How K-Drama Dynamite Kiss Became The Year’s Rom-Com Breakout

The Korean TV industry is known globally for violent thriller series like Squid Game, historical epics like Mr. Sunshine, character-driven procedurals like Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and slice-of-life dramas like When Life Gives You Tangerines—but straight-forward romance remains the cultural export’s genre backbone. Hallyu, or the Korean wave, was built on rom-coms like Full House, Coffee Prince, and Boys Over Flowers. The genre continues to be vital, which is why it was disappointing that there was yet to be a big K-drama rom-com hit in 2025… until Dynamite Kiss came along.

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