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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. Back Hugs

8. Piggyback Rides

9. Saved from falling

10. Saved from Slap by Wrist Grab

11. Surprise Kiss

12. Fish Kisses

13. Forehead Kiss

14. Face Cupping Kisses

15. Kissing Eye Lids

16. Fell into a Kiss (Accidental kiss)

17. Interrupted Kiss

18. One Sided Hugs

19. Head Patting

20. Comforting Back Patting

21. Brushing Hair Out of Eyes

22. Couple in bed under the covers throw them over their head to show that it’s a “sexy time” scene

23. Having to Move Plushies off Bed before Sexy time

24. Talking to Plushies

25. Clumsy Male or Female Leads

26. Tripping over feet or shoes

27. Falls While Running

28. Need to “recharge” with hug

29. Sad Desperation Hug Plea, “Let’s stay like this for one more minute.”

30. In Need of a Hero Rescue

31. Person/Child in the middle of the road with Doom Truck Coming for them and Saved by another Pushing them Out of the Way while Getting Hit Instead

32. Standing Outside Watching Window Until Lights Go Out

33. Male Lead’s Stalking Scenes

34. Waiting for hours in front of crush's home waiting for them to come out

35. Male or Female lead has done the other wrong and begs for forgiveness for days waiting outside 24/7 rain or shine

36. Rubbing hands together above their head while on their knees asking for forgiveness “just this once”

37. The Noble Breakup, “your life would be better without me.”

38. Madly Clenching Fist

39. The Jealous Boyfriend/Husband

40. Despite being in late twenties or early thirties leads are still incredibly innocence. Never been kissed or never been hugged.

41. The Jealous Side Eyed Stare

42. Eavesdropping Scenes

43. Falling on the bed in blissful happiness clutching the covers to the face while swinging happy feet

44. Falling on the bed in embarrassment clutching the covers to the face while whining, kicking feet, rolling back and forth

45. Funny sound effects,Goat noises, baby crying, crow squawking, wind blowing, owl hooting, eyes blinking, etc

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

47. Nicknames in the phones

48. Mobile Phone Unavailable at Critical Times (Dead Battery, Dropped and broke, Lost, Left somewhere, etc)

49. Unsent Texts (close up of phone where couple is exchanging texts and don’t send their initial thoughts)

50. Shade eyes with hand to block the sun

51. Watching Crush While he/she is Sleeping

52. Tracing Face while Crush is Sleeping

53. Walking scene with close up camera shot on hands nearly touching and one pulls away

54. Walking scene with close up on hands barely touching until one takes the initiative and grabs the other’s hand

55. Slow Motion Eyes Blinking

56. Long Stares of Longing

57. Short Female lead trying to reach something over her head and the Tall Male Lead leans close to reach it and their eyes meet

58. Sitting in Back Seats of Bus

59. Couple Listening to Music on the Bus Sharing Earbuds

60. Falling Asleep on Shoulder

61. Missing the “last bus”

62. Running After the Bus

63. Boyfriend waiting at the bus stop with an umbrella on rainy days

64. Sleeping on Bus and missing last stop

65. Bus Stops Quickly and Female Lead is saved from falling

66. Female Lead is protected from perverts on a crowded bus by Male Lead using his body as barrier

67. Good hearted Male or Female Lead giving up their seat on the Bus for another in need (elderly, pregnant woman, etc)

68. Rich Chaebol riding the bus for the very first time

69. Rich Chaebol Riding Bus Needing Assistance with Fare

70. Amusement Park Date

71. Cute Headbands

72. Carousel Rides

73. Male Lead Afraid of Park Rides

74. Watching K-Dramas Scenes on Television

75. Aquarium Date

76. Movie Dates

77. Wearing High School Uniforms on dates

78. Eating Popcorn and Hands Touch

79. Male Lead afraid of horror films and ghosts

80. Namsan Tower Date

81. Gyeongbokgung Palace visits wearing hanbok

82. Love Locks

83. Han River Scenes

84. Picnic in the park

85. Learning to ride a bike

86. Hanging Out at a Playground while Sitting on Swings

87. Swan Boats

88. The Beach episode

89. Beach Bar/BBQ Tents with hanging lights

90. Fireworks and sparklers on the beach

91. Case of Money, Envelope of Money for break ups

92. Fruit Box Bribes for Judges/Politicians

93. “Fighting!”

