I really like that the storyline is pretty consistent. If something happens that gets in the way of something else, that isn't just ignored later on when it becomes inconvenient. instead it's used to progress the story. I'd been waiting to hear someone throw the scar back into the wedding and when it came i was just so satisfied. i mean i want them to get together but it felt really nice to see consistency in the story.
I kinda feel like Daytime Shooting Star would be better as a drama. I mean it has two major arcs and both take a while to develop. Idk maybe it'll be a long movie.
Also another thing that is newish is not knowing who the lead will end up with. Usually if you've seen enough dramas, you can tell who's the heartbreaking second lead and who is the first lead, but with dramas like the Producers and the Reply series that intentionally use tropes to confuse viewers... it's just bliss. ^_^
Hmm, I'm not sure if happy is completely accurate. I wouldn't say it was a sad ending though. Would you like more detail?
*spoilers*
There is some vagueness about the truth of a situation that is covered up to make a happy ending for one person. Another person is saved but has to live with the experience. Those are the only mixed endings, everyone else is doing pretty well with a complete happy ending.
Coffee Prince... I don't think that's the one that started the trend, wasn't it Hana Kimi? The Taiwanese version... I mean it came a year earlier and was even based off a manga. Coffee Prince was definitely charming, but I wouldn't say it started the trend. Although you could say Coffee Prince definitely helped the trend spread in Korea specifically though
Oh and this one luckily seems to have died out, but there used to be this problem with kdramas where the lighting would change dramatically between scenes. Like it would be the middle of the day and then the next scene the middle of the night but barely any time would have passed. That used to bother me a lot.
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*spoilers*
There is some vagueness about the truth of a situation that is covered up to make a happy ending for one person. Another person is saved but has to live with the experience. Those are the only mixed endings, everyone else is doing pretty well with a complete happy ending.
Oh and this one luckily seems to have died out, but there used to be this problem with kdramas where the lighting would change dramatically between scenes. Like it would be the middle of the day and then the next scene the middle of the night but barely any time would have passed. That used to bother me a lot.