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''[[Flower Boy Ramyun Shop]]'' is a [[Korean Drama]] that ran from October to December 2011, airing on South Korea's TVN cable network. A girl, some cute boys and a ramyun shop. What could possibly go awry?
''[[Flower Boy Ramyun Shop]]'' is a [[Korean Drama]] that ran from October to December 2011, airing on South Korea's TVN cable network. A girl, some cute boys and a ramyun shop. What could possibly go awry?


Yang Eun Bi, a [[I Coulda Been a Contender|former volleyball champ]] and high school delinquent, is now trying to get a teaching position by acting as a student intern at Cha Sung High School. She dreams of finding that perfect guy, using a 1-100 point scale. Enter Cha Chi Soo, whom she rates as a perfect 100. That was, of course, before she found out he is 19 years old, one of the students in her class, the grandson of the namesake of the school, and heir to a huge conglomerate.
Yang Eun Bi, a [[I Coulda Been a Contender|former volleyball champ]] and high school delinquent, is now trying to get a teaching position by acting as a student intern at Cha Sung High School. She dreams of finding that perfect guy, using a 1-100 point scale. Enter Cha Chi Soo, whom she rates as a perfect 100. That was, of course, before she found out he is 19 years old, one of the students in her class, the grandson of the namesake of the school, and heir to a huge conglomerate.


Choi Kang Hyuk, a mysterious and tall fellow, shows up with ownership papers for her {{spoiler|late}} father's ramyun shop, written in crayon and signed and chopped by her father. Together they reopen the shop, calling it "Flower Boy." The chosen employees include:
Choi Kang Hyuk, a mysterious and tall fellow, shows up with ownership papers for her {{spoiler|late}} father's ramyun shop, written in crayon and signed and chopped by her father. Together they reopen the shop, calling it "Flower Boy."
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* Kim Ba Wool, also known as Crazy Chicken and a gang leader;
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* Woo Hyun Woo, a poor high school student who has [[Loan Shark|loan sharks]] after him; and,
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* Of course, [[This Is Sparta|Cha! Chi! Soo!]]


The chosen employees include:
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As the series progresses, hearts begin to boil over like a pot of noodles! For Crazy Chicken, it's Soo Yi. For Eun Bi...well...the pot is still percolating on that one.
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* Kim Ba Wool, also known as Crazy Chicken and a gang leader;
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* Woo Hyun Woo, a poor high school student who has [[Loan Shark|loan sharks]] after him; and,
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* Of course, [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Cha! Chi! Soo!]]

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As the series progresses, hearts begin to boil over like a pot of noodles! For Crazy Chicken, it's Soo Yi. For Eun Bi... well... the pot is still percolating on that one.
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{{Tropelist}}
== The series contains the following examples: ==

