Sunday, April 12, 2020

DAY 29: ECQ



When I posted my Twitter survey three days ago asking what makes KDramas the favorite of Filipinos and what makes them different there were two who gave unique  answers from the rest.

One said that Koreanovelas are not any different from their Filipino counterparts.  They are both one and the same.

But another pointed out that Pinoys only like Koreanovelas better because they are imported.  

The second respondent pointed out that Filipinos by nature will always find something from a foreign culture much better than their own.  This is not because it is necessarily true.  Rather our brains are wired in such a way to think that anything made outside our country is unquestionably better.  That includes these foreign soap operas which are only better in the eyes of Pinoys because they are imported.

I believe a whole squad will disagree with these two respondents.

Yes, Korean culture is far different from ours --- in the same manner that our adoration for Taiwanese telenovelas also reflect a disparity between our traditions with that of the Chinese.  Instead, what is remarkable to point out that both Taiwanese and Korean ( with now Thai and even Turkish soap operas) are being placed in the same menu as that of Mexican and Spanish continuing series.

Remember the time when Marimar first landed on our TV sets?

What started out as a minor ripple --- about a Mexican show starring a hip swinging Latina spitfire named Thalia aired on local television in a non-prime time slot --- would eventually change the entire landscape of Pinoy TV programming.  

The significance of Marimar and what happened when it was brought to prime time slots in order to lock in more viewers in the network war changed our entire perspective of what shows to watch and how to watch them.

I will elaborate on this in the final entry of my this series for my blog.

In the meantime, an understanding of the appeal of KDramas reveal not only about how they do things in Seoul but what is it about ourselves --- as Filipinos --- that we give great importance. Passionate for us is pushing scenes to the brink of nervous breakdowns.

Then comes the observation of my Twitter friends about what they think about Koreanovelas and how these offer specific and better alternatives than what they get in mainstream Filipino counterparts.

(4) The scripts are so well-written.  More important, the plots vary.  There is an assortment of genres to choose from and even if they are dealing with things we have heard and seen before, Koreans make them sound and look new.

Whoa! I said to myself In what way do these Koreanovelas differ from the kind of meals Filipinos offer in their menus?

Yes, we are not Koreans.  We are closer to the Taiwanese because of the strong influence of Chinoy culture in the Filipino way of life.  But to a certain extent and because of the four hundred years of Spanish influence, we have imbibed that mutant Asian Latino taste in highly passionate dramatic scenes that require eyes nearly popping out of the heads of the angered characters, screaming, hair pulling, over-the-top, kitschy and campy (even tacky) dramatization scenes.  

Like Mexican telenovelas with these big-haired, over made-up senoritas screaming their throats off until the veins in their necks are about to bust, Filipinos have equated that as a traditional of drama because for us it is not enough to be involved ... we have to be passionate.  

This has become an embedded tradition of drama, whether in the language of the zarzuelas or their eventual evolution into the radio soap operas of the post-War era and then the pioneer Filipino drama series on TV.  We have always equated good drama with hagulgulan to the max, sigawan to the heavens with matching sabunutan, sampalan, suntukan and even tulakan sa hagdanan hanggang mabagok the ulo then dead.

As compared to our local temperament, there is a certain distance, reserve and coolness in the ways scripts are written and played out in Koreanovelas which also has got to do with their religion and  disposition as a culture.  No, I am not saying that there is no major hagulgulan scenes in their narration  ( the breakdown scene of the male lead in the second episode  Itaewon Class is an example) but by nature they are much more subdued, held back and packaged with beautiful cinematography so that it is the emotion rather than the sheer intensity or even volume of screaming that is given focus.

KDramas are what they are meant to be: materials that are meant to make you cry but never in your face to the extent of going over the top or squeezing a scene dry in order to bring about emotional impact.  There is still a certain restraint in the way scenes are written --- so that (here is the clincher) the impact of a sequence is achieved not through words alone but what is visualized in its execution.  And that makes great writing.  

