Western Collection V/S Korean Series: What makes These Diverse?

 Asian cinema has undeniably recognition in recent times. The global audience is very 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 which can be 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 don't provide them with the "comfort," and many more.

Korean drama is restricted to three genres: historical, family, and romance, which may be attributed 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's some romance in the story. Mangas are the source of Japanese series, which 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 believed outcasts because of 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 top of edge over the actors in Japanese drama as the actor train for a long time before generally making an appearance. Nevertheless, the Japanese actors put forth an extraordinary performance, and they make faces appear funny and relate solely to the audience, making their performances more interesting.

Storyline

Korean series focuses more on the romantic element of the storyline as opposed to the story itself. For instance, it is possible to see two doctors falling in love in a hospital in a Korean series. This series emphasizes a romantic angle a lot more than what is required. The morals of a Korean Series are realized at the conclusion of the story because they are packed with 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 minus 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 every episode drives its message, and each story or episode has a lesson 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 a few filler episodes, each running from 40 minutes to 1 hour. Nevertheless, the series does not fail to activate the viewer. Japanese series, however, run limited to 10-12 episodes per season without compromises on the quality of the action. Each episode of a Japanese series runs from 30 minutes to 1 hour.