Asianovela

Asianovela
 n.— «Filipino fans around the country are now going crazy over Asianovelas—a local colloquial term used to describe drama series imported from Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and other parts of Asia.» —“Japanese Live Action Series, Anyone?” by Mac Bryan N. Bautista Bulatlat (Quezon City, Philippines) May 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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