For it is often mistaken that a good film or television script is measured by the brilliance and crispness or wit embedded in lines.  Rather, what makes KDramas so good is that those fleeting looks, those quietly drooping eyes with tears falling or even those looks of longing say so much more than a proliferation of quotable quotes and hugot lines meant for trailers and after a while really turn out to be so artificial.

Thus even scenes that you have watched before in other dramas look new again because they are now treated with subtlety and sometimes even punctuated with a hint of humor.

That is also why --- in their own way --- the Koreans are so good in generating kilig without resorting to the predictable pagpapakyut or the gasgas na pagpapa-corny.

This leads to another important point which so directly linked to their art of writing.

(5) KDramas may use the same stereotypes or templates in the way they create and design characters but they are never diminished to the two-dimensional or the cliche.

After a while you begin to realize that KDramas also use templates in the way they design their lead characters.   Simply put (at the risk of oversimplification), their female leads are spunky, ballsy, gutsy doers/fighters/movers while their male leads are strong, quiet, reserved but equally principled/focused/perceptive types.

Unlike Filipino teleserye heroines whose greatness is measured by her ability to suffer, the KDrama heroine is a fighter.  She has her own mind, she knows what she wants --- and though she may stumble along the way, confronted by her adversaries, she will keep on fighting.

In contrast to the male lead, she is glib, hyperactive and sometimes a bit clumsy and too talkative for comfort.  But she is focused, she knows what is right from wrong and she will fight for it.  Yes, she may succumb to the compromises demanded by love but she is aware of what she is doing and not merely being bulldozed to a situation.  She is not pre-conditioned to be a martyr because this is not what she aspires to become.

Even if the KDrama heroine falls in love, she is not about to surrender all of her being or suppress what she believes is right just to prove how much she loves her man.  On the contrary, she is aware of the limitations of her emotions and relationships but conscious of her dignity and disposition.

The male lead complements the feisty character of the heroine.

If the heroine is palaban, then it is the stoic calmness and strength of her hero that make the perfect match.

Here the male lead is never flamboyant.  He is not out there flaunting his packa-macho.  For him, strength is his quietness. Strength is his ability to embody principle,  a very strong belief in justice, an almost extraordinary dedication to duty and a guiding principle for standing for what is right regardless of obstacles or consequences.  In the two KDramas I accomplished and especially in the third that I am engrossed in, this is becoming a repetitive motif as far as the heroic characterization is concerned.

The male lead will fight to the very end for what he thinks is right.  He will fight to defend his love --- but romance is never the be all and end all of his existence.  Romantic love is only a reward and not the core of his duty to the world --- much unlike what is embodied in Filipino teleseryes.

What is also quite ingenious about the Korean series is that by the end of the pilot episode (the first installment of the entire series), you know the problem in the entire narrative.  You know the core and crux of the material.  Although the plot may diversify or branch out into subplots you know the journey that is to be undertaken by your lead. 

Added to this, the characters integral to the journey of the leads.  Even the supporting characters are well-shaped, well-drawn and well integrated into the blueprint of the plot serving purposes to support or negate the wants and needs of the leads or even provide lighthearted comic relief when the plot gets too weighty with its emotional content.

And since the writers know from the start how, when and where the story will finish, you do not have that tedious pasikot-sikot, paikot-ikot subplots which are evidently added to stretch the story rather than to enrich or embellish with something substantial.

(6) There is an entire array of genres in the KDrama.  They are not obsessed with just love stories per se but innovative ways of creating engrossing narratives.

This is where most of the Twitter respondents echoed in unison.

What makes KDrama so interesting is because they are iba-iba,  You do not get trapped with more of the same kinds of stories because the Korean producers uproot all kinds of possible genres in order to provide entertainment.  

They can be your romantic comedies --- but they can also be your historical dramas.  What about historical romances?  Or even crime thrillers, medical series and funky romantic comedies?  

