It’s a glaring fact from all my articles that my favorite K-content is K-Drama. Of course, I love every other K-content like K-pop, reality shows, and others, but nothing beats K-dramas for me. That’s because of the never-ending tropes, themes, and genres K-dramas possess.

However, even though I think K-Drama and every other thing attached to it is so great, there are some things I only support when it’s on screen, and don’t believe them in real life (all these are personal opinions).

Although these things are not particularly stereotypes, they are just things I have my reservations about. So what are these tropes I am talking about? Walk with me.

Contract marriage trope

Personally, I feel contract marriages don’t or rarely work in real life. I mean, I understand the K-Drama point of view where the two people in a contract marriage or relationship fall in love over time, however, I genuinely feel it’s just a trope that only works on screen. For instance, cases of contract marriage or relationship only happen when each party has something to gain but even if they finally get attracted to each other by virtue of circumstances or closeness, there is still a high chance it might just be a case of temporary attraction. A very good example of this temporary attraction is when an on-screen couple thinks they are in love with each other, only to break up a few months after that. For this reason, I do not support contract relationships or marriage in real life, but on screen? Feed me with it please (Lol)

Office romance trope

It’s funny how this is one of my best K-Drama romance tropes, but I find it cheeky in real life. Like office romances are so cool in K-dramas and all that, and they get to go from boardroom to bedroom (Don’t mind me. Lol.) But honestly, I think it’s not so great in real life. From the perspective of a coworker, it’s an eyesore when two people are being lovey-dovey when I am busy cracking my brain on how to solve the next problem in front of me (call it jealousy but that I am single, I am not serious, right? *bombastic side eye*) Also, from the perspective of one of the lovers, it will be so embarrassing and uncomfortable to keep working with the partner if things go wrong between us. I mean, should one of us resign if things go south?

Finally, from my personal perspective, I think the lovers will be too busy in romance to do their jobs effectively. For me, real-life office romance is just like tasting lime (yes, that facial reaction).

Older woman, younger man trope

I know this sounds so much like a stereotype (and I have written about it before), but hear me out first. As I said, this is my preference, but I think older men's and younger women's relationships work better than older women, and younger men's relationships in real life. Naturally, women feel more secure with older men than younger men. Although from the K-Drama POV, these kinds of relationships normally work, evidently, it is not so in real life. I will always watch and support K-dramas with this trope, but it’s not a thing for me.

PS: All these tropes will always get a yes from me in K-dramas.

I am not saying these things don’t work all the time, but the probability is so low that I think it’s good to be on the safer side. I won’t ask you to support me, so let me ask, which KDrama tropes do you think cannot work in real life? Share them with me in the comments!