New Favorite Dramas?

I don’t know why, but maybe I guess because I’m weird lol :joy::joy::joy:. There are some dramas such as My love from the star, Suspicious partners, and Oh my Venus. Most of people finds it interesting but not for me. But I have to say Fight My Way is the way better than those dramas.

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now this is 2018, January, I was on you tube and went to drama mania, and the other news channel. I seen some nice movies & dramas,. None are here and none on Drama fever so what is going on? no new dramas on these sites> and is it still licensing these dramas & movies?

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Lion Pride

You need to watch this video, you’ll love it!
https://youtu.be/ybbw-BqPnoo

And Then I cant wait for Jade lovers

My Catman

My Bittersweet Taiwan

And Viki Got the Licence for Only Side by Side with You 南方有乔木

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Is that Lee Jong Suk in the picture for Jade Lovers? I didn’t know he did any dramas out of Korea :astonished:

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Yes, It’s Lee Jong Suk and Zheng Shuang. :blush:

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sure would love to know where they are, new dramas that is.

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@frustratedwriter Mary, you can always access the coming soon page when you scroll down down on Viki main page, those dramas are licensed and waiting to be shown, it could be 1 day to 1 month or till when it’s originally airing, the waiting time is complicated so don’t ask. But that could already give you some ideas of new dramas coming to Viki :slight_smile:

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Boy, do you know how embarrassed I am? as long as I have been on Viki I have not seen that! Scrolling down to the bottom of the page. I did see some new ones going to be on in a week or two. thank you for showing me!

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I just hope they don’t delay it with the 3 year ban like they did with Wedding Bible with Ahn Jae-hyun,
Yoo In Na and Godfrey Gao since I am still waiting for that one…it was filmed in 2015 so it should come out this year but I see 2020 as the release date

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I am waiting for Memories of Love with Aaron Yan and
Wallace Chung that airs in February

http://static.ccasian.com/poster/748/memories-of-love-chinese-2017.jpg

https://i1.wp.com/cdramabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p2399489973.jpg?resize=400%2C600&ssl=1

http://pic1.qiyipic.com/image/20161121/4d/e0/a_100037101_m_601_195_260.jpg

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Looks Good! I Love T-Dramas too! I’ve seen a few episodes of lion pride, its Good so far!

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Hello all! How’s everyone doing? :grinning:
I am here to proudly introduce a current popular drama that has surprisingly not gained license on Viki yet.

The drama is called Evergreen also known as That Man Oh Soo. (See below for description)

Description:
Oh Soo (Lee Jong-Hyun from CNBLUE) is a man in his 20’s and works as a promising engineer in the IT field, a cafe owner and a barista. He is smart and handsome. He plays cupid for you men and women by using a mysterious pollen. Due to the pollen, he falls in love with Seo Yoo-Ri (Kim So-Eun from Boys Over Flowers). She is also in her 20’s and works as a police officer. She has a bright personality and supports her family by herself. She later reunites with her childhood friend and first love, Kim Jinwoo (Kang Tae-Oh from 5urprise). Yoori doesn’t realize that Jinwoo is eager to confess his feelings to her. All three of them end up in a love triangle.

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Air Dates: March 5, 2018 - April 24, 2018; Mondays & Tuesdays

Total # of episodes: 16

Please help license this drama ASAP! More than half the episodes came out already and I really hope to share this drama with the Viki audience before the drama ends! :persevere:Please click the licensing link below! Thanks!

LICENSING LINK

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this one was so good!! I did send to viki

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I’m currently watching the drama “Twelve Nights” and I am in love!! The cast is very nice and also the direction and plot :grin: I definitely recommend it !! :heart_eyes:

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thats another one I want to watch! new drama? the player, its really awesome

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Hey everyone! :partying_face:

It’s been a really long time since I updated this discussion, and for that I am so SO sorry :tired_face: My year has been pretty crazy, and I honestly forgot about this :sweat_smile: If anyone is still out there, interested in talking about their favorite dramas and actors, let me know!

My current favorite drama is “Extra-Ordinary You” but I’ve currently hit a roadblock called Viki Pass Plus :sob: I can’t watch any more of it until I upgrade my subscription this Christmas, so no spoilers if you’ve watched it please!

Are there any dramas you’re looking forward to being released in 2020? It won’t quite be 2020 when this movie is released on Viki, but I’m really curious about the movie adaption of “Cheese In The Trap”. I don’t think it will be able to beat the drama (because that’s where I was introduced to See Kang Jun, one of my favorite actors) but it does look interesting. What are your thoughts?

I hope this reaches someone, and that I’m not just typing into the void here… :joy:

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How can I pass up this chance to talk about some of my fav dramas? :grin:

I have been having a throwback to the classics lately, and I have found that I really like them. How to Meet the Perfect Neighbor, Stairway to Heaven, My Lovely Sam Soon, and I’m Sorry, I Love You are my current classical favorites. I just finished watching I’m Sorry, I Love You today, and I loved it!

So Ji Sub is amazing in IS,ILY…he IS Cha Moo Hyuk. There are three things I got from that drama: love doesn’t grow in loneliness; instead, it needs warmth and understanding; the second, love is sacrificial; and third, I will not write my stories with the main couple unable to be with their love :rage: I got so upset when they were just dying to be with each other, yet they couldn’t because they didn’t want to impose on each other, but the very idea of love is that it isn’t an imposition.

