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accidental pervert describes a character that consistently gets into those situations, right? i don't think that's the case with jin ho and gae in, and so i divided both examples into two, better-fitting tropes


* AccidentalPervert:
** Gae In and Jin Ho's first meeting goes on like that in the public bus, after it unexpectedly brakes.
** When Jin Ho starts living in Sanggojae, Gae In bumps into him in the bathroom, ''naked''. Although she claimed she couldn't see anything, because she wasn't wearing her contact lenses.


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* ShowerOfAwkward: Gae In, intending to take a wash of her own, accidentally walks in on Jin Ho as he leaves the shower. Her excuse is that, since she doesn’t have her glasses or contacts on, she can’t see anything. (Jin Ho later overhears her saying that even though she didn’t have them on, she "saw everything.")


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* SuggestiveCollision: While Jin Ho and Gae In are on the bus together, the vehicle makes an unexpected brake. Gae In falls and Jin Ho puts his hands out to support her, only for his hands to end up on her butt. Gae In’s following anger isn’t helped by the fact that she thinks Jin Ho was ogling her.
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* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has SEVEN stepmoms because his father has been divorced numerous times. He loves them equally, though, and he is often seen calling some of them.

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Retooled trope


* FromRoommatesToRomance: At first it is seen as "innocent", since Gae In thinks that Jin Ho is homosexual. If it was the other way around, she wouldn't have accepted him as a roomie in the first place. But they slowly end up falling in love with each other... [[spoiler: and Jin Ho stays in Sanggojae, at the end.]]



* InnocentCohabitation: At first it is seen as "innocent", since Gae In thinks that Jin Ho is homosexual. If it was the other way around, she wouldn't have accepted him as a roomie in the first place. But they slowly end up falling in love with each other... [[spoiler: and Jin Ho stays in Sanggojae, at the end.]]
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* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has [[UpToEleven SEVEN stepmoms]] because his father has been divorced numerous times. He loves them equally, though, and he is often seen calling some of them.

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* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has [[UpToEleven SEVEN stepmoms]] stepmoms because his father has been divorced numerous times. He loves them equally, though, and he is often seen calling some of them.

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* CampStraight: The main reason Jin Ho gets MistakenForGay in the first place... and it doesn't help that Sang Joon looks very ''CampGay''. They are mistaken as a ''couple'' at first, even.

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* CampStraight: The main reason Jin Ho gets MistakenForGay in the first place... and it doesn't help that Sang Joon looks very ''CampGay''. They are mistaken as a ''couple'' at first, even.too!
* ClingyJealousGirl: Na Hye Mi, a girl who acts as she was Jin Ho's girlfriend (they have known each other since they were younger), and who was very close to ruin his "act" in front of Gae In.


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* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler: In Hee and Sang Joon get paired up with each other as their respective blind dates in the finale.]]
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* TheBeard: Subverted, as Gae initially ''believes'' that Jin Ho is saying that he is straight just in behalf of his mother. She resolves to act the part of his SignificantOther, anyway.

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* TheBeard: Subverted, as Gae initially ''believes'' that Jin Ho is saying that he is straight just in behalf of his mother. She resolves to act the part of his SignificantOther, significant other, anyway.

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* AccidentalPublicConfession: Inverted. During Chang Ryul's wedding, the one doing the confessing is not the actual guilty party but the victim (Gae In) and Young Sun, being broadcast over the microphone that the latter's kid has turned up. Needless to say, it's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny tremendously effective in spoiling the wedding]].

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* AccidentalPublicConfession: Inverted. During Chang Ryul's wedding, the one doing the confessing is not the actual guilty party but the victim (Gae In) and Young Sun, Sun... while being broadcast over the microphone that the latter's Young Sun's kid has turned up. Needless to say, it's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny tremendously effective in spoiling the wedding]].it definitely ruined Chang Ryul's wedding.



