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antpowerYay, I'm back!!! I'm not even going to bother trying to catch up with my flist because it's going to be too insane. BUT LET ME KNOW IF I'VE MISSED SOMETHING IMPORTANT!!!
Today I started applying for jobs! Go me!! I spent so long faffing around today that I didn't actually apply for any until after business hours, but then I applied for like 30 or something, and somebody called me at like 7.30!! Clearly I am so awesome that people work overtime just so they don't miss out on the Ant-ness!! Anyway, so I have my first interview tomorrow. I should probably do my nails, I have like one blue nail and one purple and the rest used to be black before I got bored and picked it all off.
Anyway, hopefully one of these jobs will work out and I can stop stressing about how I'll afford Japan.
So, I'm sure you're all dying of curiosity about what I did during my LJ-free week. Because, you know, my life is so interesting that people care what happens in it! XP Basically, I watched a bunch of jdramas. Surprisingly, I know. BUT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO NEATLY SUMMARISE AND RATE THEM FOR YOU, I BET!!!
One Pound Gospel - okay, so I just started watching this today, but OMFG KAME IS A BOXER! A BOXER WHO IS OBSESSED WITH FOOD AND IS TOO FAT TO FIGHT IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS!!! AND HE KEEPS TRYING TO HIT ON THIS NUN!!! This, coupled with the "Kame + otters = adorable love" video that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
starfishdance showed me means that I'm in a very Kame place right now. It's strange for me, he's not even in Arashi!!
Awesome rating: 4/5 sparkly stars.
Yamada Taro - this should actually be called EVERYBODY LOVES NINO, because basically, everybody falls in love with Nino. Even Sho. And this other guy in their class. And OHNO, IN A 20 SECOND CAMEO APPEARANCE, AND IT'S THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER OMG! Basically Nino is a poor kid with a bunch of little brothers and sisters and his parents are totally useless, so Nino has to support the whole family. He goes to this rich kid school where everyone thinks he's a rich kid too and they all act like he's in F4 or something. This drama also includes Sho dressing Nino up as a maid and making him work in his house, Sho flower arranging and Nino getting lessons on how to buy cheap bargains from an old lady. And Nino being totally freaking adorable with a bunch of little kids, it will make your heart grow 11 sizes, I swear!!
Awesome rating: 84/5 sparkly stars.
Dragonzakura - in which Yamapi is bought buy a guy who is pretending to be a teacher because he thinks Yamapi is hot. Sort of. It's about a bunch of dumb kids from a dumb school who are trying to get into Toudai because otherwise the school will be shut down and Yamapi will have to give up the trumpet playing. Yamapi is really hot when he plays the trumpet. The main girl in it is really pretty. Though, not prettier than Yamapi.
Awesome rating: 4/5 sparkly stars.
Stand Up! - in which Nino, Yamapi, Oguri "goldfish-face-horseman" Shun and the guy who played Noda in Gokusen all try to get laid but are generally unsuccessful.Because they're all totally gay for each other Yamapi is OBSESSED WITH TRAINS and Goldfish Shun is OMG SUCH A SPAZZ and Noda-guy keeps trying to look up girls skirts, but NINO IS ONCE AGAIN TOTALLY ADORABLE!!! The girl in it is annoying though, Suzuki Ann or whatever her name is, she always looks so smug like "hahaha I get to act with all the hot Johnny boys, so bite me". But apart from her it's good. I haven't finished watching it though, because I got distracted by mainlining Ohmiya SK vids from youtube other really intellectual-type stuff.
Awesome rating: 3.5/5 sparkly stars.
I am kind of in love with Nino right now. Which is not to say that Matsujun isn't still my #1 JE boy, because that would be totally blasphemous or something. But Nino is very much awesome. Expect picspammish posts to be forthcoming.
Nino awesome rating: infinity/5 sparkly stars.
Today I started applying for jobs! Go me!! I spent so long faffing around today that I didn't actually apply for any until after business hours, but then I applied for like 30 or something, and somebody called me at like 7.30!! Clearly I am so awesome that people work overtime just so they don't miss out on the Ant-ness!! Anyway, so I have my first interview tomorrow. I should probably do my nails, I have like one blue nail and one purple and the rest used to be black before I got bored and picked it all off.
Anyway, hopefully one of these jobs will work out and I can stop stressing about how I'll afford Japan.
So, I'm sure you're all dying of curiosity about what I did during my LJ-free week. Because, you know, my life is so interesting that people care what happens in it! XP Basically, I watched a bunch of jdramas. Surprisingly, I know. BUT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO NEATLY SUMMARISE AND RATE THEM FOR YOU, I BET!!!
