Jdramas vs Kdramas

to me, a person who mostly grew up exposed to western culture, jdramas just feel more comtemporary, closer to ideas that i can relate to. kdramas are so gratuitously sentimental, so dramatic sometimes that its laughable. not to sound condescending, but there's such a naivety about kdramas, it feels like they're from a simpler, less sophisticated time.

use to be JDrama now more on KDrama.... :woot:

I hate Kdramas....all of them have almost the same storyline and the storywriters seem to think a perfect love story means one of the characters has to die in the end....it's so stereotypical and draggy.... I've watched Kdramas and I haven't cried at any of those so-called "touching" scenes...It seems after watching Jdramas, I'm immune to their storylines...Jdramas are much more subtle and their storylines often have a deeper meaning I can relate to
Well, Jdramas rules...no doubt abt that :metaldevil:

ashley wrote:I hate Kdramas....all of them have almost the same storyline and the storywriters seem to think a perfect love story means one of the characters has to die in the end....it's so stereotypical and draggy.... I've watched Kdramas and I haven't cried at any of those so-called "touching" scenes...It seems after watching Jdramas, I'm immune to their storylines...Jdramas are much more subtle and their storylines often have a deeper meaning I can relate to
Well, Jdramas rules...no doubt abt that :metaldevil:

have you ever seen Dae Jang Guem, Hae Shin, All In, Samsoon, or anything like that??

Please dont be shallow after watching 1 drama and most dramas these days in Korea don't have a lot of death and the storylines in Korean dramas are much much better.

I like Jdramas to but Jdramas are a lot like anime to me. No really deep plot or emotion.

But I might not be right since I haven't seen every Japanese drama

Dont say all Korean dramas suck untill you watch a few
People just dont happen to like Korean dramas the best for no reason

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And btw I don't really get the point of this thread since it is a Japanese drama forum and a lot of people will be biased

ieee... what a question.

i'd say there are good and bad in both. if you want a good kdrama to watch, try 'i'm sorry i love you'.

supakoreanflyguy wrote:


I like Jdramas to but Jdramas are a lot like anime to me. No really deep plot or emotion.

But I might not be right since I haven't seen every Japanese drama


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And btw I don't really get the point of this thread since it is a Japanese drama forum and a lot of people will be biased

I found GTO, Kinpachi Sensei, Summer Snow, and Shotgun Marriage to have some deep plot with lots of emotions involved. Try giving these dramas a try :victory:

hmm....good question. I think everyone is a bit biase though, even me, but when it comes to dramas, I just watch it to enjoy it. If i can't find any enjoyment in that one particular drama then its not good, simple as that.

I need to try Kdrama again. Didn't get to finish All-in and Sweet 18. Sweet 18 seems ok though, but All-in looks awesome just after watching the First Ep :mrgreen:

well for me I much prefer jdrama over kdrama. i guess its becuase of my general impression of them being weepie stories and all. I did catch some of those that deviate from the more popular romance drama (damn cant rem their name, think one was where Lee Ji-Hyeon in a family drama) e.g. family, gambling. But overall i feel k-dramas are pretty draggy.

I guess what I like about jdrama is the focus they give on a particular subject without unneccessay frills and extras so you tend to have a much intense experience with them.

K.T.Tran wrote:

I found GTO, Kinpachi Sensei, Summer Snow, and Shotgun Marriage to have some deep plot with lots of emotions involved. Try giving these dramas a try :victory:

hmm....good question. I think everyone is a bit biase though, even me, but when it comes to dramas, I just watch it to enjoy it. If i can't find any enjoyment in that one particular drama then its not good, simple as that.

I need to try Kdrama again. Didn't get to finish All-in and Sweet 18. Sweet 18 seems ok though, but All-in looks awesome just after watching the First Ep :mrgreen:

saw GTO, to me it feels like a show for teenagers and kids

choose a drama for its storyline (or artistic value), not where it orginates from.

supakoreanflyguy wrote:
saw GTO, to me it feels like a show for teenagers and kids

Guess thats another reason why I liked it :hehe:
Kinpachi Sensei is more serious about the schooling and the trouble that goes on in the student's life.

Summer Snow is a romance type and same with Shotgun Marriage....I thought both was viewable for any age :mrgreen:

I'd thought I recommend these for you if you haven't seen them. I hope you find some good Jdoramas to watch :mrgreen:

i've seen pretty good ones like friends, and Densha

I watched a few kdramas, with the exception of that cooking for the king show (everyone loves it, i couldn't get into it; i just couldn't bring myself to enjoy shows that aren't happening in the same era as I am in -english, korean or japanese)...most of them involves some type of weirdo love relationship among 3 people or more, and then when they finaly sorta get together, one of them will have cancer. And he/she (mostly she) will die at the end....

Again, I'm biased, but another joy of watching jdorama is that I'm learning Japanese, and it feels good when I can pick up phrases/words here and there while watching jdoramas!! I have absolutely no interest in learning korea though....

of course is JAPAN DRAMAS.
they are so damn good.
compare to korean ones, they are much much better.
for me, i just can't stand korea dramas.
it always the starting and the end is good
the middle part is . . .
and worst, 7/10 is sad ending.
:shakehead:

j-dorama 4ever...............
:victory: :victory:

fayewolf wrote:I watched a few kdramas, with the exception of that cooking for the king show (everyone loves it, i couldn't get into it; i just couldn't bring myself to enjoy shows that aren't happening in the same era as I am in -english, korean or japanese)...most of them involves some type of weirdo love relationship among 3 people or more, and then when they finaly sorta get together, one of them will have cancer. And he/she (mostly she) will die at the end....

Again, I'm biased, but another joy of watching jdorama is that I'm learning Japanese, and it feels good when I can pick up phrases/words here and there while watching jdoramas!! I have absolutely no interest in learning korea though....

I prefer Japanese dramas, too, but ‘å’·¡ was a fantastic show. And I do recognize the occasional Japanese cognate when watching Korean dramas.

"Japanese dramas is the best"... :mrgreen: i started watching when i was very young and most of the drama i watch was by Tomokazu Miura & Yamaguchi Momoe... :woot:

i find that k-dramas are more soppy and always ends up in cancer or something...and drags to much...but! i think their movies are okay

to be honest i haven't watched a j-drama, but i've watched japanese movies, but the thing with the japanese movies i tend to see, are the ones with a lot of sexual intercourse, but they end up good anyway...
but i would chose japanese stuff over korean movies/dramas because k-d's are tooooo dramatic for me and like someone said before j-d/m's are straight forward

and japans dont' always film sappy stuff

same same

there are good kdramas and good jdoramas and vice versa they are some worst i just watch what's good

Honestly, I haven't seen much K-dramas. They tend to take a long time to end, and usually the storyline just drags. I remember hearing so much about Stairway to Heaven, but after watching the first episode, I was thrown off. It wasn't as good as everyone said it was. Now, I'm not saying that every K-drama is bad. I happen to be in love with the drama series 'My Name is Kim Sam Soon'. It is absolutely hilarious.

I prefer J-doramas because they're much faster and they have a greater appealing storyline, in my opinion. Not too mention the fact that they have great looking casts.

nanako wrote:for me, i just can't stand korea dramas.
it always the starting and the end is good
the middle part is . . .

I agree kdrama middle part is very dragy and boring whereas jdorama is good begining to end