Asian cinema has undeniably gain popularity 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 for drama from other countries like Japanese series, which are noticed to be as engaging as Korean drama.
Subject and Genre
Japanese drama occupy subjects which are considered taboo in K-series. Japanese drama is more revolutionary in their subjects; their stories may involve a lady making love with multiple partners, a person and a lady making love because their real lovers do not provide them with the "comfort," and many more.
Korean drama is restricted to three genres: historical, family, and romance, which can be attributed to the historical pride of Koreans in their history and their want to educate Asians and, ultimately, the world about the Korean culture. However, Korean drama is driven by romance. Dramacool Even yet in non-romantic genres, there is some romance in the story. Mangas are the foundation of Japanese series, that will be comedic and light-hearted. There may 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 thought outcasts due to their intelligence or appearance. Japanese drama seeks to educate the global audience about the Japanese social scenario and produce a specific image of Japan.
Actors
Actors in Korean series have the top of edge on the actors in Japanese drama whilst the actor train for years before generally making an appearance. Nevertheless, the Japanese actors put forth an extraordinary performance, and they make faces appear funny and relate to the audience, making their performances more interesting.
Storyline
Korean series focuses more on the romantic part of the storyline rather than 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 significantly more than what's required. The morals of a Korean Series are realized at the conclusion of the story since they are full of twists and turns, which keep carefully the audience hooked.
A Japanese series targets the story and doesn't let deviations take over. The series can go on with no 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 training 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 at least one hour. Nevertheless, the series doesn't fail to engage the viewer. Japanese series, however, run limited to 10-12 episodes per season with no compromises on the grade of the action. Each bout of a Japanese series runs from 30 minutes to at least one hour.
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