One Pound Gospel - okay, so I just started watching this today, but OMFG KAME IS A BOXER! A BOXER WHO IS OBSESSED WITH FOOD AND IS TOO FAT TO FIGHT IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS!!! AND HE KEEPS TRYING TO HIT ON THIS NUN!!! This, coupled with the "Kame + otters = adorable love" video that
starfishdance showed me means that I'm in a very Kame place right now. It's strange for me, he's not even in Arashi!! Awesome rating: 4/5 sparkly stars.
Yamada Taro - this should actually be called EVERYBODY LOVES NINO, because basically, everybody falls in love with Nino. Even Sho. And this other guy in their class. And OHNO, IN A 20 SECOND CAMEO APPEARANCE, AND IT'S THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER OMG! Basically Nino is a poor kid with a bunch of little brothers and sisters and his parents are totally useless, so Nino has to support the whole family. He goes to this rich kid school where everyone thinks he's a rich kid too and they all act like he's in F4 or something. This drama also includes Sho dressing Nino up as a maid and making him work in his house, Sho flower arranging and Nino getting lessons on how to buy cheap bargains from an old lady. And Nino being totally freaking adorable with a bunch of little kids, it will make your heart grow 11 sizes, I swear!!
Awesome rating: 84/5 sparkly stars.
Dragonzakura - in which Yamapi is bought buy a guy who is pretending to be a teacher because he thinks Yamapi is hot. Sort of. It's about a bunch of dumb kids from a dumb school who are trying to get into Toudai because otherwise the school will be shut down and Yamapi will have to give up the trumpet playing. Yamapi is really hot when he plays the trumpet. The main girl in it is really pretty. Though, not prettier than Yamapi.
Awesome rating: 4/5 sparkly stars.
Stand Up! - in which Nino, Yamapi, Oguri "goldfish-face-horseman" Shun and the guy who played Noda in Gokusen all try to get laid but are generally unsuccessful.
Awesome rating: 3.5/5 sparkly stars.
I am kind of in love with Nino right now. Which is not to say that Matsujun isn't still my #1 JE boy, because that would be totally blasphemous or something. But Nino is very much awesome. Expect picspammish posts to be forthcoming.
Nino awesome rating: infinity/5 sparkly stars.
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Date: 2008-05-15 05:03 pm (UTC)You picked a bunch of jdramas I'm aware of, but haven't actually watched, so I can not comment much on them. I've been watching mostly historical ones myself recently.
A reply to your application so soon. Go, you!
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:11 am (UTC)I haven't actually watched any historical dramas yet, though I have a few on my list. Yamada Taro is awesome though, I highly recommend it!
Yes, I was really pleased to get a reply so soon! I had the interview on Friday and it went well, so I should hear back mid-week. I had another phone interview for a different job today and that went well too, so hopefully something will work out!
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Date: 2008-05-19 05:13 pm (UTC)Glad to hear it's going so well.
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Date: 2008-05-15 10:45 pm (UTC)Awesome, you already have an interview. :) Good luck, I'm sure it shall go well!
LOL HE HITS ON A NUN? XDDDDDDDD
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:15 am (UTC)The interview went very well, I expect to get the job!!!
YES, HE HITS ON A NUN, IT IS SO HILARIOUS!!! XDDDDD
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Date: 2008-05-19 09:26 pm (UTC)"Hey there baby, I'm sure your Father wouldn't mind me teaching you more about learning how to kneel properly..." Like that? :P
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Date: 2008-05-21 07:50 am (UTC)... I don't even know what to say to that!!! DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE HITTING ON NUNS OR SOMETHING?????? XP
He's more just like not realising it's not appropriate to hit on a nun and asking her on dates and stuff. BUT OMG I WISH HE DID IT YOUR WAY, THAT WOULD BE SO FUNNY!!!
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Date: 2008-05-22 01:29 am (UTC)It would be cracky awesomeness if it were live action! 8DD
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Date: 2008-05-22 02:22 am (UTC)It is live action!! And it is awesome!
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Date: 2008-05-16 02:54 am (UTC)I even don't mind the girl that much at the end, I can go between slash, or OT3 with that show. LOLZ
And Nino+kids makes my soul ache with the adorable.
Oh, there's a great clip from Arashi no Shukudai-kun with the mom on it, I think it's on VEOH somewhere.
I needed Arashi icons like yesterday.
