My two favorite leading male stereotypes are the arrogant, self-centered types (for example the male leads in The Greatest Love, Master’s Sun, You Are Beautiful) and the hardened criminal with a soft spot for love.
When I say hardened criminal, I mean the type that you can count on to beat someone bloody on the street for you. Cause… that’s a skill set you might need one day. Especially if you inhabit K-World. I do not mean the psuedo-criminal. I do not mean the sensitive action heroes found in City Hunter or Healer. I do not mean the men who thrill us with graceful acrobatics during a well choreographed fight sequence. I do not mean white collar criminals or cyber criminals or dudes plotting their revenge. I mean bloody knuckle criminals. The ones that can be genuinely scary when they’re not romancing a lady. My heart always goes wonky for the guard dogs, the yard dogs, the junkyard dogs of K-world. The fighters.
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