Dude, you need to put things in perspective. How old are the leagues in Japan and Korea in comparison with the Europeans and South Americans? The J League was only founded in 1992, a mere 18 years ago. South Korea has already reached the World Cup semis once and both them and Korea are consistenly qualifying for the tournament. They both made the final 16 in this year's tournament. They've achieved more in recent years than countries like Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Hungary and Scotland just to name a few. These are countries that have churned out international stars like Thomas Brolin, Martin Dahlin, Brian Laudrup, Jan Molby, Peter Scheichel, Ferenc Puskas and Kenny Dalglish. As it is, many Japanese and Korean players are plying their trade in Europe's biggest leagues.

I think they have come in leaps and bounds.