An 'ahjumma' divorces her current husband who is having an extra-marital affair with another woman. This 'ahjumma' now lives her own life, doing what she enjoys to earn money. Her effort caught the eyes of the prince of the company she is working in. That prince falls in love with her. They got married. Her ex-husband regrets his past actions...
Sounds familiar? Of course it does! Several K-Dramas include this in their story lines. I don't know about you but it makes me feel that all of these 'princes' like older women. And it also suggests that only rich people can get romantic. On top of that, it is funny to know that the poor men always get involved in extra-marital affairs.
SITUATION 2
A woman (I don't know why, but it's always women) starts coughing, or maybe things like medical check-ups are mentioned. I can bet that it must be cancer or some kind of deadly disease. That woman changes. She starts to become bold and brave. And 95% of the time, she meets a man who comes to fall in love with her...
Introducing a new actor: Cancer! When the plot can't seem to push the story to the desired ending, writers begin to induce deadly cancerous cells into the lead actors or actresses. People around them regret their actions, they reconcile. Most importantly, love gets sprayed into the air. And why must it be cancer? There are so many other diseases like diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. Owh, I get it! Only cancer can attract tears (get my tone?).
SITUATION 3
A woman (again!) acts terribly cruel to a boy. They boy seems to be patient enough to endure every reprimand coming his way. As the story progresses, the woman finds out that the boy is actually his long-lost son. That woman starts to act kindly towards him...
Why are these babies always get 'banished' by their parents? And 100% of the time (from all the K-Dramas I've watched), they all get to see each other again when these children grow up. Are they magnets?
SITUATION 4
A man falls in love with a woman. Very coincidentally, the man's first love returns from the US (most of the time it is the US). Then you can expect a fierce triangular battle...
And now, you are saying, "Yeah, I noticed that." Why do the lead actor's first love always have to appear out of nowhere (meaning from the US) when he is about to fall in love with the lead actress. It is so unrealistic! Try writing things like the lead actress is the lead actor's first love! Owh, then the writers are going to make the lead actress' first love appear.
SITUATION 5
Two pairs of couple are introduced in the drama. The older couple sees the younger one dating outside (maybe in a shopping complex or in a cinema). The older man recognises the younger woman as his younger sister, and the older woman recognises the younger man as his younger brother. And so, the older couple does not allow the younger couple to proceed with their relationship...
Hmm... I don't know what to say anymore. Things get complicated, the older siblings beat up their younger siblings (in a comedic way) to stop them from dating one another.
So, these are a few of the situations often found in K-Dramas. I would like to make it clear that I intend no offence against the Koreans, it's just that most of the time (when I am not watching CSI), I watch Korean Dramas. Well, some of the Korean dramas do stand out from the crowd (though they do include some of the situations above in their story lines)...
1. My Husband Has Got A Family (KBS) -- Situations 3 and 5
2. My Name Is Kim Sam Soon (MBC) -- Situations 2 and 4
3. Scent of A Woman (SBS) -- Situation 2
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