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

95. "AIGOO!" "AISH!"

96. “OMO” “DAEBAK!” "Gwenchana"

97. Korean Language Puns

98. Evil mother-in-law

99. Funny Brother or Brother in Law

100. Immature bratty younger brother

101. Small Child Wise Beyond his/her Years

102. Sweet Grandparents

103. Extra Large Family Portraits Hung in Homes

104. Attics and storage rooms hiding secrets

105. Not Using Honorifics Results in a Scolding

106. Falling petals, catching petals

107. Walking through Cherry Blossoms

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

109. Rooftop Apartments (oktapbang)

110. Dingy, moldy, cramped, semi-basement apartments (banjiha)

111. Airport scenes

112. Running through the airport to catch someone leaving

113. Magical luggage, suitcases that hold entire closets

114. The Jeju Island episode

115. Camping Episode

116. Stranded with no choice but to stay all night

117. Only One room/bed available for overnight stay

118. Meeting Secretly by Han River

119. Bridge Scenes

120. Umbrella Scenes

121. K-Drama Umbrella Color of Choice = Yellow

122. Dropping Umbrella to Kiss in the rain

123. Being Sad in the Rain without umbrella

124. Being Sad in the Rain While Squatting

125. Fighting in the Rain

126. First Snow and kissing in the First Snow

127. Playing in the Snow

128. Male Lead removes his winter scarf and wraps it around Female Lead’s neck lovingly

129. Drinking Games

130. Forehead Flick, Wrist Thwacking, Punishment for Loosing

131. Go Stop Game Scenes

132. Stomach Growling

133. Feeding Girlfriend because her stomach is growling

134. Mukbang

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

136. Invite to join for “Ramyun” gets misinterpreted

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

138. Instant Noodle Eating

139. Male Lead Can’t Handle Spicy Food

140. Eating Ice Cream

141. Walking to Korean Convenience Stores for Frozen Treats

142. Samanco, fish-shaped waffle sandwich filled with vanilla ice cream and a layer of sweet red bean paste

143. Banana Milk

144. Elaborate Meal Prep

145. Tofu After Jail Time

146. Birthday Seaweed Soup

147. Bibimbap, Tteokbokki, Gimbap, Korean Fried Chicken, Chicken Feet, Jjajangmyeon, Naengmyeon

148. Female/Male Lead is a Wonderful/Horrible Cook

149. Eating Roasted Sweet Potato off the fire. Blow on it a few times first.

150. Korean Barbecue restaurants, grilling meat scene

151. Wrapping food in lettuce then feeding it to others

152. Excitingly Celebrating All Things Meat!

153. Cute Lunchboxes (doshirak)

154. Female Lead squealing over the delicious food, as if never eaten anything so delicious before

155. Extra Spicy Topokki

156. Making Kimchi

157. Making Side Dishes

158. Parents Delivered Side Dishes and Stocking Refrigerator

159. Parents Running a Local Restaurant

160. Tent Street Bars

161. Excessive drinking

162. Soju, Beer, Soju Bombs, Makgeolli

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

164. Two Handed Drink Pours to show respect, look to the side, refill when empty. Don’t pour for someone you’re mad at

165. Drunk Confessions

166. Hangover Soup

167. Allergic to Alcohol

168. Male/Female lead brags “I can hold my liquor.”

169. Getting Drunk on Homemade Ginseng Liquor

170. Drinking Challenges Between Jealous Male Leads

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

172. Feeding Stray Cats

173. Wardrobe of Winter Coats

174. Male Lead Wearing Sexy White Sweaters

175. Oversized Sun Glasses

176. Designer Handbags

177. Running in High Heels

178. Shoe Heel Breaking = Piggyback Ride

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

180. Chaebol’s Obsession with House Plants

