Let's analyze the 3 popular aesthetically pleasing kdramas about toxic relationships: Doona!, Nevertheless and The Interest of Love. This video essay breaks down the character archetypes and the tropes that are typical for this sub genre, analyzes of the visual style and discusses why kdrama viewers seemingly hate doomed romance stories.

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Kdramas footage used in the video, in order of appearance:
The Interest of Love, nevertheless, Doona!, My Liberation Notes, My Mister

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The toxic situationship kdrama extended universe
01:56 The toxic crush archetype
08:07 The tragic backstory
11:38 Who is telling the story?
15:47 The aesthetic
19:12 Why you hate doomed romance