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:23 am (UTC)I quite like the girl too, I like how she grew up a bit and everything. But I think OT3 is definitely the way to go!!! XP
And oh, HOW CUTE WAS IT WHEN HIS SISTER NEEDED THE YUKATA FOR HER DATE AND NINO TRIED TO MAKE IT OUT OF THAT BANNER WITH THE PRINCIPAL'S HEAD ON IT!!! OMG NINO, HE BREAKS MY HEART!!!
LOL, yeah that's a great episode of Shukudai! She keeps trying to TOUCH THEIR MAN-PARTS OMG!!! WHEN SHE TRIES TO TOUCH JUN'S NIPPLES AND HE TOTALLY FREAKS OUT, THAT IS SO HILARIOUS!!!
Arashi icons are love! Arashi everything is love though!! XP
LOL, I have totally capslocked all over the place at you, I'm sorry!!!!! <33
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Date: 2008-05-19 01:10 pm (UTC)I more like Nino freaking out over his sister having a boyfriend. XP~
Wrong mom on Shukudai-kun! That was the girl's mom, Nino's mom was also on. It's somewhere on youtube or veoh, but her daughter wrote a love letter nino, but as sho goes on to read it she says that because Nino's hair is long now she doesn't like him anymore and she like Sho instead. Mad LOLZ.
And I don't mind capslocks!
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Date: 2008-05-19 01:25 pm (UTC)LOL, yes Nino freaking out over her having a boyfriend was super-cute as well!! Have you seen that clip of Arashi on Utaban where the young actresses are there for Valentines and that girl is there and they make her confess to her crush?? It is so cute!!
Oh! I haven't seen that clip! I've downloaded all the subbed episodes I could find, but I don't remember that!! I'll go look for it, because I've finished watching all the Shukudai I had and I've started on D no Arashi, but I kind of miss all the goofiness! XP
LOL, yeah capslock is pretty awesome!!!
Your Nino icon is so cute!
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Date: 2008-05-19 03:23 pm (UTC)I haven't seen that!!! OMG, so cute!!!
Well, it wasn't from a whole episode, and it didn't have subs, but if you need to, if you find it again I can tell you the details. With or without LOZ.
Sometimes capslock are the best way to express RAGE or SQUEE.
I have matching Aiba icon too. <3
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Date: 2008-05-21 07:38 am (UTC)The Utaban thing is here if you want to watch it.
LOL, yes!! I'd love to watch it with your awesome ROFLtastic commentary!!! XDDDDD
YES, THOUGH GENERALLY I AM MORE ABOUT THE SQUEE THAN THE RAGE!!! XDDDD
Oh, the Aiba icon is especially pretty!!! <3 This is my only Aiba by himself icon and lol, it's not nearly as pretty as yours!!!!
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Date: 2008-05-22 02:24 am (UTC)I love the whole shoot with Nino and Aiba, they are definitely my faves, for various reasons, but I just <3 them all anyways.
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Date: 2008-05-22 04:46 pm (UTC)I think Matsujun is still my favourite, because he's the reason I got into the JE fandom in the first place, but I am totally loving on Nino and Ohno at the moment. And Aiba is just so adorable and funny!! But I'm not allowed to like Sho, because apparently he belongs to my sister!! XP
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-16 02:16 pm (UTC)Your interview is obviously already over, but I HOPE IT WENT WELL!! ♥
One Pound Gospel sounds like the awesomest kind of crack, from your review it sounds like shirtless!Kame is maybe NOT THAT BAD AFTER ALL!! Does this mean I'll be able to watch it without wanting to splash acid over my eyes or something?? BUT SRSLY IT'S ALL KINDS OF HILARIOUS!! I really want to watch Yamataro, I think that will be next! Either that or 1 Litre of Tears, it really depends if I'm in the mood to laugh or cry.
HAHA, OBVIOUSLY YAMAPI BEING BOUGHT BY HIS TEACHER IS THE MAIN PLOT POINT OF DRAGON ZAKURA! I mean, who cares about all that Toudai stuff when you have hot-for-an-old-dude teacher guy hitting on Yamapi and being all, "Yajima~~~" to him in THAT VOICE, OMG!!!! And yes, the trumpet playing was awesomely hot!
I think the Stand Up! boys should just forget about the dumb annoying ugly girl and have an orgy instead, that would make the show a zillion times more awesome. Or maybe just not with Oguri Shun, because that'd kind of be like bestiality wouldn't it. D:
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:33 am (UTC)MY PHONE INTERVIEW WENT WELL TOO!! I AM AWESOME AT THIS STUFF!!! I hope I don't have to choose because that is too hard!
