the following are the sites that i found useful in feeding my drama addiction.. i think they are quite popular to a lot of asian drama fans so you should also try visiting them..
want some drama info?
dramawiki. great source of information about asian dramas.. you can find the synopsis, casts and other relevant info of the drama that you’re curious about. this site is just like the wikipedia which is especially dedicated for asian dramas and artists.
wikipedia. a general source of information about everything under the sun. haha!..
>>> imo, i prefer dramawiki over wikipedia for the simplest reason that it is dedicated for asian dramas. but well, the sites are easily viewable so why not use them both?.. haha!..
d-addicts. this site has the largest torrent database for asian dramas. i personally use this site a lot. (and i mean, A LOT!). here’s where i download my drama collections (using torrents). also, the uploaded dramas at d-addicts are usually subbed by fansubbing groups so watching asian dramas became much easier for english speaking people like me.
avistaz. another torrent-based downloading site. although this is mostly for asian movies, a lot of asian dramas are also being uploaded here. what’s great about this site is that most of the licensed dramas that are removed from d-addicts (yeah, goong, my name is kim sam soon, full house, autumn tale, winter sonata and A LOT MORE!) can be found here.
clubbox. if you love korean dramas and/or you understand the korean language, here’s the perfect site for you. it’s a korean site so a lot of english-speaking-korean-drama-fans have problems using this site. but there’s a comprehensible tutorial that can be found on the net so there should not be any problem. you just need to spend a little of your time to read this. just a reminder, clubbox works best with internet explorer.
direct download links. some fansubbing groups upload their works in mediafire, megaupload, rapidshare, etc. so if you can’t download using torrents and clubbox, you still have hope.
>>> most of the time, i use torrents (and d-addicts) to download dramas because it’s the easiest to use. you just have to download the torrent file of whatever you want to download, open that file using a torrent client, wait for the downloading process to complete (depends on your download speeds) and voila! you can watch the drama using your favorite player.
where to watch online?
youtube. who doesn’t know about youtube? this site is great if you don’t need the subs.. but sometimes, hardsubbed dramas are also being uploaded here.
overstream. i discovered this while waiting for the subs of they kiss again. some good souls sub currently airing dramas and upload them over night. of course, their subs are not that good but it’s good enough for those who just can’t wait. videos on youtube can be added with subs in overstream.
veoh.
crunchyroll
mysoju
>>> you may have noticed that i don’t have comments to the other links above.. this is because i don’t stream dramas because i don’t like to.. haha!.. seriously speaking, i don’t encourage streaming dramas because i think streaming lessens your interest and enthusiasm for the drama that you’re watching.. also, i’m the type of person who repeats dramas so i really have to have my own copies of them.. i also would like to give my appreciation to the fansubbers so i download their works and do not support those people who take credits from the hard works of others. most of the time, the hardsubbed dramas are being uploaded in streaming sites by other people for their personal gain (those who did not do the subs).. i don’t support such actions.. i do believe that we, fans, should give credits to the hard working fansubbers because it’s the least we could do to show our appreciation to them.. but also, there are fansubbing groups who upload their works in these streaming sites so we should only watch in their channels..
want to discuss your fave drama?
soompi. the stuffs here are mostly for korean dramas but there’s also some discussions for other dramas from taiwan and japan.. i love this site because the forumers are very generous..
asian fanatics. same with soompi, very good forum about everything about asian dramas and entertainment, in general.
d-addicts. d-addicts is really something.. such a great site for everything that you need: info (dramawiki), torrents and forums plus good subtitles..
crunchyroll. i don’t use this much, so i have nothing special to say about this.. you could check it out yourself to find out if it’s good or not..
where to find english-subbed dramas?
twdramas
intangible fansub
doremii fansub
sublimes fansub
random fansub
timeless fansub
flower rain fansub
shinzuki fansub
kdramas
withs2 fansub
bon fansub
jdoramas
sars fansub
other blogs about asian dramas
javabeans
