The ending of the #Kdrama spin-off of the Japanese anime/manga/ #Jdrama, #Parasyte, was not surprising. They dropped all the hints in S01E01, so watch it carefully.
@KDramaQn@youronlyone There are A LOT of recent shorter #KDrama series that are clearly built around at least the possibility of a 2nd season, and I tend to shun those as I INTENSELY dislike that element of "Westernisation".
But having drifted toward #JDrama (where 12 is LONG) in large part because of all the saggy bloated filler in >=16 ep KDramas, I love the nice tight feel of those #KDramas that are written short and complete. "One Day Off" is a beautiful example
@ronsboy67 Interesting. The IRIS franchise, especially the spin-off Athena, was well received here. In my case, it's actually the first time I've heard someone who did not like it. I guess that points to cultural differences and genre preferences. Was it perfect? Of course not.
As for Strong Woman, was it not the point of the writer to expose it without getting a negative reaction from their own culture? If one's culture (in this case, the writer's) still have prejudices against this and that, fiction is often the best way to express it and to expose it. Fiction has been used that way for centuries.
Many #Kdrama I've seen for the past 7 years touched on sensitive issues common in South Korea that either no one is talking about or you'll get cancelled for raising it up (for example, toxic feminism). So, fiction became a medium. It's there, and hopefully people in Korea noticed it at least (because foreign fans typically missed it and instead are drooling for their favourite actors).
This is what I like with K-drama, and #Jdrama for that matter, there are social issues embedded in their stories. This has been forgotten, in general, in Western entertainment. In the West, it's about how much money they'll earn; to the point that they'll pretend they agree with “movements” just so members of those “movements” will watch their shows. This is why I like “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”, because of all the “nuTrek”, SNW is the only one that went back to its roots (but it does not mean I don't like the other ”nuTrek” series).
Going back to Korea, it was actually amazing that productions like “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and “Innocent Witness” were green lit, as well as, “The Devil Judge” and “The Killing Vote”. These shows directly addressed social (and political) issues. If I take a guess, they got green lit because those issues (prejudice against #Autistics; and corrupt politicians) apply not just in South Korea, but everywhere else; otherwise, they more likely have to do embed it, or just mention in passing.
In any case, maybe it is just me. When I watch, I try to unlock the mind and goal of the writer, and understand the story from their perspective. What made prompted them to write it this way? What drove the director to express an act in a particular way?
For example, the K-drama “Please Don't Date Him”, and another one I can't recall right now, got so much negative reaction from foreign audiences. Some even had the audacity to make statements like “it doesn't happen in real life” or “the writer should quit, they don't know how to write a good story”. But, when I explained it to them, they changed their mind.
It's the same with “Grid”, “Alice”, and “Sisyphus: The Myth”. The writers got reactions like “the writer is dumb”; “that's now how time travel works”; “they should stop writing, they suck”. Likewise, after explaining it to them, they understood the story and what the writer had in mind.
So, I guess, it is just me seeing things differently in these stories. Maybe because I see these as a form of #Art. If it is an art, then we have to view it and understand it from the creator's perspective.
Disney+ Star decided to get into streaming #kdrama over a year ago. It was a bit odd as they don’t stream the equivalent for #cdrama & #jdrama - which are bigger markets.
They also went for suspense & thriller options such as Vigilante & Big Mouth rather than romance/sageuks.
One series - Moving - has collected major critical acclaim, topping best of 2023 lists globally.
Part SciFi, part thriller, part comic coming of age, it is deeply steeped in metaphors about Korean history & politics.
I need a recommendation for a fun#cdrama#kdrama#jdrama#ThaiDrama to watch. I am stuck with too many drama-dramas and need something fun. Otherwise, I will end up watching "Falling Into Your Smile" for the eleventh time this year (probably not an exaggeration).
Things I like: characters and their relationships to each other! "Semantic Error" has fun and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Things I'm not interested in: procedurals, horror, gritty violence (but "Alice In Borderland" was good)
So, I just learned that Season 02 of #Loki just premiered. I was only aware of #QuantumLeap. So, yeah, more Western shows to watch again instead of the usual #Kdrama#Cdrama and #Jdrama line-ups.
Hi, guys! It's always a pleasure to talk to you all. If anyone has a suggestion of someone interested to talk about Asian cinema (All eras) #KDrama#CDrama#Jdrama#lakorns feel free to let me know.
If the character is not LGBT, they'll change it to LGBT. If the character is LGBT, they won't dub it LGBT.
They don't provide subtitles for scenes where there are no dialogues.
Hundreds of TV commercials.
A 60-minute episode in the original becomes a 20-minute episode spread to 3 to 5 days (with lots of cut scenes).
This is why, even though I've watched some of the series already in its original dub (Korean, Chinese, Japanese), I still watch the Tagalog dub of Viu OTT.
Note: Not a paid endorsement. I am simply satisfied with Viu's Tagalog dubs.
The #fandoms on #Twitter are definitely having a very hard time. I think this is a very good opportunity for #Tumblr to launch their #ActivityPub integration and open their platform to the #fediverse.
Fandoms, especially Asian ones, are familiar with Tumblr already. Tumblr can position themselves as the new place for fandom content.
37y/o queer woman living on the west coast of the US.
Themes:
Fandom! Arashi, dramas, maybe fanfiction I don't know.
Women's sports! Okay, mostly the WNBA, but, big picture, I support all of them, including trans athletes 100%.
Language learning! Long-time learner of Japanese, currently diving deep on Mandarin Chinese, considering a future dive into Spanish and/or Korean and/or ?? something else?
At the time of this intro I'm reading #2ha, rereading #MDZS, noodling at some #Kinnporsche fic, watching several DEEPLY questionable Thai BLs, and trying to decide on my next cdrama after just finishing up Cang Lan Jue.