List of Tropes

1. The White Truck of Doom

2. K-Drama Slap

3. Throwing Water in Face

4. Wall Slam

5. Wrist Grab

6. Waist Grab to Pull Closer

7. Bus Fall

8. Back Hugs

9. Piggyback Rides

10. Saved from falling

11. Saved from Slap by Wrist Grab

12. Forehead Kiss

13. Eye Lid Kisses

14. Surprise Kiss

15. Dead Fish Kisses

16. Face Cupping Kisses

17. Fell into a Kiss (Accidental kiss)

18. Interrupted Kiss

19. Head patting

20. Brushing Hair Out of Eyes

21. “Fighting!”

22. “Ahjussi!" "Ahjumma!" "Aggasi!" "Oppa!" "Noona!"

23. "AIGOO!" "AISH!"

24. Clumsy Male or Female Leads

25. Tripping over feet or shoes

26. Need to “recharge” with hug

27. In Need of a Hero Rescue

28. Standing Outside Watching Window Until Lights Go Out

29. Male Lead’s Stalking Scenes

30. Madly Clenching Fist

31. The Jealous Boyfriend/Husband

32. Eavesdropping Scenes

33. Goat noises, baby crying, crow squawking, wind

34. Cute Animations (hearts, crows, rosey cheeks)

35. Nicknames in the phone

36. Phone off at critical time (battery dead, in meeting, etc.)

37. Deleted and Unsent Text

38. Shade eyes with hand to blocking sun

39. Watching Crush While he/she is Sleeping

40. Tracing Face while Crush is Sleeping

41. Slow Motion Eyes Blinking

42. Long Stares of Longing

43. School Uniforms

44. Sitting in Back Seats of Bus

45. Falling Asleep on Shoulder

46. Broken Glass results in Injury or Heroics

47. Amusement park date

48. Cute Headbands

49. Carousel Rides

50. Male Lead Afraid of Park Rides

51. Watching Dramas Scenes

52. Movie Dates

53. Eating Popcorn and hands touch

54. Male Lead afraid of horror films and ghosts

55. Namsan Tower Date

56. Gyeongbokgung Palace visits wearing hanbok

57. Onggi pots with fermenting foods like kimchi, soy sauce, and soybean paste

58. Love Locks

59. Han River Scenes

60. Picnic in the park

61. Learning to ride a bike

62. Sitting on Swings

63. Swan Boats

64. Beach Scenes

65. Fireworks and sparklers on the beach

66. Going Camping

67. Case of Money, Envelope of Money for break up Bri

68. Fruit Box Bribes for Judges/Politicians

69. Evil mother-in-law

70. Funny Brother or Brother in Law

71. Small Child Wise Beyond his/her Years

72. Extra Large Family Portraits Hung in Homes

73. Falling petals, catching petals

74. Walking through Cherry Blossoms

75. Rooftop Scenes (School, Office Buildings, Apartment Buildings)

76. Rooftop Apartments (oktapbang)

77. Magic Suitcases that hold entire designer wardrobes

78. Airport scenes

79. Running through the airport

80. The Jeju Island episode

81. Stranded with no choice but to stay all night

82. Only One room/bed available for overnight stay

83. Missing the “last bus”

84. Running After the Bus

85. Falling Asleep on Bus

86. Meeting Secretly by Han River

87. Bridge Scenes

88. Umbrella Scenes

89. Being Sad in the Rain

90. First Snow

91. Playing in the Snow

92. Drinking Games

93. Forehead Flick, Wrist Thwacking, Punishment for Loosing

94. Go Stop Game

95. Stomach growling

96. Korean Grab

97. Mukbang

98. Invite to join for “Ramyun” gets misinterpreted

99. Rice Cookers in Every Home that Always Have Warm Rice Waiting

100. Instant Noodle Eating

101. Eating Ice Cream

102. Banana Milk

103. Elaborate Meal Prep

104. Tofu After Jail Time

105. Birthday Seaweed Soup

106. Bibimbap, Tteokbokki, Gimbap, Korean Fried Chicken, Jjajangmyeon, Naengmyeon

107. Eating Chicken Feet

108. Grilling Korean Barbecue - Celebrating Meat

109. Cute Lunchboxes (doshirak)

110. Extra Spicy Topokki

111. Making Kimchi

112. Making/Sharing Side Dishes

113. Parents Running a Local Restaurant

114. Tent Street Bars

115. Excessive drinking

116. Soju, Beer, Soju Bombs, Makgeolli

117. Anju - Dried Squid, Savory Pancakes, Dried Pollack

118. Two Handed Drink Pours to show respect, look to the side, refill when empty

119. Drunk Confessions

120. Hangover Soup

121. Allergic to Alcohol

122. Homemade Ginseng Liquor

123. Drinking Challenges Between Jealous Male Leads

124. Drinking Challenges Between Female Lead’s Dad and Male Lead

125. Feeding Stray cats

126. Wardrobe of Winter Coats

127. Running in High Heels

128. Oversized Sun Glasses

129. Designer Handbags

130. Rich Chaebol Shopping, “I’ll take everything from here to here.”

131. Chaebol’s Obsession with House Plants

132. Matching Key Rings

