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== Pending ==
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== Apple's Corner ==
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*[[Bull Fighting]] - That basketball scene with the feathers won me over.
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If you're looking for detailed recommendations, you've come to the right page. I've watched many dramas over the years, and while I don't claim to be a dazzling expert on the genre at large, I have learned what I like and don't like in terms of writing. I've boiled my critique (or enjoyment) down to five distinct categories, rated in the graphs below on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.
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*[[The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince]] - A friend talked me into it, but let's not forget [[Yoon Eun Hye]] needs a good role for once.
 
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*[[Why Why Love]] - [[Mike He]]/[[Rainie Yang]] = chemistry.
 
  
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== My K-Drama Trinity ==
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'''1. Dialogue''' - Wit, humor, melodrama, whatever it is you're selling, sell it with your words. I want good flow to conversations, well spoken and well thought out lines that matter to the plot. Most dialogue nowadays is filler babble that goes in one ear and out the other.
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*[[Sweet 18]] - No one writes this sincere stuff anymore. NO ONE.
 
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*[[My Girl]] - The Hong Sisters are gold--if only they wrote good endings.
 
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*[[Dal Ja's Spring]] - Witty and sweet. The couple moments are worth the wait.
 
  
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== My J-Drama Ventures ==
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'''2. Pacing''' - When it's time to end, sing the damn swan song! Slow, dragging storylines are the curse of most Korean dramas.
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*[[Ichi Rittoru no Namida]] - The most perfect drama ever.
 
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*[[Taiyo no Uta]] - The chemistry will surprise you, as will your sudden tendency to start singing, "staaaaay wis' me!"
 
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*[[Attention Please]] - Do they really say all that just to give you water?
 
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*[[Nobuta wo Produce]] - Charmingly off color, strangely profound.
 
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*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] - It never WENT FOR IT like it needed to. [[Ikuta Toma]], however, upstaged everyone.
 
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*[[Hana Yori Dango]] - I'm sorry, the hair didn't grow on me.
 
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*[[Hana Yori Dango 2]] - Nothing is worse than last minute plot wrenches.
 
  
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== My T-Drama Fetishes ==
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'''3. Chemistry''' - If I don't see any onscreen magic, I ain't watchin'. Bottom line.
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*[[Devil Beside You]] - Started somewhere, went everywhere, ended up nowhere.
 
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*[[Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu]] - Started somewere, went everywhere, ended up nowhere. Something in the water in Taiwan?
 
