The generic fairytale lineup: two men fighting over one woman, a love triangle.
By heart, you probably know the story: a princess is loved by a poor man and a wealthy man. Soon after, the iconic duel is set at dawn the next morning between the two men to fight over the woman. And shocker! The woman has a change of heart, where she chooses the less fortunate man because she sees the greatness and real value of him.
While we probably cringe at this generic story, we know that it's completely unrealistic. Yet, plenty of dramas - especially the abundance of Asian dramas I've sat through - still follow this structure where it's always the same old plot and characterization. Switching the gender roles associated with this basic characterization and the more modern problem makes it, oh so different, but they're still always so highly-rated.
Once I finish the first episode full of the introductions of this one character that's poor, another character that's rich, and the last character that's universally likable and attracts the rest of the characters' attentions, I literally know what happens in the end once I finish the first episode. Yet I still sit through and watch it - because of the actors and actresses.
People obsess over certain actors or actresses 99.9% of the time, or so they say, for their outstanding skills, and only just a little bit is supported by the bonus of having a nice face. Of course, we can't help that there's a girl who just so happens to be pretty, or a guy who is just coincidently, but extraordinarily, handsome. But you know, actors are actors; they can be out-of-this-world robots with unreal faces, and the hype for them will still reign on forever.
The entertainment world, full of classics I will (n)ever get tired of watching.
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