You are not stuck with the same kinds of narratives that seem to have caused massive havoc in the minds of Filipino viewers who are (as they say) overdosed with stories about:

1. Brazen or sympathetic mistresses ruining ideal/miserable marriage.  ("Puros na lang kuwento ng mga kabit!")
2. Lost children
3. Switched babies
( To which one of my Twitter friends said, "Napakaburara naman ng mga Pinoy na magulang para magkapalit ang kanilang mga anak, di ba?")
4. Victims of amnesia  (Utang na loob, ha?  1960's pa lamang usung-uso na yan, no? 2020 na may na-a-amnesia pa para lang magkakuwento?)
5. Incidences of convenient or dramatic kidnapping 
6. Delayed arrival of agents of the law to respond to emergencies ( Bakit ba laging bano ang pagpoportray sa mga pulis? Laging late silang dumarating!)
7. Kontrabidas who are so evil that you would think they are all version of the Anti-Christ. ( For some reason or another, Pinoy kontrabidas enjoy evil. Wala lang. Kasi they are bad. There is no humanity in them except living a life of spreading evil like a virus.)
8. Kontrabidas who will not die. (Ano ba yan?  May anting-anting ba yan at hindi mamamatay-matay?)
9, Evil rich people.  They are evil because they are rich because they are rich because they are evil.  Gets mo?
10. Heroes who are not noble or ennobling because they seem to enjoy suffering (especially the leading ladies) to the point of romantic masochism.  (Hindi na sila mabait. Mga tanga na sila.)

KDramas, because they are divorced from our cultural roots of deifying romantic agony provide alternatives that do not only amuse but challenge our audiences.  In other words, they offer something new.

For those who have stayed long on a tired and beaten path, no wonder they are now taking another road all together to satisfy their craving for entertainment.

To be continued.

The question of production value and why Filipinos are mesmerized by the technical quality of the KDramas.






38 comments:

  1. A good read. Finally, someone in the know breaks it down.will be reading till the end

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  2. I was laughing my a** off in the list of 10 overdosed narratives 😂😂😂 So true.

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  3. Thank you direk. Finally somebody there telling all that we have in mind and not dismissing our preferences as a mere colonial mentality and superficial but a thinking audience going after the artistry of it all. Nakakapagod madismiss and majudged as an "adik" lang without people even thinking as to why we are such. hahaha. Enjoy watching! There's still so much more to see and learn. ��
    Also what I love about them is how their stories are written, I am always amazed as to how they are always able to incorporate modern tales with their history examples are Dae Jang Guem, Faith, Queen In Hyun's Man and many others. Sobrang astig po talaga ng writers. Cinematography and musical scores are superb! OSTs grabe po, even if you do not understand the lyrics, you can feel what the song was about. Im rambling na. hahaha. Goodluck on your Kdrama journey direk. ��

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  4. Thanks a lot for this blog. I am a late bloomer in terms of watching Kdramas but I am always amazed by the way the stories are put together. There are times when endings are unexpected and makes me think of it for several days (haha). I am a newly retired employee so I have a lot of time to think about this...aside from the ECQ. I have a lot of professional friends who are hooked into the Kdrama...never on our teleseryes and this does not diminish our being Filipinos.

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  5. Maybe it's good to add din na they were able to give background to the villains. They made the villains human enough to make you feel pity on them after.

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  6. This is a very good read. I hope our PH film industry can learn from this. The industry is not doomed as long as it learns to listen and adapt with changes. Thank you Direk.

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  7. Very well said!

    "7. Kontrabidas who are so evil that you would think they are all version of the Anti-Christ. ( For some reason or another, Pinoy kontrabidas enjoy evil. Wala lang. Kasi they are bad. There is no humanity in them except living a life of spreading evil like a virus.) " THIS!!

    Phildrama lacks character development.. As in super.

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  8. Direk, you should watch Sky Castle. Or just search google for its plot. It’s one of the reason bakit ang galing ng Kdrama. Another thing is that they have shorter episode, so when you start it alam Mona agad na Kailan matagal is.. so really watch every episode ..

