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Good morning and happy #EYDC2025!
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
I didn't pick him but he's a great choice, he blew up this year and has the talent to back it up #kdrama
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I didn't pick him but he's a great choice, he blew up this year and has the talent to back it up #kdrama
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#EYDC2025 Day 3 - Favourite New to Me Actor.
I went through my watchlist and identified several contenders, but let's be honest, Liu Yu Ning has no competition in this category.
I had never seen him before because I'm not a big costume #cdrama watcher but A Dream Within A Dream was a revelation.
I went through my watchlist and identified several contenders, but let's be honest, Liu Yu Ning has no competition in this category.
I had never seen him before because I'm not a big costume #cdrama watcher but A Dream Within A Dream was a revelation.
a young man wearing a crown and a fur coat is looking at the camera .
ALT: a young man wearing a crown and a fur coat is looking at the camera .
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December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Someone on Reddit posted this under the NSFW tag and I cannot stop laughing 🤣🤣 #cdrama #LiuYuning
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Someone on Reddit posted this under the NSFW tag and I cannot stop laughing 🤣🤣 #cdrama #LiuYuning
Day 3 Favorite Actor Discovered in 2025 is Liu Yuning. I remember first seeing him and thinking not much of his looks but I was 5 eps into A Dream Within a Dream when I was like hold up this man is HOT. He's that rare combo of super masculine + babygirl + funny + smart as hell 🫦🥵 #EYDC2025 #cdrama
December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Day 2: For my favorite actress discovered in 2025, I’m going with two people. First, Yeom Hye-ran, who I first noticed in her brilliant, award-winning turn as the lead character’s mother in #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines. I’ve since seen her in a few other dramas and she never disappoints. #EYDC2025
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Day 2: For my favorite actress discovered in 2025, I’m going with two people. First, Yeom Hye-ran, who I first noticed in her brilliant, award-winning turn as the lead character’s mother in #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines. I’ve since seen her in a few other dramas and she never disappoints. #EYDC2025
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Someone liked a post in this thread today and it made me want to shamelessly share it again. Especially since there is talk about recommendations for new #cdrama watchers. Sometimes starting with shorter dramas is a great way to ease yourself in.
I started a thread of my favorite #cdramas that are 30 episodes or under over on the other site, but I thought I'd move it here for those interested.
*Obviously, there are more that have 30 eps and under but these are my personal favorites*
*Obviously, there are more that have 30 eps and under but these are my personal favorites*
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Someone liked a post in this thread today and it made me want to shamelessly share it again. Especially since there is talk about recommendations for new #cdrama watchers. Sometimes starting with shorter dramas is a great way to ease yourself in.
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I always find it hard to share recommendations when I don’t know what people have seen - but Alisa’s list is a pretty good general guide 👍
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Here's my suggestions broken out by modern and historical Cdramas.
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I always find it hard to share recommendations when I don’t know what people have seen - but Alisa’s list is a pretty good general guide 👍
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Finished The Dream Life of Mr. Kim and gave it an 8.5. It's the best kdrama with the most unpleasant drama watching experience I've ever had. Extremely well directed and acted and mostly well written except for one weak storyline but watching it made me feel like I was dragged through a hedge.
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Finished The Dream Life of Mr. Kim and gave it an 8.5. It's the best kdrama with the most unpleasant drama watching experience I've ever had. Extremely well directed and acted and mostly well written except for one weak storyline but watching it made me feel like I was dragged through a hedge.
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I just started watching c dramas this year seriously. Before I would just dabble and I can see the differences between the 2 and the appeal for c dramas. But I honestly think they aren’t that different structurally.
One of the big stories of 2025 is that even though Korea is still king of exporting dramas other countries are catching up fast, especially China. Even though I personally only loved A Dream Within a Dream, I see so many kdrama watchers wandering over to Cdramas www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/com...
From the CDrama community on Reddit: Anyone else moving to cdramas after kdramas started flopping this year?
Explore this post and more from the CDrama community
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December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I just started watching c dramas this year seriously. Before I would just dabble and I can see the differences between the 2 and the appeal for c dramas. But I honestly think they aren’t that different structurally.
Couldn't talk about this yesterday but we had to put our 20-year-old cat to sleep. Chula was larger than life, a tiny bit of fur with a huge voice who demanded attention at all times and ran us around the house. We loved her to pieces. Everything is too quiet today. #cat #cats #catsky
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Currently watching 2 cdramas and only one kdrama, and all the last ones I finished are also cdramas, we're definitely getting tired of the same tropes and shorter runs of kdramas, I'm very invested on why that's happening, but I can't even explain it well myself
One of the big stories of 2025 is that even though Korea is still king of exporting dramas other countries are catching up fast, especially China. Even though I personally only loved A Dream Within a Dream, I see so many kdrama watchers wandering over to Cdramas www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/com...
From the CDrama community on Reddit: Anyone else moving to cdramas after kdramas started flopping this year?
