It has no romance, is mostly political, and has a villainous male lead... the crowd here only loves fluffy, cookie-cutter…
Oooh, okay. I'll check it out. As for dramas/movies where the 2nd lead gets the girl, it's not common, but it's happened in a few daily dramas I've watched: The Promise, Cruel Temptation, Elegant Empire, Glass Mask, and Women's Room. So far. I'll have to see what non-daily dramas had the 2nd ML get the FL.
It has no romance, is mostly political, and has a villainous male lead... the crowd here only loves fluffy, cookie-cutter…
To me "cookie-cutter" romances are very simple and cliche: naive, sweet FL who's always poor gets with a harsh, cold, rich ML. He's always a businessman or a chaebol heir for some reason, and she's so clueless to the point of childishness. She can't ever stand up for herself (and if she does, according to MDL, she is the WORST PERSON EVER!!!!), she's dependent on others, and he's never loved anyone before. Insert the typical, jealous and scheming 2nd FL who always wears short clothes and is a massive bully to the FL because she likes the ML. As for the 2nd ML it depends. He's usually a villain, but sometimes he's a good guy who just happens to get unlucky by the end. Sometimes the 2nd ML wins, sometimes he doesn't. And EVERYTHING is black & white. Zero nuance, everyone has to be good or bad and NO in between!!! Especially for the FL!
Oh, also: insert dramatic tropes: evil MIL (in damn near every k-drama I've watched, regardless of genre/length), rooftop apartments, White Truck of Doom, a (usually forced) love triangle, the first kiss filmed from 30+ angles and replayed at least 5 times, occasionally a serious disease for angst that gets cured (or not), rich vs. poor (again, the FL *MUST* BE POOR!!!), random moments of forced proximity with a ballad playing in the background, really tasty food, a birth secret (occasionally), scenes by the Han River for aesthetics, and a Happily Ever After ending! Or not. It depends.
But maybe audiences are finally changing. I apologize for the length, this was, in fact, written with some passion in it.
do you know how annoying it is to me that brides are not even allowed to attend this own wedding celebrations in this time? they just had to wait for the husband to party and then come to consummate their marriage. it's so unbelievably insulting to me every time i see it. women have not had it easy ya'll!
Just finished 23 and 24 and now I know why everybody wants to wait for 27 and 28. I want to let episodes sit so I can binge as well but I just can’t with this one. The addiction is strong 😂 Seven looked so beautiful today 🥰
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Insert the typical, jealous and scheming 2nd FL who always wears short clothes and is a massive bully to the FL because she likes the ML. As for the 2nd ML it depends. He's usually a villain, but sometimes he's a good guy who just happens to get unlucky by the end. Sometimes the 2nd ML wins, sometimes he doesn't. And EVERYTHING is black & white. Zero nuance, everyone has to be good or bad and NO in between!!! Especially for the FL!
Oh, also: insert dramatic tropes: evil MIL (in damn near every k-drama I've watched, regardless of genre/length), rooftop apartments, White Truck of Doom, a (usually forced) love triangle, the first kiss filmed from 30+ angles and replayed at least 5 times, occasionally a serious disease for angst that gets cured (or not), rich vs. poor (again, the FL *MUST* BE POOR!!!), random moments of forced proximity with a ballad playing in the background, really tasty food, a birth secret (occasionally), scenes by the Han River for aesthetics, and a Happily Ever After ending! Or not. It depends.
But maybe audiences are finally changing. I apologize for the length, this was, in fact, written with some passion in it.
Seven looked so beautiful today 🥰