Tropes, the sometimes awesome, sometimes annoying, always over-used aspects of drama. And they are particularly rampant in Asian dramas. This is an open list of tropes commonly found in Asian dramas.
Disapproving parents/grandparents
Amnesia
Love triangles/other polygons
Inevitable collapse of family elder
Cohabitation plots
Allergic reactions
Unlikely kidnappings
Debts to loan sharks
Time jumps
Body swapping
The Return of the First Love
Playgrounds
Cell phone abuse
Sibling/cousin/best friend rivalries
Noona romances
Dating the boss
Fleeing exes
Contests/competitions
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