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Great contemporary romantic comedies are few and far between on American television these days.
Spoilers follow forBusiness Proposal,season one.
1.A Horrible Blind Date
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2.Love at First Sight
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3.Fake Dating
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Eventually, after Ha-ri rejects his proposal several times, Tae-moo discovers that she and Young-seo tricked him.
4.Surprise Neighbors
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Of course, Sung-hoon doesnt make it easy.
Hes still disappointed about the whole tricking-his-friend thing and draws a line between himself and Young-seo.
But proximity breeds affection, and their lives soon intertwine in a big way.
5.Heartless Guy Realizes He Cares
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But the ruse cant last forever, and one night Ha-ri leaves her wallet in his car.
But something changes amid all Tae-moos scheming.
Later at home, Tae-moo cant stop wondering why he cares so much about her.
And thanks to some well-placed fantasy scenes, we get to see how the whole scheme wouldve gone anyway.
6.The Hero Moment
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Amid all the shenanigans,Business Proposaltouches on a pertinent social issue affecting South Korean women.
Young-seo has a male neighbor who is very friendly to her.
He even gives her a lamp when she moves in.
Thats where Tae-moo comes in.
Ha-ri was filmed in Young-seos apartment too, and Tae-moos pissed.
Plus the bad guy gets flying-kicked in the head.
7.A Drunken Confession
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They share a favorite neighborhood restaurant, and one night theyre seated next to each other.
Young-seo, reeling from embarrassing herself in front of Sung-hoon, gets drunk off soju and loses her filter.
He doesnt mind at all, telling her theres no reason to be embarrassed and to stop avoiding him.
We even get to see that he fell for her at first sight too with a matching flower-explosion shot!
8.Race For Your Love
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Of course, Ha-ri does actually like him, though she wont admit it.
He charms her, they discuss their childhoods, and Ha-ri falls even more for him.
Then the grandfather sets up another blind date for Tae-moo.
But he wasnt going already.
Hes sitting in his car by her house to ask her out again.
9.The Breakup Demand
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The classic rom-com structure typically includes a dilemma to challenge the couple between their getting together and their happily-ever-after.
Each pair handles it in a way that reflects the nature of the relationship.
The demand is way more dramatic for Ha-ri (as per usual).
As he rushes to stop his grandfather from messing with Ha-ri, Tae-moo gets into a car crash.
Brave Ha-ri refuses to leave Tae-moo, staying at the hospital in the face of his grandfathers anger.
10.One Year Later
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Its a short scene, but its nice to know that theyve settled into domestic life.
Life isnt as easy for Ha-ri and Tae-moo (because nothings ever easy for them).
Turns out Grandpa Kangs trip to the hospital wasnt for nothing.
The mans actually sick with a heart issue that isnt treatable in Korea.
He offers to bring Ha-ri along, but shes not going to leave her own family.
Instead, the couple stay together long-distance.
Hows that for a happily ever after?
