K-dramashave a reputation for having dramatic plot lines that often end in heartache.

Nonetheless, theyre extremely well done andhave become much more mainstream in recent years.

The pair do not get along, which makes working together rather difficult.

Shin Min-a and Seok Ho sitting on the sand in Hometown Cha Cha Cha.

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Having met back at university, Han-byul knows a different side of Tae-sung than the rest of the world.

Hes cold and gruff, and his personality puts off many.

That is until she meets Gu Won.

A man and woman stare at each other in close proximity in Shooting Stars.

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Gu Won finds himself infatuated with Cheon Sa-rang, despite the fact that she cant stand him.

The two decide to marry since both are struggling financially and sharing a home would be cheaper.

Things start out well for the pair as they get to know one another and become close.

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Its a classic tale of forced proximity, and we get to see how the former lovers react.

We get to see them make amends andforma friendship that eventually blossoms into rekindled love.

First, she must clear her name and fix her image.

The two main cast members smile at the camera in a poster for the K-drama King the Land.

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To do so, she takes a job as a secretary for lawyer Kwon Jung-rok (Lee Dong-wook).

Naturally, they end up falling in love and both learn that there is more to life than work.

When Cha Eun-ho was a child, Kang Dan-i saved him from an accident and injured herself.

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The series follows Eun-ho and Dan-i as they navigate working together, and slowly develop feelings for one another.

Its there that she meets the local handyman Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho), who catches her eye.

The pair slowly begin to fall in love over the course of the series.

A woman twists a man’s arm while another person watches in Love to Hate You.

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