** Gae In and Jin Ho's first meeting goes on like that in the public bus.
** At the very start when Jin Ho starts living in Sanggojae, Gae In bumps into him in the bathroom, ''naked''. Her only defense about not seeing anything at all, was that she wasn't wearing her contact lenses.
* TheBeard: Subverted, in that Gae initially ''thinks'' when hearing his admission that he's straight, that he's just saying it on behalf of his mother. She resolves to act the part anyway.
* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Two Words- "Game Over".]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim In Hee, the friend that Gae In accomodated in her home for a ''decade'' (without any rent expenses), that considered "family", robbed her boyfriend (and was close to be married with him) and tried to ruin her eventual relationship with Jin Ho.
* BridalCarry: When Gae In gets really drunk, Jin Ho carries her home.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When Jin Ho guides Gae In to Sanggojae's basement, she starts getting back some missing memories about her mother... specifically her mother's accidental death that she provoked when she was a child (and the reason of why her father resented her too much over the years).]]
* ButtMonkey: Gae In, who racks up a lot of {{False Friend}}s, can't even get [[WellDoneSonGuy her father's approval]]. One of her best friends betrays her and (tries to) marry her boyfriend. And another one tries to rape her. [[SerialEscalation And this is all in the first episode]]! To top it off, she thinks she killed her mother.

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** Gae In and Jin Ho's first meeting goes on like that in the public bus.
bus, after it unexpectedly brakes.
** At the very start when When Jin Ho starts living in Sanggojae, Gae In bumps into him in the bathroom, ''naked''. Her only defense about not seeing anything at all, was that Although she claimed she couldn't see anything, because she wasn't wearing her contact lenses.
lenses.
* TheBeard: Subverted, in that as Gae initially ''thinks'' when hearing his admission ''believes'' that he's straight, that he's just Jin Ho is saying it on that he is straight just in behalf of his mother. She resolves to act the part of his SignificantOther, anyway.
* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Two Words- Just when Jin Ho gets fed up with Chang Ryul making his moves on Gae In, he goes to her and declares "Game Over".Over", before he finally kisses her.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim In Hee, the friend that Gae In accomodated in her home for a ''decade'' (without any rent expenses), that she considered as "family", robbed who ended up robbing her boyfriend (and was close to be married with him) boyfriend, and tried to ruin her eventual relationship with Jin Ho.
* BridalCarry: When Gae In gets really drunk, Jin Ho carries her home.
home as a "princess".
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When Jin Ho guides Gae In to Sanggojae's basement, she starts getting back some missing memories remembering about her mother... specifically her mother's accidental death that she provoked when she was a child (and the reason of why her father resented her too much over the years).]]
* ButtMonkey: Gae In, who racks up a lot of {{False Friend}}s, and can't even get [[WellDoneSonGuy her father's approval]]. One of her best friends betrays her and (tries to) attempts to marry her boyfriend. And another one tries to rape her. [[SerialEscalation And this is all in the first episode]]! To top it this off, she thinks she killed her mother.



* CampGay: Noh Sang Joon's character plays a lot with it. From the flamboyant clothes to the mannerisms, it would easy to confuse him as gay. [[spoiler: In the GrandFinale, Young Sun takes advantage of it to get her husband jealous, just to end their marital problems.]]
* CampStraight: The main reason Jin Ho gets MistakenForGay in the first place.

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* CampGay: Noh Sang Joon's character Joon plays a lot with it. it, as part of his "homosexual character" in front of Gae In. From the flamboyant clothes to the mannerisms, it would be easy to confuse him as gay. [[spoiler: In the GrandFinale, Young Sun takes advantage of it to get her husband jealous, just as a solution to end their on-going marital problems.]]
* CampStraight: The main reason Jin Ho gets MistakenForGay in the first place.place... and it doesn't help that Sang Joon looks very ''CampGay''. They are mistaken as a ''couple'' at first, even.



* CreepyBasement: To Gae In, at least, [[spoiler: because it was where her mother was accidentally killed]].

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* CreepyBasement: To Gae In, at least, In ignored that there was a basement in Sanggojae, and when she finally remembers about it... it isn't a pleasant memory, [[spoiler: because it that place was where her mother was accidentally killed]].



** Jin Ho's father was absent in his teenage years after his death, after he failed in his job. His mother is terribly affected by it up until the present.
** Although Gae In's father isn't dead, Park Chul Han is not frequently part of his daughter's life and doesn't recognize her [[WellDoneSonGuy talent]]. [[spoiler: Then, we find out it is because he resents his wife's death and rests the guilt over Gae In. They eventually reconcile.]]

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** Jin Ho's father was absent in his teenage years after his death, not so long after he failed in was fired from his last job. His mother is terribly affected by it up until the present.
** Although Gae In's father isn't dead, Park Chul Han is not frequently an active part of his daughter's life and doesn't recognize her [[WellDoneSonGuy talent]]. [[spoiler: Then, we We find out it is because he resents his wife's death and rests the guilt over Gae In. They eventually reconcile.]]



