So I watch Korean, Taiwanese, Chinese and Thai dramas and started watching 'Life~Love on the Line' and actually loved it so I decided to give Japanese shows another chance after multiple failed attempts. So I was on Viki and decided to go through the highest rated tv shows and I'm not even kidding, 4 out of the 5 I clicked on involved female leads that were still in high school and male leads who were working adults. The guys were either their teachers of their parents' bosses or just some random, rich, adult man. Like if they were 18/19 ok but they're literally 15/16...And somehow all these dramas were highly rated... I have never seen relationships like this in other Asian dramas and I'm familiar enough with them to know that they also have a legal age and underage relationships are not normal. So I'm very confused.
Am I missing something? Why is this a common theme in romance J-dramas?
Am I missing something? Why is this a common theme in romance J-dramas?