  
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== And My Leftover K-drama Burnouts ==
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'''4. Characters''' - A somewhat difficult category to explain, as it ties back into the general do's and don'ts of scriptwriting. Characters need to be well developed. I have to feel like they do/say/think things for a reason, rather than just serving a cardboard purpose.
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*[[Couple of Fantasy]] - Premise = beautiful, execution = fell short. But I still have an attachment to it.
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*[[Delightful Girl Choon Hyang]] - Let's turn the hero into an accused rapist and call it a PLOT TWIST!
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'''5. Ending''' - As you can see below, I think most dramas fail horribly at endings. Good closure and resolution, ABOVE ALL ELSE, is what makes or breaks the drama's lasting impression on me.
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*[[Witch Amusement]] - I actually wanted ''less'' [[Kim Jeong Hoon]].
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*[[Hello! Miss]] - Where did the romance in romantic comedies go?
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== Korean Dramas ==
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*[[Goong]] - Too bad the beautiful production had to rely on such shoddy writing.
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*[[Over the Rainbow]] - Tell me again why I always liked Brian better.
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*[[Autumn Tale]] - Families with too much love.
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Dialogue
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*[[Stairway to Heaven]] - Families with too little love.
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Pacing
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*[[Love Story in Harvard]] - Dunt yo ned evidense ta sappot yol kayse?
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Chemistry
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Characters
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Ending
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|- align="center"
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| [[Sweet 18]] || 9 || 9 ||  10 || 8 || 10
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|- align="center"
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| [[My Girl]] || 10 || 8 || 10 || 9 || 3
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|- align="center"
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| [[Dal Ja's Spring]] || 9 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 6
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|- align="center"
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| [[Couple of Fantasy]] || 7 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 8
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|- align="center"
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| [[Delightful Girl Choon Hyang]] || 9 || 7 || 9 || 6 || 4
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|- align="center"
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| [[Witch Amusement]] || 7 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 4
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|- align="center"
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| [[Hello! Miss]] || 7 || 6 || 7 || 7 || 8
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|- align="center"
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| [[Love Story in Harvard]] || 7 || 6 || 9 || 8 || 5
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|- align="center"
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| [[Goong]] || 5 || 5 || 5 || 6 || 5
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|- align="center"
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| [[Over the Rainbow]] || 6 || 5 || 7 || 5 || 4
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|- align="center"
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| [[Autumn Tale]] || 6 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 2
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|- align="center"
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|}
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== Japanese Dramas ==
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! width=150 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Drama
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Dialogue
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Pacing
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Chemistry
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Characters
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Ending
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|- align="center"
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| [[Ichi Rittoru no Namida]] || 10 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10
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|- align="center"
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| [[Taiyo no Uta]] || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 10
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|- align="center"
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| [[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] || 8 || 6 || 8 || 9 || 5
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|- align="center"
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| [[Attention Please]] || 9 || 9 || 7 || 9 || 9
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|- align="center"
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| [[Nobuta wo Produce]] || 8 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 3
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|- align="center"
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|}
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== Taiwanese Dramas ==
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! width=170 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Drama
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Dialogue
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Pacing
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Chemistry
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Characters
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! width=80 bgcolor="#FF9999" | Ending
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|- align="center"
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| [[Devil Beside You]] || 9 || 7 || 9 || 8 || 5
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|- align="center"
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| [[Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu]] || 8 || 7 || 10 || 9 || 4
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|- align="center"
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| [[Bull Fighting]] || 8 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 5
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|- align="center"
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|}

Revision as of 12:15, 9 April 2008

Apple's Corner

If you're looking for detailed recommendations, you've come to the right page. I've watched many dramas over the years, and while I don't claim to be a dazzling expert on the genre at large, I have learned what I like and don't like in terms of writing. I've boiled my critique (or enjoyment) down to five distinct categories, rated in the graphs below on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

1. Dialogue - Wit, humor, melodrama, whatever it is you're selling, sell it with your words. I want good flow to conversations, well spoken and well thought out lines that matter to the plot. Most dialogue nowadays is filler babble that goes in one ear and out the other.

2. Pacing - When it's time to end, sing the damn swan song! Slow, dragging storylines are the curse of most Korean dramas.

3. Chemistry - If I don't see any onscreen magic, I ain't watchin'. Bottom line.

4. Characters - A somewhat difficult category to explain, as it ties back into the general do's and don'ts of scriptwriting. Characters need to be well developed. I have to feel like they do/say/think things for a reason, rather than just serving a cardboard purpose.

5. Ending - As you can see below, I think most dramas fail horribly at endings. Good closure and resolution, ABOVE ALL ELSE, is what makes or breaks the drama's lasting impression on me.

Korean Dramas

Drama Dialogue Pacing Chemistry Characters Ending
Sweet 18 9 9 10 8 10
My Girl 10 8 10 9 3
Dal Ja's Spring 9 6 9 9 6
Couple of Fantasy 7 7 8 8 8
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang 9 7 9 6 4
Witch Amusement 7 7 8 7 4
Hello! Miss 7 6 7 7 8
Love Story in Harvard 7 6 9 8 5
Goong 5 5 5 6 5
Over the Rainbow 6 5 7 5 4
Autumn Tale 6 5 5 5 2

Japanese Dramas

Drama Dialogue Pacing Chemistry Characters Ending
Ichi Rittoru no Namida 10 10 8 10 10
Taiyo no Uta 9 9 9 9 10
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 8 6 8 9 5
Attention Please 9 9 7 9 9
Nobuta wo Produce 8 8 8 9 3

Taiwanese Dramas

Drama Dialogue Pacing Chemistry Characters Ending
Devil Beside You 9 7 9 8 5
Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu 8 7 10 9 4
Bull Fighting 8 7 8 8 5
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