Top 10 medical thingy in dramaland
Peace be upon you.
Okay, when you step in and embrace the beauty dramaland,
its set its own rule and basically it is somewhat different in what should
really happen in real world. Hah, this entry could be sarcastic, so be careful
not to take this article as serious one. By the way, let’s dig a few illnesses or medically related conditions
which are very prevalent in dramaland. Dramaland per se is sort if very huge scope- but I
just want to refer to asian region only where we have, kdramaland, malay
dramaland (in Malaysia) as well chinese/taiwan/HK dramaland and bits of other
dramalands. Heeee...so let’s start the countdown.
Dr Choi Jin-hyuk in Golden Time
#10 - Heart disease
Even in
real world, it’s prevalent and for that reason I put it on the least possible in
dramaland. Usually those with heart
disease in dramaland is elderly rich guy (chaebol), died of heart attack and
later all the legacy ( the company, houses etc) will be inherited by useless
heir. Or the worst, maybe the event is plotted by those useless heirs. It’s
frequent in almost dramaland, worldwide I guess. But in quite rare extremities,
in such The Greatest Love’s Dokko Jin
used to suffer from heart disease and had palpitations every time he hears
that song. Haha!
Dokko Jin
#9 - Dyslexia
Let me
first clarify this. Dyslexia is not an illness or a disease. It’s just a state
where people hardly recognize letters such as b and d, for example. By
the way, story about people suffering from dyslexia is quite interesting and Taare Zameen Parr did well in this one. Kdramas, you haven't done this right?
Ishaan
#8 - Stroke
Malay
drama oftenly pulls this out. Hee…wanna know why? Usually the people who used
to do bad things, later in the drama will suffer from stroke and the half body will be paralyzed
later. Hee, it’s quite typical in malaydramaland here to happen to bad guy. It
just sadden me that people stigmatized this illness as punishement from the
God in drama. Hurmm…just, I can’t really accept that.
#7 - Tics disorder/
autism / mentally-challenged
This is
also can’t be considered as illness. Usually in malaydramaland, this type of
disorder might get you an award. Huh? Really, I told you the truth. So dear
actor-wannabe, if you want to be
recognized in award ceremony, please do accept this type of role, and you’ll
get what you want. Rizwan Khan got it well in Khan and as far as I could remember, Park Ki-woong ( Shunji’s
Bridal Mask) used to play this type of role in Story of A Man as a genius stock buyer, Mazinger Hunter. Well, I
also read somewhere that my beloved Joowon ( our Gaksitaal, yeay ) will play
this kind of role in his new drama entitled Green
Scalpel. All in all, I love mentally challenged Bong yong-gyu in Can You Hear My Heart the most. He is
just awesome isn’t it?
Mazinger Hunter
Bong Yong-gyu
#6 - Early onset
Alzheimer
I think
only 1000 Kisses did this one right?
Plus A Moment to Remember starring
Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung. Errr.. I don’t know why I’m putting this in #6
but perhaps, it has the chance for another remake? Huh? Nevermind. My mistakes
putting this here. Ouchh…
#5 - Para Bombay
Blood Type
Hong
Kong TVB drama usually pulls this kind of trick. Anyway, any drama does it. I
knew this kind of blood type exist when I watch HK drama loooong time ago( I
think it’s Burning Flame. I can’t
recall it) until recently, I watched another drama that use this kind of trick,
it’s 2010 TVB’s Twilight Investigation.
Para Bombay blood type is the rarest of the rare blood type. How many rare(s) did I mention? That shows how
rare it is. And the bad news is that you need that kind of blood urgently and
no one could offer this except close family members. Again, quite a number of birth
secret drama get revealed because of this.
#4 - Psychotic
disorder
Very
prevalent. Psychotic disorder is the only most logical explanation if you
experience sort of weird things. Hehe..a lot of bad guys in many dramas
suffered this, in such King 2 Hearts’
John Mayer, The Equator Man’s Lee
Jang-il as well as Lee Moong-ki in Don’t
Worry I’m a Ghost. Actually I’m glad that Park Seon-woo’s Nine didn’t suffer this though his
mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Lee Jang-il
Lee Moong-ki
#3 - Cancer
You’re
very young yet diagnosed with cancer. When I mention cancer,it’s understandable
that it is malignant. Woooow..malignant, that sounds nice. But not that nice
if you get it in such a young age. Well, with the exception of leukemia and few
others more, it’s not common for people to get cancer at early 20’s age. Scent of Woman embraces this kind of
trick. Anyway, it is gallbladder cancer and it’s really really rare. And it
bugs me, for Dr Jin to know it’s cancer just by looking at it. Huh..he’s amazing
doctor huh? For being sarcastic to Dr Jin, I’m sorry.
