Amnesia can be caused by trauma to the head, drug use or severe psychological stress. And it can happen in a variety of ways. You might forget who you are, be unable to form new memories or just forget a specific period of time, which is what happened to Ji Hyun Woo's character in a recent episode of the comedy "Trot Lovers."

There are few statistics on how many people really get amnesia because there are so many variations but one thing is certain. Real people only get amnesia a fraction of the time that k-drama characters do.

There are dozens of dramas in which characters develop amnesia to cause a complication in the plot. In the case of "Trot Lovers," Ji Hyun Woo was madly in love with Jung Eun Ji's character but he has now conveniently forgotten he ever liked her.
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