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These kinds of soaps exist, just not in the English language. This is a whole genre of Chinese media.
by bobthepanda 5y ago
These kinds of soaps exist, just not in the English language. This is a whole genre of Chinese media.
- smackeyacky 5y agoI have seen a bit of it in China, although to me it looked a bit like soap operas featuring oppressive japanese occupiers. A bit hard to fathom if you only speak english.
- bobthepanda 5y agoIt isn't impossible for foreign language media to become popular in English speaking countries. One of the most popular Netflix titles this week, Squid Game, is Korean language with English subtitles.
- nmfisher 5y agoThey're also incredibly dull, poorly acted, bad script and low budget.
- mytailorisrich 5y agoThey are not dull and budgets are not always small, certainly recently. Chinese culture is different from American culture and much less "in your face". A lot of the scenarios are much more psychological with layers of deception, double to triple agents, betrayal, quiet sacrifice, etc.