James
@jamesdramac.bsky.social
right now mostly cdramas, kdramas and jdramas
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James
@jamesdramac.bsky.social
· Dec 22
As @tinacmml.bsky.social shared a list of 14 favourite dramas, I think it’s ok for me to share 12 ☺️
While I’ve obviously also loved kdramas & jdramas too this year, this list will focus on #cdrama
The usual caveats apply: I couldn’t include every favourite, & my personal biases are clear!
While I’ve obviously also loved kdramas & jdramas too this year, this list will focus on #cdrama
The usual caveats apply: I couldn’t include every favourite, & my personal biases are clear!
“The story splits between the violent power struggles of the Later Jin court in the north & the seemingly stable, yet internally fraught, southern kingdom of Wuyue
3 fictionalized secret societies are introduced to embody these hidden threats:
the Qinhuai
the Shanyue
& the Huanglong” #cdrama
3 fictionalized secret societies are introduced to embody these hidden threats:
the Qinhuai
the Shanyue
& the Huanglong” #cdrama
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“The story splits between the violent power struggles of the Later Jin court in the north & the seemingly stable, yet internally fraught, southern kingdom of Wuyue
3 fictionalized secret societies are introduced to embody these hidden threats:
the Qinhuai
the Shanyue
& the Huanglong” #cdrama
3 fictionalized secret societies are introduced to embody these hidden threats:
the Qinhuai
the Shanyue
& the Huanglong” #cdrama
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For those of you who watched #LoveBetweenLines, I wanted to share my photo of this amazing view from my hotel in Shanghai!
You can see the red-tile roofs of the houses in the lanes like where the FL lives. And off to the right, you see the famous trio of buildings in the financial district too
You can see the red-tile roofs of the houses in the lanes like where the FL lives. And off to the right, you see the famous trio of buildings in the financial district too
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
For those of you who watched #LoveBetweenLines, I wanted to share my photo of this amazing view from my hotel in Shanghai!
You can see the red-tile roofs of the houses in the lanes like where the FL lives. And off to the right, you see the famous trio of buildings in the financial district too
You can see the red-tile roofs of the houses in the lanes like where the FL lives. And off to the right, you see the famous trio of buildings in the financial district too
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Waiting for the release of #cdrama #SwordsIntoPlowshares on viki...
Perhaps I should try to memorise these two charts as preparation?
@jamesdramac.bsky.social what do you think 🤔
Perhaps I should try to memorise these two charts as preparation?
@jamesdramac.bsky.social what do you think 🤔
January 26, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Waiting for the release of #cdrama #SwordsIntoPlowshares on viki...
Perhaps I should try to memorise these two charts as preparation?
@jamesdramac.bsky.social what do you think 🤔
Perhaps I should try to memorise these two charts as preparation?
@jamesdramac.bsky.social what do you think 🤔
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Favorite line from #ToMyBelovedThiefEp8 “I can’t forget her in this lifetime.” No other genre gives swoon worthy dialogue like historical dramas. Prince Dowol is not giving up even with Eun Jo’s father threatening him and others meddling. #ToMyBelovedThief #NamJihyun #MoonSangmin
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Favorite line from #ToMyBelovedThiefEp8 “I can’t forget her in this lifetime.” No other genre gives swoon worthy dialogue like historical dramas. Prince Dowol is not giving up even with Eun Jo’s father threatening him and others meddling. #ToMyBelovedThief #NamJihyun #MoonSangmin
I was impatient to try out #SwordsintoPlowshares ahead of its Viki premier, so caught the first 2 episodes on YouTube - & wow, you are going to hear a lot about this historical show!
Despite throwing a blur of characters at the audience, it is so well made that I’m impatient for more!
#cdrama
Despite throwing a blur of characters at the audience, it is so well made that I’m impatient for more!
#cdrama
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I was impatient to try out #SwordsintoPlowshares ahead of its Viki premier, so caught the first 2 episodes on YouTube - & wow, you are going to hear a lot about this historical show!
Despite throwing a blur of characters at the audience, it is so well made that I’m impatient for more!
#cdrama
Despite throwing a blur of characters at the audience, it is so well made that I’m impatient for more!
#cdrama
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Yes Prince Dowol, damn those social conventions. #ToMyBelovedThiefEp7 was so good. He really fell in love at first sight and I love how brave and proactive he is. This might honestly be #MoonSangmin’s best role yet. #ToMyBelovedThief #NamJihyun
January 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Yes Prince Dowol, damn those social conventions. #ToMyBelovedThiefEp7 was so good. He really fell in love at first sight and I love how brave and proactive he is. This might honestly be #MoonSangmin’s best role yet. #ToMyBelovedThief #NamJihyun
I pressed play on #TheImperialCoronerSeason2, & it was as though I’d never been away from this lovely gang of characters!
