Kdramas v Jdoramas - a very biased account

I was randomly blog surfing and found this post on one of the most popular kdrama review sites, Dramabeans.

There’s an article in the Korea Times (in English) that points out some issues in Korean drama production and what could be improved by looking at the Japanese drama production model. I won’t reprint the whole article here, but the gist is:

Korean dramas have higher actor fees, which leads to inflated budgets and smaller profit margins (or losses); twice-weekly broadcasts keep ratings and buzz high but adds to frantic pace of production. On the other hand, Japanese dramas hand out lower salaries; once-weekly episodes have shorter running times, which gives production more time to ensure higher quality.

Below are some interesting comments to this post. Bear in mind that most readers of that website are kdrama fans:

 

( A very long rant )