I’m a sucker for gender-flipped stories and the way they shed light on common tropes. A manic pixie dream boy doesn’t teach an uptight female protagonist to enjoy life – he’s just an unemployed drummer boyfriend. It’s a trope that doesn’t hold up. But give a handsome prince the damsel treatment and suddenly a tale as old as time becomes sparkly and new with strong female protagonists and emotionally intelligent love interests. I will always show up for handsome heroes made helpless and the strong smart heroines who save them – like the ones in these K-dramas.
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