The purpose of this thesis is to establish a significant literary argument between the history of contemporary Korean literature and that of Japanese literature by examining the characteristics and the aspects of literary argument on Activism which was discussed in Korean literary forums from January of 1935 to early 1936. This study analyzes the movement of the activism of Korean literary forums in their three stages: first, pure literary writers accepted Progressivism, them the writers accepted proletarian literature, and lastly the writers took the positions between bourgeois and proletarian literature. The study also analyzes how Japanese literary forums were influenced by proletarian literature. Then the results of the two findings are compared. In order to find out how the activism structured in Europe has influenced Japanese literary forums which eventually affected Korean literary forums, it is most appropriate to examine the social background and the philosophy of the era. Furthermore, it is imperative to compare Korean Activism in literature to Japanese literature to distinguish the unique characteristics of each of the literary forums. As a result of the study, the following conclusion was found : First, the way French Activism Literature Theory was introduced to Korea and to Japan was very similar. In 1934, when NAPF was dismissed, Japan`s literary forums searched for a way to revive the forums. At the same time, Korean literary forums were also struggling after the collapse of NAPF. It is important to note that the three stages which had occurred in the history of Korean literary forums are very similar to that of Japanese literary forums. Second, the core concept of French Activism`s `total recognition of human character` did not influence the content of Activism literature. However, proletarian literature had a big impact on the Activism literature, more on the theory than reflecting much on the literature. Third, the literary argument of Korean Activism is different than that of Japanese Fascism. Korean Activism is similar to the characteristics of French Activism (noted for its rebellious nationalism) which served as a basis for Korea`s unique literary forums.