* FalseFriend: Lee Won Ho, Gae In's business associate... who was deep in debts and ran away. And then there is, [[BitchInSheepsClothing Kim In Hee]], who took advantage of Gae In's good will... just to "break her" afterwards.
* FirstNameBasis: Jin Ho calls his mother by her first name, "Jang Mi".
* GenderBenderFriendship: Sort of. The series goes on and on until the first half that Gae In loves and trusts Jin Ho as a friend... only because she thought of him as "gay".

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* FalseFriend: FalseFriend:
**
Lee Won Ho, Gae In's business associate... associate, who was deep in debts and ran away. And then there is, [[BitchInSheepsClothing away.
**
Kim In Hee]], Hee, who took advantage of Gae In's good will... just to "break her" afterwards.
afterwards, because [[spoiler: she couldn't stand her naïvety after knowing her for a ''decade''.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Jin Ho calls his mother by her first name, "Jang Mi".
Mi", because it makes her feel younger.
* GenderBenderFriendship: Sort of. GenderBenderFriendship:
**
The series goes on and on until the first half that Gae In loves and trusts Jin Ho as a friend... only because she thought of him as "gay".



* GirlfriendInCanada: Played with here, considering the nature of this show. Jin Ho is asked by his mother where Eun Mi is. "Isn't she still in Canada?" he says.
* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has [[UpToEleven SEVEN stepmoms]] from his father's numerous divorces.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: [[OnlyFriend Lee Young Sun]] and Gae In.

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* GirlfriendInCanada: Played with here, with, considering the nature of this show. Jin Ho is asked by his mother where Eun Mi is. "Isn't she still in Canada?" he says.
* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has [[UpToEleven SEVEN stepmoms]] from because his father's father has been divorced numerous divorces.
times. He loves them equally, though, and he is often seen calling some of them.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Lee Young Sun and Gae In. Young Sun is the [[OnlyFriend Lee Young Sun]] only one]] who is on Gae In's side after all the debacle with In Hee and Gae In.Chang Ryul.



* IncrediblyLameFun: In one episode, Jin Ho and Gae In are watching TV. The program on is about how "most of the salt in a home is in food." Gae In comments about how maybe they should have brought a video or something. That said, virtually every other channel is about sex.

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* IncrediblyLameFun: In one episode, Jin Ho and Gae In are watching TV. The program on is about how "most of the salt in a home is in food." Gae In comments about how maybe they should have brought a video or something. That being said, virtually every other channel is about sex.



* InnocentCohabitation: At least, at first.
* JerkAss: Chang Ryul was a jerkass boyfriend. He admits to Gae In (after they've broken up) at forgetting dates and birthdays, leaving her hanging on more than one occasion, and taking her for granted. His reason to cheat her with In Hee is that he saw Gae In as a "kid", a "wet abandoned dog in the rain", than a woman.
* TheLadette: Gae In, to a lesser extent.
* LoveTriangle: Too many, but the noteworthy ones are...
** Tae Hoon -> Na Hye Mi -> Jin Ho
** Gae In <-> Jin Ho <- Do Bin

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* InnocentCohabitation: At least, first it is seen as "innocent", since Gae In thinks that Jin Ho is homosexual. If it was the other way around, she wouldn't have accepted him as a roomie in the first place. But they slowly end up falling in love with each other... [[spoiler: and Jin Ho stays in Sanggojae, at first.
the end.]]
* JerkAss: Chang Ryul was a jerkass boyfriend. He admits to Gae In (after they've broken up) at forgetting that he forgot dates and birthdays, leaving her hanging on more than one occasion, and taking her for granted. His reason to cheat her with In Hee is that he saw Gae In as a "kid", "kid" or a "wet abandoned dog in the rain", more than a woman.
* %%* TheLadette: Gae In, to a lesser extent.
* %%* LoveTriangle: Too many, but the noteworthy ones are...
** %%** Tae Hoon -> Na Hye Mi -> Jin Ho
** %%** Gae In <-> Jin Ho <- Do Bin



* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. In the middle of the Construction Party, Gae In forgot her period due date was that specific day. [[spoiler: She mandates Jin Ho to buy her some pads in the pharmacy, and then he goes for some medicine for her painful cramps.]]

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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. In the middle of the Construction Party, Gae In forgot that her period due date was that specific day. [[spoiler: She mandates obliges Jin Ho to buy her some pads in the pharmacy, and then he goes for gets some medicine for her painful cramps.cramps, too.]]



--> Chul Han: ''Sanggujae is a place which let my wife and child build their dreams.''

