lol I had fun reading reading the comments here, since I watch both, but for different purposes.
K-dramas are like junk food to me. I can enjoy/be entertained by them mindlessly. I know what it will taste like. Everything/Everyone appears uniform and artificial. However, with the rise of cable dramas, I have started to find some non-generic stories that I don't fast forward 80% of the time.
J-dramas are the actual meals. There's variety, sometimes complexity and almost always satisfaction as I consume it from start to finish. There are mediocre and bad dramas, of course, but it would be abnormal to expect all drama productions from one country to be passable.
I am guilty of rating k-dramas and j-dramas in their own categories, just because I find them so different from each other.
Not everyone is going to enjoy both, but like the author of this article, I do urge the k-drama-only MDL users to try more j-dramas.
Wow, Erika's cameos made me believe that she had a lot bigger role. Episode 7 left me unsatisified. The hype this…
It's her, but I'm obviously biased. I know I won't be continuing this now. It's just too light and fluffy, now that the only person who had a chance of getting between Kota and Mako is gone.
Wow, Erika's cameos made me believe that she had a lot bigger role. Episode 7 left me unsatisified. The hype this drama built for Erika's appearance was understandable though, since half of the comments on the official site concerned Erika (and Mastuda reunion) even before the drama started. I really wouldn't have watched this if it wasn't for her. At least she looked good...
Active or not, she'll always be one of my faves in the J-entertainment industry.
K-dramas are like junk food to me. I can enjoy/be entertained by them mindlessly. I know what it will taste like. Everything/Everyone appears uniform and artificial. However, with the rise of cable dramas, I have started to find some non-generic stories that I don't fast forward 80% of the time.
J-dramas are the actual meals. There's variety, sometimes complexity and almost always satisfaction as I consume it from start to finish. There are mediocre and bad dramas, of course, but it would be abnormal to expect all drama productions from one country to be passable.
I am guilty of rating k-dramas and j-dramas in their own categories, just because I find them so different from each other.
Not everyone is going to enjoy both, but like the author of this article, I do urge the k-drama-only MDL users to try more j-dramas.