The two couples, now happily married, are ready for new adventures - first up, a mystery in the palace: ‘the mystery of the floating skull’ 💀
#cdrama
The two couples, now happily married, are ready for new adventures - first up, a mystery in the palace: ‘the mystery of the floating skull’ 💀
#cdrama
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I pressed play on #TheImperialCoronerSeason2, & it was as though I’d never been away from this lovely gang of characters!
The two couples, now happily married, are ready for new adventures - first up, a mystery in the palace: ‘the mystery of the floating skull’ 💀
#cdrama
The two couples, now happily married, are ready for new adventures - first up, a mystery in the palace: ‘the mystery of the floating skull’ 💀
#cdrama
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January 22, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Thanks to the polar vortex in the US, I have tomorrow off 😁 so I’ve started #ToMyBelovedThief. I was sold when I learned this is a body-swap plot.
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Thanks to the polar vortex in the US, I have tomorrow off 😁 so I’ve started #ToMyBelovedThief. I was sold when I learned this is a body-swap plot.
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I am so glad I jumped on #LoveBetweenLines early on because it was ADDICTIVE to watch from beginning to end! Definitely going on my favorite modern #cdrama & rewatch list!
#LuYuxiao
#ChenXingXu
#DaiXu
#LuYuxiao
#ChenXingXu
#DaiXu
January 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I am so glad I jumped on #LoveBetweenLines early on because it was ADDICTIVE to watch from beginning to end! Definitely going on my favorite modern #cdrama & rewatch list!
#LuYuxiao
#ChenXingXu
#DaiXu
#LuYuxiao
#ChenXingXu
#DaiXu
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Mr.dimples here got jealous without understanding why he's jealous.
Cha Mu-hee also didn't need to go for the jugular with his dimples like that. 😅
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
Cha Mu-hee also didn't need to go for the jugular with his dimples like that. 😅
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Mr.dimples here got jealous without understanding why he's jealous.
Cha Mu-hee also didn't need to go for the jugular with his dimples like that. 😅
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
Cha Mu-hee also didn't need to go for the jugular with his dimples like that. 😅
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
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All this impending snow.
Reminds me that now we enter into the 24th of 24 micro-seasons: “Greater Cold” #大寒 - the coldest period of the year. Yet also, a period anticipating the beginning of spring and the warmth of the coming lunar new year.
[Kawase Hasui, Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1920]
Reminds me that now we enter into the 24th of 24 micro-seasons: “Greater Cold” #大寒 - the coldest period of the year. Yet also, a period anticipating the beginning of spring and the warmth of the coming lunar new year.
[Kawase Hasui, Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1920]
![Woodblock snowscene of Tokyo about a century ago.
Kawase Hasui, Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1920, from Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rkgmcmrlwobvdajgjmxlvfya/bafkreif4d6ed7me5yiyrd2vxlyfxrv3r6ke3mnzh6hubf5dhbsoqmwy4ji@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
All this impending snow.
Reminds me that now we enter into the 24th of 24 micro-seasons: “Greater Cold” #大寒 - the coldest period of the year. Yet also, a period anticipating the beginning of spring and the warmth of the coming lunar new year.
[Kawase Hasui, Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1920]
Reminds me that now we enter into the 24th of 24 micro-seasons: “Greater Cold” #大寒 - the coldest period of the year. Yet also, a period anticipating the beginning of spring and the warmth of the coming lunar new year.
[Kawase Hasui, Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1920]
I seem to be on my own here. Are there people who personally accept collective punishment - ie, punishing the group for the crimes of an individual or individuals - as a justifiable ethical action?
Yes - I just don’t agree with this approach
I understand it as historically accurate - but this doesn’t mean I go along with it as a reasonable ethical action
Collective punishment is clearly unjust for those individuals who bear no moral culpability for a crime
I understand it as historically accurate - but this doesn’t mean I go along with it as a reasonable ethical action
Collective punishment is clearly unjust for those individuals who bear no moral culpability for a crime
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I seem to be on my own here. Are there people who personally accept collective punishment - ie, punishing the group for the crimes of an individual or individuals - as a justifiable ethical action?
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Sir, he won’t stop appearing in my kdramas 😭 (and I love it)
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Sir, he won’t stop appearing in my kdramas 😭 (and I love it)
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When I was in Hengdian, one of the locations was blocked off and those big crane lights hovered above. We asked around and found out they were shooting something there!
There were six of us. We could have each taken an exit! 😂🤦♀️
There were six of us. We could have each taken an exit! 😂🤦♀️
Seen on Xiaohongshu: a woman buys an apartment opposite the outdoor sets in Hengdian. This is where almost all of your favorite period cdramas are filmed. BTW, that first shot that looks like daylight was actually filmed at night using floodlights. #cdrama
January 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
When I was in Hengdian, one of the locations was blocked off and those big crane lights hovered above. We asked around and found out they were shooting something there!