KAME IS SO MUCH LOVE!! HE IS SO HILARIOUS IN ONE POUND GOSPEL!!! And you should totally watch Yamataro next, IT WILL MAKE YOU BOTH LAUGH AND CRY, BECAUSE YOU WILL CRY AT HOW FREAKING ADORABLE NINO IS!!!
YES, TOUDAI WHATEVER, IT'S ALL ABOUT HOT-FOR-AN-OLD-DUDE-TEACHER AND HIS SEXUAL CHEMISTRY WILL PRACTICALLY ALL THE STUDENTS, well, except for Baka Twin. OF COURSE, PRACTICALLY ANYTHING YAMAPI DOES IS AWESOMELY HOT!!!
ROFL, YES AND MAYBE NOT WITH NODA EITHER, BECAUSE SOMETIMES HE'S A LITTLE CREEPY. I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT EPISODE OF KINDAICHI WHERE HE WAS A CROSSDRESSER. JUST YAMAPI AND NINO SHOULD HAVE AN ORGY. WITH JIN. THAT WOULD MAKE ME INCREDIBLY HAPPY!!!!!
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Date: 2008-05-19 02:49 pm (UTC)buy the KAT-TUN albumnot go broke!!YAY, THAT IS AWESOME! And as far as jobs go wouldn't you just pick the one that paid more? Unless they pay the same, or something.
YES, KAME IS ADORABLE THERE! I love how he's bouncing around being all cute and random and TOTALLY STUPID, BUT TOTALLY LOVABLE NONETHELESS! Okay, I will watch Yamataro! I wanted to watch it but the episodes I've found so far only had Spanish subtitles or something, wtf! I'm sure there have to be English ones somewhere though!
YES, HOT-FOR-AN-OLD-DUDE-TEACHER WAS TOTALLY HITTING ON THEM ALL! ESPECIALLY YAMAPI, OF COURSE! And that female teacher obviously liked him, but he only cared about Yamapi! It was so obvious!! In fact I bet he was really only trying to help the school because he saw Yamapi that time when he was finding his way there!!
LOL I AGREE! And also he wears really weird earrings. And is a creepy perv in Stand Up!! SO YEAH, YAMAPI/NINO FTW!! And DEFINITELY, Jin being included would make things about 200% hotter!!
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Date: 2008-05-21 07:33 am (UTC)Well, one job pays more but is further away, so I'd have to spend more on a train ticket, so it works out kind of even. I think I'd prefer that one though, because it means I wouldn't have to go for more interviews!! But I'm starting to worry I won't get either!!!!
I watched Yamataro here, if that helps.
YES, IT WAS SO FUNNY AT THE END WHEN THE TEACHER WAS TRYING TO SUBTLY HIT ON HOT-FOR-AN-OLD-DUDE AND HE BRUSHED HER OFF, BUT THEN HE WAS LIKE "YAMAPI YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME"!!! I think they should make a Dragonzakura movie though, like WHERE ARE THEY NOW and stuff.
I KIND OF DON'T REALLY GET NODA-GUY! His character in Honey & Clover really bugged me too. Like, mostly he's inoffensive or whatever, but sometimes his face annoys me. AND YES, PINMIYA IS A TOTALLY FREAKING HOT COMBINATION!!!
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Date: 2008-05-21 12:04 pm (UTC)All the best for the jobs! I hope you get them, especially since there's that one with a cute guy!! Having a cute guy around would make work so much more fun!
Thanks! I'll go check that out. I keep finding new shows to watch, oh man.
HAHAHA YES! She totally liked him, and he was just all "go buy me a new motorbike bitch" and went to spend more time with Yamapi!! YES, I'D LOVE A DRAGON ZAKURA MOVIE OMG! It would be cool to see where they are, especially if Yamapi really does become a lawyer!! Then maybe he could work with teacher guy on a case and it would be totally awesome!
Why is it that Noda guy always plays weird crossdressers and perverts and stuff? Like even in Gokusen he had a crush on the pink teacher! And he stalked her and stuff!! He is such a creepy guy, omg! LOL, PINMIYA WOULD WIN EVERYTHING! MOSTLY BECAUSE IT'S PIN!! AND NINO!!!
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Date: 2008-05-21 01:12 pm (UTC)Yeah, there definitely needs to be a cute guy at work always, or else it's just too boring!!
I know, it's like I was worried about when I'd finished watching all the awesome shows, but the list just keeps getting longer!!!