I am not sure which drama this quote is from, I think it is Marriage Contract, but some character said that Love is Not an Obligation. One loves because one wants to: one depends on someone else because they love, and the one who loves doesn’t mind dependence. However, I understand how difficult letting someone you love see you going through a rough patch in life…I struggled with the same concept.
And there was one other quote, but this is from Song Eun Chae: “I won’t pity you. Your heart is full of love…You already have so much, why should I pity that?” When is Love supposed to be sad? In my understanding, loving someone isn’t a sad thing, it’s an awesome thing. What I did like is that they finally just let their hearts have their way and got together, even in his last days. Through my tears, I say, hooray for Love!

As for my favorite on-air dramas, I rate Psychopath Diary as my fav. I also enjoyed When the Camellia Blooms (that finished airing, I believe, so I can’t rate that as ‘on-air’).

Dramas from earlier this year that I really like are Ever Night (Cdrama), Goodbye my Princess (Cdrama), My First First Love, and Love Alarm.

Mm, not really, except for Ever Night season 2, but I think that will be released in 2021, but I am not sure. I usually don’t keep upcoming dramas on my to-watch list, but I will choose to watch airing dramas on the whim.

As for the movie adaptation of Cheese in the Trap, I am wondering how they will pull that off. I really liked the drama, and I felt that it deserved the amount of time that I had. The writers will really have to cut and adapt for a movie format.

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Gosh, I really want to do a re-watch of some classic k-dramas soon :sob:

I haven’t seen any of the classic dramas you mentioned, which makes me think that maybe I’m not as much of an experienced drama-watcher as I thought :sweat_smile: They’ll be welcome additions to my classic drama binge session—are they all here on Viki?

You said some really insightful things about love in your comment, which was amazing for me to read (I would quote the exact paragraph, but I don’t know how :laughing:) I think a lot of people assume that these dramas are soap opera-y, and don’t believe that they can convey impactful meaning or express important themes. Your comment proves that wrong quite well.

I’m glad you’re enjoying Psychopath Diary! I haven’t watched it (not really my genre—intense crime) but the ratings so far seem to be mostly positive.

I haven’t seen Ever Night, or even heard of it before :hushed: What’s it about? It’s rare for a drama to get multiple seasons, so it must be worth watching!

Here’s hoping that even if it’s not amazing, the Cheese in the Trap movie will give me a few hours of enjoyment :rofl:

Some are, some aren’t :slight_smile:
I’ll put the Viki links
https://www.viki.com/tv/36844c-stairway-to-heaven
This one is coming soon

How to Meet the Perfect Neighbor is on YT

I totally agree with you, that I why I watch them a lot. My friends and family don’t really understand this, but that is okay. Maybe one day they will :smiley:

I actually try to stay away from intense crime dramas because I am a sensitive person and seeing the calculated murders and terrible pain is hurtful to me. However, I’m watching this one because of Yoon Shi Yoon. He is the only reason I am able to watch this because he adds humor to the story. Besides, his good looks help distract my mind from the actual premise of the story.:face_with_hand_over_mouth:

Ah, if you like fantasy Chinese dramas, then this one is a must! It’s about a young man named Ning Que who desires to learn cultivation in order to avenge his family that was killed. He is no ordinary boy, however; he may or may not be the bringer of an omen that means the end of the world he lives in. He and his servant/friend Sang Sang get caught up in something larger than simply revenge; the fate of the kingdoms and the world rests on their shoulders, but they don’t know that. Anyways, it’s great in every aspect: the costumes, the acting, the music, the writing, the scenery.

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Ever Night is a Chinese Xianxia drama. It’s fantasy in a past period with hints of martial arts, cultivation (like learning to be immortal or the path to wisdom or to heaven).
It was adapted from a Chinese novel that won a price.
I don’t know if I can say there is typical romance, many will disagree/agree here. Wasn’t really the focus for me.

It’s the anti-hero concept by excellence. Not typical in dramas.
I disliked the hero at first when reading the novel, but more you advance, more you begin to discover the truth underlying and the protagonists.
It developed values or concepts like:

  • struggling and trying to reach a better condition from poor to riches (from an orphan who survives and seeks revenge for the death of his parents),
  • social casts (you have the princess and the knight who is not a noble or master/servant relationship),
  • square relationships potential romance (not 1 girl only) and the player,
  • dealing with first love and why her and not her? Indecision and finding the one,
  • heroism, fighting for those you want to protect
  • fighting for power (always in this type of drama, that is in the court or between kingdoms)
  • friendship, brotherhood, family (each character has a background, bonding with each other for something noble, even the seemingly “bad character” who is not the one we imagine. The camaraderie between the main lead and Chen Pipi is fun to watch)
  • losing someone you love and the emotions you feel
  • ego, jealousy and becoming crazy because of that

Some viewers related the different factions to politics (communism or capitalism) or religions (buddhism, catholicism) and the relationship to something like “incest”.

At the end, I’ve grown fond of the characters.
In a way, I admire the main character because he fends for himself for values or people he cares about and he won’t back down. Loneliness, making friends, also shameless sometimes. He can speak, he dares. Staying true to himself and his aim.
He has balls.

I think authenticity in the personas is what I admire in this drama.
He’s bound by his condition, his birth origin and his past, but just the way he is screams freedom and 'I-don’t-care, I-do-it-my-way attitude." Carefree.
So I couldn’t resist supporting the main lead like all other characters did: they were supportive of the main lead in front of hardships. Admirable.

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