There were six of us. We could have each taken an exit! 😂🤦♀️
There were six of us. We could have each taken an exit! 😂🤦♀️
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Seen on Xiaohongshu: a woman buys an apartment opposite the outdoor sets in Hengdian. This is where almost all of your favorite period cdramas are filmed. BTW, that first shot that looks like daylight was actually filmed at night using floodlights. #cdrama
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Seen on Xiaohongshu: a woman buys an apartment opposite the outdoor sets in Hengdian. This is where almost all of your favorite period cdramas are filmed. BTW, that first shot that looks like daylight was actually filmed at night using floodlights. #cdrama
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January 20, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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My cheek hurts from all the smiling on the Aurora episode; Their dynamics are just chef kiss.🥰
Also Canada, we're absolutely gorgeous. ❤️
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
Also Canada, we're absolutely gorgeous. ❤️
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 AM
My cheek hurts from all the smiling on the Aurora episode; Their dynamics are just chef kiss.🥰
Also Canada, we're absolutely gorgeous. ❤️
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
Also Canada, we're absolutely gorgeous. ❤️
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated #KDrama
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omg peak cuteness #LoveBetweenLines #LoveBetweenLinesEp21
also i really need the outfit she's wearing for bed here like fr it's so cute and cozy
also i really need the outfit she's wearing for bed here like fr it's so cute and cozy
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
omg peak cuteness #LoveBetweenLines #LoveBetweenLinesEp21
also i really need the outfit she's wearing for bed here like fr it's so cute and cozy
also i really need the outfit she's wearing for bed here like fr it's so cute and cozy
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It's early days, but I can't imagine "Can This Love Be Translated" falling out of my Top 10 of 2026.
Kim Seon Ho returning to the screen alongside Go Youn Jung in a #Kdrama written by the Hong Sisters and directed by Yoo Young Eun is truly a beautiful thing to see.
Kim Seon Ho returning to the screen alongside Go Youn Jung in a #Kdrama written by the Hong Sisters and directed by Yoo Young Eun is truly a beautiful thing to see.
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It's early days, but I can't imagine "Can This Love Be Translated" falling out of my Top 10 of 2026.
Kim Seon Ho returning to the screen alongside Go Youn Jung in a #Kdrama written by the Hong Sisters and directed by Yoo Young Eun is truly a beautiful thing to see.
Kim Seon Ho returning to the screen alongside Go Youn Jung in a #Kdrama written by the Hong Sisters and directed by Yoo Young Eun is truly a beautiful thing to see.
Threatening to invade Greenland because he didn’t get a peace prize is batshit insane
I get that literacy standards have dropped in the age of social media, but this is next level
I get that literacy standards have dropped in the age of social media, but this is next level
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Threatening to invade Greenland because he didn’t get a peace prize is batshit insane
I get that literacy standards have dropped in the age of social media, but this is next level
I get that literacy standards have dropped in the age of social media, but this is next level
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People were right about #LoveOfTheDivineTree: it's one of the best 2025 #cdrama that no-one watched.
I did some digging: it seems all money went into the production and post-production, so there was none left for marketing. It makes sense because I don't understand how this is not more popular.
I did some digging: it seems all money went into the production and post-production, so there was none left for marketing. It makes sense because I don't understand how this is not more popular.
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
People were right about #LoveOfTheDivineTree: it's one of the best 2025 #cdrama that no-one watched.
I did some digging: it seems all money went into the production and post-production, so there was none left for marketing. It makes sense because I don't understand how this is not more popular.
I did some digging: it seems all money went into the production and post-production, so there was none left for marketing. It makes sense because I don't understand how this is not more popular.
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Their dating era is going to be the end of me. THEY ARE SO DARN CUTE!
#LoveBetweenLines #cdrama #LuYuxiao #ChenXingxu
#LoveBetweenLines #cdrama #LuYuxiao #ChenXingxu
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Their dating era is going to be the end of me. THEY ARE SO DARN CUTE!
#LoveBetweenLines #cdrama #LuYuxiao #ChenXingxu
#LoveBetweenLines #cdrama #LuYuxiao #ChenXingxu
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Stop doomscrolling and watch a masterpiece.
#Hero (2002) by dir. #ZhangYimou is available on Prime Video and AppleTV.
#Hero (2002) by dir. #ZhangYimou is available on Prime Video and AppleTV.
January 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Stop doomscrolling and watch a masterpiece.
#Hero (2002) by dir. #ZhangYimou is available on Prime Video and AppleTV.
#Hero (2002) by dir. #ZhangYimou is available on Prime Video and AppleTV.
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Honestly, I love Do Ra-mi.
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Honestly, I love Do Ra-mi.
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated