One of the most popular themes in kdramas is the "poor girl meets rich guy." The poor girl is usually a hardworking cheerful optimistic type that just happens to meet the heir of a large conglomerate or country and wins him over with her amazing personality. You can tell her sincerity because either she does not know he is rich or a prince or both or she does not care.

Critics of this type of drama say it encourages women to think about marrying men for their money but the kdrama heroine who blatantly sets out to do that rarely wins the kdrama prince.

And really, it's a tale as old as time. Cinderella met her prince and left her life of servitude to become a princess. Jane Austen's heroine Lizzie Bennett met Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice," hated him but then humbled and married him. Bella met the eternally wealthy undead Edward in "Twilight." And those heroines either did not know who their loves were when they first met them or did not care for them.

And generally in kdramas, the heir is usually a jerk whose personality needs to improve before he can win anyone's sincere love.
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