メロドラマ
also: メロ・ドラマ
Meanings
1
melodrama; soap opera
Refers to overly emotional or sensational dramatic works, including TV soap operas and theatrical melodramas.
That drama is a typical melodrama; it makes me cry every episode.
She dreams of a romance like something out of a soap opera.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉がメロドラマのようだfor a situation to unfold like a soap opera
Their romance played out just like a soap opera.
- メロドラマを見るto watch a soap opera
My mother watches a soap opera every night.