Yes, this feature is here to reignite wars – but peaceful and respectful ones. Love triangles in K-dramas have historically started battles between fans that have lasted years and well into today. They’ve brought out the worst in people, but also their undying love for the team that they have chosen. Here are seven K-dramas where fans were divided on the OTP.
Warning: Spoilers ahead!
1. “Reply 1988” – Jung Hwan vs. Choi Taek
In order to start this list off right, we must begin with the epic of all fan wars when it comes to K-drama OTPs. “Reply 1988” aired in November of 2015. It was written by Lee Woo Jung, who had also written the previous dramas “Reply 1997” and “Reply 1994.” Based on the past K-dramas, viewers seemed to accept the fact that Deok Sun (Hyeri) would end up with Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol). But to the shock of a lot of viewers in South Korea at the time, she ended up with the aloof genius Choi Taek (Park Bo Gum). Therein ensued one of the bi
Synopsis
Weather caster, Pyo Na-ri (Gong Hyo-jin), and news anchor, Lee Hwa-shin (Jo Jung-suk), are long-time colleagues at SBC broadcasting station. Na-ri has had a crush on Hwa-shin three years ago but things change when she meets the perfect man Go Jung-won (Go Kyung-pyo), a chaebol heir and close friend of Hwa-shin.
Meanwhile, Sung-sook (Lee Mi-sook) and Ja-young (Park Ji-young), who are rivals in both love and career, get entangled with Kim Rak (Lee Sung-jae), a restaurant owner and landlord of the building where Na-ri lives.
[About:] Don t Dare to Dream is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) on SBS from August 24 to November 10, 2016 for 24 episodes.