Japanese dramas
According to BS Fuji’s top dog, there’s a reason why making romance dramas in Japan is an uphill battle.
HodoBuzz shines a spotlight on women in the media with a cast of characters that redefines what it means to be Japanese.
Award-winning actor who starred in the hit film Koizora has died from a suspected suicide.
Even gold-medal winning figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu has been caught on film performing the infectious dance moves.
When it comes to women, we have a pretty good idea of what Japanese netizens like. They like young shogi players, dancing streamers, and… women who use poop makeup? Sure, why not.
But what about Korean netizens? What do they like? According to search engine results in Korea, right now the number one most searched topic in Korea is Mina Fujii, a Japanese actress. Why is this Japanese actress the current hot topic in Korea? Read on to find out!
The brand-new Death Note TV drama just made its debut, and it left us feeling a little lukewarm, what with its rushed pacing and less-than-compelling changes from the manga and anime source material. Still, we probably shouldn’t be too harsh in our criticisms. After all, at just one episode in, there’s still plenty of time for the newest live-action adaptation to turn it around and deliver a portion of the thrills the original Death Note did.
Plus, we’d like to stay on the good side of the series’ death gods, since this creepy photo has us worried that maybe they can manifest in real life, and might even be watching us right now.
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