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* FromRoommatesToRomance: After Ha-won is driven out of her home by her WickedStepmother, she is invited to live with three mega-rich cousins, all of whom are potential love interests for her. She ends up with [[spoiler:the middle cousin, Ji-woon, whom she had actually met prior to their cohabitation.]]
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* MillionairePlayboy: Hyun-min throws millions of won around without a care in the world and has a new girlfriend every week.
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* DoNotCallMeSir: The housekeeper Ms. Beolgyo refers to Ha-won as "miss", because she's a guest at Haneul House. Ha-won, being poor herself, is uncomfortable with this and insists against it.
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* KindlyHousekeeper: In contrast to the late teens/early twenties cast, their housekeeper Ms. Beolgyo is middle-aged. She warms quickly to the houseguest Ha-won and helps her achieve her missions.
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* PennyAmongDiamonds: Ha-won is a modern-day Cinderella (no money of her own, abused by her stepfamily) who is initially out of place in the world of the ultra-rich Kangs and their associates.
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* BadBedroomBadLife: Ha-won's WickedStepmother and stepsister make her sleep in the balcony/storage area while her father is away (and pretend that she shares a room with said stepsister when he comes for a visit). When she is given a luxurious bedroom to stay in at Haneul House, [[PrefersRocksToPillows the bed is too soft for her and she sleeps on the floor.]]
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three Kang cousins: affable airhead singer Seo-woo (nice), haughty snob Hyun-min (mean), and down-to-earth but aloof rebel Ji-woon (in-between). (Or, as their grandfather calls them, a good-for-nothing, a total player, and a thug.)
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three Kang cousins: cousins and their initial treatment of Ha-won: affable airhead singer Seo-woo is immediately kind to her (nice), haughty snob playboy Hyun-min (mean), is haughty but charming towards her (in-between), and down-to-earth but aloof icy rebel Ji-woon (in-between). (Or, as their grandfather calls them, a good-for-nothing, a total player, is persistently rude to her and a thug.)is quick to assume the worst (mean).
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* PrefersRocksToPillows: As a result of her stepfamily's abuse, Ha-won [[BadBedroomBadLife initially sleeps in the storage room]]. When she moves into Haneul House her room has a big, luxurious bed that she has trouble falling asleep on. She winds up sleeping on the floor under her desk.
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* WickedStepmother: Ha-won's stepmother treats her like a servant, verbally abuses her, and makes her sleep in the storage room. When her father comes by for a visit, the stepmom pretends to be a good woman struggling to connect with her stepdaughter, but insults Ha-won in private. When she gets her wish and Ha-won moves out, the stepmom becomes envious that she's moved into the illustrious Kang mansion and continues to try and sabotage her.
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* FirstGirlAfterAll: [[spoiler:Ha-won sees Ji-woon early in the first episode, but it's Hyun-min she physically meets first. By the time of the finale Ha-won and Ji-woon are pretty clearly the show's OfficialCouple, which is solidified by the revelation that they had previously met as kids at their mother's funerals.]]
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* RomanticFakeRealTurn: Hyun-min recruits Ha-won to act as his fiancee for the wedding, and continues to teasingly refer to her as such after she moves in with him and his cousins. A third of the way through the show, he admits that he wants to try dating her for real.
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''Cinderella and the Four Knights'' is a 2016 South KoreanDrama that aired on Creator/{{tvN}}. It is adapted from a WebSerialNovel of the same name.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature. In turn, he'll pay for her tuition.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature. In turn, he'll pay for her tuition.
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''Cinderella and the Four Knights'' is a 2016 South KoreanDrama that aired on Creator/{{tvN}}.Creator/{{tvN|South Korea}}. It is adapted from a WebSerialNovel of the same name.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature.In She'll complete missions on behalf of him, and in turn, he'll pay for her tuition.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature.
* BadInfluencer: Yu-na is spoiled and mean, and is fittingly some sort of beauty influencer.
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* ClashingCousins: The reason the Kang cousins draw so much intrigue is that they are never seen in the same room together. Ji-woon and Hyun-min are the most antagonistic; their {{establishing character moment}}s in the first episode are getting into a spat about their shared heritage.
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* ClashingCousins: The reason the Kang cousins draw so much intrigue is that they are never seen in the same room together.together due to their contrasting personalities. Ji-woon and Hyun-min are the most antagonistic; their {{establishing character moment}}s in the first episode are getting into a spat about their shared heritage.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Yoon-sung is eventually caught between his loyalty to his admirable boss, Chairman Kang, and [[spoiler:Hwa-ja, his mother and Kang's wife who is planning to oust him]].