Jin Hyuk in Dr Jin
Lee Yeon-jae in Scent of Woman
#2 - Brain tumour /
other space occupying lesion
You
guessed this would be number #1 in my list. Nope. Definitely not. I’m aware
many drama do this. It could be tumor, it could be blood clot and sadly it
could be gummy foetus. It’s not necessarily a cancer but because of the position
is really bad. Because the brain is in the fixed skull, any foreign thingy you
have in the brain will causing symptoms cause it will press you brain, nerves
and blood vessel. Usually, you’ll be retching non-stop ( no, it’s vomiting) and having headache as the first
manifestation. I guess that was really hard for Kang Ma-ru (Nice Guy) and Park Seon-woo (Nine) to bear with those throwing up
moment, right? Well, I don’t know if it’s a joke or what. But the only laughable
items in Nine is the tumor. Yeah, I admit
it is somewhat driving force in drama but it’s quite illogic that you’ve got
stage IV glioblastoma, and yet still able to walk and talk. I was impressed
with you, Park Seon-woo sshi. Perhaps your doctor friend, Han Young-hoon was
mocking you saying it’s stage IV to get you hospitalized sooner. But you’re
definitely a stubborn patient.
Kang Ma-ru
Park Seon-woo
#1 - Amnesia – retrograde
Wooooooo…seriously,
I put it in number one? Too sad, because
it’s the most prevalent in dramaland. You might have it, anytime, anywhere.
“You don’t know what amnesia is? It’s in drama all the time. The most
common disease in the world”
-Park Seon-woo to Park Min-young
Heh, how can I believe you Park
Seon-woo shhi? I gave a round of applause for the writer who wrote this line.
That line is truly daebak. Though Park Seon-woo says it as if it’s a joke, I really
like that line. Hahaha…that’s the funniest part of Nine, I would say. Most people in dramaland became amnesiacs as the
sequelae of road traffic- accident, or other domestic incidence, or brain
surgery. Countless drama did that. Maybe the most successful amnesiacs drama is
Winter Sonata. Hurmm, it’s the first
koreandrama for most of people at my age and started to become kdrama addicts
since then. Hurmmm…. Since road traffic accident is not an illness, otherwise I
might put that on the list as well. It’s really prevalent and probably I will
write another entry about that as well. Perhaps.
Amnesiac Seo Eun-gi
Well, to think about it, why not
drama makers make real nightmares of illness in their drama? Why don’t we
portray a girl who is eating excessively and later diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus? It’s quite interesting isn’t it? Or not. Haha.. An obese
girl trying to control her diabetes by exercising regularly, controlling her
diet and in few years become healthy and has a good figure to become a model.
Yeah, why not make it like that instead of an overly obese girl go under the knife for cosmetic reconstruction to suck up all the fat? It’s ridiculous and
quite gross isn’t it? Incarnation of
Money did that, and I didn’t invest in it. And seriously,
diabetes is a real nightmare for Malaysians as it carries a lot of overlooked,
taken for granted complications. Hurrmmm…what do you say?
Anyway, it’s dramaland where the
illogic become logic - vice versa. It deviates us ( or just me) from reality a
bit and challenge us with the worst case scenario. I’m aware that illness such as cancer, is quite
prevalent nowadays but yeah, you should have the risk factor to say that you
might have it. Illness can happen to anyone of us, indeed. It’s also a form of
challenges in life that we have to face. Keep the faith and remain strong. All
is well ( singing like 3 Idiots’
style). When we’re living, we’re actually accepting the fact that we gonna die
someday. Right? If you’re afraid of dying, don’t start living then. Hehe…this
is a sarcasm. Just kidding. Albeit the ridiculousness of fact that dramalands gave me, I still believe
that;
“From every story, there's lesson to be learnt- for those who want to learn
and think!”
Well, again
that above sentence might hurt some people. But please don’t hate me. I’m just stating
what I feel. Hah, sometimes I curse some dramas and sometime I am obsessed with
it, stick to it like a permanent glue, but it’s just a drama – another will
come after another and will continue mesmerized us with some out-of-real facts.
As long as the lesson(s) still there, it’s okay. What do you think the most common kdrama-related diseases? As for me, it could possibly drama/movie addiction. A new common condition,progress rapidly, an epidemic but can progress to pandemic. It also interferes with your social functioning. Heh? What I'm writing. Nevermind. Don't take this too hard. I'm just having some sense of humor plus little bit of sarcasm. Hehehe..What a long rambling
by drama addicts. Till then, take care everyone. Anyeong!
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