I just saw Boys Over Flowers lastweek and almost done with Coffee Prince(luv it!). I can honestly say that I am now officially addicted, and now I'm search of the next drama to watch. Can any of you can give me some suggestions because for sure alot of you have seen different korean dramas. I am into light drama/comedy and love story. I will really appreciate if you can give me the 10 best you have seen. (Taiwanese drama is fine too;) )Thanks in advance guys!







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My favorite comedy/light drama k-dramas, in no particular order.

My Girl
Delightful Girl Choon-hyang
Oh Dalja's Spring
Attic Cat
Sweet 18
Last Scandal
I Really Really Like You
Couple or Trouble
Hotelier
My Name is Kim Sam Soon
Palace/Princess Hours/Goong
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Sometimes the light comedy/drama stuff is mixed in with some heavy drama. On of my recent favorites was "Happiness" - mostly a lot of fun but with a tragic subplot.

Others along this line:

My Name is Kim Sam Soon (probably on everyone's list, and still - in my opinion - the best of the best)

Goong (Palace, AKA the Princess Diaries) - pure fantasy, but very well done. Forget the horrible sequel, though.

Sweet 18

Sassy Girl (Delightful Girl) Choon Hyang

Oh Pil Seung and Bong Sun Yong

Secret Lovers


For action/adventure:

Resurrection/Revenge (My 2nd favorite, after KSS)

Emperor of the Sea (Hae Sin) - An absorbing historical novel

For drama:

Yellow Handkerchief (Still best of the longer dramas - good luck in finding it, though)

I'm Sorry, I Love You

Ireland (A very unusual show)

thanks catburt and jim for the great suggestions. i will for sure check it out, ill probably go for the palace next

Happiness was great!! It has everything. It made me laugh a lot, cry, and cheer!

Dae Jang Geum
Kim Sam Soon
Resurrection/Revenge

oh wait. this is too easy... first give up on the light dramas and come over to the historical drama camp.

Then... watch:

1. Dae Jo Yeong
2. Dae Jo Yeong
3. Dae Jo Yeong
4. Dae Jo Yeong
5. Dea Jo Yeong

but just don't get any funny ideas about Choi Soo Jong

this group is awesome, thanks for the suggestions! ill check each one of them for sure. keep the suggestions coming.

!. A Love to Kill
2. That Fool/Accidental Couple
3. My Name is Sam Soon

And you have watched my other top 2.
BOF & Coffee Prince are my favorites!

Movies....
He Was so Cool
100 Days With Mr Arrogant
My Little Bride
My Wife Is A Gangster
Antique Bakery

Karma and welcome!

Dramas - These are my favorites.

Yellow Handkerchief
One Million Roses
Infamous Chill Sisters
So This Is Love
Save The Last Dance
Hwang Jini
The Sons Of Sol Pharmacy - This is a new drama and I really like this one.


Movies - I have not watched many.

200 pound beauty
Once Upon A Time In Corea
Lovely Rivals

We also have a lending library called the VC (Video Club) which you can join. Here's a link - VC Information

thanks for the suggestions im starting the palace/princess hours right now. its a nice surprise that Yoon Eun Hye is in the palace, i luv her in coffee prince (if only gong yoo also there)

CuteJen...I am watching Goong-Princess Hours.
It is soooooooooo good. It is hard to believe that is Yoon Eun Hye, as in Coffee Prince.

You are going to love this drama.

joygant wrote:

oh wait. this is too easy... first give up on the light dramas and come over to the historical drama camp. Then... watch: 1. Dae Jo Yeong 2. Dae Jo Yeong 3. Dae Jo Yeong 4. Dae Jo Yeong 5. Dea Jo Yeong but just don't get any funny ideas about Choi Soo Jong

This answer is correct.
Except that just thinking about the star of this series, by Number 5 on the list,
....as you can see....joygant lost it. However, this is the same series.

Added bonus:
You've got your lovable villian ~ Xue Rengui
Your cold-eyed villian ~ Li Wen
Your jealous, nut-case villian ~ Li Kaigu
And the most slime-ball villian of all time ~ Shin Hong
Think of all the fun you'll have.....yelling rude comments at your TV!


If this series was on a professionally-made DVD, I would buy it,
no question about it. All 130+ episodes, regardless of the cost.
And I'm not even rich. And I would start re-watching it immediately.
Yeah, it was that good.

YEA, PAY HA!

all the kdramas suggested are great - i'd add in fantasy couple, very cute!

for taiwanese dramas i suggest:
Smiling Pasta
It started with a kiss 1 & 2
Devil Beside You
Fated to love you
Hana kimi
Why why love
basically i like to watch Mike He & Joe Cheng!

japanese dramas you might want to try Absolute Boyfriend - fun storyline! and the jdrama version of Boys Before Flowers is still my favorite...

grace wrote:

joygant wrote: oh wait. this is too easy... first give up on the light dramas and come over to the historical drama camp. Then... watch: 1. Dae Jo Yeong 2. Dae Jo Yeong 3. Dae Jo Yeong 4. Dae Jo Yeong 5. Dea Jo Yeong but just don't get any funny ideas about Choi Soo Jong This answer is correct. Except that just thinking about the star of this series, by Number 5 on the list, ....as you can see....joygant lost it. However, this is the same series. Added bonus: You've got your lovable villian ~ Xue Rengui Your cold-eyed villian ~ Li Wen Your jealous, nut-case villian ~ Li Kaigu And the most slime-ball villian of all time ~ Shin Hong Think of all the fun you'll have.....yelling rude comments at your TV! If this series was on a professionally-made DVD, I would buy it, no question about it. All 130+ episodes, regardless of the cost. And I'm not even rich. And I would start re-watching it immediately. Yeah, it was that good. YEA, PAY HA!

