I think that RPGs and the definition of RPGs and also whether or not FFVIIR is character-action forward or not is a more nuanced discussion that you're giving it credit for. Before you come out with the "narrow minded" comments, let's recall your "the orchestral music in FFVIIR is a mistake" topic followed by your "the orchestral music in FFVIIR is wonderful" the following day. Who knows, maybe you'll wake up tomorrow and think "ok, I disagree, I think he's wrong, but maybe I could see where he's coming from". I'll bank on that for now.
Except you're wrong, period. It doesn't have to be turn-based to be a JRPG. It has all the systems in place that one would expect from an RPG, just in real-time (I hate that I even have to say this, as if real-time equals not an RPG). It was made in Japan. It's a JRPG.