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  • Gender: Female
  • Location: Canada
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  • Join Date: May 23, 2017
  • Awards Received: Flower Award2

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Hello! :)

"I am and always will be the optimist, 
the hoper of far-flung hopes, 
and the dreamer of improbable dreams"
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Grew up watching Asian movies but new to  Asian dramas!
Started in 2016 with the Kdramas "Shine or Go Crazy" and "W" on Viki and Dramafever (rip).
I'll watch dramas/movies from all over the world, as long as the genre and the story are to my liking.

FAVOURITE GENRES *
» Sci-Fi
» Fantasy
» Supernatural
» Historical
» Mystery
» Thriller/Suspense
» Crime/Detective
» Action

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*All with a dash of romance.  

FAVOURITE TAGS/TROPES
» Time-Travel/Parallel Universes
» Character Growth/Development 
» Smart/Highly Skilled Characters 
» Anti-Heroes
» Special Abilities
» "Bad Guy" Occupations: Gangsters, Delinquents, Assassins, etc. 
» Mythological Characters: Demons/Angels, Gods, Werewolves, etc.
» Hidden Identities/Undercover
» Complex but solid plots
» Enemies to Lovers/Friends
» Contract Marriage/Relationships
» Cohabitation
» Happy Endings
GENRES/TAGS I DON'T LIKE*
» Horror 
» Over-the-top gore
» Conflicts due to misunderstandings/miscommunication
» Whiny/Clumsy/Ditzy Adult  Characters
» Tragedy/Sad Endings
» Child death & mourning parents

» Abusive/toxic relationships portrayed as romantic
» Excessive melodrama
» Medical
» Slow Slice of Life
» Love Triangles
» Harems/Reverse Harems
» Insta-Love
» Grief/grieving 

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*I may still watch some of these as long as they're not the main genre or if they're handled well 

RATINGS

I'm an emotionally high rater since I rate things as soon as I finish them.
I hardly rate anything below a 5.0 because if I hate it that much I would have dropped it already.
Anything I rate 8 and up, I would recommend.

Things I take into account when rating:

  • Story (engaging story & characters with minimal plot holes)
  • Acting (believable and expressive, not awkward/cringey/dull) 
  • Other technical stuff if it stands out, either in a good way or bad (cinematography, music, editing, etc.)
  • The overall enjoyment I had when watching   
    (tbh this is my #1 criteria. The drama could have been amazing in all other aspect but if I found it boring then I'm going to rate it lower)    
      Rating System
                 10 - Perfect!
       9.0-9.5 - Loved it/almost perfect
       8.0-8.5 - Really good!
       7.0-7.5 - Average/Overall OK
       6.0-6.5 - Did not like/Mostly bad
       5.0-5.5 - Hated it/Waste of time
LISTS

I like to make lists :)
Most of them are just stuff I plan to watch...eventually.
Everything here is always a work in progress/a mess.

Favourites

Completed Watching 
» Movies 
» Dramas: Korean | Japan | China | Taiwan | Thai
» Actors: Korean | Japan | Thai | China/HK/TW
» Characters: Female 
» Genres: Speculative Fiction | LGBTQ+
» Hidden Gems 
» Variety Shows

» Pre-MDL | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
                        | 2020 | 2021 2022 | 2023 | 
                        | 2024
» Re-watched 
» Variety Shows
PTW: By Genre/Language

Tags/Tropes
» Supernatural/Sci-fi/Fantasy 
» Detective/Investigation 
» Mystery Thrillers/Suspense 
» Historical 
» Romance 
» Business/Law 
» Sports 
» Medical 
» Youth/School 
» Action/Martial Arts 
» Drama/Slice of Life 
» Chinese/Mandarin
» Japanese - 90's/00's
» Thai


» Character Development 
» Dual Roles 
» Bad Boy Central 
» Main Lead Secretly Strong/Smart 
» Time-Travel 
» Cross-world Travelling/Parallel Dimensions
» Manga Adaptions 
» Hidden Identities/Undercover 
» Genius/Highly Skilled MCs 
» Co-habitation 
» Enemies to Lovers
» Fake/contract relationships 
» Found Families 
» Mythical Beings 
» Special Abilities 
» Minimal to No Romance 
PTW: Others

Personal Misc. 

» Dropped
» Cry me a River 
» Addictive 
» Made me laugh
» Up and Coming Actors 
» Second Lead Syndrome 
» Biggest Disappointments 
» Young & Talented 
» Handsome Fellas 
» Dramaland Lookalikes  
THINGS I LOVE TO DO 
  • Watch dramas/movies from all over the world (Asian, Western, Indian, anime, etc.)
  • Read! (novels, graphic/light novels, manga, web-comics, etc.)
  • Listen to music (Western hip-hop/rap/R&B/pop/classical, Indian OST & classical, K-pop/hip hop/rap, etc.)
  • Try different cuisines (to eat and to cook)
  • Hike and go on road trips
  • Art (different mediums, traditional and digital) 
  • Currently trying to write reviews for everything I've seen so far!

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I accept friend requests from those I've interacted with through DMs/forums/feeds or if you think we have similar tastes. Please feel free to send me a message anytime. Thanks for dropping by!

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