Ordinary people watch TV shows, and admirers of Oriental culture prefer dramas. This is the same series, only Japanese or Korean (and more recently, Thai) production. They come in different genres: comedy, detective, horror, mysticism, etc. And if it is difficult for a domestic audience accustomed to American horror films and detective stories to get into these films in Japanese or Korean versions, then the dramas of the genre of romance and comedy of oriental production every year are becoming more popular.
Some features
The list of dramas of the genre of romance and comedy is regularly updated with new works. Some are more successful, while others, as they say, at once. It is worth noting that in 70% of cases, dramas are adaptations of manga or anime that have worked well and are popular. For example, “Orange”, “Mischievous Kiss”, “Nobility”, etc. However, there are original works that are very popular (“Cinderella and the Four Princes”, “Between Two Worlds”, “Moon Lovers”, etc. )
But it is worth noting another feature of the dramas: Japan and Korea repeat one after another. For example, if a drama was released in the Land of the Rising Sun and is popular, then after a while the series will be filmed on this story in Korea as well. This rule applies in the other direction. So there were several variations of the dramas of the genre of romance and comedy with the same plot. Among them are “Flowers after berries”, “For you in all colors”, “You are beautiful”.
There is one more point worth mentioning. Japan is known for producing anime. In Korea, they also release anime, but not so globally. And often you can come across a Korean drama of the comedy or romance genre based on Japanese anime. For example, “Don't give up,” “Blood,” or “Mischievous Kiss.”
By the way, dramas in these countries are called not only series, but also feature films.
Korean romance
In Korea, dramas of the genre of romance and comedy are very successful. But in Russia, not many people know about them. And if you know, then this is definitely not the series that are on the lists of the best in their native country. These include:
- “Alice from Cheongdam-dong.”
- “Aran and the Magistrate.”
- “Lawyers of Korea.”
- “Banjong Drama (Rain).”
- "Endless".
- "Marriage Agency" Cyrano "".
- “Cinderella and the Four Princes.”
- “Oh, my Venus.”
- "Starry Night Ho Ho."
- “Her pretty heels.”
- “Crazy couple.”
- "Great chores, or happiness not in children."
- “Former lovers.”
- “At 19 years old with a pure heart.”
- “Great divorce.”
- "Lord of the sun."
- “Beyond all magic.”
- “Rude En En.”
- “Let's meet, Joo Oh.”
- “Village Princess”.
- “Mango Tree”.
- "Kindergarten love."
- The Diary of the Devil.
- “Housewife Detective.”
- “Getting to know your parents.”
- "Ideal guy".
- "Love story".
- “King of two hearts.”
- “Queen of failures.”
- “Team Zero”.
- “Flirty boy and girl.”
- “When the camellia blooms.”
- “Club of former girlfriends”.
Little about school
Japanese and Korean education systems are a bit similar. Very little. At least the school uniform and extra-curricular clubs are not very different, therefore it is not very surprising that people who first watched a drama about school (the genre of comedy, romance, detective, etc. are not so important) do not immediately guess the country of origin . School dramas have it all: love, hate, friendship, betrayal, street fights, adventures, exciting investigations, shameful or noble deeds.
The best dramas in the school genre of Korean production:
- “Flowers after the berries.”
- "The heirs."
- "Ambition".
- "Good student".
- “Teacher alien.”
- “See you after school.”
- “Notebook of revenge”.
- "Secrets of the schoolyard."
- "High school".
- "Seventeen".
- “Collection”.
- “Angry Mom.”
- “Generation of Girls 1979”.
- "Bad Boys".
- "Transitional age".
- "Open your heart".
- “Answer in 1997.”
- "Obsessed with a dream."
- “Our reckless 19”.
- "On the cutting edge."
- “My strange hero.”
- “Love after school.”
- “The legendary errand guy.”
- "Shut up! Handsome men are playing. ”
- “Come on, dare!”.
Japanese romance
As for the Land of the Rising Sun, the following dramas are included in the list of best romantic comedies:
- “3 AM: Danger Zone.”
- “Anoi."
- “Library wars."
- “Rich man, poor woman.”
- "Hospital on the waves."
- “Lottery Marriage”.
- “Great divorce.”
- “Will this love be a defeat.”
- “The Eighth Ring Road”.
- “Racing engine”.
- “Sadistic detective.”
- “Yin-Yang Prediction Salon.”
- “A noble bachelor.”
- “Perfect wedding.”
- "A man destined by fate."
- “From 5 to 9”.
- “Flowers after the berries.”
- "Want to get married".
- “The Seven Shapes of Yamato Nadeshiko.”
- Sapuri.
- "Wedding for Survival."
- “Divorce in Narita.”
- The Last Cinderella.
School years are wonderful
Strange as it may seem, Japanese dramas about school have received more recognition from Korean viewers than Korean ones. Among them are:
- “Spring at Asuko.”
- “Two-faced girl”.
- “GAME: Boys Show.”
- “My invisible girl.”
- “An innocent love story.”
- "Fool me".
- "Playful Kiss".
- "Fake love."
- “Grocery High School.”
- "Bully-kun and Ochkarik-chan."
- "Yamada-kun and the seven witches."
- “Bright Sneeze”.
- “Blinded by you.”
- "The Expendable Youth."
Gender intrigue
In the lists of dramas of the genre of romance and comedy, you can find the names of films marked “gender intrigue”.
These are such series in which the main characters are forced to hide their gender due to certain circumstances:
- “Host Club of the Oran School”.
- "You are beautiful".
- “For you in all color."
- “The first cafe“ Prince ”.
- “He is a woman, she is a man” and others.
You may notice that duplicate names are found in the lists. This just indicates that countries from time to time “write off” the plot from each other, and with it the names. But you can safely watch both variations, this will allow you to look at an already familiar story from a completely new perspective. Which dramas do you like the most?