By Lee Gyu-lee
Scenes of characters exchanging drinks in Korean dramas and celebrities sharing their personal lives over alcohol on YouTube talk shows are easy to find these days.
In the popular drama Queen of Tears, the character Baek Hyun-woo (Kim Soo-hyun) is a lawyer from a rural background married to a leading chaebol heiress, Hong Hae-in.
He frequently finds solace in meeting an old friend in front of a convenience store, where they share beers and discuss the difficulties of his marriage.
Such scenes of characters drinking together are a staple in Korean dramas, often used as a narrative device: characters open up about their deepest troubles over drinks.
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