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최고의 사랑 (''Best Love'' / ''The Greatest Love'') is a 2011 [[Korean Series|Korean comedy series]], written by [[The Hong Sisters]].
The [[Romantic Comedy
Coupled with the Hong sisters' penchant for meta awareness, the show also pokes fun at [[wikipedia:Korean wave|Korean idol culture]].
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** Ding Dong wonders on how Jin's mustache is a cow (소 in Korean). Cha Seung-won's mustache is frequently called the "cow mustache."
** Jin: "Who's the best-looking actor in Korea? ... Cha Seung-won? No, it's Dokko Jin."
* [[Alone in
* [[Blatant Item Placement]]/[[Character Celebrity Endorsement]]/[[Product Placement]]
** Vitamin Water, which Jin endorses
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* [[The Cameo]]: [[wikipedia:Lee Seung Gi|Lee Seung Gi]] playing ... Lee Seung Gi!
* [[Casting Gag]]: Jenny is a former member of the [[Girl Group]] National Treasure Girls. The actress who portrays her, Lee Hee-jin, is a former member of the [[Girl Group]] Baby VOX.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: The characters see the movie ''Pungsang Dog'', which stars Yoon Kye Sang (who plays Pil Joo).
* [[Character Development]]: Jin
* [[Cherry Blossoms]]: Dokko Jin takes Ae Jung to a park festooned with blooming cherry trees overlooking a river and a Disney-like amusment park on the ten anniversary of her Music Idol debut.
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] {{spoiler|as the execs of the [[Show Within a Show|reality show]] try to force Pil Joo to vote Ae Jung off to increase the ratings}}.
* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: Dokko Jin looking for Ae Jung's "chicken". {{spoiler|Also Manager Jang's search for Mi Na, the fourth (and hidden) National Treasure Girl}}.
* [[Flower Motifs]]
** Dokko Jin uses the azalea to represent his heart:
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** Camellias
** Potato Blossoms
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* [[Gratuitous English]]: [[Invoked]] and [[Played With]].
* [[Hand Signals]]: Dokko Jin uses a hand gesture with Ding Dong so the kid would leave him and Ae Jung together alone.
* [[Hero
* [[Hospital Gurney Scene]]: {{spoiler|When Dokko Jin's}} chest pain overcomes his need to look cool.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: Yoon Pil Joo. especially with those glasses.
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]/[[Hurricane of Puns]]:
** There is frequent mention of the heart (heart break, heartbeats, heart surgery, etc.).
*** Jin wants to stay in his safe zone (60 - 90 beats per minute), but since meeting Ae Jung, his heart has been racing.
*** Jin also says that he once wanted to be Iron Man, because of the artificial heart.
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** {{spoiler|After Ae Jung refuses his affections, Jin repeatedly tells Ae Jung that he will find her chicken, or the thing that is most important to her. He's referring to the folk tale of the camellias, in which a rich boy who loved a poor loser but got rejected. The loser had one chicken and the rich boy tormented it in revenge. Finally, the loser ended up crying under the camellias.}}
** Battery/recharging
** Jae Suk mentions that anyone looking for Jin's porno online will find ''[[Pororo the Little Penguin
** Ae Jung is periodically mentioned as a "national treasure."
* [[Imagine Spot]]: Happens frequently to most of the main characters.
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* [[Intertwined Fingers]]: Ae Jung and Pil Joo. And later, Ae Jung and Dokko Jin.
* [[Intimate Healing]]: ''Rechaaaarrrrggggeeee''.
* [[Jerk
* [[Karaoke Box]]: The gang goes to a noraebang to celebrate Ae Jung's record deal, only to have Dokko Jin show up and sing [[wikipedia:Big Bang
* [[Keeping Secrets Sucks]]: Ae Jung wants to protect the secrets of everyone, even at her own expense.
