I believe I’ve 4 phases of gateway dramas.
My introduction to Asian dramas was Taiwanese traditional It Started With a Kiss. I used to be an avid Neopets participant in elementary and center college (yeah, I used to be a cool child) and considered one of my buddies from there talked about that she was watching Taiwanese dramas. I’d by no means heard of them earlier than however I used to be intrigued, and he or she gave me ISWAK as her first advice. Ten years later I attempted to rewatch and it made me need to stick my head right into a rubbish disposal, however seventh grade me was INVESTED.
The subsequent couple of years I largely watched Japanese dramas, as I used to be massive into J-pop on the time. My curiosity in Ok-pop was rising steadily once I entered highschool, and it was then that I one way or the other stumbled upon Goong, which ended up being my very first Ok-drama. I hated virtually all the characters, however dang, I used to be hooked and entranced by the gorgeous units. That drama had no enterprise being as fairly because it was, being made in 2006.
For a number of years after that I used to be a reasonably informal k-drama watcher. I typically posted about them on my tumblr, however I used to be by no means a giant a part of the fandom. When I began college, although, dramas made me really feel much less alone, and I started to lurk Dramabeans often. It was then that Healer aired, and I received utterly swept up within the frenzy of live-watching for the primary time.
I grew to become increasingly lively on Dramabeans after that, and by the point the location was redesigned I used to be visiting a number of occasions a day. Of course, it was Because This Life is Our First that made me into a real DB and Ok-drama addict, and I’ve been caught right here on this fandom ever since. Thanks, Ji-ho and Se-hee.