Netflix has pretty much gotten rid of nearly all of the Korean dramas it did have in its streaming library, so it’s always good to see new drama arrivals at long last. It’s been quite awhile. I haven’t been able to keep track recently because I had to let my Netflix subscription go for a little while. But I have
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If I remember correctly, my first manga that I really read were Fruits Basket and Mars. I was able to finish Fruits Basket, but have not actually had a chance to finish Mars. I really should finish it one day. Mars is a darker romance manga by Soryo Fuyumi which was serialized from 1996-2000 and has been collected into a
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My first job was at my local library. I even worked in the college library during my undergraduate years. My first passion and obsession was reading. So the title definitely caught my eye while perusing movies online. This movie is based on a light novel series by Arikawa Hiro with illustrations by Adabana Sukumo. Later the novel series became a
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A 35-year-old high school dropout gets to relive her final year of high school thanks to the help of her former homeroom teacher who is now a school superintendent. Can she overcome the traumas of her past to finally earn her diploma or has the times and modern high school life changed too much?
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I do like Moon Geun Young. She’s a good actress who is willing to take risks, but I haven’t really liked her last few works. Admittedly, I haven’t watched Jung Yi, but I quickly dropped Cheongdamdong Alice and while I finished Marry Me, Mary! that drama fell horribly flat of any expectations for me. The Village – Achiara’s Secret had
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While the title sounds like it should be a warm and fuzzy holiday drama, this short drama series, part of KBS’s Drama Specials, is anything but. Located in the mountains of Gangwando is Soo Sin High School, an elite private school where the top 0.1% students of the country matriculate. The only break the students get is for 8 days
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Because we all need a little romance in our life after marathoning two mystery/thriller Korean dramas! And since I really loved this romance, I decided to cover it before covering White Christmas and The Village Achiara’s Secret. Last Scandal is a Spring 2008 Korean drama which centered around a middle-aged cast. The cast members where fairly close to 40 as
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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and all that jazz. Thank you for spending another year with Asian Addicts Anonymous. Hopefully in the new year I’ll be back to blogging more regularly once more after the malaise and craziness of 2015 has passed. On the seventh day of Christmas, the song I gift to you is JJ Lin’s “Saranghaeyo” aka “只對你說 (I’ll
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On the sixth day of Christmas, the song I gift to you is Da-iCE’s 4th single released in the beginning of this year, 「もう一度だけ」which is a pretty awesome song. I just love this group. They are one of the few Japanese boy groups I actively follow. I follow mostly bands, not dance groups. And just for fun, check out this
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Breaking again from more traditional holiday fare, on the fifth day of Christmas, the song I gift to you is Taiwanese singer Bii’s “Love More.” Rather fitting for this time of year, isn’t it as this is a time to spread love and good will? Below is the MV with English lyrics. And here is the official MV with no
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