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  10. Thank you for simplifying my thoughts on why I enjoy watching Kdramas. I’m a newly retired professional residing here in the US who spends maybe 5-6 hours binge watching. After working almost 30 years with children who are grown up, I believe that it’s my time now to do what I want to do with my life without thinking of responsibilities I need to do. And I discovered the JOY of watching my kdramas. This is just purely for entertainment which stems from my subconscious as a hopeless romantic. They produce better quality shows and very meticulous to the smallest details. I choose the shows that I watch and enjoy and rely on the scores that viewers give and say at the end “this is a good/great/boring/enjoyable show”.

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  11. Alam na kung bakit mas masayang panoorin ang k dramas ngayong ECQ...gonna wait for your next entry Direk...stay safe po

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  12. Nakakabilib po ang analysis mo. Dalawang K-Drama lang ang napanood ko: Jewel In The Palace and yung palabas now sa Netflix na title ay Kingdom - although di ko alam kung maituturing ba yung K-Drama. And ang maganda sa mga series na 'yon hindi sila nakapokus sa iisa at paulit-ulit na tema kagaya ng sa atin. Yung una, nakapokus ang kuwento sa kung paano mo malulusutan ang patong patong na problema sa pamamagitan ng husay at talino at yung pangalawa ay tungkol sa pagkagahaman sa kapangyarihan kapalit ang buhay ng mga tao sa paligid niya.. parang ganun.. basta.. maganda sila. Hindi nakapokus ang kuwento sa romantic love o kung merong mang romantic love ang bida, "mini reward" na lang niya iyon pero hindi iyon ang punong tema o paksa ng buong series... isa pa sa siguro napapansin ko is parang lingguhan lang sila maglabas ng episodes at hindi araw araw. Dito kasi parang minadali para may maipalabas ang mga istasyon araw araw sa puntong nagsa-suffer na yung quality and story telling ng serye. Na para bang hindi na nabigyan ng sapat na panahon mapag isipan pa nang malalim ng mga writer ang mga totoong gusto at intensyon ng mga characters sa seryeng sinusulat nila kasi nga siguro dahil may hinahabol silang deadline.. kung sana gayahin natin yung sa states or korea na talagang one episode per week lang at by season ang palabas siguradong hindi magmumukhang inapura ang series natin dito..

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  13. Laugh trip yun 10 overdosed stories.��
    Pwedeng dagdagan? Pag pinatay yun character lalo na kung vital role sya yun e dahil si actor usually may ibang project ng gagawin, lilipat na ng network, or may iba pang issue.

    I've seen dozens of East Asian Dramas (Korea, Japan, China) since Meteor Garden Taiwan in early 2000s pero in fairness naman sa local teleserye, parehas lang din na may sinusunod na formula and guilty rin sila sa overused plot twist like amnesia. Yun 1st kissing scene madalas nasa ep 8 to 10 yan sa K-Drama.�� Hit & miss din sila. Nagkokopyahan pa ng story yun 3 na yan. Saka matagal ng nage-expect ng iba ang Pinoy audience when it comes to teleserye even in movies. Ngayon lang uli na raise ang issue. Networks, production & creative teams should take this as a challenge. Baka it's time na to change how we produce our teleserye with fixed number of episodes, completed or in postproduction upon broadcast. Spoilers ang downside pero kayang iwasan. Saka it's cost effective, hindi overworked ang casts, staffs & crews,and more opportunity for actors to explore other roles. Pwede naman bigyan ng sequel(s) kung patok.☺️

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  14. thank you direk. mahusay ang pagpapaliwanag mo.

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  15. Salamat po sa malalim na pagsusuri ng kdramas. Dahil sa ginawa ninyo, mas mauunawaan ng iba Kung bakit mas pinipili ng maraming manunuod ng mga ganitong palabas.
    Nawa ay maging hamon ito sa mga manggagawa ng palabas dito sa atin upang mabigyan kami ng panuoring naiiba sa ipinapalabas ngayon.

