Asian cinema has undeniably become popular in recent times. The global audience is specially hooked to Korean series, their exciting characters, and stories. The success of Korean drama has paved the way in which 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 that are considered taboo in K-series. Japanese drama is more revolutionary within their subjects; their stories may involve a woman having sex with multiple partners, a person and a woman having sex because their real lovers don't provide them with the "comfort," and many more.
Korean drama is fixed to three genres: historical, family, and romance, which is often related to the historical pride of Koreans within their history and their want to educate Asians and, ultimately, the entire world about the Korean culture. However, Korean drama is driven by romance. Dramacool Even yet in non-romantic genres, there is an element of romance in the story. Mangas are the foundation of Japanese series, which will be 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 features a more real-life setting. Some characters in a Japanese series are considered outcasts due to their intelligence or appearance. Japanese drama seeks to educate the global audience about the Japanese social scenario and create a specific image of Japan.
Actors
Actors in Korean series have the upper edge within the actors in Japanese drama while the actor train for years before generally making an appearance. Nevertheless, the Japanese actors put forth an impressive performance, and they make faces appear funny and interact 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. As an example, it is possible to see two doctors falling in love in a hospital in a Korean series. This series emphasizes a romantic angle more than what's required. The morals of a Korean Series are realized at the end of the story because they are packed with twists and turns, which keep the audience hooked.
A Japanese series focuses on the story and doesn't let deviations take over. The series can continue without the introduction of another genre in the story. Like Korean Series, Japanese series are also unpredictable and have interesting twists. The moral story of every episode drives its message, and each story or episode has a training about family, relationships, and others. Nowadays, Japanese series are beginning 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 doesn't fail to engage the viewer. Japanese series, however, run just for 10-12 episodes per season with no compromises on the caliber of the action. Each episode of a Japanese series runs from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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