why korean dramas more popular than chinese dramas ???

KDramas were my gateway to Asian dramas, but I have recently started watching more CDramas. One reason I tend to watch more KDramas, and it has nothing to do with show quality, is simply because there are generally fewer episodes.  I can commit to 16-20 episodes of the average KDrama but a lot of the historical CDramas extend past 50 episodes. I honestly don't have the attention span to commit to something of that scale. It is one of the reasons I started watching KDramas in the first place.  I appreciated the story being told to completion in what is equivalent to one season of a US series. The other difference I've noticed that I prefer is usually the setting in KDramas. They don't seem quite as urbanized. I like the smaller, warmer feeling I get when watching them. The first few CDramas I watched were all about living in a big, flashy city where everything is bright and shiny. It's not the same aesthetic. 

For me personally, Korean drama stories (and also Doramas) usually make more sense even though they are fictional.

but if I want to watch a light drama, I usually watch Chinese dramas. I love to see Chinese actors cos ummm.... their faces are smooth like porcelain, and the female actors have beautiful clothes like goddesses. Haha. 

Just my thoughts.... :)

I enjoy both a lot but for now, I still prefer Korean dramas. I've dropped more Chinese dramas than I've actually completed in fact. Some of the things I've so far felt are usually much better in Korean shows:

• Acting: Micro-expressions, body language, speech.
• Production value: CGI, music, setting, costumes, props.
• Romance: In Chinese dramas, the chemistry as well as reasoning is too "flowery" for me. Korean ones tend to feel more natural in comparison.