133. Matching Pajamas

134. Matching T-shirts

135. T-Shirts with funny English

136. Instant Photo Booth Moments

137. Love Hand Gestures - Hearts, peace, etc

138. Winning Prize Stuffed Animal at the Fair Games

139. Claw Machine Obsession

140. Arcade Date

141. Dance Dance Revolution Dancing

142. Karaoke Nights

143. Sing Sad Depressing Songs at Karaoke after Breakup

144. Cutting off Songs Mid Way through in Karaoke

145. Spa/Bath house day

146. Items stolen at bath house

147. Sweet Iced Rice Drinks and Brown hard-boiled Eggs

148. Cracking Hard Boiled Eggs on Head

149. Wearing Towels on Head Folded like Ram

150. Male Lead Shower scene or “Obligatory Shower Scene” showing chest and back

151. Male shower scene washing hair and flipping it

152. Injured Arm or Hand Requires Help Washing Hair

153. Blow Drying Wife/Girlfriend’s Hair

154. Brushing Teeth Together

155. Face Masks

156. Female Lead’s Shaving Male Lead

157. Laundry Scenes, washing bedding together by stepping in soapy water basin, Fold Sheets, clothes

158. Couple Shopping Together at Grocery Store

159. Tie Shoe Laces for Date

160. Fix a Wound (oppa Band-Aiding or Band-Aiding Oppa)

161. Magic ointment cure-all

162. Blowing on wound

163. Sick After Getting Wet

164. Nosebleeds from Stress

165. Nosebleeds from Cancer

166. Hospital Stays

167. Need the Person Responsible for Patient at Hospital

168. Hospital Visits for something minor because of nervous boyfriend/husband

169. Canned Peaches gifted for Hospital Stay

170. Amnesia

171. Ripping out the IV bag and Leave Hospital

172. Drama-Filled Confrontations at K-Drama Funerals filled with family conflict, wealth disparities, and emotional revelations

173. Funeral Fainting

174. Sick? Need Vitamin IV

175. Top Secret Deadly Allergy

176. Pricking Finger for Indigestion

177. Sponge Bath or “White Towel of Caring and Tenderness”

178. Making Rice Porridge for Sick

179. Hiccups

180. Fainting from Fever

181. Fever After Break Ups

182. Wild Ginseng

183. Gifting Parents Vitamin Supplements

184. Gifting Parents Pajamas After First Pay Check

185. Male or Female Leads Dressed as Mascot or in Character Costume

186. Visits to Loan Sharks and Loan Sharks Destructive Visits

187. Men Forced to Dress in Ajumma Flowery Clothing

188. Gangsters in Black Suits with slick-backed hair, tattoos, pipes, bats, and axes

189. Bad Guys can be found in Pool Halls

190. Modern K-Dramas Weapon of Choice - Knives and Murder Trucks

191. Historical K-Dramas Weapon of Choice - Poison and Cliffs

192. Fixing Street Lights

193. Fixing CCTV Cameras

194. Missing CCTV Footage

195. Awkward Product Placements

196. Subway Sandwich Shop

197. Kopiko Caffeine Candy

198. LED Beauty Masks

199. Moisturizing Balm Stick

200. Robot Vacuum Cleaners

201. Camera Shots of Car Features

202. Massage Chairs

203. “Aegyo” Smacking/Hitting Male Lead in Flirty Way

204. “Aegyo” Female Lead Acting cute, charmingly childish, flirty

205. Parents screaming and hitting their adult kids

206. Marriage Contract Leaked to Press

207. Study in USA return a Business Mogul. Study in Europe return a Chef, Barista, Fashion Designer

208. Having to Move Stuffed Animals off Bed before Sexy time

209. Sexy Seatbelt Fastening for Girl/Boy

210. Radio Playing Sexy Songs

211. Dramatic U-Turns While Driving

212. The “KISS” song

213. Wide shot with leads standing on either side looking at each other.

214. Crosswalk - crossing street and passing crush or ex in slow motion without stopping

215. Female Lead’s Walking Into Traffic and Needs Saving

216. Walking into Ocean/Lake and Need Saving

217. Motorcycle Rides

218. Saved from Motorcycle, Food delivery scooters, or bike riders, by pulling crush close

219. Office Dinners

220. Office/Corporate Retreats

221. Female Lead Putting on Male Leads Neck Tie or Straitening it

222. Coffee Americano, coffee pod machines, instant coffee

223. Overstuffed journal with stickers

224. Turning in Resignation Letters

225. 4 Leaf Clovers

226. Met as Children

227. Met in Past Life

228. Red Line of Fate attached to little finger

229. Fortune Tellers and Shaman visits

230. Run the birthday numbers for compatibility

231. Potty Humor

232. Camera Shot of Shoes at the door slippers on.

233. Incriminating shoes at the door

234. Sleeping with lights in Street Clothes