ROFL, yes!!! But you know what was stupid?? WHY DIDN'T ANY OF THEM THINK TO APPLY TO A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY??? I MEAN TOUDAI ISN'T THE ONLY SCHOOL IN JAPAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO AND BE A WAITRESS IN YOUR MOTHER'S BAR FOREVER JUST BECAUSE YOU MISSED THE TOUDAI EXAM!!! AND OMG, IT BUGGED ME THAT SHE DIDN'T GO TO THE EXAM AFTER DOING ALL THAT WORK, WHEN HER MOTHER HAD ALWAYS BEEN MEAN TO HER ANYWAY!!! But yeah, a movie would be awesome!!!
YES, NODA GUY WAS TOTALLY FREAKY ABOUT THE PINK TEACHER!!! And wtf at sending her picture to the school of her being a hostess, who would even think to do that??? YES, PINMIYA IS ALL SHADES OF THE AWESOME RAINBOW!!! XDDDD
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Date: 2008-05-21 01:23 pm (UTC)Yeah, then at least you've got someone to stare at when work's getting boring!! My old workplace sucked, on my floor it was all women! Except for this one guy but he was totally ugly!!
HAHA I KNOW RIGHT, EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET INTO TOUDAI THERE'RE STILL TONS OF REALLY GOOD SCHOOLS IN JAPAN! IT'S NOT LIKE TOUDAI WAS THEIR ONLY CHANCE OF GETTING INTO UNIVERSITY OR SOMETHING!! I read alot of comments where people were complaining about how the show seemed to propagate the stereotype that you need to go to Toudai to be successful, which is true!! BUT YES, I HATED IT THAT SHE DIDN'T GO FOR THE EXAM TOO! IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CUTE IF SHE AND YAMAPI WENT TO TOUDAI TOGETHER! Although he didn't go in the end, either. AND I DON'T LIKE SUCH DYED HAIR ON GUYS NORMALLY, BUT HOW HOT WAS YAMAPI IN DRAGON ZAKURA???
I know, that was so mean of him!! I mean, did he seriously think she'd date him anyway? Even in the manga when she was hitting on students and all she was still more interested in Shin!!
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Date: 2008-05-21 03:04 pm (UTC)YES, I MEAN EVEN IF GAY-FOR-KAME-AND-YAMAPI-GUY HAD'VE JUST GOT INTO SOME LAME SCHOOL, IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER FOR HIM THAN NOTHING! YOU'D THINK THEY'D BE ABLE TO PUT THE STUFF THEY LEARNED IN THE SPECIAL CLASS TO BETTER USE! It was very Toudai-biased, but maybe that was just because it was easier to have "Toudai" as a goal rather than "any good university whatever". Or maybe Toudai paid them because people thought it was too hard to get in there, so everyone stopped applying and they were all "I know, let's make a drama about how any idiot can get in here!!" and "we can put Yamapi in it! Then people will definitely apply!!" AND YES, YAMAPI LOOKED VERY HOT, I LIKED IT WHEN HE WORE THOSE TANK TOP THINGS!!!
LOL, exactly!! PLUS, HE WAS TOTALLY, TOTALLY GAY!! FOR KUMA, NO LESS, HE WAS REALLY ALWAYS TOUCHING KUMA!!
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Date: 2008-05-21 03:38 pm (UTC)OMG, I DON'T REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS TOUCHING KUMA BUT THAT IS SO FREAKING GAY, OMG!! IS HE THAT DESPERATE???
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Date: 2008-05-21 03:57 pm (UTC)YES, HIM AND MINAMI WERE ALWAYS LIKE HUGGING KUMA AND STUFF!! IT WAS LIKE... OKAY AND I THOUGHT THE 3D OF GOKUSEN 2 WAS GAY!
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Date: 2008-05-18 12:38 am (UTC)So... can you give me the definition of "j-drama"? I keep hearing that term but I have no idea what it means or if I'd be into it ;)
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:35 am (UTC)J-dramas are just Japanese dramas. The ones I've been watching are mainly live-action series of manga (usually shoujo), so they're all cracktastic and awesome. I can give you a list of good ones if you're interested!!
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Date: 2008-05-20 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-21 08:01 am (UTC)1. Hana Yori Dango
2. Hana Kimi
3. Yamada Taro
4. Gokusen (this is probably my favourite)
5. Nobuta wo Produce
6. Yukan Club
LOL, I could keep going but that's probably enough for a start!!! You can watch them all streamed here or if you want to download them, they are mostly on veoh or you can get torrents from Sars fansubs
I hope you like them!!!
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Date: 2008-05-18 11:31 pm (UTC)♥♥♥
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Date: 2008-05-19 06:36 am (UTC)