25 Asian dramas worth marathoning
Here's a list of Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese TV series that Asian drama fanatics everywhere have deemed worthy of eye bags and dark undereye circles. Clicking on the titles will take you to a site where you can watch Asian dramas online with English subtitles. Have fun!
Photo: screenshot from Hana Kimi (Japan)
Pasta (2010) Korean Drama
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Full House (2004) Korean Drama
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East of Eden (2008) Korean Drama
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Playful Kiss (2010) Korean Drama
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Iris (2009) Korean Drama
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Browse through a wide selection of English-subtitled Asian dramas
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The Best Asian Dramas
in my humble opinion.
1. Nodame Cantabile
Learn more about this award-winning J-drama
Nodame Cantabile is the TV series that got me into Jdoramas. The series is a live action drama adaptation of the successful manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. Noda Megumi ("Nodame") and Chiaki Shinichi are music students at Momogaoka College of Music. Both are extremely gifted but they have opposite personalities. Ultimately, it's their shared love for music that brings them together and takes them to greater heights in their respective careers. If you love classical music, you will love watching this award-winning J-drama.
Nodame Cantabile (Japanese Drama)- Nodame Cantabile revolves around the relationship between two exceptional music students, Noda Megumi ("Nodame") and Chiaki Shinichi and their experiences as aspiring classical musicians at Momogaoka College of Music in Tokyo, Japan.The live action...
Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Shinshun Special)
- Let's follow Nodame and Chiaki-senpai to Europe! In a heart-tugging scene towards the end of the Nodame Cantabile Jdorama series, Chiaki Shinichi asks Nodame to join him in Europe. She doesn't say yes at first but in the end, she agrees.The Nodame...
Nodame Cantabile The Final Score
- Our peek into Nodame and Chiaki's European musical journey ends with the two-part Nodame Cantabile Movie, The Final Score (also known as The Final Movement).The movie picks up where the Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe left off. Nodame's...
Nodame Cantabile Drama Soundtrack and Music List
- If you're a fan of the Japanese drama Nodame Cantabile and you love classical music, you probably want a song list of all the tunes that were played in the wildly popular TV series, right?This page compiles all the music from Nodame Cantabile, the...
Scenes from Nodame Cantabile
A compilation of clips from the Japanese drama series set to piano music by Nino Konseki
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Buy DVDs of the Nodame Cantabile Live Action Drama
- Nodame Cantabile TV Drama DVD Box Set (Japan Version)
- Based on Ninomiya Tomoko's hit manga, TV drama Nodame Cantabile has found just as much popularity with its fresh cast, lighthearted story, and appealing soundtrack.
- Nodame Cantabile in Europe Special with Location Map (DVD) (Japan Version)
- DVD of the Nodame Cantabile Shinshun Special in Europe. Includes Nodame Location Map, Ueno Juri Long Interview, Tamaki Hiroshi in Paris / After the Conducting Shoot, Cast Interviews, Production Announcement
- Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part 1 (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
- Shot on location in Europe, The Final Score brings back leads Tamaki Hiroshi and Ueno Juri as the eccentric musical couple Chiaki and Nodame - and they've encountered their biggest challenge yet.
- Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part 2 (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
- The two-part grand finale of Nodame Cantabile - The Final Score finally hits its conclusion.
- Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part 1 (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)
- This three-disc Special Edition DVD comes with: Making Of, Cast & Crew Comments at Start of Filming, Scenery Making-Of, Cast Footage, Nodame Concert, Press Conference, Premiere, Local Promotion Featurette, Box Office Celebration Stage Event
- Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part 2 (DVD) (Special Edition) (Japan Version)
- This three-disc Special Edition DVD comes with bonus features such as special footage and behind the scenes featurettes.
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Nodame Cantabile Cast Members
Meet the Japanese actors in the cast of Nodame Cantabile
Nodame Cantabile won't be a spectacular hit without excellent acting by the charming and talented cast members Juri Ueno (Nodame), Tamaki Hiroshi (Chiaki Shinichi)and Ryutaro Mine (Eita). Learn more about the Japanese actors by visiting their profile pages.
Tamaki Hiroshi (Japanese Actor)- You might know Tamaki Hiroshi best as Chiaki Shinichi in Nodame Cantabile but when he's not bantering with co-star Juri Ueno who plays Nodame in the series, the handsome Tamaki is also a popular actor, singer, and model in Japan.He is well known fo...
Juri Ueno (Japanese Actress)- You know Ueno Juri as a gifted pianist in the popular Nodame Cantabile Jdrama but when she's not sharing screentime with Tamaki Hiroshi (her beloved Chiaki-senpai in the series), the beautiful Juri is also an award-winning actress known for diverse r...
Eita (Japanese Actor)- You know of Eita (Nagayama Eita) as the rocker violinist Ryutaro Mine in Nodame Cantabile or perhaps as impassioned photographer Nakaji in Sunao ni Narenakute but did you know that the handsome Japanese actor has already played a wide variety of role...