Explore this post and more from the CDrama community
www.reddit.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Currently watching 2 cdramas and only one kdrama, and all the last ones I finished are also cdramas, we're definitely getting tired of the same tropes and shorter runs of kdramas, I'm very invested on why that's happening, but I can't even explain it well myself
I created a feed for the #EYDC2025. It's in reverse chronological order so you will see the latest posts first. Enjoy!
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December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I created a feed for the #EYDC2025. It's in reverse chronological order so you will see the latest posts first. Enjoy!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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One of the big stories of 2025 is that even though Korea is still king of exporting dramas other countries are catching up fast, especially China. Even though I personally only loved A Dream Within a Dream, I see so many kdrama watchers wandering over to Cdramas www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/com...
From the CDrama community on Reddit: Anyone else moving to cdramas after kdramas started flopping this year?
Explore this post and more from the CDrama community
www.reddit.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of the big stories of 2025 is that even though Korea is still king of exporting dramas other countries are catching up fast, especially China. Even though I personally only loved A Dream Within a Dream, I see so many kdrama watchers wandering over to Cdramas www.reddit.com/r/CDrama/com...
Good morning and happy #EYDC2025!
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Good morning and happy #EYDC2025!
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
Day 1: Which country's dramas have you watched the most of goes to Japan, which is something I absolutely would not have predicted at the start of the year. But Japan put out some damn good dramas this year and four of my five top fave dramas are Jdramas.
I went out for Korean barbecue with my family and the man sitting at the table next to us sounded exactly like Lee Sun Kyun. It was uncanny. His voice really carried and he enunciated clearly so I was able to understand bits and pieces of his conversation #kdrama
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I went out for Korean barbecue with my family and the man sitting at the table next to us sounded exactly like Lee Sun Kyun. It was uncanny. His voice really carried and he enunciated clearly so I was able to understand bits and pieces of his conversation #kdrama
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I finished #TheDreamLifeofMrKim today. It’s an extraordinary drama, with a terrific cast and some of the most compelling writing I have ever seen in #kdrama.
I hesitate to say I enjoyed it, because it’s hard to enjoy one man’s slow descent into misery. 1/
I hesitate to say I enjoyed it, because it’s hard to enjoy one man’s slow descent into misery. 1/
Yeah I'll definitely finish but if I wasn't watching with @rohtweets.bsky.social and Suzie I'd have to bail or risk drinking a bottle of whiskey or something.
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I finished #TheDreamLifeofMrKim today. It’s an extraordinary drama, with a terrific cast and some of the most compelling writing I have ever seen in #kdrama.
I hesitate to say I enjoyed it, because it’s hard to enjoy one man’s slow descent into misery. 1/
I hesitate to say I enjoyed it, because it’s hard to enjoy one man’s slow descent into misery. 1/
The Great Queen Seondeok was made in 2009 and look at the difference in the appearance of the actress compared with actresses today. She's beautiful and a healthy weight but she'd be told to get lip fillers, lose 10 pounds and get the IU drip #kdrama
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Great Queen Seondeok was made in 2009 and look at the difference in the appearance of the actress compared with actresses today. She's beautiful and a healthy weight but she'd be told to get lip fillers, lose 10 pounds and get the IU drip #kdrama
Yeah Dynamite Kiss must have an intimacy contract longer than Anna Karenina. 😅
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, #Shogun producer #MiyagawaEriko highlighted at an MPA seminar at the #TokyoInternationalFilmFestival.
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‘Shogun’ Producer And ‘Tokyo Vice’ Production Consultant Highlight Japan’s Film Infrastructure Challenge
'Shogun' producer Eriko Miyagawa hopes that future seasons of the show will film in Japan, although production infrastructure remains a key challenge.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, #Shogun producer #MiyagawaEriko highlighted at an MPA seminar at the #TokyoInternationalFilmFestival.
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I think a video is a proper success when half my viewers run off to watch the #kdrama 5 minutes into me talking excitedly about it. 🤣
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
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Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think a video is a proper success when half my viewers run off to watch the #kdrama 5 minutes into me talking excitedly about it. 🤣
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
Here's my video on why you should ALSO be watching #SpiritFingers!
youtu.be/q5RRT9-IX38
I found a hilarious post on Xiaohongshu from an artist management agent discussing the negotiations that go on when there's a drama kissing scene. It's literally down to "you can put your lower lip on her upper lip for 2.5 seconds" and this explains A LOT #cdrama 🔗 xhslink.com/o/2zkAvb4Z9lS
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I found a hilarious post on Xiaohongshu from an artist management agent discussing the negotiations that go on when there's a drama kissing scene. It's literally down to "you can put your lower lip on her upper lip for 2.5 seconds" and this explains A LOT #cdrama 🔗 xhslink.com/o/2zkAvb4Z9lS
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Perfect summary
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim: Probably the highest quality Kdrama of 2025 and also one of the least enjoyable watches I've had this year. It's so painful to see him get stomped by the company while he keeps twisting himself into knots so they can get a better shot at him.
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Perfect summary