Asian cinema has undeniably gain popularity in recent times. The global audience is particularly hooked to Korean series, their exciting characters, and stories. The success of Korean drama has paved the way for drama from other countries like Japanese series, which are noticed to be as engaging as Korean drama.
Subject and Genre
Japanese drama take up subjects which are considered taboo in K-series. Japanese drama is more revolutionary within their subjects; their stories may involve a female making love with multiple partners, a man and a female making love because their real lovers do not provide them with the "comfort," and many more.
Korean drama is fixed to three genres: historical, family, and romance, which may be related to the historical pride of Koreans within their history and their want to educate Asians and, ultimately, the planet in regards to the Korean culture. However, Korean drama is driven by romance. Dramacool Even in non-romantic genres, there's an element of romance in the story. Mangas are the origin of Japanese series, that is comedic and light-hearted. There will not be any romantic elements in a Japanese series unless the series is in the romance genre. The most common Japanese series genres are detective, mystery, and crime.
Korean series have a utopian, fairytale-like setting that resonates with the audience. However, a Japanese drama includes a more real-life setting. Some characters in a Japanese series are thought outcasts for their intelligence or appearance. Japanese drama seeks to educate the global audience in regards to the Japanese social scenario and produce a specific image of Japan.
Actors
Actors in Korean series have the upper edge on the actors in Japanese drama because the actor train for decades before making an appearance. Nevertheless, the Japanese actors put forth an impressive performance, and they make faces appear funny and connect with the audience, making their performances more interesting.
Storyline
Korean series focuses more on the romantic part of the storyline as opposed to the story itself. For example, it is possible to see two doctors falling in love in a hospital in a Korean series. This series emphasizes a romantic angle significantly more than what's required. The morals of a Korean Series are realized at the end of the story because they are full of twists and turns, which keep consitently the audience hooked.
A Japanese series is targeted on the story and does not let deviations take over. The series can carry on without the introduction of another genre in the story. Like Korean Series, Japanese series will also be unpredictable and have interesting twists. The moral story of each episode drives its message, and each story or episode has a lesson about family, relationships, and others. Nowadays, Japanese series are just starting to resemble Korean series.
Duration
A Korean series takes 16-20 episodes per season with several filler episodes, each running from 40 minutes to 1 hour. Nevertheless, the series does not fail to activate the viewer. Japanese series, however, run just for 10-12 episodes per season without any compromises on the grade of the action. Each episode of a Japanese series runs from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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