Proud or embarrassed at your addiction to Drama?
Not proud, but not embarassed either. I never lie about it though. Then again I don't encounter very many people who understand this kind of addiction, so when I tell 'em I really didn't study for a test cuz I watched 10 straight eps of whatever drama, I get this weird look from them and they think I'm lying. Still, I don't lie abt it, so I'd say I'm somewhere in between.
half and half - dramas are cool and i love 'em, but its kind of geeky... or more than kind of, its pretty geek-tastic
for some reason people seem to think its weirder than my obsessions with, for example, inappropriate cover versions, religious and racist propaganda, Sun Ra, Wm. Burroughs...
see, i got a lot of non-mainstream interests, but somehow watching japanese tv shows with subs is WAY weirder than ANY of that in the eye of the average... well, stoner, i don't meet a lot of straight-straight type people
btw in the real world i only know four people who watch any j-drama, and that includes immediate friends and my daughter (who made me watch all of the live Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, mini-geek that she is!)
for some reason people seem to think its weirder than my obsessions with, for example, inappropriate cover versions, religious and racist propaganda, Sun Ra, Wm. Burroughs...
see, i got a lot of non-mainstream interests, but somehow watching japanese tv shows with subs is WAY weirder than ANY of that in the eye of the average... well, stoner, i don't meet a lot of straight-straight type people
btw in the real world i only know four people who watch any j-drama, and that includes immediate friends and my daughter (who made me watch all of the live Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, mini-geek that she is!)
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i should say that im really proud of my addiction to japanese dramas. i also watch korean and taiwanese dramas but im really into japanese dramas. i tell everyone i know that im really a drama fanatic. it's a little bit cheezy for a guy like me to tell my friends about this but i really dont care. i love japanese dramas for many reasons. first, i like the scripts. the way things are presented in the series i watch is very intelligent. it makes you think and relate to the stories. that's the reason why i cry when the actors cry, i laugh when they do and i feel their emotion. it feels like being in the story/situation itself. secondly, the characters are great. The actors play it really really well. third, i really like the choice of songs/music they play in the dramas. it suits the drama well and it adds more spice to the story. lastly, the story makes me temporarily forget about everything around me and it takes me to a different place where i could really feel the excitement, the joy, the love and the sorrow of every stories.
i'm really proud of my addiction to japanese dramas. i'm even learning japanese so i could relate more to the stories. and it made me consider to try living in japan.
i really appreciate all the subbers, the seeders and all the supporters of japanese/korean/taiwanese dramas!
i'm really proud of my addiction to japanese dramas. i'm even learning japanese so i could relate more to the stories. and it made me consider to try living in japan.
i really appreciate all the subbers, the seeders and all the supporters of japanese/korean/taiwanese dramas!
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I used to be horribly obsessed with anime, and I was never embarrassed about it, because all of my friends were the same way. then I grew out of anime, sadly.
but I'm pretty cool with loving dramas. I actually got my mom addicted to them. whenever we find a series that we like, we download the whole thing and watch it over and over again.
she's especially fond of Gokusen, since she's a teacher and she's had those kind of students. although she doesn't take out her pigtails and throw her glasses off to the side and go into superhero mode like Yankumi (which is sad, because I'd pay to see that)
random observation: Yankumi must have killer health insurance to constantly be replacing all those pairs of glasses......
but I'm pretty cool with loving dramas. I actually got my mom addicted to them. whenever we find a series that we like, we download the whole thing and watch it over and over again.
she's especially fond of Gokusen, since she's a teacher and she's had those kind of students. although she doesn't take out her pigtails and throw her glasses off to the side and go into superhero mode like Yankumi (which is sad, because I'd pay to see that)
random observation: Yankumi must have killer health insurance to constantly be replacing all those pairs of glasses......
I'm from UK and its rather unsually here..I mean I'm sure there are some people here just like me but it'snot something to talk about like in asian countries...but I make my friends and colleagues aware of my craze for anime and dramas (jap&korean)...people are fine with it and won't think weirdly of it..it's just like being addicted to the western (UK or US) dramas but in a different language...as for anime..I think most people know the difference between anime and cartoon.
So I'm a proud addict!
So I'm a proud addict!
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There's nothing to be embarassed about, as far as I'm concerned. Compared to the crap the TV in my country is showing asian dramas are 10000x times better. And a lot of people who know how addicted I am are actually amazed at the quantity and quality of themes the dramas have. They find it cool. So no I'm not embarassed. Rather than proud I'd say I'm satisfied with my addiction!
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I would never be embarrassed of my drama addiction~! Most everybody I associate with is Asian and I'm part Asian so its no big deal but even people who are not Asian I am not ashamed and will try to convert them to dramas if I can! Japanese and other Asian dramas are superior to American television IMO anyway!
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I'm Proud of Jdrama and Anime. Like Noone in my school watchs, Except My English teacher, who graduated a few years ago in my school. He watchs anime though. My brother and sister too. Another Person who graduated this year in may. That's like it , so pretty much just my older bro and sis. I go to a private school
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I am proud that I can watch all that great Korean dramas out there but wish I kick the habit because I think it a bad thing when you wasted your whole life in front of a screen. I would love to stick my face to the screen everyday 24/7 as long as I have lots of money to live on. It too bad I'm doing it and live like a bum which made me feel bad.
I'm not ashamed in any way, but... I'm not Asian and maybe it's me, but it feels a little weird to bring it up in conversation. There's no point in floating the topic with non-Asians since the chance they are fans is so small. And if I do so with someone who is Asian then it feels like I'm saying something like (using J-drama as an example), "Hi, you're Japanese and I like this Japanese thing." That's true, but it also seems to imply something else which isn't, namely that I wish I was the main character in "Shogun" or that given a chance I end my sentences with ne? or yo! or that I have a shrine to Suzuki Honami next to my tokonoma, none of which is true because that shrine is in my closet, man, and nowhere near my tokonoma, yo!
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