Jdoramas are short, meaningful, have a great story, not a waste of time, and are one of my favourite things to watch. Lately I've watched Orange days, which is a superb drama. I highly recommend it. And the last drama that I watched was 1 litre of tears (1 litterou no nomida). A drama based on the true story of Ikeuchi Aya, who has an incurable brain disease. Something that really made me cry. Post here whatever you would like to concerning dramas, especially the Japanese ones.
Wow, now that you mention it, I really really love... HANA YORI DANGO! Holy crap, my friend introduced it to me and I finished the whole first season (9 episodes, 40+ minutes in length) in one night. The second season is currently being aired in Japan, and so far we're up to episode 6 of 11. I absolutely <3 this drama. Yes, I said it. And I'm proud of it. Not to mention the girl who stars in the drama is really CUTE. Her facial expressions make the character.
I've heard of 1 Litre of Tears... I'll get into it soon enough. It's just... I'm obsessed with Hana Yori Dango right now.