Mainland Chinese dramas also use far more actors and actresses of varying ages. For example, dramas based on nationalist sentiment and politics are much less common. Taiwanese idol dramas share many similarities in genre with both Japanese dramas and Korean dramas, although they differ considerably in subject matter with Chinese dramas. Characters often have some dark secret or painful past that makes it difficult for them to form lasting relationships, and the drama may show characters finding a way to work through their deep personal problems. Typical subjects can include first teenage experiences with dating. The phenomenon started with 2001's Meteor Garden. The idol dramas cater primarily to the teen or 20s age group. "Idol dramas" use the most popular singers and actors or actresses in the Taiwanese entertainment industry, most of whom are in their late teens or 20s, regardless of actual acting experience. Popular Taiwanese dramas generally divided into “idol dramas" (偶像劇) and Taiwanese Minnan dramas (台語劇).
Taiwanese dramas tend to have less violence and sexual content than many other soap operas and primetime dramas. Crime dramas, police dramas, lawyer dramas, and doctor dramas are less common in Taiwan than romantic dramas. Taiwanese dramas typically focus more on romance than other television dramas. Sometimes characters, usually those playing the parts of parents or relatives coming from more rural and poorer areas, will speak in Taiwanese-accented Mandarin. Commonly characters will speak predominantly in Mandarin, but pepper their speech with Taiwanese. Less commonly, they may be produced in Taiwanese Hokkien. Taiwanese dramas are typically produced in Mandarin.
Fan clubs also involved several countries in neighbouring Asian nations and elsewhere. Fan clubs have appeared in other countries outside Taiwan dedicated to the appreciation of Taiwanese drama. Taiwanese dramas are also well known among expatriate/overseas Asian people. Most popular Taiwanese dramas are also popular in Mainland China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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During the rapid development of the Four Asian Tigers, the success of the Hong Kong entertainment industry and its TV drama programming served as a major influence for television and entertainment programming in the other rapidly-industrializing Asian nations, most notably Taiwan and South Korea.