a short guide to korean dramas
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kaigouhollywood happy ending: everything ends happily, the lovers are reunited, and any damage during the course of the show/movie is miraculously repaired, restored, or otherwise rendered null.
hollywood unhappy ending: main character dies, but everyone else gets a t-shirt and learns to love again.
bollywood-musical happy ending: same as for hollywood, but with spontaneous mass musical sequences. possibly also involving helicopters. and extra dance maneuvers performed while riding camels.
bollywood-musical unhappy ending: unhappiness and bollywood musicals are like matter and anti-matter. it's theoretically possible but would likely cause significant tears in the time-space continuum.
korean happy ending: at least two characters die*. the lovers survive. mostly. except for the dead ones.
korean unhappy ending: everyone dies*.
* alternate option: utter insanity and/or hot pokers stabbed through delicate body parts.
...by k-drama standards, Hamlet isn't a tragedy, it's just a rom-com with a higher body count than average.
hollywood unhappy ending: main character dies, but everyone else gets a t-shirt and learns to love again.
bollywood-musical happy ending: same as for hollywood, but with spontaneous mass musical sequences. possibly also involving helicopters. and extra dance maneuvers performed while riding camels.
bollywood-musical unhappy ending: unhappiness and bollywood musicals are like matter and anti-matter. it's theoretically possible but would likely cause significant tears in the time-space continuum.
korean happy ending: at least two characters die*. the lovers survive. mostly. except for the dead ones.
korean unhappy ending: everyone dies*.
* alternate option: utter insanity and/or hot pokers stabbed through delicate body parts.
...by k-drama standards, Hamlet isn't a tragedy, it's just a rom-com with a higher body count than average.