[K-drama Treasure Hunt] Stress-induced nosebleeds
by Dramaddictally
Welcome to the K-drama treasure hunt, where we all go looking for K-drama treasure in the form of tiny drama details that we know and love. Sometimes these details take the shape of well-worn tropes (oppa Band-Aiding) or storytelling devices (Top Secret Deadly Allergy), but other times it’s just details we know we’ve seen in other dramas, but need help putting all the clues together.
Each week we’ll put you on the hunt for a piece of K-drama treasure, and you can report your findings in the comments.
There’s no umpire in this game, so if you find the detail we’re looking for, drop the drama title (or even better, drama title + episode number) in the comments, and we’ll all take your word for it. Or, we’ll go binge watch just to see it play out.
And remember, we’re here to map our way to the treasures not to the plot twists! We know how exciting it can be to have all the hard-earned details stashed in your head, but let’s try to keep the spoilers out of the comments.
This week’s treasure:
Stress-induced nosebleeds
Your mission:
It happens so often you might not even register how serious it sounds anymore. That’s right, we’re talking about all those bleeding noses that occur on account of too much stress. Whether it’s students at exam time or the teachers that help them prepare (see the most recent episode of The Midnight Romance in Hagwon for reference), we’re looking for any instance of a bloody nose that can’t be attributed to a physical cause. (Feel free to name the stressor!)
Reference drama:
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (Episode 4)
Have an idea for the next treasure hunt? Email your topic to hello @ dramabeans.com!
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1 Linarrick
May 23, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Pretty sure this happened in Dr Slump especially when they were in school, tho maybe they “only” fainted??
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2 Isa is always time travelling
May 23, 2024 at 5:37 AM
FL in Vivid Romance (A romance full of life) suffered from nosebleeds because she was studying hard and part-time working, barely eating and very stressed.
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3 Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
May 23, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Someone at DB is *living in my head*!!! Out out begone before thou see-est all my secrets ;)
I was literally just thinking about this yesterday after watching Hagwon Romance... Like, so many people in Kdramas need to get their Blood Pressure checked stat!! How, and why, do they bleed so easily? I'm a person with high BP and very easily stressed but I've never had one in my life touchwood.
As to the treasure hunt, I know there are *many*, which prompted my ponderings, but off the cuff, can't remember any other than the aforementioned, sadly.
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4 Vladdles
May 23, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Where Stars Land and I think just about every drama set in a high school or college
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5 Kurama
May 23, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Every overworked character (student or adult) in Kdramas.
As an example, I remember the teacher, Sun Woo-Young (Oh Man-Seok), in What's Up. It had a sad meaning in his situation 😥
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6 panshel
May 23, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Not a drama but a movie: Exhuma. Kim Go-eun got a nosebleed from a vengeful spirit.
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7 superwhopotterlock
May 23, 2024 at 9:27 AM
In you who forgot poetry / a poem a day - I'm not sure whether it was bo young or the crocodile t-shirt guy (shin jae Hwa) who got a nosebleed. But it was due to their work stress. One was almost homeless and the other was worried about their job security. At least I think it was.
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8 jillian
May 23, 2024 at 10:22 AM
This is too common that I can't remember it all. But I think Deok Sun's nose bled in Reply 1988. A bit hazy on the reason maybe school related.
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9 bbstl 🧹
May 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
In the old days of kdrama, a nosebleed was a sign of impending cancer (to the point that it was parodied) 😁
My favorite nosebleed was in Kim Sam Soon but it can’t count here because it was due to some (very) physical activity 😉
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10 technicat
May 23, 2024 at 2:07 PM
I'm pretty sure I saw this in Lie to Me, studying for the civil service exam.
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11 Cinder-Freaking-Elinor
May 23, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Because This Life Is Our First, episode 6 - the ML gets a nosebleed during his hastily-arranged wedding with his contract wife. He says getting married so quickly was as chaotic as if he'd been beaten up.
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12 Procrasti-NationFirstCitizen
May 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
I think the FL has one in Another Miss Oh. Can't remember specifics, though.
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13 Gikata
May 24, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Every school/college kdrama ever, or just about any other show that has a character who is shown even very briefly studying, sageuks included.
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14 DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
May 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
"Semantic Error": Chu Sang Woo gets a nosebleed when he is continuously prevented by Jae Young from doing the things that makes his everyday as a student possible, his own ways of accommodating his neurodiversity.
It's a lovely film, but knowing what struggle it really is for a neurodiverse student to make a day work in a neurotypical environment, it was hard to see that part. One's laugh stiffens.
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15 stove
May 24, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I guess it is easier to count the ones without a nosebleed. Having said that I have never seen a stress induced nosebleed in real life at all. So, it is either living in Korea is super stressful.
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Neolttwigi
May 24, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Yeah, the 'stress induced' nosebleeds I have seen in real life all have an underlying cause. So you are already sick, you get stressed or tired, and have a nose bleed.
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16 Britney
May 24, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Castaway Diva
Episode 10
Yoon Ran Joo was working on a song for Seo Moh Ka
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17 🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
May 25, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I think the FL had nosebleed from overworking in Boys Over Flowers.
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18 FlourPower
May 28, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Sweet Home, although in that one the nosebleeds are a bit different than the usual trope.
On the sickly / overworked trope though, I've never seen anyone in real life collapse and be taken to the ER for a quick nap and IV fluid drip. I can't decide whether these drama characters are malnourished, overworked or both.
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