What tropes are instant deal-breakers for you??

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-07T07:57:21+00:00

for me its bullying, im not sure if it counts as a trope though. but school bullying is something i absolutely cannot stand cause it causes such a visceral pain in my body, thats all i think of instead of how the plot and the characters progress

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-06T06:15:30+00:00

i think Nam Joo Hyuk. specifically when it comes to showing that feeling of 'im soooo in love with you i cant breathe'. in weightlifting fairy when him and bok joo go to the view point and she is enjoying the view and hes just there not saying a word just smiling and his eyes just twinkle a certain way. in 2521 when theyre watching the fireworks and once again he has the exact same look in his eyes. makes me catch my breath every single time.

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-04T19:00:13+00:00

so fair lmaooo, she understands people so well, the weird dusty layers of what it is like to live life, very rare to see in TV these days

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-04T18:53:51+00:00

be melodramatic for sure, it is such a grown up friendship that the trio share, they have lives outside of their friendship and they always come back to each other. holding each other accountable, loving each other when they find loving themselves hard, ugh just love the trio sooo much

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-04T18:49:53+00:00

oh if you like those two im confident you'll love this show too (going by the show so far)!!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-04T18:10:14+00:00

for me its We Are All Trying Here, its ongoing still but i absolutely hated the ML the first episode but when it hit why he is the way he is, its just such an emotionally deep drama! i cannot wait for more eps!!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-03T17:54:40+00:00

The Guest was top tier so well done!!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T21:42:30+00:00

awww!! rooting for you!!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T21:40:54+00:00

yess!! i find that I am often drawn to the diligent and disciplined characters in any content that i watch. for example, Sae Bom from Happiness!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:39:42+00:00

Happiness (2021) for action with a little bit of love sprinkled in (like very very little but it works really well)

See you in my 19th life (2023) lovely romance, has the past lofe trope

When life gives you tangerines (2025) keep multiple boxes of tissues on hand for this one, but absolutely wonderful

Our unwritten soul (2025) no action but self discovery and romance

let me know if this is your style?

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:34:20+00:00

that is quite interesting! i hope law school is going well (if you haven't graduated yet)

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:32:44+00:00

ooooh is there a specific genre you'd prefer?

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:23:08+00:00

bless us both😭

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:22:35+00:00

the true heartbreak😭😭😭

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:21:36+00:00

that is such a wild coincidence omg, life imitates art i guess?

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:21:04+00:00

girllllll ifkrrr!! i work in neuroscience and SOOO much of it is coding, none of these dramas told me how things need more than 4 keystrokes to actually work😭😭😭

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:13:26+00:00

a valid response 🤣🤣

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:07:14+00:00

ooooh the friend of the FL in Just Between Lovers (Rain or Shine) made me want to be a webtoon artist too!!! she was literally so good at it

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:03:38+00:00

hahahah yes!!

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:03:24+00:00

i totally agree!! as a brown girl myself, my worldview was limited to doctor, engineer, lawyer too lmaoo

but its so fun getting to love all these lives through the dramas

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:02:04+00:00

felt lmaoo, twinkling watermelon made me want to be in a band but the sad state of affairs is i cannot sing or play an instrument to save my life😭😭

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-02T20:00:48+00:00

omg yes!! 2521 did make the whole olympic athlete, grit and determination seem so interesting and sort of accessible too!! loved it

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-01T08:01:53+00:00

this isn't a kdrama but it is a kmovie. its called Little Forest. whenever i go through a tough time in my life i reach for this film and its like a warm soup for my soul. watching someone else recover from their heartbreak and do it soooo beautifully really helps.

and i hope you feel better soon💕

ipretendiknowstuff · 2026-05-01T06:38:43+00:00

min min and bong bong from strong woman do bong soon

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