Dramas

God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.

Because American dramas are very bloody, he doesn't like watching them.

Do you prefer Thai dramas or Korean dramas?

Korean dramas take up my study time.

After I began learning Japanese, I was eventually able to understand dramas without using subtitles.

I feel like there haven't been any interesting dramas recently.

Over the decades, the media in the Philippines experienced more indigenization. In the 1970s when I lived there, many television shows from abroad were in English, although local programs were in Tagalog. A generation later, American programs, Japanese anime, and Korean dramas are all dubbed in Tagalog.

The Philippines is like a blend of Hawaii and Mexico. It was unfortunate that English replaced Spanish as an auxiliary archipelagic language after the decisive Spanish-American War of 1898. I sometimes nickname the Philippines as "Blue Hawaii." In any case, Tagalog seems to be strengthening in the islands, as the common person prefers to watch television in Tagalog rather than English. When I lived there in the 1970s, foreign shows were in English, but local shows in Tagalog. In recent time, American shows, Japanese anime, Korean dramas, etc. become dubbed in Tagalog. With the indigenous language, the Philippines is a highly aural-oral culture, emphasizing television, movies, videos, radio, chit-chat, etc. in lieu of much literature.

I like to watch Korean dramas on TV.

I like to watch TV dramas.