2. The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
Learn more about this popular gender bender Kdrama series
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince is not the first Korean drama I saw but it's the first one I really loved. Go Eun Chan is a tomboyish girl who tries to make ends meet by taking on various jobs. She meets food mogul Choi Han Kyul who mistakes her for a boy and hires her to work in his coffee shop. Hilarity and heartbreak ensues when they fall in love before he even learns that she is a woman after all. Coffee Prince is based on a romance novel titled Coffee Prince Ilhojeom by Seon-mi Lee.
Coffee Prince (Korean Drama)- The First Shop of Coffee Prince is a popular Korean love drama about the romance between the spunky tomboyish Eun Chan (Yoon Eun Hye) and handsome playboy Han Kyul (Gong Yoo). Strapped for cash, Eun Chan pretends to be a guy so she can work in Han Ky...
Coffee Prince Soundtrack: Music from the Korean Drama- If you've seen the K-drama series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, you already know how awesome its soundtrack is. The songs in Coffee Prince's official and unofficial soundtracks have more of a jazzy and alternative-indie vibe that offers a refreshing...
Visit The Coffee Prince Coffee Shop in Seoul, Korea- If you've watched the Korean love drama series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince, I'm sure you'd like to visit the coffee shop in that was used as their filming location. That's right, there's a real Coffee Prince Cafe in Seoul!I'm a big fan of the K-d...
Scenes from The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
Clips from the delightful award-winning K-drama series
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COFFEE PRINCE KOREAN DRAMA 8 DVDs with English Subtitles
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Funny, romantic, and completely charming, MBC drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince has been the big hit of the summer. Starring heartthrobs Gong Yoo (One Fine Day) and Lee Seon Gyun (The Great White Tower) and sassy starlet Yoon Eun Hye (Palace) in a gender-bending performance, the drama is both a romantic comedy of errors and a sensitive urban drama about the dreams and confusions of young people.
Listen to music from the South Korean drama series
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Coffee Prince Cast Members
Meet the South Korean actors in the cast of 1st Shop of Coffee Prince
Coffee Prince had a perfect cast - everyone worked well together and it felt like they were real people and not just characters! Props go to Korean actors Gong Yoo (Han Kyul), Yoon Eun Hye* (Go Eun Chan), and Lee Sun Gyun (Choi han Seong) for leading the pack.
* Squidoo lens by Hanjee
Gong Yoo (Korean Drama Actor)- You know K-drama actor Gong Yoo best as the cocky yet lovable Choi Han Kyul in the TV series The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince but did you know that he is a DJ as well? That's right. He was a DJ for G.yoo20 at the Radio Broadcast section of the Korean De...
Yoon Eun Hye - Korean Actress- Yoon Eun Hye.What is a TV series without the lead actress? It's nothing. Thus, I'm presenting to you the lady behind the success of Coffee Prince and the star that puts smiles on our faces with her role in Goong (Princess Hours)A model, a singer,...
Lee Sun Gyun (Korean Actor)- You may know Lee Seon-gyoon (Lee Sun Gyun) as the cocky and difficult chef in Korean drama Pasta or the sweet and charming music producer in The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince but did you know that there's so much more to this versatile South Korean actor...
3. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Learn more about this hilarious gender bender Jdrama
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Hana Kimi) is a fun TV series about a girl who enrolls in a private boarding school for boys to chase after her high jump hero. Her main goal is to get him back into the sport but then she ends up falling in love with him.
Hana Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) Japanese Drama
- If you're looking for a fun Japanese drama series to watch, give Hana Kimi (or Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) a try.Literally translated as For You in Full Blossom, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e is based on a popular manga by Nakajo Hisaya. The story follo...
Scenes from the Japanese series Hana Kimi
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Buy the Hana Kimi (Japan) DVD
2007 Japanese Tv Series: Hanazakari No Kimitachi E (For You in Full Blossom)
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The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan. Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi Oguri compete in the high jump on television.... Language : Japanese Subtitle : Chinese / English Video Format : NTSC Region Code : ALL Model : DVD9 Discs : 2
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Cast Members
Meet the talented actors who make up Hana Kimi Japan
Below are pages devoted to cast members of the popular Hana Kimi Jdrama (also known as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e).
Shun Oguri (Japanese Actor and Director)- You might know Shun Oguri as sensitive F4 boy Hanazawa Rui in Hana Yori Dango, or brooding athlete Sano Izumi in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, but did you know that there's so much more to this talented Japanese drama actor?Oguri is now also full-fled...
Maki Horikita (Japanese Actress)- You may know Maki Horikita as the boyish Ashiya Mizuki in the immensely popular Jdrama Hana Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) but did you know that she is a multi-awarded actress and voice talent as well?The lovely Maki has been acting and endorsing...
Toma Ikuta (Japanese Actor)- You might know Toma Ikuta for his breakthrough role as Shuichi Nakatsu on the Hana Kimi Jdrama but did you know that he once belonged to a J-pop group called 4Tops? Did you also know that ever since the book cover for Dazai Osamu's novel Ningen Shikk...
