Korean rom-coms put their faith in cliches — but will they work forever?
A protagonist with memory loss. A dicey office love triangle. A chance encounter with a first love and a secret surrounding someone’s birth. Cliche-riddled, old-fashioned romantic comedies are back. After a series of productions loaded with elaborate worldbuilding and heavy atmospheres, broadcasters seem to have decided that trend has run its course and that viewers now need something…
Romantic comedy dramas in Korea are returning to their roots with cliched plots and formulas, according to recent broadcasts. After a period of more complex productions, television networks appear to have concluded that audiences now crave light-hearted, familiar content that is both addictive and uncomplicated. "Our Sticky Love," a new Netflix series that debuted on August 7, is a prime example of this trend.
The story follows Go Eun-sae, played by Ha Young, an accomplished prosecutor who wakes up in a hospital with amnesia and no recollection of her fingerprints, and Jang Tae-ha, portrayed by Jung Hae-in, a boxing coach who insists on being her boyfriend. The couple embarks on a new life in a rural village in Korea. Initially, Eun-sae's skeptical and guarded demeanor towards Tae-ha is a central element of the narrative, but as the story unfolds, she gradually denies her developing romantic feelings for him.
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