* ConflictingLoyalty: Yoon-sung is eventually caught between his loyalty to his admirable boss, Chairman Kang, and [[spoiler:Hwa-ja, his mother and Kang's wife who is planning to oust him]].
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* EasyAmnesia: Discussed in episode 9. After she suffers a mild concussion and wakes up in the hospital, Ha-won comments that she always thought she'd be out for weeks and wake up with memory loss.
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* IHaveThisFriend: In episode 10, Ha-won seeks romantic advice from Ja-won and frames it as an ordeal her "mother's friend's son" is going through.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The main female characters are the brusque, self-sufficient fighter Ha-won and the romantic, conventionally feminine aspiring seamstress Hye-ji. Ha-won is insecure about it and assumes guys prefer pretty girly girls like Hye-ji.
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* VacationEpisode: In episode 7, Chairman Kang rewards Ha-won with a vacation. She decides to take the boys, along with Yoon-sung, Hye-ji, and her friend Ja-young to the Kangs' swanky vacation home. Cue poolside shenanigans, horseback riding, and drinking games in episode 8.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: In episode 8 Yoon-sung projectile vomits after one too many drinks.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: In episode 8 Yoon-sung projectile vomits after one too many drinks.
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''Cinderella and the Four Knights'' is a 2016 South KoreanDrama that aired on Creator/{{tvN}}. It is adapted from a WebSerialNovel of the same name.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature. In turn, he'll pay for her tuition.
The titular "four knights" are:
* Kang Ji-woon ([[Creator/JungIlWoo Jung Il-woo]]), a mechanic who grew up in poverty before being formally claimed by the Kangs;
* Kang Hyun-min ([[Creator/AhnJaeHyun Ahn Jae-hyun]]), the current heir and an arrogant playboy;
* Kang Seo-woo ([[Creator/LeeJungShin Lee Jung-shin]]), a good-natured singer;
* Lee Yoon-sung (Creator/ChoiMin), Chairman Kang's right-hand man and bodyguard.
After some growing pains, Ha-won finds that she can get the three young, handsome, rich men in line. However, there's only one rule: no dating.
Supporting characters include Park Hye-ji ([[Creator/SonNaEun Son Na-eun]]), Hyun-min's childhood friend who attempts to get back in a relationship with him; Ji Hwa-ja (Creator/KimHyeRi), Chairman Kang's imperious and scheming fifth wife, and Choi Yu-na ([[Creator/GoBoGyeol Go Bo-gyeol]]), Ha-won's ditzy but cruel stepsister.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Defied. In retaliation for crashing his wedding, Hyun-min is forced into an arranged marriage meeting with an heiress. He gets out of it by kissing Hye-ji, which sufficiently disgusts the other woman.
* BigFancyHouse: Haneul House, a hilltop mansion deemed one of the top 100 contemporary architectural marvels in the world, outfitted with a state-of-the-art security system, a private gym, and beautiful interior design.
* ClashingCousins: The reason the Kang cousins draw so much intrigue is that they are never seen in the same room together. Ji-woon and Hyun-min are the most antagonistic; their {{establishing character moment}}s in the first episode are getting into a spat about their shared heritage.
* DopeSlap: After he talks down to her in the second episode, Ha-won hits Ji-woon in the back of the head.
* FairytaleMotifs: Ha-won tries to disabuse some children of the ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' story in the opening, claiming that princes aren't real and you have to make your own way in the world. She herself is a young woman abused by her WickedStepmother who becomes proximal to wealth after she falls in with the absurdly wealthy Kang family.
* FistOfRage: When confronted with arrogant rich guys who refuse to pay for the pizza they ordered, Ha-won clenches her fist. The next shot sees him go flying across the room.
* HeroicBastard: In the second episode, Ha-won's father's poor treatment of her is partially explained: her deceased mother actually had her with another man. [[spoiler:Though this is proven false after the Kang group does some digging.]])
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three Kang cousins: affable airhead singer Seo-woo (nice), haughty snob Hyun-min (mean), and down-to-earth but aloof rebel Ji-woon (in-between). (Or, as their grandfather calls them, a good-for-nothing, a total player, and a thug.)
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: Platonic variation. Chairman Kang becomes determined to hire Ha-won to mind his grandsons because she's not only unimpressed by their infinite cash, but she also turned down the lucrative job offer the first time.