Mizushima Hiro (Japanese Actor, Author, and Model)- You might know Mizushima Hiro as the girl-crazy Minami Nanba in the popular Japanese drama Hana Kimi or as purposeful executive Soshi Asamoto in the TV series Zettai Kareshi but did you know that there's so much more to the handsome Japanese actor?...
4. Pasta
Learn more about this cute Korean love drama
Pasta is a Korean drama series about Yoo Kyung (Kong Hyo-jin), a young kitchen assistant who dreams of becoming a top-rated chef. She finds herself working under a stuck-up Italy-trained Chef Hyun wook (Lee Sun Gyun) who proceeds to make life in the Las Sfera kitchen a living hell. Things get even more complicated when they fall in love with one another.
Pasta (Korean Drama)- Pasta (Korean TV Drama Series) tells the story of Seo Yoo Kyung (Kong Hyo-jin), a young kitchen assistant who dreams of becoming a successful first-class chef. La Sfera, the restaurant she works in, decides to hire a big-shot chef who went to culinar...
Buy the Pasta DVD
Pasta Korean Tv Drama Dvd English Sub NTSC All Region
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"Pasta" covers the dreams and success of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera restaurant. Seo Yoo Kyung started her career as a kitchen assistant at La Sfera restaurant. She eventually works her way up to become a chef. Choi Hyun Wook is the top chef at La Sfera restaurant. He studied the culinary arts in Italy and started out as a chef assistant at a hotel in Sicily. Hyun Wook eventually worked his way up to become the most widely recognized Italian chef in Korea.
5. Prosecutor Princess
Learn more about this South Korean drama
Prosecutor Princess is another Korean drama that I enjoyed watching. Ma Hye Ri (Kim So Yeon) is a fresh graduate from law school who has a brilliant mind and a sharp memory. However she is more interested in her looks, fashion and in shopping than in her new career as a prosecutor. She later matures into an excellent prosecutor after life hands her some challenges.
Prosecutor Princess (Korean Drama)- Prosecutor Princess is a South Korean drama that ran on the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) from March 31 to May 20, 2010. It's about a sassy woman, Ma Hye Ri, who is more concerned about shopping and what she's wearing than in her work as a prosecut...
Scenes from Prosecutor Princess
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Which do you like better, K-dramas or J-dramas?
Korean dramas are better! Fighting!
eMargs says:
I actually find it a hard choice because both have very different styles of presentation. J-doramas are typically shorter and straight-to-the-point while k-dramas tend to be longer because of character developments. Most trendy j-doramas have an anime feel to them and are comical, sometimes bordering on being a bit too exaggerated, i would say. K-dramas, on the other hand, generally have less slapstick comedy, although they have their own, somewhat more realistic brand of humor; however, one of the major problems is the usually dragging storyline. K-dramas engage in the first few episodes, but more often than not, the story takes on a painfully slow pace in the middle.
It's a hard choice, but overall, i would choose k-drama just because i think it gives me more eye candy to spazz on. :)
It's a hard choice, but overall, i would choose k-drama just because i think it gives me more eye candy to spazz on. :)
Posted July 20, 2011
yusyusrina@ymail.com says:
i like k-dramas
Posted May 04, 2011
NAIZA says:
Definitely, I'm more of a K-drama fan but I still miss the old Taiwanese dramas like the Meteor Garden! I must say the K-dramas focus more on their story while the J-dramas gives you the anime type touch to its characters so that makes it entertaining.. Imagine all the manga series that originate in Japan.. Wow, there's so many of them are turned into live action dramas that makes it more exciting.. :)
Posted October 12, 2010
Japanese dramas are the best! Fighto-oh!
arncyn says:
Although I enjoy watching both, I will have to say that I prefer J-dramas over the Korean stuff. The plots are more straightforward and I feel they are less cheesy/contrived than their Korean counterparts (case in point, I feel more compassion towards Mao Inoue's Tsukushi Makino vs. Goo Hye Sun's Geum Jan Di but that's just me (; )
Posted November 15, 2010
asiacue says:
I prefer japanese dramas most. Althouth i appreciate high production values of most of korean dramas, but they have tendency to drag plot out, inject more soup and over dramatism. Japanese dramas are more laconical and somehow realistic.
Posted November 15, 2010
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East of Eden (Korean TV Series)- East of Eden is a 56 episode South Korean television series which tells the story about two men whose fates are crossed from birth.Just think what happens if you find out that your brother is not actually your brother and worst of all is the son of...
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- Mischievous Kiss is the latest adaptation of the Japanese manga, Itazura na Kiss...Familiar? Well, if you have watched the Taiwanese drama, "It Started with a Kiss"? and... its sequel, "And they kissed again" here comes the good news because the Ko...
Taiwan Drama: Down with Love- Have you watched Hana Kimi (Taiwan)? How about Meteor Garden? Don't you just love how Ella Chen acts? Are you a fan of Jerry Yan?Well then, GOOD news! There's another romantic comedy from Taiwan that you will surely love -- Down with Love. Starred...
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