This study analyzes the interests and perception towards Japan and Japanese among Korean audience watching related contents by focusing on the current history programs that deal with Japanese history. To do so, this study uses viewership data from legacy media to objectively assess audience interests in Japanese history, and analyzes viewer comments on new media to examine Korean perceptions towards Japan. Through this analysis, this study seeks to better understand the competitiveness of Japanese history contents, the level of interest in Japanese history among Koreans, and the current Korean perception formation process of Japan.