Not all k-drama heroines work three part-time jobs delivering fried chicken until there's a chaebol who marries them and rescues them from a life of drudgery. Lately more k-drama heroines have been portrayed as having real jobs where they are at least sometimes respected and earn a living wage.

A few also work in the arts or at crafts, making a living with what they can create.

A good example is Jung Yu Mi's character in "Discovery of Love."
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