The first thing that struck me was the seriousness of the characters in the drama, unlike the cynical characters in American tv. I love that. To me, these dramas are Romantic, by which I mean they portray men as they could be, and ought to be; whereas American tv is Naturalistic, meaning that it portrays men as they are, boring, slovenly, dishonest, you name it. I want to see men (and women, like Jang Geum) as heroes, not as losers.
This is a very good definition of the differences between the American and Asian TV shows. Sometimes I have a mood for honest reality and sometimes I want to see the world differently, the world where things like honesty and romantic love lasting through many years exist.
I am not bothered by cliches, such as the inevitable love triangle (or quadrangle). If they do it well - and the almost always do - it is just as effective and legitimate as any unconventional plot.
Yes, the majority of the Asian dramas set the love triangles in a very nifty way, there is usually no question of "who is the best for each other". The only recent drama that I remember that had a very confusing love triangle was "Boys Before Flowers". There were more OTP-building scenes between Ji Hoo and Jan Di than between Jun Pyo and Jan Di. It was really odd.
K-dramas win hands down against your average American show.
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This is a very good definition of the differences between the American and Asian TV shows. Sometimes I have a mood for honest reality and sometimes I want to see the world differently, the world where things like honesty and romantic love lasting through many years exist.
I am not bothered by cliches, such as the inevitable love triangle (or quadrangle). If they do it well - and the almost always do - it is just as effective and legitimate as any unconventional plot.
Yes, the majority of the Asian dramas set the love triangles in a very nifty way, there is usually no question of "who is the best for each other". The only recent drama that I remember that had a very confusing love triangle was "Boys Before Flowers". There were more OTP-building scenes between Ji Hoo and Jan Di than between Jun Pyo and Jan Di. It was really odd.
K-dramas win hands down against your average American show.
Agree.