* [[Actor Allusion]]:
* [[Actor Allusion]]:
** Chi Soo broods at the "Cha Coffee Shop," the same shop the actor's character frequented in ''[[Forty Nine Days|49 Days]]''.
** Chi Soo broods at the "Cha Coffee Shop," the same shop the actor's character frequented in ''[[49 Days]]''.
* [[A Cup Angst]]: Eun Bi gets upset when Chi Soo justifies touching her chest as "it's hardly any different from mine."
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Eun Bi gets upset when Chi Soo justifies touching her chest as "it's hardly any different from mine."
* [[Adult Child]]: Kang Hyuk
* [[Adult Child]]: Kang Hyuk
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Between Chi Soo and Eun Bi.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Between Chi Soo and Eun Bi.
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Chi Soo is covered with them when he's introduced on the airplane.
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Chi Soo is covered with them when he's introduced on the airplane.
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* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Actually comedic shattering, when Eun Bi drops a tea cup after Chi Soo's dad offers her the teaching position back.
* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Actually comedic shattering, when Eun Bi drops a tea cup after Chi Soo's dad offers her the teaching position back.
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Eun Bi in the third episode, after {{spoiler|burying her dad}}.
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Eun Bi in the third episode, after {{spoiler|burying her dad}}.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Eun Bi drops her [[Sensei Chan|teacher ID badge]] and whacks Chi Soo in the head with a volleyball for making fun of her.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Eun Bi drops her [[Sensei-chan|teacher ID badge]] and whacks Chi Soo in the head with a volleyball for making fun of her.
* [[Eastern Zodiac]]: Both Chi Soo (1993) and Kang Hyuk (1981) are roosters. Eun Bi is a rabbit, which makes her 6 years older than Chi Soo and 6 years ''younger'' than Kang Hyuk.
* [[Eastern Zodiac]]: Both Chi Soo (1993) and Kang Hyuk (1981) are roosters. Eun Bi is a rabbit, which makes her 6 years older than Chi Soo and 6 years ''younger'' than Kang Hyuk.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Chi Soo and his cronies, especially the [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]] [[Pool Scene]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Chi Soo and his cronies, especially the [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]] [[Pool Scene]]
* [[Evil Debt Collector]]: Hyun Woo is being chased by debt collectors.
* [[Evil Debt Collector]]: Hyun Woo is being chased by debt collectors.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Soo Yi willingly and immediately follows every edict from Chi Soo, even if it includes dating someone else.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Soo Yi willingly and immediately follows every edict from Chi Soo, even if it includes dating someone else.
* [[Family Business]]: The Cha Sung Group.
* [[Family Business]]: The Cha Sung Group.
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Cha Chi Soo
** [[The Hero]]: Cha Chi Soo
** [[The Lancer]]: Kim Ba Wool
** [[The Lancer]]: Kim Ba Wool
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* [[Genki Girl]]: Eun Bi, who looks at the positives in any situation ''not'' involving Chi Soo.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Eun Bi, who looks at the positives in any situation ''not'' involving Chi Soo.
* [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]]: When Chi Soo leans in for a kiss...
* [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]]: When Chi Soo leans in for a kiss...
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]:
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]:
** Poop
** Poop
*** "If you take a dump, you have to flush!"
*** "If you take a dump, you have to flush!"
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** Chi Soo's language when he talks about his feelings for Eun Bi is almost always [[Double-Speak]].
** Chi Soo's language when he talks about his feelings for Eun Bi is almost always [[Double-Speak]].
** Soo Yi, who's dating both Chi Soo and Ba Wool, tells Ba Wool that "Chi Soo is her left hand, Ba Wool is her right." Later, she mentions that she's right-handed.
** Soo Yi, who's dating both Chi Soo and Ba Wool, tells Ba Wool that "Chi Soo is her left hand, Ba Wool is her right." Later, she mentions that she's right-handed.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]:
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]:
** The Ramyun Shop is originally called "Eun Bi Ramyun" or "If it's Eun Bi"
** The Ramyun Shop is originally called "Eun Bi Ramyun" or "If it's Eun Bi"
*** Ba Wool also says "If it's Eun Bi"
*** Ba Wool also says "If it's Eun Bi"
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Ba Wool is known in school as "Crazy Chicken." Also, Chi Soo frequently refers to Eun Bi as "Intern" and Kang Hyuk as "Tamanegi," which is Japanese for "onion."
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Ba Wool is known in school as "Crazy Chicken." Also, Chi Soo frequently refers to Eun Bi as "Intern" and Kang Hyuk as "Tamanegi," which is Japanese for "onion."
* [[Karaoke Box]]: The gang goes out to cheer up Eun Bi one night.
* [[Karaoke Box]]: The gang goes out to cheer up Eun Bi one night.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
