Drama Websites

The websites where I watch my dramas and the drama of watching them at these sites.

Dramafever.org - Heard about it on Dramabeans.com, a blog about Korean Dramas. I like this site for many reasons. The video quality is great. All the episodes are easily accessible. Lots of Dramas! I created an account there which is nice because then it remembers what episodes you've seen, and where you were in a specific episode. The only downside is commercials, but they are really, really short and spaced about 10 minutes apart.

Mysoju.com - Not just Korean Drama, but Japanese, Taiwanese, and Chinese as well. There is a huge variety of shows to choose from. However, the quality depends on where the video is coming from. Some series or episodes don't work. Still, great site for Drama.

viikii.net - Ummm... still tinkering with this one. Its very international with all kinds of drama and it is likely to have the first subs since the community voluntarily does it. Good quality and access to the next episode in a series. I don't like the traffic though. Really jams things up.

youtube.com - Last resort, but we all love this site. It reminds me of digging for buried treasure. Sometimes you find what you are looking for, sometimes you get something very close to what you were look for, sometimes you get nothing. I go to youtube when I know a series that I want to watch, but it isn't available on the other sites. Then I just cross my fingers that someone posted a subbed version.

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iidrama.com

dramacrazy.net - This site is harder to navigate/browse then mysoju, and I blame it mostly on the lacking filter system.  I go here if I know the name of the show that I want, but can't find it working elsewhere.  However, once you've picked a show, this site is great.  It is easy to go on to the next part or next episode, there are sometimes reviews to help you decide if you really want to watch it, and there is usually a gallery of pictures.

I Really, Really Like You

I just barely finished this one, so I will have more things to say and in more detail. Will try not to be too spoilerish. As you can see, this was the drama with the most episodes, 34 to be exact, and when I started this blog I was only on episode 6. What does that say for this drama? I couldn't stop watching it.

What I liked:

There are so many characters! Sometimes thats a bad thing, but I found it to be fun. They were well spun together without losing the focus of the show.

The food! I would get so hungry watching this show! And it was all Korean food so educational yes.

The main heroine was so likable. You were rooting for her from episode one.

I officially mark this show for having my favorite kiss scene and mutual confession scene. So cute, even though the things I am refering to happened in the last two episodes. Guess there is something to be said about all that character and story development.

The talking Teddy Bear! AWESOME!

All the emotion! I was angry, sad, worried, excited, happy, proud, disappointed, etc. And that is just me personally. The characters displayed so much that I couldn't help reciprocating.

Nam Bong Gi chasing the chicken! Thats when I knew this show was something special.

Use of music. Similar songs tied together story lines and emotions. The background music was just well done in my opinion.

So, official rating... 8/10!

HA (Hottie Alert): Lee Min Ki as Nam Bong Gi

Boys Over Flowers

Summary:  Geum Jan Di is an ordinary, lower class girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store.
Because she prevented a suicide at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School, the school has to give her a scholarship to satisfy the media.  However she is quickly singled out by the leader of F4 (the four richest and most popular boys at the school) Gu Jun Pyo who leads the entire student body to terrorize her.  Jan Di continues to stand up to the bullying, and Jun Pyo finds himself attracted to her strong will despite himself.  Unfortunately for him, Jan Di has a crush on Yoon Ji Hoo, another member of F4 and Jun Pyo's best friend.


I would call this my first official K Drama. During a very very hard time in my life, I weaseled my way into hanging out with Janalyn and her friends Stacey and Kim while they were watching this. Of course that meant I started on episode 12, but I went back and watched those episodes while I was at my other sister, Ayla's house.

This is a great show and one I highly recommend as a starting place to anyone who is interested in Korean Dramas.  In fact, I have met so many other people who watch K Dramas because we bonded over this show

It is a fun to watch romance with lots of great characters and catchy music. Not to mention the hot guys. SWOON! I am so in love with Kim Bum who plays So Yi Jung and Kim Hyun Joong who plays Ji Hoo!  Also, Lee Min Ho is amazing, but I didn't fall for him until later.

 I give it 8/10!


Spoilers start here!

My one problem with this show was my own fault.  I just preferred the relationship between Jan Di and Ji Hoo better than Jan Di and Jun Pyo.  So, the ending wasn't satisfying to me.  I probably just need to watch it again.

Here are some links to other parts of my blog related to this Drama:

http://orangeknight.deviantart.com/art/Boys-Over-Flowers-211192796

http://thecodeoforanges.blogspot.com/2010/11/this-is-it.html

http://thecodeoforanges.blogspot.com/2010/04/ss501.html

The Beginning of my Asian Drama Craze

I am obsessed with Asian Dramas.  That is Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, etc. TV live action dramas.  Here is the story on how this craziness started.

While at USU, one of Natasha's friends let her borrow a Taiwanese Drama she had bought on line.  It was based on a comic book Natasha was collecting called "The Devil Does Exist", but the drama was called "Devil Beside You".  I was having a bad weekend and needed some cheering up, so I had Tash buy me some Cherry Cordial Kisses, Oreos, and Cheetos (my junk food of choice) and while she was out for the night, I watched "Devil Beside You" on her computer.  The whole thing.  That's 20, 45 minute episodes.  Safe to say, I LOVED IT!

A while later, my older sister's friend Stacey was convincing Janalyn to watch a Korean Drama with her called "Boys Before Flowers", and I had read some of the comic it was based on.  Another weekend when I was feeling pretty miserable, I headed over to Janalyn's house and watched it with them.  That pretty much decided the thing.  I was hooked.  It also got me addicted to K Pop, but that is another discussion.

So, that is how it all started.  I will be posting a lot of reviews about these shows that I like, and I will rate them based on my own personal preference.



For a full list of the dramas I have seen, visit this link: http://www.mydramalist.com/dramalist/orangeknight