Favorite Dramas
The dramas I loved the most while watching them, and I still remember them fondly years later. My first favourite drama was Kimi wo petto, I watched it in 2013 and it was one of my first dramas ever (I guess one of my ten first dramas). I don’t know how it would stand the test of time since I almost never rewatch. I edited this list (2024) to put the dramas in the order I watched them (as far as I can remember) because I decided it makes more sense that way. It means that the Japanese dramas come first because I watched them first, not that I like them more than the other ones. I do this because it's too difficult to decide which ones I love the most! I only put dramas on this list when I REALLY love them a lot.
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1. Kimi wa Petto
Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
I know there was something about this drama that made me seriously like the female lead a lot, nut I can't remember it anymore...
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2. Orange Days
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
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3. Iki mo Dekinai Natsu
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
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4. Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003
Japanese Drama - 2003, 11 episodes
This drama! I'll never forget how it made me feel. So very twisted story, and very melodramatic, but I was overwhlemed by it in a rare way.
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5. Gunshi Kanbei
Japanese Drama - 2014, 50 episodes
My lasting impressions (almost ten years later) are: very likeable main character, and Eguchi Yosuke made Oda Nobunaga larger than life.
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6. Roosevelt Game
Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes
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7. Love Shuffle
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
So very funny!
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8. Amachan
Japanese Drama - 2013, 156 episodes
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9. Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
It was the first dramathat made me feel like I wished I could live in it. I recently tried to watch the Korean remake and I hated it. Was the original really that annoying, or was it better? Maybe my taste has changed in ten years.
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10. Shinya Shokudo
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
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11. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
My third Korean drama and the first one I liked.
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12. Sound of the Desert
Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes
My first Chinese drama. It made me fall for Hu Ge and it made me realise how very beautiful Chinese historical dramas can be.
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13. Nirvana in Fire
Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
I know that some very smart and intelligent people dislike this drama. They probably have good reasons to, but I was blown away when I watched it, and I would probably name it in my "top 3"!
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14. Battle of Changsha
Chinese Drama - 2014, 32 episodes
Wow. So emotional. Some things still make me sad when I think of them.
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15. Ode to Joy
Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes
One of the most lovely "group of friends dramas" I have watched. I also liked season 2. I disliked S3 with a different cast!
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16. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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17. The King of Dramas
Korean Drama - 2012, 18 episodes
The second drama I rewatched. I have a thing for KMM and his voice.
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18. On The Way To The Airport
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
My fave romance of all time!
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19. To Be A Better Man
Chinese Drama - 2016, 42 episodes
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20. Nothing But Thirty
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
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21. Unkind Women
Korean Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
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22. Miracle That We Met
Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
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23. All Mine
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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24. Meet Yourself
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
The second drama I wanted to live in. The most heartwarmimg drama ever.
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25. Il diario della mia libertà
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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26. Un Frammento della Tua Mente
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
"You make me feel better than before, and that's what I love you for." Strange plot but wonderful drama.
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27. Sparkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes