This is a question I get asked a lot. And when a Korean or Japanese friend asks, it gets even more uncomfortable. Most of my Korean friends don't watch dramas at all. The ones that do, have only watched the classic older ones, and not any of the new ones. So when they find out I watch them, it's kind of like an eyebrow raise, "Really? Why??". Sometimes I feel like it's almost judgmental, like a, "Why would you, a non-Korean, be watching our Korean dramas or movies??".
I'm not exactly non-Asian, since I am Filipino (even though lots of people don't really consider that Asian, okay. . ) but I watch Asian dramas for the following reasons: (1) US TV bores the hell out of me (2) It has an end date. I'm not committing myself to 10 seasons, I'm committing myself to 10-20 episodes. (3) It's knowledgeable. It teaches me about other cultures that I know nothing about.
And I'm not limited to Korean/Japanese/Chinese dramas. If Filipino dramas were available with subtitles and HQ quality, I'd watch them. Same with European ones. I just enjoy new things, things that will give me an idea of how another culture lives and interacts.
Unfortunately, I still have not met any people IRL that I can share my Asian drama love with. It's my dream to one day meet a whole bunch of people who watch Asian dramas and have some sort of nifty marathon.
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This is a question I get asked a lot. And when a Korean or Japanese friend asks, it gets even more uncomfortable. Most of my Korean friends don't watch dramas at all. The ones that do, have only watched the classic older ones, and not any of the new ones. So when they find out I watch them, it's kind of like an eyebrow raise, "Really? Why??". Sometimes I feel like it's almost judgmental, like a, "Why would you, a non-Korean, be watching our Korean dramas or movies??".
I'm not exactly non-Asian, since I am Filipino (even though lots of people don't really consider that Asian, okay. . ) but I watch Asian dramas for the following reasons:
(1) US TV bores the hell out of me
(2) It has an end date. I'm not committing myself to 10 seasons, I'm committing myself to 10-20 episodes.
(3) It's knowledgeable. It teaches me about other cultures that I know nothing about.
And I'm not limited to Korean/Japanese/Chinese dramas. If Filipino dramas were available with subtitles and HQ quality, I'd watch them. Same with European ones. I just enjoy new things, things that will give me an idea of how another culture lives and interacts.
Unfortunately, I still have not met any people IRL that I can share my Asian drama love with. It's my dream to one day meet a whole bunch of people who watch Asian dramas and have some sort of nifty marathon.