* ShockValueRelationship: In the first episode, Hyun-min pays Ha-won to pretend to be his fiancee at his grandfather's wedding just to cause a stir.
* UnfortunateItemSwap: Ha-won and Seo-woo accidentally swap phones in the first episode and don't get things sorted out until the second. It's how Ha-won doesn't find out that she's become the subject of intense public scrutiny since they now think she's dating Hyun-min.
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''Cinderella and the Four Knights'' is a 2016 South KoreanDrama that aired on Creator/{{tvN}}. It is adapted from a WebSerialNovel of the same name.
Eun Ha-won ([[Creator/ParkSoDam Park So-dam]]) is a bright, hardworking high school senior. Her father works away from home for months at a time, so she lives with her abusive stepmother and stepsister and works several part-time jobs to support herself. After a handful of incidents involving the Kang cousins, three scions of the prestigious Haneul corporation, their grandfather becomes intrigued by her. He recruits Ha-won to be the cousins' live-in minder at the Sky House, the mansion they all share, in an attempt to get them to mature. In turn, he'll pay for her tuition.
The titular "four knights" are:
* Kang Ji-woon ([[Creator/JungIlWoo Jung Il-woo]]), a mechanic who grew up in poverty before being formally claimed by the Kangs;
* Kang Hyun-min ([[Creator/AhnJaeHyun Ahn Jae-hyun]]), the current heir and an arrogant playboy;
* Kang Seo-woo ([[Creator/LeeJungShin Lee Jung-shin]]), a good-natured singer;
* Lee Yoon-sung (Creator/ChoiMin), Chairman Kang's right-hand man and bodyguard.
After some growing pains, Ha-won finds that she can get the three young, handsome, rich men in line. However, there's only one rule: no dating.
Supporting characters include Park Hye-ji ([[Creator/SonNaEun Son Na-eun]]), Hyun-min's childhood friend who attempts to get back in a relationship with him; Ji Hwa-ja (Creator/KimHyeRi), Chairman Kang's imperious and scheming fifth wife, and Choi Yu-na ([[Creator/GoBoGyeol Go Bo-gyeol]]), Ha-won's ditzy but cruel stepsister.
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!!Tropes:
* ArrangedMarriage: Defied. In retaliation for crashing his wedding, Hyun-min is forced into an arranged marriage meeting with an heiress. He gets out of it by kissing Hye-ji, which sufficiently disgusts the other woman.
* BigFancyHouse: Haneul House, a hilltop mansion deemed one of the top 100 contemporary architectural marvels in the world, outfitted with a state-of-the-art security system, a private gym, and beautiful interior design.
* ClashingCousins: The reason the Kang cousins draw so much intrigue is that they are never seen in the same room together. Ji-woon and Hyun-min are the most antagonistic; their {{establishing character moment}}s in the first episode are getting into a spat about their shared heritage.
* DopeSlap: After he talks down to her in the second episode, Ha-won hits Ji-woon in the back of the head.
* FairytaleMotifs: Ha-won tries to disabuse some children of the ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' story in the opening, claiming that princes aren't real and you have to make your own way in the world. She herself is a young woman abused by her WickedStepmother who becomes proximal to wealth after she falls in with the absurdly wealthy Kang family.
* FistOfRage: When confronted with arrogant rich guys who refuse to pay for the pizza they ordered, Ha-won clenches her fist. The next shot sees him go flying across the room.
* HeroicBastard: In the second episode, Ha-won's father's poor treatment of her is partially explained: her deceased mother actually had her with another man. [[spoiler:Though this is proven false after the Kang group does some digging.]])
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The three Kang cousins: affable airhead singer Seo-woo (nice), haughty snob Hyun-min (mean), and down-to-earth but aloof rebel Ji-woon (in-between). (Or, as their grandfather calls them, a good-for-nothing, a total player, and a thug.)
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: Platonic variation. Chairman Kang becomes determined to hire Ha-won to mind his grandsons because she's not only unimpressed by their infinite cash, but she also turned down the lucrative job offer the first time.
* ShockValueRelationship: In the first episode, Hyun-min pays Ha-won to pretend to be his fiancee at his grandfather's wedding just to cause a stir.
* UnfortunateItemSwap: Ha-won and Seo-woo accidentally swap phones in the first episode and don't get things sorted out until the second. It's how Ha-won doesn't find out that she's become the subject of intense public scrutiny since they now think she's dating Hyun-min.
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