** {{spoiler|After finding out that Kang Hyuk and Chi Soo are brothers,}} Ba Wool asks, "What type of makjang is this?" <ref> Makjang, which is also a type of soybean and pepper paste, can refer to a drama that uses outrageous storylines, such as rape, birth secrets, and fatal diseases, to keep the viewers hooked.</ref>
** {{spoiler|After finding out that Kang Hyuk and Chi Soo are brothers,}} Ba Wool asks, "What type of makjang is this?" <ref> Makjang, which is also a type of soybean and pepper paste, can refer to a drama that uses outrageous storylines, such as rape, birth secrets, and fatal diseases, to keep the viewers hooked.</ref>
*** Episode 14 is called "The Difference Between Makjang and Soonjung." <ref> Soonjung is a genre like the Japanese '[[wikipedia:Sh%C5%8Djo manga|shojo]],' which is more pure/innocent.</ref>
*** Episode 14 is called "The Difference Between Makjang and Soonjung." <ref> Soonjung is a genre like the Japanese '[[wikipedia:Sh%C5%8Djo manga|shojo]],' which is more pure/innocent.</ref>
* [[Like an Old Married Couple]]: Kang Hyuk and Eun Bi's father Yang Chul Dong
* [[Like an Old Married Couple]]: Kang Hyuk and Eun Bi's father Yang Chul Dong
{{quote| '''Yang Chul Dong''': You jerk. Your boss says he's dying and you come 13 hours later? Did you forget our agreement?<br />
{{quote|'''Yang Chul Dong''': You jerk. Your boss says he's dying and you come 13 hours later? Did you forget our agreement?
'''Kang Hyuk:''' Hearing your voice, you would have been fine even if I came back 13 years later.<br />
'''Kang Hyuk:''' Hearing your voice, you would have been fine even if I came back 13 years later.
'''Yang Chul Dong''': I couldn't die yet because I wanted to ask you why you're late! }}
'''Yang Chul Dong''': I couldn't die yet because I wanted to ask you why you're late! }}
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Chi Soo, who at 19 years old, is six years younger that Eun Bi.
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Chi Soo, who at 19 years old, is six years younger that Eun Bi.
* [[Literal Minded]]: When Eun Bi explains to Chi Soo that he can't make her heart boil because he's never cooked ramyun (she meant he had never been in her situation in life), he goes to Kang Hyuk, learns how to make it, then shows his new cooking skill to Eun Bi. Naturally, he's stumped when she doesn't just fall into his arms right away.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: When Eun Bi explains to Chi Soo that he can't make her heart boil because he's never cooked ramyun (she meant he had never been in her situation in life), he goes to Kang Hyuk, learns how to make it, then shows his new cooking skill to Eun Bi. Naturally, he's stumped when she doesn't just fall into his arms right away.
** When Eun Bi explains that they can't be together because "lions don't eat grass," Chi Soo searches the internet and finds out that, in [[Real Life]], lions will sometimes eat grass (to help with digestion), and hurries off to show this to Eun Bi.
** When Eun Bi explains that they can't be together because "lions don't eat grass," Chi Soo searches the internet and finds out that, in [[Real Life]], lions will sometimes eat grass (to help with digestion), and hurries off to show this to Eun Bi.
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: {{spoiler|Chi Soo and Kang Hyuk are half-brothers.}}
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: {{spoiler|Chi Soo and Kang Hyuk are half-brothers.}}
* [[Love At First Punch]]: Chi Soo started his obsession with Eun Bi after she spiked him with a volleyball.
* [[Love At First Punch]]: Chi Soo started his obsession with Eun Bi after she spiked him with a volleyball.
* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/File:FBRS_Correlation.jpg The series came with an official one] (in Korean).
* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/File:FBRS_Correlation.jpg The series came with an official one] (in Korean).
* [[Love Triangle]]:
* [[Love Triangle]]:
** Chi Soo <-> Soo Yi <-> Ba Wool
** Chi Soo <-> Soo Yi <-> Ba Wool
** Chi Soo <-> Eun Bi <-> Kang Hyuk
** Chi Soo <-> Eun Bi <-> Kang Hyuk
* [[Man Child]]: Chi Soo
* [[Man Child]]: Chi Soo
* [[Missed Him By That Much]]: Eun Bi leaving the Cha Sung building at the same time Cha Soo is walking in, but they don't see each other.
* [[Missed Him by That Much]]: Eun Bi leaving the Cha Sung building at the same time Cha Soo is walking in, but they don't see each other.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Both Chi Soo and Eun Bi's mothers are not in their lives.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Both Chi Soo and Eun Bi's mothers are not in their lives.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Kang Hyuk calls Cha Chi Soo "Park Chi Soo" and later refers to him as "Kim Chi Soo." As a [[Running Gag]], he always refers to Chi Soo with an incorrect surname.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Kang Hyuk calls Cha Chi Soo "Park Chi Soo" and later refers to him as "Kim Chi Soo." As a [[Running Gag]], he always refers to Chi Soo with an incorrect surname.
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* [[Pool Scene]]: In which Chi Soo goes underwater to contemplate life, and ends up ruining a swim race and nearly drowns.
* [[Pool Scene]]: In which Chi Soo goes underwater to contemplate life, and ends up ruining a swim race and nearly drowns.
* [[Potty Emergency]]: The boys do a pee pee dance waiting for Eun Bi to finish in the bathroom.