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  16. I believe many of their talents went to Film/Arts schools. Meaning, they really took up acting in preparation, that's why they are good.

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  17. It is not only about love teams and those cheesy storyline we used to be watching... Their dramas are more about life itself,and when they do such materials, they do it great, from outstanding acting to realistic opened body on an operation table.. Direk, i am humbly asking you, please watch these:
    1. Dr. Romantic 1 and 2
    2. Itaewon Class
    3. Reply 1988
    4. Sky Castle
    5. Arthdal Chronicles

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    1. I also want to add to the list direk. I hope you also try watching these:
      - While You Were Sleeping
      - Tunnel (Crime/Mystery Drama)
      - Stranger (this won several awards)
      - Vagabond

      Thank you very much.

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  18. Thank you for these wonderful realization sir ☺ I'm a kdrama addict for more than a decade & still hooked by them until now. Hope filipino script writers & directors will understand all your points & apply them in their future work. KDramas really make you want more thus we could even watch a series in a single sitting because it's so fresh & really make you wonder about the next scene, even craving for a next season. Every episode gives you questions that you want to be answered asap & u couldn't sleep until u got the answers about the twist. Hoping for our Fil movies/series industry to achieve the same kind of excitement, vibes & challenge for us to appreciate more our local artists & also the PH drama industry as a whole. Hope they give more emphasis about the real plot, & not think about the rating which always results in prolonging the series & adding nonsense scenes just to lengthen the story, sacrificing the real plot & making a chaotic storyline which is why we always drop watching them. Though korean actors really have the face, we, Filipinos like, the storyline have the greater effect for us. We could even fall w/ a plain/old actor/ supporting lead/ even the villain,because of how good the kdrama script made him. Hence it's all about the plot,scenes,script,& acting skills that really matter for us. Well, cheers for a new PH drama wave!

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  19. One thing I noticed is that the love story are sometimes placed in passing and the focus is still on the main plot of the story.
    Also even if some of the effects are budgeted, the scenes are well thought of as well as the cinematography being very clean (no vertigo inducing shots :D ).

    One more thing I observed is that they usually stick to 16-30 episodes only.

    May I suggest for you to watch "Live up to your name" and "still 17"? The plot of these stories are both interesting and light. :)

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  20. I totally agree about the recurring themes of Filipino TV dramas. Sobrang paulit ulit at nakakasawa. Pakidagdag na din ang plot na magkakakilala sa ibabg bansa, 'tapos itutuloy sa Pinas ang love story. What I hate of all, iyong pagpapakamartir to the point na nagiging tanga na iyong bida, especially the leading ladies. At ang mga kontrabida na gagawin lahat sa bida (kidnapping, sinadyang aksidente, sabunutan at marami pang iba). Nakakaumay! Isa pa po, ang haba haba at ang bagal ng build up ng story. Aabutin ng buwan.

    And most of all, kung magpapakita ng eksena na may kinalaman sa medikal na aspeto, MAG-RESEARCH at KUMUNSULTA SA MGA MEDICAL EXPERT. As a medical practitioner, nakakainis makita na ang walang pulso nadi-defibrilate para sa "drama-effect". Please people in the industry, huwag lang basta magshoot sa hospital at kukuha ng gamit. That is like giving wrong health education.

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  21. They should also think about improving filipino casting, most of what we have are just face based talents. There are a lot of University theatre organizations where scouts would find real talents.

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  22. I love historical K drama. Its entertaining and not studio type shooting only. It goes out to scenes interesting to the eyes and mind. It enhance my curious minds of what is Korea during those times. The dialogue is intelligently crafted. Female leads are conversant and showed intellect comparable to male leads. It shows crying scenes but not prolonged to make you bored. Unlike Filipino telenovela, its always the daughter of the rich lives in the poor because she is adopted. So many teleseryes of these genres namely mara clara, pangako sayo, etc. The plot is always the same. The evil villain is predictable and kidnapping is always the way to avenge. In K drama, when the guy is rich, like owner of this and that, you can really see that it is shoot in big buildings or facilities, not in the studio or house only. Hope Filipino teleseryes learn from them.