* [[K Pop]]
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
** A [[The Hong Sisters|HongSisters]] staple
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** Singer/Actor Lee Seung Gi makes a cameo when he plays Lee Seung Gi, a not-so-nice actor with [[Villain
* [[Leg Cling]]: Jae Suk when he's totally drunk {{spoiler|and upset at Dokko Jin's upcoming surgery.}}
* [[Love At First Punch|Love at First Splash]]: The first time they meet, Ae Jung angrily splashes water in Pil Joo's face because she thought he was trying to buy her for the night. He's immediately taken with her.
* [[Love Triangle]]
** {{spoiler|Pil Joo - Ae Jung - Jin.}}
** {{spoiler|Ae Jung - Pil Joo - Se Ri.}}
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** Ae Hwan (Ae Jung's older brother/Ding Dong's father) - Jenny - Jae Suk
* [[Meta Guy]]: Jin
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* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: [[Drowning My Sorrows|Drunk!]]Jae Suk is "so upset that he can't tell anyone," as he tells Jin to never leave his side. Ae Jung, of course, mistakes him for gay. {{spoiler|He's actually upset about Jin's upcoming heart surgery.}}
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Ae Jung constantly changes Dokko Jin's name on her cell phone, "Butthole", "Lump of Annoyance", "Recharge", to name a few.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: But on Pil Joo, they're hot!
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Apparently Ae Hwan has reason to believe that Jenny is genuinely interested in him, based on a drunken incident. She denies it.
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* [[Oblivious to Love]]
** [[Played With]]. {{spoiler|Jin is ironically oblivious to ''his'' feelings for Ae Jung, even though his heart beats faster around her, he feels pity when he sees her hurt, he's jealous when he sees her around other guys, etc.}}
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* [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations]]: Ae Jung and the potato ahjumma. Ae Jung's talking about Jin; potato ahjumma is just talking about potatoes.
* [[Paparazzi]]
* [[Puss in Boots]]: Jae Suk, who tolerates Dokko Jin's spoiled demands and seems to enjoy his work.
* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Dokko Jin uses a seven year old for romantic advice. No wonder he doesn't get it.
* [[Sarcastic Confession]]/[[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Jin to Ae Jung (paraphrase): "Do you think I would kidnap Ding Dong from school just to get your attention?"
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** Jin is upset because he passed up a role in ''[[Queen Seondeok]]'', which was a runaway hit in South Korea.
** Jin practices his English by watching [[Stephen Colbert]], known in Korea for his "rivalry" with [[K Pop]] star Bi (Rain).
** ''[[
** Jin wants ''[[Iron Man]]'s'' (artificial) heart.
** Ding Dong wears a ''[[Spider
** ''[[Batman]]''.
** Pil Joo wants to rescue Ae Jung from another world like in ''[[wikipedia:Paulchr(27)s Miraculous Adventure|Paul's Miraculous Adventure]]''.
** Musical Shout Outs as well: ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' for a slo-mo action scene; ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' for a seemingly insurmountable obstacle; Rihanna's "S&M" when Jin is looking at himself, etc.
* [[Silly Love Songs]]: National Treasure Girls' "Du-gun Du-gun" (Heartbeat)
* [[Slave to PR]]: As all our main characters are in the limelight, this trope is [[Played Straight]], [[Played With]], and [[Discussed]].
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* [[Un Entendre]]: Jin invites Ae Jung home to see his potato. She naturally [[Is That What They're Calling It Now?|is confused]].
* [[Unknown Rival]]: Doubles as a [[Running Gag]]. Actor [[wikipedia:Kim Nam Gil|Kim Nam Gil]], who's constantly taking acting roles that Jin wants. (Even taking over as Vitamin Water's celebrity endorser!) <ref>Kim Nam Gil was serving in the army when ''Best Love'' was filmed/aired, so all his "appearances" were licensed photos/footage.</ref>
* [[Villain
* {{spoiler|[[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]:}} Dokko Jin, with a big red bow and a diamond flower ring on his little finger.
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* [[Wink Ding]]
* [[Yoko Oh No]]: Jin's fans to Ae Jung
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