The major difference between the Japanese drama popularity and today Korean craze is the internet. It amplifies people ability to talk or to build communities. The internet allows people to talk about their liking the K-drama to stranger on the internet, sometimes on a big scale (dramabeans.com, soompi forum). read more
The one thing I observe is first the quality of the shows (visually) current korean dramas has a film/movie like feel on their shows, but Japanese Drama’s does not much have that (Except for Crisis, which is release on 2017), I’m currently looking on their drama’s with the same feeling, but recently streaming of new japanese drama’s are limited only (this because of the Korean Drama Popularity). read more
Rocking music - K-Pop is even more popular than Korean dramas right now. It's not hard to understand it's popularity either. It has catchy beats and fun lyrics. There is also a hefty sprinkling of English words in K-Pop. read more
After all are said, Japanese drama and Korean drama are two of the most watched Asian drama. Whether you are a J-drama or a K-drama fan, I’m pretty sure that you’ll like the other if you are a fan of either Japanese or Korean. read more