Good Asian Dramas

Erased/ Boku Dare Ga Inai Machi Meaning- The town without me Country: Japan Genre: Shounen/Seinen There are certain events in our lives which have impacted everything afterwards. Some are good some might be bad ones. What if we are given a chance to go back to the past and try to correct that event to our favor? Sounds exciting as well as frightening! Same chances are given to Satoru Fujinuma.  He is 29 years old struggling manga artist who also works as pizza delivery man. He has special ability termed as 'revival' which sends him back in time just few moments before the a tragedy. He does not have any control over this ability. Usually he will be sent back in time just for one to five minutes before incident takes place. On one day, his mother is murdered and 'revival' kicks in. But he is sent back in time by 18 years! Back in those days, he is just a school going kid living with his single mother. He wonders what he has to co...

When I was in my engineering college, one year all of a sudden people started talking about some south Korean drama that got them hooked. I was curious and procured a copy from a friend. That was my first K-drama. Yeah you guessed it right. The famous ' boys over the flower '. I bet for majority of us it is a gateway to the world of Asian dramas. Everything was so exotic in that -the people, their language, their names,customs, everything!  It was a novelty. We don't get to see much teen dramas in Indian television. So that was it. I made some of my friends watch BOF, they also liked it. Basically it is a story of four rich dudes who study in a school for elites. (I don't know in India, if we have such school. In movies we do-Remember Student of the year ??) So these dudes like to bully other students. Their group also has name. F4- where F stands for 'flower'. (The concept of flower boys or pretty boys was kind of alien to my comprehension that...

Kaichou wa Maid Sama! (The class president is a maid! ) What will happen if someone finds out your best kept secret? Have you ever wondered how protagonist girl in the typical Shoujo anime world is often portrayed as fragile, innocent and oblivious. If you are looking for change then you should definitely check the female lead here- Ayuzawa Misaki. She is student council president of Seika high school. It was previously boys only school notorious for rowdy students. Misaki has been working hard to make the place better for girl students. She is fearless, authoritative and strives for well-being of school. However in the eyes of boys she is the villain as she puts lot of restriction on them. Behind this facade of strictness, she is harboring a secret. Being from not so well to do household she has been working as part timer at Maid cafe. The 'maid Misaki' is completely opposite of her school personality. She has not told anyone  as people will judge her. It will ruin ...

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Let me start with some of my favorites. This drama is like a comfort food. It is well acted, well written light-hearted comedy.I am glad that I have watched this gem  So the title literally translates to 'The man who can't get married'. It is a story of whimsically funny 40 years old Kuwano Shinsuke who is an architect by profession. He has some really weird personality traits which makes him socially awkward yet pompous person. The drama revolves around his everyday life at work, home and yeah the hospital. (He almost goes to the hospital daily. Hehe ).  In the first episode he faints due to stomach pain and is taken to the hospital by lady neighbor  Michiru San. There physician Dr. Natsumi Hayasaka treats him. And then onwards his peaceful life starts getting chaotic. His family includes a married baby sister and her family and mother. His mother is desperate to get him married but in has no luck so far. Kuwano is respec...

Hi There!          I have been watching Asian dramas since long time and thought why not make a record of this journey. In that way I can revisit, remember them and cherish good old time.  These are some of the good ones that I have encountered in my drama journey. Read the  no spoiler review and decide for yourself! 1.  Kekkon Dekinai Otoko 2. My Name is Kim Sam Soon 3. Father is strange 4.  Coffee Prince 5. Maid Sama 6.  My Love from the stars 7.  Secret Garden 8.  Boys over flower 9.  Put your head on my shoulder 10. Erased 11.  Reply 1988 12.  Crash landing on you 13.  Suspicious Partner 14. How to overcome the Drama slump 15.  Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung How it all started? It all started when I purchased my first laptop! That that time internet was not this ubiquitous and speed was painfully low. I got hooked to watching western series like Supernatural, Vampire diaries and Prison break. I ...