Day 30: Favorite Drama

And with this post, this blog challenge is finally complete! Hopefully I was able to introduce you to some dramas you’ve never heard about! And trust me, there’s actually a lot more where that came from. You can find the rest of the posts in this series through this tag here. Master list coming soon… (maybe). Thank you for following along!

I don’t have a favorite! Seriously, I don’t have one. This is the most difficult subject for me to rank because out of the handful (LOL) that I’ve watched, I have more than twenty as my top ranking. It’s a bit of a cop out, but if you pressed me I could probably pick one. The problem is that I wouldn’t want it to be indicative of my taste in dramas (I promise I’m not into destroying my heart/mind/soul with these heartrending shows), and that’s where I run the slippery slope of naming different dramas that I love for so many different reasons.

For example, I love “Hero” because it was the drama that set the bar (haha) for what a GOOD drama could be like, and it was a total game changer. I love “Mother” because it was the first emotional and character based drama I ever took a chance on, “Keizoku 2: SPEC” for the high concept and theories that had everyone talking, “JIN” for marking a change in the types of dramas I watched (hint, I got pickier), and “49 Days” for being the first edge-of-your-seat and hardcore melo I’ve ever witness. Or I’m just indecisive.

I’ve already talked about quite a few favorites of mine in this blog challenge, but I will talk another one that I love for being another “first”.

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Shinya Shokudo” (TBS / 2009)’s premise is simple, featuring a scarred chef (only known as “Master”), who makes any dish as requested. With each of these dishes is a story, and that’s where the appeal rests. I can’t explain why I enjoy this series so much, but it’s quiet and really comforting; going back and watching some of these episodes is like comfort food. It’s kind of slice of life-y, but that doesn’t stop it from being emotionally resonant.

It’s also back for a third season! Honestly, this post is just a ploy for anyone reading to watch Shinya Shokudo if they have not already. The amount of seasons don’t always equate to quality, but I think any accolades that it has received are well deserved.

(More) Reasons to Watch: Food, food, food! It makes you want to sit down with a beer and eat gyoza or something. Matsushige Yutaka also makes appearances in this series from time to time, which is funny because he now heads a drama about… food (“Kodoku no Gurume”). Shinya Shokudo was also one of my first midnight dramas, and these dramas typically handle material differently than primetime dramas.


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