#woo nine

[profily-and-friends]

equation world doodles i drew on my whiteboard

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

I started watching Kdramas this year and I do a lot of literature analysis in my normal life, so I found it really fun to find the tropes that were unique to this genre/culture that were different than what I find in Hollywood TV/movies and novels. I started with Alchemy of Souls and I was kind of amused looking back, because I never thought the SML had a chance with the FL but if I had known how strong the "they met as children and therefore DESTINY" trope is, I probably would have thought they would get together for sure!

Here are some of the unique tropes I've noticed:

-Leads meet as children and therefore DESTINY (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, 100 Days My Prince, It's Okay to Not be Okay, Castaway Diva, The King's Affection, Sh**ting Stars, Destined with You, subverted in Alchemy of Souls)

-Reincarnation, which happens a ton but of course for the same reason Western media is littered with Chosen One/Saviour plots (played with in Alchemy of Souls and Extraordinary You, straight in Destined with You, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Moon in the Day, My Demon, The Story of Park's Marriage Contract... so many)

-Guy (usually) buys the girl shoes and then puts them on her. They also usually make a joke about her running away. (Tale of the Nine Tailed, 100 Days My Prince, Extraordinary You, Castaway Diva, King the Land, subverted in The King's Affection and The Forbidden Marriage)

-Guy (usually) gives/brings the girl an umbrella to protect her from the rain. I LOVE THIS TROPE, symbolism for protection and shelter gets me (straight in My Lovely Liar, King the Land, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, subverted/played with in Alchemy of Souls, Business Proposal, Doom at Your Service, Castaway Diva)

-Not sure if this would count as a trope, but unique to the genre because we don't have formal speech in English and especially not in Canada where I live (we've basically started just going first name with everyone) I love it so much when the main characters use informal terms with each other for the first time. The subtitles don't always translate this well, but I know what the honorifics sound like and I'm all, "She didn't use "Mr." that time it's serious now!!!"

Anyway, are there more? I'm probably not catching them all!

Edit: Definitely some sort of trope around characters finding wild ginseng to solve a problem.

(I've only been watching Korean dramas by the way, I'm sure some of these tropes are shared by other dramas from China and Thailand. I just found the comparison with English language TV interesting.)

[banemaus]

(alt under the cut) i cant stop drawing him i fucking hate him. but hes jeff the killing my art block

[kdramasforever97]

Me, when becoming too invested in a kdrama:

[rotblut]

I may not know much about women, but I felt a mermaid would miss the sea. Like how I sometimes miss the forest... 2.09 │Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 (2023 –) dir. Kang Shin Hyo & Jo Nam Hyung

[estelle-sim]

I'm going to love that guy.

[kdramaaaaa]

Don't touch me!

[profily-and-friends]

[incorrectquotesmcu]

Jimmy: Alright, give me your hair dryer.

Monica: What are you talking about?

Jimmy: Your hair dryer, don’t you carry one with you?

Monica: Have you ever met a human woman?

Jimmy: Hey, Darcy, do you keep a hair dryer on you?

Darcy: Of course, I’m not an animal.

[youknowihavenochingu]

The glasses look kdrama edition

Nam Joo Hyuk- Twenty Five Twenty One

Hwang In Yeop- The Sound Of Magic

Ji Chang Wook-Suspicious Partner

Lee Do Hyun- Sweet Home

Lee Jong Suk- Romance Is a Bonus Book

Gong Yoo- The Age Of Shadows

Lee Joon Gi- Again My Life

Seo In Guk-Café Minamdang

Choo Young Woo -Once Upon a Small Town

Lee Dong Wook - Tale of The Nine Tailed

[kdramasforever97]

Everyone my age: *Getting married*, *Having children*

Me: “I love Kdramas"🙆‍♀️

[rotblut]

I promised, remember? I promised I'd protect you. This time, repay me all at once. 2.07 │Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 (2023 –) Dir. Kang Shin Hyo & Jo Nam Hyung

[000marie198]

So anyways

PRIME BROS!!

[nabiiyu]

"And in this world, she is my world. "➷♡

[kverything-official]

5 Korean Drama villains who stole the show 

1. Ok Taecyeon as Jung Joon Woo 

Here comes the most favored in Korean drama villains in K-drama history – Jung Joon Woo of Vincenzo played by 2pm’s Ok Taecyeon. The psychopath Jung Joon Woo appears to be a good-looking, kind lawyer at the beginning of the drama but unexpectedly he turns out to be the villain. 

He does all sorts of messed-up deeds from unethical business practices to murdering people after people. He doesn’t even hesitate to torture his own brother and eventually to kill him for money and power. 

But you know what is the most attractive thing about him? That he actually falls in love with the female lead Cha Yong, played by Jeon Yeo Bin. He even gets angry at his brother for sending goons to Cha Yong’s house trying to hurt her. 

And when he confesses his love for her, keeping her at the gun point, you can’t tell me your heart doesn’t flutter at his weird antics. 

I mean even though he is evil, he is still a guy who fell for a girl, that’s kinda sweet and we love a good red flag here. 

All the praise goes to Ok Taecyeon for his phenomenal performance as Jung Joon Woo. His effortless acting skills made it possible for us to love Jung Joon Woo despite hating him so much. 

So, without a doubt Jung Joon Woo is one of the most successful Korean drama villains of all time.    

2. Lee Tae Ri as Imoogi

Next in our list we have the most underrated Korean drama villain in my opinion. While Lee Rang is constantly being mentioned as one of the most loved Korean drama villains, we are sleeping on Imoogi. 

Lee Rang is certainly an important character and he plays his part as the antagonist of Tale of The Nine Tailed but he is not the actual villain, that’s Imoogi. 

Imoogi is a legendary character that is often mentioned in Korean folklore. In the drama too, Imoogi is a cold-blooded negative power who emerged after sleeping for so long. He constantly challenges Lee Yeon, spreads deadly diseases, hypnotizes people, and makes them do whatever he wants. In one word, he is sly and evil.  

He even tries to snatch Lee Yeon’s love interest, so cruel, isn’t it?

But his loneliness is often visible through his evil exterior (and that is what made me absolutely weak). 

About Lee Tae Ri, this was his big break and he absolutely slayed it. He performed exceptionally well especially when his co-actor was someone so popular and experienced like Lee Dong Wook. and His dedication to play the character with perfection has made Imoogi one of the best Korean drama villains ever. 

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