Drama or Dorama

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:28 am Post subject: Drama or Dorama Post Rating: 0

So I've noticed that some people use the term 'drama', while others prefer 'dorama'. I'm curious to see how popular each term is, so I made this poll.

Personally, I think there's something slightly annoying about the term 'dorama', but I can't put my finger on it.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:16 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Well... if you wanted to write "drama" in Japanese it's ドラマ, which is DO-RA-MA. A lot of people prefer spelling it phonetically that way, I guess because it makes it feel like something more unique than a TV-Drama that you might watch on American/Canadian TV.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:45 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

for me i like saying DORAMA better than drama. it sounds so Asian Cool

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

If it's japanese then it's dorama if it's anything else it's drama Big Smile

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I tend to say dorama, because until very recently I only watched japanese dramas and honestly, I never even thought about the fact that it might not be the same in chinese and korean language. So now, that I'm conscious about that, I will probably switch to drama automatically.
The only thing is, that in my mothertongue, 'drama' has a different nuance. For me it feels kind of weird to call something funny or romantic a drama.

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

When I'm talking or typing in English but referring to asian dramas, it's "drama". 日本語で話せばも書けば、もちろん僕は「ドラマ」と言います。(If I'm talking or typing in Japanese, of course I say "do-ra-ma".)

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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

hhmmm....used to say dorama for Japanese dramas when I used to think in terms of Japanese, and drama for the rest of Asian dramas....But lately I'm just thinking in English when writing, so I've been just use drama.....

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I don't get why some pplz say MOVIE when they mean DRAMA Laugh

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Its dorama since in japanese its dorama and english its drama !!!I PREFER to say dorama since im japanese!

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

When I talk to people who don't know what dramas are, I called them "dramas". ^^;; I call them dramas mostly anyway @.@;;

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I voted for Dorama even though I said what I said (I just wanted to press the button Tongue

and I'm really only tell you this so I can say what I'm going to next and not be completely off topic w00t

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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

as some1 said, dorama for japanese ones

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:14 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: doremi ... Post Rating: 0

doremi ... dorama Smile

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