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  23. This is so inspiring that a multi-awarded and "batikan" Filipino film director finally would like to unveil the secret behind the craziness of more Filipinos to Kdramas. Thanks so much for that because I am one of the fans of this Korean madness. As an add-on to your queries, here are my additional comments as to why I really love Kdramas. Kdrama actors need not to flaunt their beauty, sexiness and masculinity through revealing clothes. As we can observe, they seem conservative but still very attractive. Clothes seems comfortable and always suitable to the scenes and events. It is likely the everyday and reality type of clothes. Filipino actors in teleseryes are overdressed (those who are rich) and the poors are unbelievably dressed in almost rags. Also, Korean actors don't wear heavy make-up which make the story real and close to reality in life. Moreover, scenes of the actors showing their great love to their partners are shown through hugs and conservative (again) way of kissing. Their affection cannot be heard by voicing it out but you can see it through acting. The expression of their eyes show it all. Korean actors are well trained to act to make the viewers "kinikilig" to the bones and deeply engrossed to the story. They make their scenes watchable by all ages because they are suitably dressed and no more sex scenes and too bold kissing scenes (teleseryes has more of these). I salute you, Direk Joey Reyes for your quest to make the Filipino films and teleseryes by reviewing the Kdramas. Looking forward for your post regarding this topic.

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  25. I'm looking forward to your in-depth opinions for K-Drama direk. I've been an avid kdrama fan for almost 18 years now since I was in highschool. What really sets them apart is how each actor could bring out the colors of each character they portray. They don't need to be over the top with their acting too. Though each drama can span in between 11-24+ episodes only, anyone can see that the writers have made a well-thought out script. They don't prolong the series if it rakes in high viewer ratings not like the Pinoy dramas that you'll just be surprise to see another character coming in and story twists that unnecessary just to make the show longer. Lastly, it's how versatile their actors and actresses, they are not bounded in what we typically call love teams. They can pair up to anybody but still see a chemistry.

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  26. Thanks direk! Sana mag level up na Pinoy series at makuha na ang kiliti ng mga viewers : )

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  27. I think, there's no way PH drama can achieve this the way K-drama does. You see, Korean entertainment doesn't just hire writers out of nowhere, They Hire writers with brains. Asides from that they consult a professionals on the real field just for a scene to make it believable. you see, that's how PH drama fails, that's how PH drama unacceptable. For me I could not recommend any PH drama, not a single title anymore. They lack real story, they lack fresh ideas, they are bounded to these team-couple for so many years, they don't grow, they lack of uniqueness! Actors/actresses of these generations are already bad.

    If someday these actors/actresses of our can be Directed by a K-Drama company with a great story, PH drama will be jealous! If our actors/actresses could be directed by Korean directors, I believe they will get a spot in this dying industry of story telling. Look how successful a K-drama around the world? They just keep coming! They rule!

    When will Philippine drama will ever learn? Well how could you learn anyway if you are stuck on the same process inside the Philippines industry of entertainment anyway?

    Atleast K-drama gives it's viewers a satisfaction of what we call TV, why? a 1 hour EPs is enough to quench your thirst for a certain episodes, then you have the chance to set marathon. While PH drama could only run on your screen for 5-10min and after that a whole bunch of shit commercials! yes they are shit! that eat a whole damn airtime on your TV! Only happens in Philippines.

    So when will PH drama reclaims this trophy? I guess not ever.

    That's why I ended up watching K-drama/J-drama instead.

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  28. As an avid watcher of Korean Dramas since Boys Over Flowers era or mas una pa diyan, I want to share why I decided to watch them and still watching them till now.

