How did Dynamite Kiss break a major K-drama romance convention? Details revealed

K-dramas have recently taken over Netflix, and Dynamite Kiss is the latest one that has taken the internet by storm. While it does follow a lot of the usual K-drama tropes, the show breaks away from one major convention that is the norm in most K-dramas.

Most K-drama shows follow a trope of a slow-burn romance, with the leading couple usually sharing a kiss only in the second half of the show. However, the creators of Dynamite Kiss stayed away from this trope, and the leading pair, Ahn Eun-jin's Go Da-rim and Jang Ki-yong's Gong Ji-hyeok, share a kiss in the pilot episode itself.

This is a major shift from the usual slow-burn trope followed in K-drama shows, so it has left fans quite surprised.

Dynamite Kiss makes the leading pair share a "dynamite kiss" in the pilot episode itself

Dynamite Kiss follows the story of Go Da-rim, an unemployed woman, and Gong Ji-hyeok, the CEO of a company, as they meet unexpectedly while on a vacation. Things become interesting when another character, Kim Jeong-Gwon (played by Park Yong-woo) enters the picture. Jeong-Gwon happens to be Da-rim's ex, and he is also a point of interest for Ji-hyeok, as the latter is trying to rope the former in to his company.

To rope in Jeong-Gwon, the leading pair makes a deal, where Da-rim acts as a doting fiancee to Ji-hyeok. However, through the course of the night, Ji-hyeok sees how badly Da-rim's ex treats her, even comparing her to a limp piece of vegetable. During all this, when Jeong-Gwon begins to get suspicious about the nature of their relationship, Ji-hyeok ends up kissing Da-rim to make things look convincing.

This is the course of things that takes place within the pilot episode itself, which is quite unconventional for K-dramas. However, things change afterwards, when the duo meet again years later in a professional setting.

This time, Da-rim pretends to be a single mother to get a job. However, it ends up being Ji-hyeok's company, and knowing her truth, he decides to punish her. The official synopsis reads as follows:

"A passionate fling in Jeju ends abruptly — until fate reunites an heir and a young woman when she joins his company, disguised as a married mother."

The series features a forbidden workplace romance, and strays away from the usual tropes explored in K-dramas, making it a ver interesting watch.

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