There's a woman after my own heart!

Thanks for the compliment!

Somehow, the lines of dialogue that I seem to remember the most,
all come from the villian that we love to hate ~ Xue Rengui.

* Hiding behind some rocks and trees, as Namseng and his army
approached the ambush spot, into a narrow valley pass:
"Walk into the mouth of the tiger, Oh men of Goguryeo......HEH, HEH, HEH!"

* After getting the news that his evil Tang forces were defeated by DJY:
"I can't believe this terrible news! I need a dish of steamed dumplings."
(These must have been the ancient equivelent of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.)

* Yelling at poor 'ole Hongpei for doing something wrong. Again.
"You stupid twerp!" (Gotta' love that authentic 7th Century vocabulary!)

* And one pretty good comment from the star of the show ~
"Goguryeo (read that: Korea) may be a small country, but we've got a big heart."

All in all...............not too shabby none.



*

chris im excited about princess hours, i haven't really started watching it but because of ur reply ill start tonight (cant wait to go home) hehe. ill post my early review on princess hours soon.
jceschan totally agree with the taiwanese dramas you listed, i love fated to love you and devil beside me. luv joe chen too.
ill check out Dae Jo Yeong, you guys seemed very enthusiastic about it

Jen,
You have NO idea just how enthusiastic!

DJY has turned me into a crazed stalker!!! It's the best show ever. And even my 9 year old loves DJY. It was just the perfect mix of cast, directing and storyline.

Interesting... using Bing... DJY... video... just pass your cursor over the picture... very cool.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?» q=dae+jo+young&docid=1068390482467&mid=AB3D29C873C6039D9A75AB3D29C873C6039D9A75&FORM=VIVR1» 6#

OMG im loving Princess Hours sooo cute! Im thinking of watching Attic Cat next!

I really liked Golden Apple and Seoul 1945. I really enjoyed Dae Joyoung and hope to purchase it. Oddly...I missed most of the beginning episodes both times it aired on KBS...definitely plan to purchase this!

I've only watched 3 dramas so far.
coffee prince
biscuit teacher and star candy
my girl

but i've watched more movies.....

Speedy Scandal
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
My Tutor Friend
200 Pounds Beauty
Daisy
The Promise
The Beast and the Beauty
Welcome to Dongmakgol
She's on Duty
S Diary
Windstruck
Old Boy
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring
The Way Home
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Bad Guy
Musa
and i guess there must be some more that i can't remember right now!!!

Hi Everyone. I'm new to the board, but have been reading for over a year. My name is diane. You have a great group here.

My passion for dramas and films started with Dae Jo Young.

Just a few of my favorite dramas
Que Sera Sera
Story of a Man/Slingshot
My Lovely Kim Sam Soon
The Devil
Resurrection
Last Scandal
Coffee Prince
Sons of Sol Pharmacy
Time Between Dog and Wolf

Films
Joint Security Area
Vengeance Trilogy
Bittersweet Life
Moment to Remember
Daisy
Quiet Family
The Classic
The Chaser
Welcome to Dongmakgol
Naked Kitchen
Shiri

I'm currently watching Your Beautiful, Iris, Tokyo Dogs, Autumn Concerto and Shinya Shokeda.
I can't believe how addicted I've become to these dramas and films. If you want a list of Japanese films and dramas, just let me know!

Karma for your first post and welcome!

 

Bienvenida Diane!

Some of my fave dramas are:
Kim Sam Soon #1 always!!!
Thank You!
Only You
First Wives Club
And all the ones that Laurie (BKlyn1984) mentioned (AMEN Laurie Sista!)

As for Movies:
A Moment to Remember and My Father (w/MY Yummy DH) are my favorites!!

Thank you for the welcome.

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This is my first time posting (or trying to), so please forgive the delay since you first asked for recommendations. I have most enjoyed the following:

-- Full House (charming actors and story)
-- Winter Sonata & Autumn Tale (the summer & spring series were not as good in my opinion)
-- My Lovely Sam-soon (you must see if haven't yet; has one of the most charming actresses -- Kim Sun-ah --who also appears in City Hall)
-- City Hall (one of the most sophisticated dramas so far, with intelligent characters and dialogue)
-- The Man Who Can't Get Married (loved this; a very sophisticated and original main character who is a pleasure to watch).

Recently started watching "The World That They Live In" (with male lead of Lovely Sam-soon and female lead of Full House, who are now a couple in real life), and this too is one of the more modern (less hokey) dramas I've seen to date.

Enjoy!

Doris W.

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catburt28 wrote:

Ya done good--karma for posting!

Thank you! It wasn't as hard as I thought!

Doris