I love the break between Xmas and New Years for all of the drama watching I can do. I decided to try our a Korean drama - after hearing so much about them. There are many people who believe that Korean dramas are the superior drama of the East Asian dramas....I am not so convinced.
First drawback - the series are very long. -- Well, not all of them but they're definitely longer than a Japanese series which is no longer than 11 episodes plus a special. I had to hunt to find a short one and even that is 17 episodes (with 2 hour long episodes...).
Second drawback - They are primarily one genre- romance. Granted, I've only watched part of one series, but the descriptions of all the series I considered had to do with unrequited love or love triangles or something else related to love. The japanese dramas come in many genres: action, mystery, medical, sports, office, and romance. Even though I don't like all of the genres, I like the fact that there's variety to choose from. Keeps things interesting.
Third drawback - (and this is completely personal) I prefer the sound of Japanese to Korean. And I also think the Japanese actors are more attractive. It is probably that I've just gotten more used to watching Japanese people and slowly learning Japanese along the way.
Overall, I think that I will slowly continue to finish watching: The 1st Coffee Prince. But, I doubt that I will rush out to watch more Korean drama. I will just be patient and wait for the new seasons of Japanese dramas to come out
