When the Internet appeared, there were some TV plays, so you could watch them for free. When the competition is fierce, South Korea has far surpassed Japan in this respect, so Japan is somewhat backward in TV dramas. However, because Sino-Japanese relations are not as good as before, its popularity in China has gradually declined.
At present, the mainstream audience in China is still in the state of being silly and sweet, life drama and harem drama, so we find that most of the dramas broadcast are in these categories. Producers must cater to the tastes of the audience. If it is so deep, the average person can't understand it. If the ratings are not high, they will definitely lose money. Korean dramas and Thai dramas are relatively silly and sweet, with high value, so they are easily accepted by China audiences.
However, Japanese audiences are not interested in silly and sweet tastes, so their dramas are diversified and their audiences are segmented. Therefore, the tastes of Japanese dramas are not acceptable to mainstream audiences, and their values are not comparable to those of China and Korean-Taiwanese dramas. I remember a guest in the Taiwan Province province program lamented that the actresses in mainland TV dramas were so beautiful.
Different economic backgrounds, different development times and different pursuits. Japan has experienced an era of rapid development, aging and the influence of otaku culture. The theme of TV series is very different from that of China, so it has not received much attention in China. For example, Japanese dramas are short and pithy, and their themes are much worse than those of China. What is popular in China now is almost Japanese in the 1990s. However, the types of Korean dramas and Thai dramas are just like the types of love culture pursued by China women, but they are rarely seen in Japan now.
It's not that Japanese drama has no connotation. It's definitely not for this reason that some Korean movies with connotations are also profound.
The main reason is that the differences in life culture and brain circuits between China and South Korea are not as great as those in Japan. For example, Japanese dramas like to use exaggerated gestures or language, or sudden shouts, inexplicable blood feelings, and young and lovely expressions regardless of gender. Even now, many Japanese drama performances look as exaggerated as comics. This rarely appeared in previous Japanese dramas.
Many China audiences say that the actors' acting skills are poor, but they still treat their bodies honestly. Why? Because the face value is high. Handsome men and beautiful women, everyone likes them, and at first glance they are the type of beautiful men and women, so their mouths are wrong. What about Japanese dramas? If you have good acting skills, you will dislike the lack of face value. Many Japanese dramas don't look beautiful and handsome at first sight. Then they also honestly went back to watch domestic dramas and Korean dramas, because Yan value is still a priority. To be honest, although many Japanese dramas don't look beautiful and handsome at first glance, when you watch them carefully, you will find their inner charm.
The topics discussed in Japanese dramas are often the dark side of society, distorted human nature, darkness of political society, bullying in the workplace and the weakness of human nature and self-exploration. Moreover, Japanese dramas have compact plots, a large number of works, rich themes, wide-ranging brains, superb acting skills and extensive fields, which are far from being comparable to current domestic dramas. The so-called high-quality and low-quality dramas will naturally be somewhat unaccustomed when introduced.
In fact, it is not objective to say that Japanese dramas are not popular. That's now. In the 1980s, during the honeymoon period between China and Japan, Japanese dramas were even more fierce than Korean dramas and Thai dramas, defeating Hong Kong dramas and Taiwan dramas that were in full swing and swept the country. Later, with the cessation of Japanese dramas and the introduction of Japanese dramas, there was room for Korean dramas. Later, in 15- 16, Korean dramas began to fade out, the Korean wave cooled down, and Thai dramas became popular.