* [[Potty Emergency]]: The boys do a pee pee dance waiting for Eun Bi to finish in the bathroom.
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: CHA! CHI! SOO!
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: CHA! CHI! SOO!
* [[Race For Your Love]]
* [[Race For Your Love]]
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: A runaway gang leader, a [[Team Mom|boy with advanced domestic skills]] hiding from loan sharks, a [[Lonely Rich Kid]], a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and an [[Action Girl]].
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: A runaway gang leader, a [[Team Mom|boy with advanced domestic skills]] hiding from loan sharks, a [[Lonely Rich Kid]], a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and an [[Action Girl]].
* [[Ramen Slurp]]
* [[Ramen Slurp]]
* [[Real Men Can Cook]]: Kang Hyuk is a ''wonderful'' cook.
* [[Real Men Can Cook]]: Kang Hyuk is a ''wonderful'' cook.
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** An [[Imagine Spot]] has the Chi Soo character in a sparkly blue tracksuit straight out of ''[[Secret Garden]]'' complimenting Eun bi's character on her strong arms, with the same [[Korean Series]] [[Musical Nod|love theme]] playing in the background. A little extra: Eun Bi's female friend Dong Joo has the same text ringtone as the main character in ''[[Secret Garden]]'' as well.
** An [[Imagine Spot]] has the Chi Soo character in a sparkly blue tracksuit straight out of ''[[Secret Garden]]'' complimenting Eun bi's character on her strong arms, with the same [[Korean Series]] [[Musical Nod|love theme]] playing in the background. A little extra: Eun Bi's female friend Dong Joo has the same text ringtone as the main character in ''[[Secret Garden]]'' as well.
** The opening scene looks almost exactly like [[Series/Biscuit Teacher And Star Candy|Biscuit Teacher And Star Candy]], a 2005 [[Korean Drama]] about a teacher/student romance.
** The opening scene looks almost exactly like [[Series/Biscuit Teacher And Star Candy|Biscuit Teacher And Star Candy]], a 2005 [[Korean Drama]] about a teacher/student romance.
** [[Pororo the Little Penguin (Animation)|Pororo the Little Penguin]]: A towel, a bandage, a substitute for fatherly affection?
** [[Pororo the Little Penguin]]: A towel, a bandage, a substitute for fatherly affection?
* [[Sibling Triangle]]: {{spoiler|Chi Soo and Kang Hyuk are half brothers}}.
* [[Sibling Triangle]]: {{spoiler|Chi Soo and Kang Hyuk are half brothers}}.
* [[Source Music]]: Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are" plays in the background at the coffee shop when Chi Soo tries to describe Eun Bi.
* [[Source Music]]: Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are" plays in the background at the coffee shop when Chi Soo tries to describe Eun Bi.
** Later, at the music shop next to the ramyun shop, there is a [[Shout-Out|Bruno Mars poster]] in the background (episode 8).
** Later, at the music shop next to the ramyun shop, there is a [[Shout-Out|Bruno Mars poster]] in the background (episode 8).
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: to ''[[The First Shop of Coffee Prince]]'' and to ''[[Best Love]]''.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: to ''[[The First Shop of Coffee Prince]]'' and to ''[[Best Love]]''.
* [[Spit Take]]: When Eun Bi sees Kang Hyuk behind her wearing only a towel.
* [[Spit Take]]: When Eun Bi sees Kang Hyuk behind her wearing only a towel.
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: Chi Soo's randomizer in episode 9 - except for [[The Day the Music Lied|when it really counts]]
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]: Chi Soo's randomizer in episode 9 - except for [[The Day the Music Lied|when it really counts]]
* [[Sustained Misunderstanding]]:
* [[Sustained Misunderstanding]]:
** Kang Hyuk calls Cha Chi Soo "Park Chi Soo" when they first meet. Chi Soo tells him that "Kim Chi Soo" and "Park Chi Soo" are names, "Cha Chi Soo" is a proper noun. (As in the surname Cha is a brand.) Kang Hyuk's reply? "All names are proper nouns." As a [[Running Gag]], he then proceeds to use the wrong surname for Chi Soo whenever he can.
** Kang Hyuk calls Cha Chi Soo "Park Chi Soo" when they first meet. Chi Soo tells him that "Kim Chi Soo" and "Park Chi Soo" are names, "Cha Chi Soo" is a proper noun. (As in the surname Cha is a brand.) Kang Hyuk's reply? "All names are proper nouns." As a [[Running Gag]], he then proceeds to use the wrong surname for Chi Soo whenever he can.
** Chi Soo's father Chairman Cha
** Chi Soo's father Chairman Cha
*** Chi Soo calls [[Pororo the Little Penguin (Animation)|Pororo the Little Penguin]] his father when he's mad at Chairman Cha. Chairman Cha, taking offense, asks his secretary to research Pororo. The secretary is confused. "Pororo? He's a penguin." Later, Chairman Cha is apparently keeping track of his "rivalry" with Pororo.
*** Chi Soo calls [[Pororo the Little Penguin]] his father when he's mad at Chairman Cha. Chairman Cha, taking offense, asks his secretary to research Pororo. The secretary is confused. "Pororo? He's a penguin." Later, Chairman Cha is apparently keeping track of his "rivalry" with Pororo.
*** When Chi Soo says he's "lost face" (been humiliated), Chairman Cha promises to "buy it back."
*** When Chi Soo says he's "lost face" (been humiliated), Chairman Cha promises to "buy it back."
* [[Team Dad]]: Kang Hyuk
* [[Team Dad]]: Kang Hyuk
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 16 January 2021

