User:Persiana

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Nickname: Persiana
Real name: Pantee Farhangi
Birthdate: Gregorian calendar: 1976-Jul-22 (21 in leap years)

Persian calendar: 31-Tir-1355 (31.04.1355)

Birthplace: Tehran - Iran
Mother tongue: Persian
Gender: F
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: B+
Chinese zodiac: Dragon

About Me

I am nicknamed Persiana in the Cyber World but my real name is Pantee Farhangi. Sure it sounds strange to you as it's a Persian name indicating that I am not an East Asianer but a one coming from the totally opposite direction of the continent! So greetings from Iran, a Western Asian country formerly known as Persia(n Empire) from which my username is derived ~_^

East Asian dramas are rather popular in Iran and every now and then, an Asian drama or two goes on air with a chance of it becoming a big hit deserting the streets at its airing time every week! We used to watch Japanese dramas in the 80's through mid 90's (with Oshin being the most successful one), then it came to Chinese dramas to rule the waves. But following the huge wowing success of the KBS drama Dae Jang Geum, the television is now possessed by the Kdramas and movies referred to as the Korean Wave. I myself am more for the Chinese dramas, especially the Wuxia ones though would watch other Asian dramas if I find them interesting. My all time favorite in this genre is Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2001.

I am pretty an Asian dramas enthusiast and usually seek information on them (though am heavily dependent on language tools and translators to interpret the info for me). After finding and using DramaWiki for sometime, felt I too can help in a way by sharing my humble knowledge with others. With that on my mind, I got me an account and began to contribute whenever I could ^_^

Asian Dramas Aired in Iran

Only the dramas whose original titles I know are listed here.

Japanese Dramas

Title	Persian Title	Also Known As	IRIB Channel	Notes
Oshin	Saal-haye Dour Az khaneh Years of Being Away from Home سال‌های دور از خانه	Oshin اوشين	Channel 2	Oshin was recorded as one of the most successful foreign series broadcast and had the most viewers in its time (a record only to be broken 2 decades later by a Korean drama)
The Water Margin	Jangjooyan-e Koohestan The Mountain Warriors جنگجويان کوهستان		Channel 1	an NTV production
Hanekonma	Dastan-e Zendegi A Life Story داستان زندگی	Haniko هانيکو	Channel 2
Kita no Kunikara	Az Sarzamin-e Shomali From a Northern Country از سرزمين شمالی		Channel 1 Channel 4	first broadcast: 1980's 2009-Jan-24 (rerun)

Chinese Dramas

Title	Persian Title	IRIB Channel	Notes
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2001	Afsaneh Shojaan Legend of the Braves افسانه شجاعان	Channel 1	Along with the deletion of the singing voices of Song Zu Ying and Wang Yan Qing, Faye Wong singing part was also excluded from the ending theme song due to religious restrictions >_<
Legend of the Condor Heroes 2003	Afsaneh Oghab-haye Mobarez Legend of the Eagle Warriors افسانه عقاب‌های مبارز	Channel 1	Only the first 13 episodes were shown. Rumors are that viewers protested against the kind image of Dschinghis Khan shown in the show
Di Ren Jie zhi Gu Mu Jing Lei	Ganjineh haye Ma'bad Temple Treasures گنجينه‌های معبد	Channel 3
Secret of the Linked Cities	Raaz-e Ganj-e Penhan Secret of the Hidden Treasure راز گنج پنهان	Channel 5	The series theme songs were tastelessly replaced with a happy-themed Japanese cartoonish instrumental music which didn't fit the series sad theme at all

Korean Dramas

Title	Persian Title	Also Known As	IRIB Channel	Notes
Medical Brothers	Pezeshkan Doctors پزشکان		?
Dae Jang Geum	Javaheri dar Qasr Jewel in the Palace جواهری در قصر	Yangom يانگوم	Channel 2	this drama was a Huuuuuuuuuuuge success (even knocking Oshin from the top spot!) and paved the way for the airing of more Korean dramas and movies
Sea God	Emperatour-e Darya Emperor of the Sea امپراتور دريا		Channel 3	end date: 2008-Aug-13
Good Person	Ensan-e Khoob Good Person انسان خوب		Channel 5
Sangdo	Taajer-e Pusan Merchant Of Pusan تاجر پوسان		Channel 3	end date 2008-Aug-30
The Book of Three Han	Afsaneh Jumong Legend of Ju-Mong افسانه ى جومونگ		Channel 3	start date and air time: 2008-Oct-14 (Tuesdays, 20:00)
Thank You	Moteshakkeram Thank You متشکرم		Channel 5	start date and air time: 2008-Oct-20 (Mondays, 23.00)

My Dramas

These dramas are not broadcast on the Iranian TV but I have watched/am watching them on either sat. channels ( an illegal medium in Iran), online video sites or on DVD's.