

hehe, her's and yui's were both very weak for some reason. i've seen yui in hotman and hotman2 and she was better in those. And you can definitely expect to see a BANG scene at the end, it would've been entertaining if they indeed said that :P at least i would've got a laugh out of that rather than the cringe that i got watching the actual scene

š wrote:

Agreed. What a stinker. The acting was pretty atrocious all around. Yamapi can't act for beans anyway, so that's expected, but a promising actress like Maki and for bog's sake Sho Aikawa, who is really a good veteran actor, both turned in embarrassing performances. Gotta blame the director for this one, I'd say. :bleh:

so desu

š wrote:

Agreed. What a stinker. The acting was pretty atrocious all around. Yamapi can't act for beans anyway, so that's expected, but a promising actress like Maki and for bog's sake Sho Aikawa, who is really a good veteran actor, both turned in embarrassing performances. Gotta blame the director for this one, I'd say. :bleh:

yeah it was wackish....

Shindou wrote:

hehe, her's and yui's were both very weak for some reason. i've seen yui in hotman and hotman2 and she was better in those.

yeah i saw her in H2...a much more engaging performance......her character in WACKsagi was unbelievable and acutely annoying!