    Kdramas, as mentioned in the article, do offer a wide variety of genres. From those kilig, funny, and heartbreaking moments to those crime, thriller, heartstopping genre. Hindi sila nakakasawa kasi you can choose what to watch next.

    Kaya ko nagsawa sa Filipino dramas is because they always have the same actors (yung tipong mananawa ka na sa mga mukha nila kasi sila lang lagi yung lumalabas), same plot (as mentioned on the article), and the stories are somewhat prolonged (yun bang dapat tapos na pinapahaba pa).

    Also Kdramas, although hindi lahat nagiging mainstream (yung iba ay mga tipong mababa ang ratings, hindi patok sa viewers), pero the story remains intact (I hope you get what I mean). At most of the time yung every episode nila ay may "Bang" na hindi mo mapipigilan na panoorin yung next episodes kasi your curiosity on what will happen next has been awakened. Yung tipong sana tapos na ang airing ng drama sa Korea bago mo pinanood kasi nakakabitin yung 2 eps per week. Mas gugustuhin mo i-binge watch para di bitin.

    Tapos isa pa, there are dramas that can help you, yun bang merong new knowledge kang nalalaman. Like historical dramas (although mostly ay fantasy but they try to do it as close as their history); medical dramas (you can learn the terms na ginagamit sa medical field... Nakikita mo yung nangyayari inside the OR and such through their dramas); crime/thriller dramas (yung tipong masasabi mo na lang bakit ang talino ng pagkakaexecute ng crime? Mga ganung level) pero siyempre they are all fictional or sometimes close to true to life stories but in the end, they still give you that same exciting feeling which ever genre you watch (yung tipong para kang nasa isang theme park, iba iba yung rides na pwede mong sakyan... Merong soft lang, merong extreme, etc)

    These are only some of the reasons why I prefer watching kdramas.

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  29. For me, Kadenang Ginto (ABS-CBN teleserye) was already an “it” sana. A palaban bida, a villain with a heart, an unusual team up, supporting actors were higlighted as well. Ang dami ko sanang na notice na kakaiba. But, the story became overstretch na naman. Korean dramas would never prolong the ending of the story just so the audience would feel satisfied. Whether the ending is making the audience feel “bitin”, or will make the audience get angry, Korean drama writers don’t care. Given that fact, mas “realistic” , mas na a appreciate ko kasi life is really like that. Masyadong halata ang teleseryeng pinoy, Halatang hinabaan because ang daming advertisers,”kumikita ang network so let’s make it longer!”. Korean drama will stick to the original ending. If the audience loved it so much, mas nacha chalenge silang gumawa ng mas magandang material. A proof to that, as of now, ang dami ko ng sinasabing ultimate favorite kdrama! Nakakapagod nang papalit palit ng favorite.

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  30. Kdrama is the best tlga punong puno ng emosyon dito satin boring��yung tipong nag uumpisa p lng alam n agad ng manonood and ending��

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  31. Bakit ba laging bano ang pagpoportray sa mga pulis? Laging late silang dumarating! –fiction portrays reality, direk. Hehe

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  32. Alam mo na pag Pinoy teleserye:

    1. Bakit laging pancit ang pasalubong nung lalakeng bida sa pamilya nya pag-uwi lalo na pag sa probinsya ang setting?

    2. 'Yung mga pulis laging nahuhuli.

    3. Daming kalaban nung bida pinapalibutan na sya pero buhay pa din. Minsan 'yung puno pa ang tinatamaan.

    4. 'Yung kontrabida pag may na-sense na syang kakaiba, ipapa-DNA nya 'yung anak ng bida na inosente tas kokonchabahin nya 'yung clinic/hospital para tumahimik.

    Predictable na ang ending ng Pinoy teleseryes, umpisa pa lang alam mo na. Yes, pinapahaba din masyado. Why don't we just stick to a number of episodes lang. Most of KDramas i've watched has 16 episodes only except for Sky Castle with 20 and The Game Towards Zero with 32 episodes but each episode lasted only for about 30-35 minutes only.

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