181. Chaebol dodging Blind Dates

182. Arranged or Forced Marriages for the Betterment of the Family Business

183. Marriage Contract Leaked to Press

184. Chaebol’s Shady Business Deals

185. Chaebol’s Vault & Tech Bunkers, Sleek, ultra-modern, hideaway basements for private art collections, or secure data vaults.

186. Chanting Protesters With Signs

187. Hiring people to protest to cause problems for business

188. Protesting by Throwing Eggs

189. Crisis in the Family Business

190. Rich Chaebol Hates Everyone Who Isn’t Them

191. Crazy Stalking idol fans

192. Awesome Secretaries

193. Big Elaborate Confessions and proposals (may include fireworks and drones)

194. Matching Key Rings

195. Matching Pajamas

196. Matching T-shirts

197. T-Shirts with funny English

198. Instant Photo Booth Moments Complete with Props

199. Love Hand Gestures - Finger Hearts, Overhead Hearts, Cheek Hearts, Hand Hearts

200. Peace Hand Gestures, Traditional V-Shaped and Upside Down, Gyaru

201. Winning Plushies Playing Fair Games

202. Claw Machine Obsession

203. Arcade Date

204. Dance Dance Revolution Dancing

205. Karaoke Nights

206. Sing Sad Depressing Songs at Karaoke after Breakup

207. Cutting off Songs Mid Way through in Karaoke

208. Spa/Bath house day

209. Items stolen at bath house

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

211. Cracking Hard Boiled Eggs on Head

212. Wearing Towels on Head Folded like Ram

213. Male Lead Caught with 6-Pack Abs Out (shirt off, shirt open, while dressing, etc)

214. Male Lead Shower scene or “Obligatory Shower Scene” showing chest and back, close up on 6-pack

215. Male shower scene washing hair and flipping it

216. Injured Arm or Hand Requires Help Washing Hair

217. Blow Drying Wife/Girlfriend’s Hair

218. Brushing Teeth Together

219. Face Masks

220. Female Lead’s Shaving Male Lead’s Face

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

222. Couple Shopping Together at Grocery Store

223. Tie Shoe Laces for Female Lead

224. Broken Glass results in Injury or Heroics

225. Fix a Wound (oppa Band-Aiding or Band-Aiding Oppa) Get the First Aid Kit

226. Blowing on cut after applying disinfectant (Magical Ointment)

227. Sick After Getting Wet

228. Nosebleeds from Stress

229. Nosebleeds from Cancer

230. Hospital Stays

231. Need the Person Responsible for Patient at Hospital Scene

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

233. Eating Canned Peaches in Hospital

234. Amnesia or Coma

235. Ripping out the IV bag and Leave Hospital

236. Sick = Need Vitamin IV

237. Gunshot and stab wounds magically heal super fast

238. Top Secret Deadly Allergy

239. Pricking Finger for Indigestion

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

241. Making Rice Porridge for Sick

242. Hiccups

243. Fainting from Fever

244. Fever After Break Ups

245. Wild Ginseng for Good Health but Only for the Rich

246. Ginseng Extract Packets for Everyone Else

247. Trips to the pharmacy

248. Gifting Parents Vitamin Supplements

249. Gifting Parents Pajamas After First Pay Check

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

251. Men Forced to Dress in Ajumma Flowery Clothing

252. Cross Dressing

253. Visits to Loan Sharks and Loan Sharks Destructive Visits

254. Loan Sharks dressed in seventies leasure suit and loud patterned silk shirts

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

256. Villainess Femme Fatale Wearing Red Stilettos

257. Stalkers dressed in all black with black face masks and black ball caps

258. Incognito Celebrity dressed in ball caps hung low with designer face masks, large sunglasses, and high quality layered oversized clothing

