Godo from Queen Seon Duk

Hello Drama Fans! In light of Claire’s 10 KDrama Conventions post, I thought this would be the perfect time to discuss and dissect the character themes that are ever present in our favorite K-dramas. Without these key characters, many dramas and their plots would seem even more ridiculous than they already are, or just be plain old boring tales of morality. I think all drama addicts subconsciously know these themed roles, just as they know the 10 situational ingredients that make an interesting drama. Hopefully you agree with my observations. If you’re a new drama watcher, then I also hope my posts will be of assistance to you.

With that being said, I’d like to ask you all to join me in mapping out these players and their ultimate roles in Korean Drama, and for you to offer your observations as well! Let’s begin by starting from the bottom of the totem pole and working our way up, shall we? First up on our list of key characters is the Village Idiot…oh boy.

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Korean dramas, like every other genre, have a set of conventions which characterize and to some extent define them. Most of these we’ve all seen before, but whether we recognize them consciously or unconsciously depends on our experience with Kdramas and our awareness of genre tropes in general. Here, I highlight ten of the most-frequently seen conventions in Kdramas, most of which, as you scan this list, you should realize you are already highly familiar with… Without further ado, I give you the top 10 Kdrama conventions.

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