I watch many foodie shows incl fictional ones and it should tell you something that in most JP shows protags savor amazing healing food in calm spaces
while KR ones usually have protags extremely stressed out & harassed by people at work or daily rude encounters and eating spicy food to burn stress
while KR ones usually have protags extremely stressed out & harassed by people at work or daily rude encounters and eating spicy food to burn stress
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JP ones tend to be mild & soothing and KR ones have an intense, desperate energy—a nonstop cycle of provocation and catharsis.
Can attest to the truth of both depictions, after living in both countries.
Environment Matters.
I like those as well, but here I mean Foodie Shows where protagonist eating one meal is the entire episode—like Kodoku no Gurume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PujkI3-wzg
But the comedy is in that Everything and Everyone else in the drama is quite normal and calm except for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04BGOfO_v3I