259. Bad Guys can be found in Pool Halls

260. Bad guys all have a similar creepy sinister laugh

261. One Guy/Girl fighting Many and Wins

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

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

264. Falling off high cliffs and surviving

265. In Historical Dramas, being able to tuck items up a sleeve or inside the chest lapel and magically not have it fall of billowing costumes

266. Protecting Female Lead by Fixing Street Lights

267. Protecting Female Lead by Fixing CCTV Cameras

268. Missing CCTV Footage at Critical Times

269. Missing Data Card from Car Dashcams

270. Awkward Product Placements

271. Subway Sandwich Shop

272. Kopiko Caffeine Candy

273. LED Beauty Masks

274. Samsung Flip Phone

275. Robot Vacuums

276. Moisturizing Balm Stick

277. Camera Shots of Car Features

278. Massage Chairs

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

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

281. Parents screaming and hitting their adult kids

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

283. Sexy Seatbelt Fastening for Girl/Boy

284. Radio Playing Sexy Songs Making Couples Blush

285. Dramatic U-Turns While Driving

286. Car Rides with Emergency Bathroom Breaks

287. The “KISS” song

288. That “You are My Destiny” song

289. Wide shot with leads standing on either side of the crosswalk looking at each other.

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

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

292. Walking into Ocean/Lake and Need Saving

293. Slow Motion Under Water Scene of falling Backward into the Abyss

294. Motorcycle Rides

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

296. Scooter drivers that carry an extra helmet for passengers

297. Walloping with a bag

298. Calling Someone a Pervert

299. Elevator breaks down

300. Elevator brakes down and immediately concerned about having to go to the bathroom

301. Waiting on the elevator and it finally stops and the doors open

302. Work couple secretly dating on elevator holding hands and hiding it

303. An extra crowded elevator pushes crushing Male and Female together

304. Gossiping about a coworker in a crowded elevator and unknowingly aware that the coworker is on the elevator listening

305. Great admiration and praise for those who have a Civil Servant Jobs

306. Character study and struggling to pass the Civil Servant exam

307. Office/Corporate Dinners and Retreats

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

309. Coffee Americano, coffee pod machines, instant coffee

310. Underlings kicked in the shins by bosses.

311. Turning in Resignation Letters

312. Not Accepting Resignation Letters

313. K-Drama Funeral Scenes Filled with Confrontations, Family Conflicts, Wealth Disparities, and Emotional Revelations

314. Fighting Over Inheritance

315. Funeral Fainting

316. Concerned Ex of Lead Attends Funeral and Helps with Dinner and Provides Emotional Support for ex partner

317. Ex Attending Funeral Gets Screamed at by Ex Partner’s Family Members

318. Loan Shark Attending Funeral Demanding Bereavement Money

319. Parents Expecting their Offspring to Pay their Debts

320. Chaebol Elaborate Excessive Memorial Feasts

321. Conflict Over Memorial Feasts, family tensions, strict generational expectations

322. Memorial Feasts Scenes that highlights the physical labor of daughters-in-law while male relatives observe or relax

323. Sun/Moon Eclipses = Time Travel

324. Wishing on Falling Stars

325. Meteor Showers

326. 4 Leaf Clovers

327. Childhood Connections

328. Met in Past Life

329. Red Line of Fate attached to little finger

330. Fortune Tellers and Shaman Visits

331. Running the birthday numbers for compatibility

332. Potty Humor - lots and lots of potty humor

333. Men Using The Urinal While Talking

334. Camera Shot of Shoes at the door then putting slippers on.

335. Suspicious Shoes at the Door

336. Hiding the Shoes at the door and Hiding someone in the Closet

337. Sleeping with lights on and full street clothes

338. Randomly Speaking English