Ever wondered what would happen if all your favorite K-Drama tropes moved into one shared apartment? Imagine a chaotic little house where Slow Burn, Amnesia, Childhood Connection, and others are fighting over fridge space and emotional closure. Welcome to the worst (or best?) roommate situation in K-Drama land.

Let’s take a tour of the house and meet the tenants, shall we?

The Slow Burn  

Slow Burn is the quiet one. They do the dishes, sweep the floor, and will literally make you lunch every day… without ever admitting they like you. You both know they care, but they would rather make 97 subtle gestures than just say “I like you.” You’ll share the same blanket during movie night and still be unsure if you are friends or a pre-marriage couple.

Roommate rating: Quiet. Does the dishes. Will take forever to open up about anything. You may be married before they say, “I like you.”

The Amnesia Plot Line

They forget everything. Like, genuinely everything. You will tell them not to eat your leftovers, and they will ask you, “Sorry, who are you again?” They’ll walk around the house staring at random objects, waiting for a memory to return. One time, they cried while holding a spoon. Still not sure why.

Roommate rating: High-maintenance. Will forget to pay rent and then cry when you remind them. You will explain everything twice. Maybe three times.

The Rich Chaebol  

You thought you were renting with a regular person, but suddenly, your living room has velvet curtains and a robot vacuum. Chaebol refuses to eat anything under 50 dollars and keeps calling your regular instant coffee “trauma water.” But once you get past their snobbery, they start buying you stuff randomly because “they were bored.”

Roommate rating: Annoying at first. Somehow ends up buying everyone a new couch after their character development arc.

The Childhood Connection

This one loves a throwback. They remember everything, including that one time you shared a pencil in preschool. They’ll casually pull out old photos, handwritten notes, and possibly a handkerchief they claim you gave them in 2008. You are not even sure how they moved in. They just appeared one day and said, “It’s fate.”                                                                            

Roommate rating: Emotionally invested. Brings baby photos. Will never let you forget that they’ve known you longer than anyone else. They probably already made you friendship bracelets.

The Love Triangle  

They make everything complicated. They are always in the kitchen having heart-to-hearts with two different people and making everyone fall in love with them by accident. You’ll be brushing your teeth and suddenly walk into an intense conversation about unrequited love. They never confess, but also never leave anyone alone. A mystery wrapped in emotional confusion.        

Roommate rating: Dramatic. Constantly breaking hearts over breakfast. Will ask for relationship advice and never take it.

So, if K-Drama tropes were your actual roommates, you’d never be bored, but you’d probably need a therapist. Or a group chat with your other friends to complain daily.

Now tell me, which one are you secretly living with? Or which one would you actually sign a lease with? Let’s talk in the comments.