Do you like/enjoy watching Asian Dramas such as dramas from Korea, Japan, etc.?

Philippines
June 21, 2007 7:44am CST
I enjoy watching such Asian Dramas. If you like too, what are your favorites? Is it bad for a Filipino to maybe patronize these dramas? Right now, I'm into 'which star are you from'...and next morning, it's hard for me to get up lolx. ^_^
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@puchapox (579)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
I like watching asian mini series on dvd. my fave is Full House, next is Goong (or princess hours). I don't like the suspense of watching it part by part on tv in Tagalog.
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
Me too, so I often buy the dvd.
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
what tabi-tabi?
@puchapox (579)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
I bet u buy them from tabi tabi too (hehe)
@pelo26 (1552)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
Not really but my younger sister does a lot. She's taking Korean classes and could read, speak and write Korean now. She has a huge compilation of Korean DVDs so we're able to watch some TV series and movies too. Cheers! Happy Posting :)
21 Jun 07
hi pelo26..want to ask where did your sister enrolled for Korean class? coz i want to learn how to really speak i can read and write but i can only understand few words..and i really love to learn that language. thanks in advance...
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@pelo26 (1552)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
UP Diliman. Check it out in UP Los BaƱos, they might have it also. After taking the first course, my sister was able to teach english to Korean students in a nearby school. If you want, you may also learn online. Try searching the net. Goodluck :)
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
Wahh... same with me... but it's japanese. I could speak, read, and write japanese because I'm taking classes online. I also collect Japanese cds and dvds ^^.
@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
I think you should be able to watch whatever you like. However, I don't really buy into this stuff as much as most of you probably do. I don't really understand why all of a sudden, no matter which television station I switch to, and no matter the time, I see some obscure Korean/Japanese/Chinese tv drama show. I guess that's what sells right now, but really, it's been overdone in the past years.
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• Philippines
23 Jun 07
It's because we find it interesting. It's good to try something new more than the usual, but it's okay and it's up to you if you want the local more. Thanks.. take care.. ^^
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@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
Nahh, I don't really like the local either.
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
I like watching Japanese live action series and my favorite would have to be GTO ^_^ I don't think it's wrong to patronize it because most of the Filipino-made dramas, in my opinion, are plain crap. I don't mean to offend any fans of Filipino telenovelas here. Just stating what I think ^_^
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
I love Japanese live actions too. I like them more than the animes. And I agree with you. I'm just worried if I'm too addict to japan-korea because sometimes my parents would ask "bakit ba gus2 mo yung mga ganyan? Naiintindihan mo ba yan?!" ^^v take care..
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
Lol you could point out that they're either subbed or dubbed, hence, you could understand them ^_^
@patricios (183)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
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• Philippines
22 Jun 07
well, I also like Jumong but not favorite... It's like it was set in early korea,.. lerr.
@yuanchang (474)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
i also enjoy watching asian dramas. i like taiwanese and korean dramas more though. my most favorite is "it started with a kiss". i am currently watching "flowers for my life" it's a good drama thank god it has subtitles. if you have destiny cable it airs mondays thru wednesdays 9pm in kbs world. the lead actor there is the guy from "my sassy girl" the movie one hehehe. i think it's not that bad to patronize other asian dramas if you're a filipino. the reason why filipinos resort to other asian dramas is because filipinos find better entertainment in them than our own local dramas. i also believe that local dramas have a redundant plot and tiring acting style in my opinion.
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
Wee! 'It started with a kiss' is one of my favorite asian dramas!! Hahah.. it's very funny! And Ariel Lin is really good in acting! Her role in ISWAK is the contrary of her role in Love Contract so I think she's really a good actress. And Joe Cheng is so hot! ^o^ And do you also know Hana Kimi? It's also a cute taiwanese drama. and "flowers for my life"? do you mean cha tae-hyun? And I agree with you alot. For me, I like foreign dramas more.
@puchapox (579)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
That's very true. although in my perspective its also because we see new faces instead of judy ann, claudine, etc. etc.
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
also true! it's tiring to see the same faces. they try but they can never break through the scene again in my opinion. they don't have the humor that chinese and korean has in their love stories. in my opinion romantic comedy rules. :)
@gigarange (1165)
• United States
23 Jun 07
I used to but not anymore. My sisters are avid fan of these foreign tv dramas. THey have good stories though and i think its not bad for filipinos to enjoy other movies/show. There's learning in there too.
• Philippines
23 Jun 07
yes, yes... thanks for a good post. have a nice day..tc.
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
I also enjoy watching which star are you from even though it is late in the evening already I still use to manage watching, Yes like you its also hard for me to get up.. hehehe d=)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
hahah.. I never missed an episode of it! That's why I'm really really masungit every morning lolx :P
@kawaii24 (520)
• Australia
22 Jun 07
not really, i enjoy watching Japanese dramas such as Hana Yori, gokusen starring jun matsumoto :)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
well, matsujun is kawaii right? wee.. XP take care..
@sherville (160)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
i'm not actually into drama or other teleserye shows but i been like some two asian shows which is FOOL HOUSE and who doesn't like the METEOR GARDEN? hehehe ;)
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
I'm not really into patronizing them, I just watch what's recommended by my friends or what others show me. Sample of which are My Sassy Girl, Windstruck, The Classic and My Little Bride. They where all good Korean Dramas. They're funny and real too. Much real than most of the movies we see in Hollywood.
@wilynn (751)
• Singapore
6 Jul 07
Why is it bad? I too like to watch dramas from other countries. Hey which star are you from... I am going to search for this drama because I heard from my friend and she told me its very nice. Try Wonderful Life. Its a Korean drama shot in Singapore and Korea. THe little girl is really adorable and the last few episodes is a tear jerker. I cried till my eyes are red. If you need english subs, go to goole.com and search for Chinky. Go to CHinky's blog and you can find the Korean drams and movies which are subbed in English. :D
• Philippines
4 May 09
YEp,I'm Probably addicted to them! My favorites?gosshhh.so many!but I'll try to compress the dramas that I've used to be addicted: Japan: Gokusen 1,2,3, Hanayori Dango, Nobuta Wo produce, hana kimitachi e,kurosagi,dragon zakura,zettai kareshi,1 litre of tears,one pound gospel, yukan club, Korean: Boys over Flowers, Goong,full house, iljimae,memories in bali,lovers in paris,my girl,princess lulu Taiwan: Devil Beside you, Why Why love, It started with a Kiss, Honestly, there's still a lot.haha.Those mentioned above are just some of those I've remembered.
• United States
28 Jul 09
I love watching Kdrama, Jdrama, and Tw dramas. Some of my favorite are HanaKimi, Boys Before Flower, Absolute Boyfriend, Miss No Good, Mars, Devil Besides You, Coffee Prince, Goong, Full House, Fated to Love you and a lot of other ones as well!