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If you're an avid consumer of any sort of fiction, whether that be books, TV shows, films, anime, or otherwise, you would be aware of tropes or recurrent themes that a lot of fictional narratives employ. One such trope in romance fiction is the "grumpy x sunshine" trope. You'll find them in romance books, in webtoons, you name it! Of course, it is also prevalent in K-Dramas and rather popular too! The "grumpy x sunshine" K-Dramas involve a pair of characters, one of whom is rather serious and reserved, thus perceived as "grumpy", while the other is playful and energetic, thus, "sunshine". So, here are our picks for the top 10 "grumpy x sunshine" K-Drama couples that are serving relationship goals!
Note: This list is not a ranking!
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1. Hyun Bin & Son YeJin - "Crash Landing On You"
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Officially owning the "grumpy x sunshine" K-Drama trope is Ri JeongHyeok and Yoon SeRi from "Crash Landing On You", played by Hyun Bin and Son YeJin, respectively. The former is an honorable Captain in the Korean People's Army of North Korea - as rigid, restrained, and unyielding as can be. Yoon SeRi, on the other hand, is an heiress who enjoys life and lives on her own terms. Yoon SeRi is strong, sharp, and independent but also extremely endearing, loveable, and innocent. In other words, she is sunshine personified! When she "crash lands" in North Korea and soon after, in Captain Ri's arms, her bright colors start bleeding into his grey world. It is no surprise, therefore, that Captain Ri goes from strict army Captain to a sweetheart, accommodating Yoon SeRi and her myriad needs and even goi
