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* [[A-Cup Angst]]: [[Played for Laughs]]

{{quote| '''Hee Kyung:''' (''after seeing Eun Jae's mansion'') My imagination is as pitiful as my A-cup. I only imagined a 50 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyeong pyeong] apartment.}}

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Moo Yul's "I like you! I don't care if you're rich or poor!" in Episode 3 nets only a "sorry" and an embarrassing silence.

* [[Answer Cut]]: As the characters are talking about regrets, Baek Min Chul says nothing but the scene immediately shifts to his delusional mother sitting alone on Christmas, waiting for him.

* [[Aside Glance]]

** The [[Power Trio]], who spend most of their time [[With Friends Like These|jabbing at one another]], have their moments.

** When Hee Kyung picks up an unconscious Eun Jae from the therapist office, she chews out the staff for not taking proper care of "our Eun Jae."

* [[Evil Gloating]]: Lee Jae Seung's son, [[Chekhov's Gunman|Lee San]]

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Yong Soo tells Hee Kyung that she resembles [[Vain Sorceress|the Queen]] from [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]] when she cackles.

* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: Officer Jang comes to the gang's office and invites the gang to his kid's first birthday party--while the gang is kidnapping 007. ''And'' the only reason he entered the gang's office was because he noticed the suspicious gangsters.

* [[Female Gaze]]/[[Male Gaze]]: The show is equal-opportunity.

* [[Flipping the Bird]]: Hee Kyung flips off the camera while insulting Baek Min Chul.

* [[Final Speech]]: The main characters each deliver one when {{spoiler|they're all trapped underground, running out of air.}}

* [[Goth]]: [[Played With]] by Hee Kyung

* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: At the end of the series

* [[Incredibly Obvious Bug]]: A perfectly obvious one affixed to the ceiling of the comic book store in episode 7.

* [[In Medias Res]]

** Based on their professions, Moo Yul is "taekwondo," Yong Soo is "[[Manhwa]]," and Hee Kyung is "tarot card."

** Eun Jae is usually called "branded (goods)," "attic girl," or "branded attic girl."

** Gangster Kang Seung Ho is called "[[James Bond|007]]" (''Double-oh-seven'') by the main characters.

* [[Invulnerable Knuckles]]: [[Averted]]

** Yong Soo blames himself for Jun Soo's disappearance.

** Baek Min Chul's father was a murderer and as a result, Baek Min Chul suffered in his childhood.

{{quote| '''Hee Kyung''': (''to Baek Min Chul'') It's not your fault. You're not a bad person. What your father did has nothing to do with you.}}

* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Eun Jae

* [[Lost in Translation]]: The Korean title of the show can be translated as "bumbling, laughable investigation agency." Alternatively, [[I Have Many Names|the show is called]] "A Sloppy Inquiry Office" or "Mixed-up Investigative Agency."

* [[Mouthy Kid]]: Little taekwondo kid that Yong Soo "hires" is a budding [[Con Artist]].

* [[No One Gets Left Behind]]: [[Doubly Subverted]]. When the four main characters are being chased by gangsters and Yong Soo is grabbed, Hee Kyung immediately goes, "Leave him!" But when Moo Yul points out that Yong Soo has the map that their pursuers want, she changes to "save him!"

* [[Only in It For The Money]]: The [[Power Trio]]

* [[Panty Thief]]: Moo Yul is a [[Lighter and Softer|toothbrush thief]].

{{quote| '''Moo Yul''': It's a souvenir of my love! (''[[Beat]]'') Am I a pervert?<br />

'''Hee Kyung''': It's okay; all love is [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|a little perverted]]. }}

{{quote| '''Yong Soo''': (''to Moo Yul'') You look just like Superman--[[Clark Kenting|before he turns into Superman]].}}

* [[Phony Psychic]]/[[Not So Phony Psychic]]: Hee Kyung

* [[Raised Catholic|Raised Christian]]: Playboy Kim Jun Soo

* [[Ransacked Room]]: Moo Yul, Yong Soo, and Hee Kyung were all robbed and come home to [[Ransacked Room|ransacked rooms]]. Hilariously, Hee Kyung initially doesn't notice anything amiss because her apartment is always messy.

* [[Retraux Flashback]]

* [[Running Gag]]

** [[Prison Break]]

** Moo Yul's [[Imagine Spot]] of Jo Man Ki begins with two men wearing trench coats and Hee Kyung immediately objects, "Don't you dare tell the ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' story!"

** "And I .... [[The Bodyguard|will always love you]]!"

** [[Pirates of the Caribbean]]

* [[Silent Movie]]: The tag to Episode 3 is a parody of silent films.

* [[Slippery Slope Fallacy]]: Yong Soo berates 3 high schoolers for reading manhwa books in his shop instead of buying -> violent altercation -> bad publicity for his shop -> manhwa industry stigmatization

{{quote| '''Moo Yul''': The distance between me and Eun Jae is the distance between Seoul and New York.<br />

'''Hee Kyung''': New York? This kid is still in disbelief. She's as far away as Andromeda. A goddess from another galaxy. Both of you are different species, even.<br />

* [[When She Smiles]]: Eun Jae

{{quote| '''Moo Yul''': If you're going to smile, let me know beforehand so I can prepare.}}

* [[You Should Have Died Instead]]

 

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