Oh yeah, I'd buy ramyun from these boys. [1]


Flower Boy Ramyun Shop is a Korean Drama that ran from October to December 2011, airing on South Korea's TVN cable network. A girl, some cute boys and a ramyun shop. What could possibly go awry?

Yang Eun Bi, a former volleyball champ and high school delinquent, is now trying to get a teaching position by acting as a student intern at Cha Sung High School. She dreams of finding that perfect guy, using a 1-100 point scale. Enter Cha Chi Soo, whom she rates as a perfect 100. That was, of course, before she found out he is 19 years old, one of the students in her class, the grandson of the namesake of the school, and heir to a huge conglomerate.

Choi Kang Hyuk, a mysterious and tall fellow, shows up with ownership papers for her late father's ramyun shop, written in crayon and signed and chopped by her father. Together they reopen the shop, calling it "Flower Boy."

The chosen employees include:

  • Kim Ba Wool, also known as Crazy Chicken and a gang leader;
  • Woo Hyun Woo, a poor high school student who has loan sharks after him; and,
  • Of course, Cha! Chi! Soo!

As the series progresses, hearts begin to boil over like a pot of noodles! For Crazy Chicken, it's Soo Yi. For Eun Bi... well... the pot is still percolating on that one.

Tropes used in Flower Boy Ramyun Shop include:


