Proud or embarrassed at your addiction to Drama?

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:04 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Embarassed? No way! Everyone I see, I gave them the phrase: "What??? You didn't saw any japan dramas yet? Here, borrow this Beautiful Life here!", and then it spreads like fire, it's more than 6 months that my Beautiful Life don't come back, and I made copies for almost all who saw it.

When everyone you know watches it too, theres nothing to be embarassed about thumleft

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Why should I b embarassed for joining such great forum?
i feel very2 proud and happy

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:23 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

My Sig basically answers that question Laugh

I don't know where i would be without my dramas and that is the god's honest truth, i absouletly love them and am not ashamed to admit to liking them. I've even got my mum liking them which is a really big deal everyone else in my family doesn't understand why i like them but i just tell them to mind their own business Argue

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At least while watching them i'm enjoying them and learning the language which is a sure plus sign cheers

Before i started watching dramas i couldn't understand any foreign language but now i know a bit of Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

so i'm proud to admit that i am a TRUE DRAMA ADDICT cheers

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

oh yeah, i hear you, hacksign.

most ppl who know me casually in RL think i'm a beer-drinking football tragic. in answer to the question 'what did you do on the weekend?', it's always easier to say 'went to the pub, watched football' and leave it there. because if i add 'and then went home and modded a game/ watched anime/ watched j*drama/ obsessed over j*idols', the amount of work i have to do to *explain* the extra clause completely defeats the purpose of the 'how was yr weekend' exchange.

so i end up talking about football ;) .

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I have never been embarrased about me watching Anime or Drama.
Guess that's because the only people who know are my best friends and for them something like this is not important...

If someone else asks (happens from time to time)... what I like to watch.... Then I'll answer that. There's no need to be embarassed of that.
there are lots of people out there who don't know what all this stuff is. For them it may be weird, but I know that the stuff I am watching is ggod... otherwise I wouldn't watch it... ^^
That's enough for me... ^^

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Not embarrassed at all..its helped me out quite a bit actually...when my boss needed someone to work for him at AWA this year he asked ME first and told me to pick staff out to help him...
It's also helping me learn a language I have always wanted to learn, Japanese Smile

I have also found great places like D-Addicts since I am obsessed Big Smile

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

What I'm more surprised about is that there are actually other guys that are watching dramas! Suprise

And I thought I was the only guy, hehe.

Well, I usually keep my interest to myself and my family, but I have been able to lure one of my colleague at work to watch Emperor of the Sea. At first he thinks it was too much of a Soap Opera, but later on he was quite amazed by it.
I can even proudly say that I'm a member of a Korean Movie club in Denmark, hehe

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I am proud to be a Otaku! Of course, as soon as I start talking about anime or dorama all my friends roll their eyes and start elbowing each other...

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:55 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I've never been embarrassed about dramas...hehe actually most people around here know about that coz I'm not the only addict so the others hear us talking about the latest releases Laugh

hmmm I think I'm only embarrassed about my fangirling Mr. Green

so I'm trying not to show this side of me publicly Shhh!

haha Hitnrun, I know what you mean thumleft

my copy of Beautiful Life was popular too Laugh

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

It's not like I'm addicted or anything. Sometimes I feel like watching both anime and drama (in the latter case it was only because I really like Hana yori Dango - which I admit to be a huge fan of - that I decided to watch the live action version and some other shows that star the same actors), and I don't really deny actually enjoying it, too. But I don't walk around and brag about it as I don't see any reason for being proud of something like that. I think I'd rather have people not knowing I like dramas and anime.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I know this might be an odd question.. but what is fangirling?

Anyhow, I have to admit that I was once pretty embarrassed about it, thanks to no small amount to my immediate family... my sister even went so far as to denounce it as "bull that no one in their right mind would watch" and likened it to... the Bold and the Beautiful and a slew of soaps (not to say soaps are bad, I watch it sometimes too if I have nothing else to do, but Passions pisses me off so bad!)... it was quite hurtful coming from a sibling, mind you =P so instead she introduced me to ER, Gilmore Girls, Blink 182, Three Doors Down (to reorientate my J-Pop obsession as well) and all that... Anyhow, I did abstain for a while from it and tried to 'refocus' my orientation to more 'popular' and 'accepted' mediums... in other words, anything pop from America. =P

One day, one of my friends helped as well in providing me with a slew of recommendations and he knew about my obsession with Matsu Takako as well (sure, I didnt watch the dramas but they cant deny me her music!)... LOL... Anyhow, with his help I finally got enough sense in me to realise that there is nothing embarrassing about watching these dramas.

Why must American media be SO MUCH BETTER than media from other countries? It doesnt have to be, but its only the way we see it... people poke fun at drama because of all the things these cultures do are seen as 'overdramatic'... like running through the streets of Tokyo or Seoul when surely a car or bike would suffice... but then no one criticises the American overdramatisations like 'Yay! We can finally be happy again!... oh Joe... oh Mary... I am finally coming home now... BAM!!! CAR ACCIDENT!!'...

Anyhow, I realised that I wasted all those years NOT watching drama and thought "Am I nuts!?" And then thought, "How can I deny my friends and those around me of something so good!?" So now I happily admit I am hooked and I love to be hooked. Call me names, but at least I am open enough to accept other forms of 'good'.

I had an argument with my sister over thanksgiving... Again, she had to tell me that Japanese actresses cant act for their lives, that's why they needed Chinese big shots like Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Michelle Yeoh (YAY! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!) for "Memoirs of a Geisha"... I rebutted by saying that its not so much acting talent that got them the role but because of established names in American society... I could be wrong, but I think I have a case... =P

So yea, the moral of my long winded story is... I had to actually learn to be proud of my drama love and realised that there is nothing to be embarrassed about... It's hard though, amongst people who think its stupid, but at least you know that there are people here who share the obsession with you... And if you were in an Asian country, chances are you will easily find people who cant agree more with you in drama love! =)

[EDIT: I guess proud, under my understanding was as in I wouldnt have a problem saying that I watch it... but I dont actively go out to tell people about it, unless they ask for recommended forms of entertainment =)]

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i'd hav thought there are not so many guys addicted to drama... at least not the ppl ard me... glad to find so many like-minded frens here...

proud to b a d-addict!

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I`m proud of it. I mean everyone who is embaressed shouldn`t watch soaps as well. It`s a good thing to be part of something not everybody know.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

mm no I admit to everybody that I am sort of addicted to drama.

Like TeamFun, my brothers used to take the micke when I watch drama. but one day I caught him watching my Long Vacation and I asked him "what're you doing" next he was nearly in tear and said oh poor senakun or something ( Whistling

yes caught you redhanded Big Smile

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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

im proud to be a drama addictt me and my best friend watch loads of drama but he moves to minniasota ]= and people think ima fruit cause i watch it but oh well =]

there just jealous because they dont know what there missing out on x]