5 Things About Korean Dramas That We Usually Find Very Frustrating
The omnipresence of Korean dramas attributes to plenty of reasons for us to love watching them, such as the unique storylines and ever-brilliant characters. But while K-dramas have different plots, they also have a slew of similarities, may they be scenes, sub-themes, or whatever the characters do in the drama.
But let's be honest here. Some of these similarities may sometimes make us feel frustrated, like, what the heck was that? And you Korean drama lovers would also agree, right? Even if there are mostly great parts of Korean dramas, there are also aspects that we consider defeating as well.
And in case you're still not convinced, check out the list below to see what we find frustrating in K-dramas.
Second Lead Syndrome
The most common case that happens in Korean dramas is the second lead syndrome, which is basically when viewers start to fall in love with the second lead more than the main lead. And most likely, viewers would hope that they will end up with the female lead in the end, but this surely would never happen.
As a result, the viewers are left experiencing the pain of second lead syndrome. This is even more heart-wrenching when the second leads are usually the ones that are more kind, helpful, and caring towards the female lead, and unfortunately, they don't get the happy ending they deserve.
That specific character that gets on viewers' nerves and ruins everything
All Korean dramas have those antagonists or what we consider as the villains that we hate the most in the drama. However, almost all of these characters take it to the next level that make the viewers want to skin them alive out of anger. The most common antagonist is the characters portrayed as the "evil mothers" of lead characters, who are mostly controlling of their children.
When a character that was loved by all shockingly get killed or dies
One of the most devastating ways that the producers break viewers' hearts is when they decide to take down a character that almost everyone loves. Nevertheless, it helps with the tension in making us feel like we're at the edge of our seats. But it still breaks our hearts when this happens.
When the characters make wrong decisions
This is also one of the most frustrating things to consider - when the characters of the drama make decisions that are quite questionable, especially when the consequences of these bad decisions could have been avoided easily. You'll feel frustrated knowing that they were just placed there for plot purposes.
Horrible endings
Plenty of Korean dramas will shock viewers with unexpected endings, and most of them would end up working just as great! But some concluded with the viewers asking a lot of questions and making them feel somewhat unsatisfied. And that's sad, don't you agree?