  • Actor Allusion:
    • Chi Soo broods at the "Cha Coffee Shop," the same shop the actor's character frequented in 49 Days.
  • A-Cup Angst: Eun Bi gets upset when Chi Soo justifies touching her chest as "it's hardly any different from mine."
  • Adult Child: Kang Hyuk
  • Belligerent Sexual Tension: Between Chi Soo and Eun Bi.
  • Bishie Sparkle: Chi Soo is covered with them when he's introduced on the airplane.
  • Break Her Heart To Save Her: Chi Soo to Eun Bi in Episode 15. He tells her he never loved her and just wanted to play with a commoner's heart. Truth is, his dad threatened to destroy her shop and house unless Chi Soo broke it off and went back to the Family Business.
  • But Not Too Foreign: Korean-Japanese Kang Hyuk
  • Can't Believe I Said That: After Ba Wool finally calls Soo Yi out on her left hand/right hand metaphor by providing one of his own ("Eun Bi front, Soo Yi back"), he stomps off and mumbles to himself, "I can't believe I said that to Yoon Soo Yi."
  • The Cameo: Chi Soo goes to a music store to find a particular song, and behind the counter is actress Gong Hyo Jin. The song in the background is "De Geun De Geun (Heartbeat)" from the soundtrack of the Korean Drama Best Love. (Gong Hyo Jin plays Gu Ae Jung, the main love interest in that series.)
  • The Chick: Woo Hyun Woo is the most sensitive of the group; he also smothers the team, especially Ba Wool.
  • Christmas Cake: Lampshaded, in that Eun Bi mentions 25 years as the "Christmas" age in episode 1.
  • Cool Big Sis: Eun Bi to Ba Wool, who admires her for being a former gang leader, and the daughter of a man he idolized.
  • Conscription: Chi Soo.
  • Doting Parent: Chi Soo's dad, in spades.
  • Dramatic Shattering: Actually comedic shattering, when Eun Bi drops a tea cup after Chi Soo's dad offers her the teaching position back.
  • Drowning My Sorrows: Eun Bi in the third episode, after burying her dad.
  • Dude, Where's My Respect?: Eun Bi drops her teacher ID badge and whacks Chi Soo in the head with a volleyball for making fun of her.
  • Eastern Zodiac: Both Chi Soo (1993) and Kang Hyuk (1981) are roosters. Eun Bi is a rabbit, which makes her 6 years older than Chi Soo and 6 years younger than Kang Hyuk.
  • Mr. Fanservice: Chi Soo and his cronies, especially the shirtless Pool Scene
  • Evil Debt Collector: Hyun Woo is being chased by debt collectors.
  • Extreme Doormat: Soo Yi willingly and immediately follows every edict from Chi Soo, even if it includes dating someone else.
  • Family Business: The Cha Sung Group.
  • Five-Man Band:
  • Genki Girl: Eun Bi, who looks at the positives in any situation not involving Chi Soo.
  • Heartbeat Soundtrack: When Chi Soo leans in for a kiss...
  • Hurricane of Euphemisms:
    • Poop
      • "If you take a dump, you have to flush!"
    • There are many mentions to a person's unique smell.
    • Chi Soo's language when he talks about his feelings for Eun Bi is almost always Double-Speak.
    • Soo Yi, who's dating both Chi Soo and Ba Wool, tells Ba Wool that "Chi Soo is her left hand, Ba Wool is her right." Later, she mentions that she's right-handed.
  • Hurricane of Puns:
    • The Ramyun Shop is originally called "Eun Bi Ramyun" or "If it's Eun Bi"
      • Ba Wool also says "If it's Eun Bi"
    • One of Eun Bi's nicknames is "eun-nem-bi" (steel pot).
      • She uses it later to explain her feelings for Chi Soo. "You said it's your first time, feeling chest pain and nausea. I’ve felt it before, and I know how crazy hot it boils, and how dangerous it is. Since I'm eun-nem-bi, I boil faster and hotter than anyone else."
    • Chi Soo calls Eun Bi "eebbeunie" (pretty).
  • Imagine Spot: Eun Bi has a dream where Chi Soo is locked in a tower that she had to climb in order to rescue him.
  • In-Series Nickname: Ba Wool is known in school as "Crazy Chicken." Also, Chi Soo frequently refers to Eun Bi as "Intern" and Kang Hyuk as "Tamanegi," which is Japanese for "onion."
  • Karaoke Box: The gang goes out to cheer up Eun Bi one night.
  • Lampshade Hanging:
    • After finding out that Kang Hyuk and Chi Soo are brothers, Ba Wool asks, "What type of makjang is this?" [2]
      • Episode 14 is called "The Difference Between Makjang and Soonjung." [3]
  • Like an Old Married Couple: Kang Hyuk and Eun Bi's father Yang Chul Dong

Yang Chul Dong: You jerk. Your boss says he's dying and you come 13 hours later? Did you forget our agreement?
Kang Hyuk: Hearing your voice, you would have been fine even if I came back 13 years later.
Yang Chul Dong: I couldn't die yet because I wanted to ask you why you're late!

  1. ↑ Left from right: Kim Ba Wool, Cha Chi Soo, Yang Eun Bi Choi Kang Hyuk and Woo Hyun Woo
  2. ↑ Makjang, which is also a type of soybean and pepper paste, can refer to a drama that uses outrageous storylines, such as rape, birth secrets, and fatal diseases, to keep the viewers hooked.
  3. ↑ Soonjung is a genre like the Japanese 'shojo,' which is more pure/innocent.
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