I must have watched Japanese dramas since young. It was in the eighties and I was already watching Japanese dramas - Momoe Yamaguchi falling in love but later discovering that her love interest was her half-brother.   And volleyball competitions where there were unbelievable strokes.  Later, there was of course Oshin, which portrayed how traditional Japanese woman struggle with their lives.

Early 1997, I took up a basic introductory course in Japanese language, and began to watch Japanese dramas on national TV.  It was in mid 1997 when I started really seriously watching Japanese drama serials such as Heaven's Coins, Our house, and later Long Vacation, Love Generation, etc.  I must admit that I enjoyed these dramas, but not to the extent that I became a fanatic (well, I'm after all, quite a rational person).

What I like about Japanese dramas is that they are usually quite short - about 10 to 12 episodes per serial, which doesn't make the story drag.  Also, they have interesting (and uncommon) plots which twist and turn.   For instance, I like the way how the story starts in the first episodes - as the main leads usually meet each other in a rather extraordinary way (e.g. Sena met Minami in her wedding dress, Teppei met Riko when he was trying to pick her up for a one-night-stand).

Of course, I'm sure many viewers also watch Japanese dramas to feast their eyes on their idols.  And I do agree that the Japanese actors and actresses are really handsome and beautiful "creatures".  Unlike the Japanese serials in the eighties, recent Japanese dramas are more trendy-dramas, which is probably why many youngsters have gone crazy over  them.  What I like about   Japanese dramas is that they can really make people cry or laugh as the story unfolds.  In addition, there are usually many meaningful quotes or special items which make the dramas even better.  In short, they are simply very nicely "packaged".

Well, as I have said earlier that I'm not really a fanatic (I do like them!), I hope you will like the pages I've done.  And don't forget to download the Japanese drama theme songs, which I will frequently update.