Day 20: A drama that made you sad or cry. #EYDC2025

#jDrama #cDrama #kDrama #twDrama

Lots of tears this year but two #jDramas share the honours:

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After School Doctor for the raw emotional power of children acting out seriousl health issues meant my lacrimal glands were dry by the end of the show. Plenty of punch in this year's SP too

Honourable mention Asadora Anpan for the cutting short of a very soft, sweet, slow-burn romance as the intro to the misery of the war years eps

challenge for #CDrama and #KDrama viewers - when was the last time you watched an episode of either in which all the instrumental BGM was either ballet, opera or baroque? #JDrama #MysteryToIunakare I have really MISSED #JDramas like this!😍😍

#OldDramaOSTS

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2003

The original #JDrama Kimi Wa Petto is pretty much the archetypal specimen of what makes #JDramas unique.

It lost its nerve a bit at the end by opting for a more conventional relationship, but remains a great example of the quirky offbeat Japanese sensibility that doesn't fly in a #KDrama - which is why I have not watched (and will not watch) the #KDrama remake of this true J classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlfCohV5Sbo

V6 - Daling [KIMI WA PETTO OST SUB ESPAÑOL]

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@cs I went with 12 or so, but there really is no one right answer. Overall, I think the #JDrama #Dorama norm of 10-12 is the sweet spot, but some Dramas need more, and I've sat through 10 ep #JDramas feeling like they were never going to end. Then there's total runtime. Lots of shorter episodes versus fewer longer ones is whole nother question. So while I'm VERY STRONGLY a "less is more" kinda #KDrama #CDrama #JDrama viewer, the best answer is still "it depends" 😀
the 25 day #KDrama OST moved me to rewatch 2 favourite #JDramas - both starring Aragaki Yui . After finishing Full-Time Wife Escapist (5th) I ran a query to see which Dramas I've rewatched at least 3 complete times. Two each for #JDrama, #CDrama and #TWDrama - all reveal my brony nature, no #KDrama yet.
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@liztai Wow! You have history 😄 I fell down the rabbit hole during the corona pandemic so that would be about 2020? I had become disenchanted with western series on American streaming services and was looking for something different…

#Kdrama doesn’t quite work for me because of my adoption hang up, which has more to do with me than with the quality of the dramas, I think.

I like some #Jdramas, too, but mainly like #Cdrama.

No logic, really 😃

Oh non …
Nishida Toshiyuki est mort.

Si vous matez des #jdramas, vous l'avez certainement deja vu.
Un des acteur fetiche de Kudo Kankuro (Tiger & Dragon, Unubore Deka, entre autre) au coté de Nagase Tomoya et Abe Sadao avec qui il a souvent joué.

#japon

https://eiga.com/news/20241017/18/

西田敏行さん死去、76歳 「釣りバカ日誌」など代表作多数

俳優の西田敏行さんが死去した。10月17日昼過ぎ、東京・世田谷にある自宅で死亡しているのが見つかったという。76歳だった。1947(昭和22)年に福島県で生まれた西田さんは、67年にTBSの「渥美清の泣いてたまるか」で俳優デビュー。翌68年

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Skimmed the obligatory (& repellent) "cute drunk" scenes in#KDrama "Serendipity's Embrace" ep1, now ep2 is turning me off with long scenes of the two female leads lingering over what is for me BY FAR the least appealing East Asian cuisine - Korean. I can't share their soup fetish, hate the idea of eating anything made with blood and so my K-food menu stops at tteokbokki, kimchi and fried chicken. #Cdramas, #TWDramas and #JDramas often get me salivating , #KDramas often get me FFing
@jane23c Ah, those sound like #JDramas based on manga or anime. There are a lot of those, and your description is fair. This is not that kind of Drama. One Day Off is quiet, contemplative, and reflective