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One of the most popular but also the most polarising tropes in fiction, whether that be in books, webtoons, films, or TV shows, is the love triangle. You love it or you hate it but you just can't ignore it. Now, this trope is usually characterized by three people entangled in a complex romantic relationship, where one is usually torn between two romantic interests. However, a majority of love triangles in K-Dramas feature an evident main couple and a second male or female lead. Seldom do we find K-Drama love triangles where our characters genuinely struggle to choose between two love interests, and it is equally confusing for the audience to figure out who our characters are going to end up with. So, to satisfy your pure love triangle needs, here are 5 K-Dramas that feature actual love triangles!
Note: This list is not a ranking.
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1. "Reply 1988"
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"Reply 1988" has gained legendary status for its impeccable execution of a real love triangle. While it is somewhat of a signature for dramas in the "Reply" series to keep our main couple hidden until the very end, leaving us to play the guessing game throughout the episodes, "Reply 1988" definitely reigns supreme for giving us the most believable and genuinely puzzling love triangle ever.
Our female lead, DeokSun (Girl's Day's HyeRi), goes from a one-sided crush on SunWoo (Ko KyungPyo) to growing passionate feelings for JungHwan (Ryu JunYeol) to finally settling down with the love of her life, Choi Taek (Park BoGum). For a first-time viewer, either of the three men would have appeared as the male lead, and the
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