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--> Chul Han: ''Sanggujae ''Sanggojae is a place which let my wife and child build their dreams.''



* SheCleansUpNicely: Gae In, especially at the Construction Party.

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''Personal Taste'' (Hangul: 개인의 취향), also called ''Personal Preference'', is a KoreanSeries that aired March to May 2010 on MBC Network.

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''Personal Taste'' (Hangul: 개인의 취향), also called known as ''Personal Preference'', is a KoreanSeries that aired on March to May 2010 on MBC Network.



* TheCameo:
** Yoon Eun Hye plays Jin Ho's ex in episode 8. There even is a prop that comes from ''Series/TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince''.
** [[Series/YouAreBeautiful A*N Entertainment President]]'s actor (Jung Chan) is one of the affected grooms from the AccidentalPublicConfession's incident.

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* TheCameo:
**
TheCameo: Yoon Eun Hye plays Jin Ho's ex in episode 8. There even is a prop that comes from ''Series/TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince''.
** [[Series/YouAreBeautiful A*N Entertainment President]]'s actor (Jung Chan) is one of the affected grooms from the AccidentalPublicConfession's incident.
''Series/TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince''.

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* AccidentalPublicConfession: Inverted. During a wedding, the one doing the confessing is not the actual guilty party but the victim (Gae In) and her friend, being broadcast over the microphone that the friend's kid has turned up. Needless to say, it's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny tremendously effective in spoiling the wedding]].
* AccidentalPervert: Gae In/Jin Ho's first meeting.

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* AccidentalPublicConfession: Inverted. During a Chang Ryul's wedding, the one doing the confessing is not the actual guilty party but the victim (Gae In) and her friend, Young Sun, being broadcast over the microphone that the friend's latter's kid has turned up. Needless to say, it's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny tremendously effective in spoiling the wedding]].
* AccidentalPervert: AccidentalPervert:
**
Gae In/Jin In and Jin Ho's first meeting.meeting goes on like that in the public bus.
** At the very start when Jin Ho starts living in Sanggojae, Gae In bumps into him in the bathroom, ''naked''. Her only defense about not seeing anything at all, was that she wasn't wearing her contact lenses.



* [[spoiler:BigDamnKiss: Two Words: "Game Over"]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim In Hee.

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* [[spoiler:BigDamnKiss: BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Two Words: Words- "Game Over"]]
Over".]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim In Hee.Hee, the friend that Gae In accomodated in her home for a ''decade'' (without any rent expenses), that considered "family", robbed her boyfriend (and was close to be married with him) and tried to ruin her eventual relationship with Jin Ho.



* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: When Gae In's basement is revealed she gets back certain memories, like that she was in a glass section of the house that fell on her mother.]]

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* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When Jin Ho guides Gae In's basement is revealed In to Sanggojae's basement, she gets starts getting back certain memories, like some missing memories about her mother... specifically her mother's accidental death that she provoked when she was in a glass section of child (and the house that fell on reason of why her mother.]]father resented her too much over the years).]]



* CallingTheOldManOut: Jin Ho to Gae In's father
* TheCameo: [[TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince Yoon Eun Hye]] plays Jin Ho's ex in episode 8. [[note]]She was originally supposed to play the part of Gae In but had scheduling conflicts.[[/note]]
* CampGay: No Sang Joon plays with this trope.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Jin Ho to Gae In's father
father.
* TheCameo: [[TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince TheCameo:
**
Yoon Eun Hye]] Hye plays Jin Ho's ex in episode 8. [[note]]She was originally supposed to play There even is a prop that comes from ''Series/TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince''.
** [[Series/YouAreBeautiful A*N Entertainment President]]'s actor (Jung Chan) is one of
the part of Gae In but had scheduling conflicts.[[/note]]
affected grooms from the AccidentalPublicConfession's incident.
* CampGay: No Noh Sang Joon Joon's character plays a lot with this trope.it. From the flamboyant clothes to the mannerisms, it would easy to confuse him as gay. [[spoiler: In the GrandFinale, Young Sun takes advantage of it to get her husband jealous, just to end their marital problems.]]



* CreepyBasement: At least to Gae In.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Gae In.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Gae In's mother. Jin Ho's father.
* DisappearedDad: Park Chul Han (to Gae In), for most of the series.
* EpunymousTitle: The word "''개인의''"('Gae In Ui') means individual/one's personal. "의" (''Ui'') added to the end of a word shows possession (like the English suffix "s"), so "''개인의''" ('Gae In Ui') also means "Gae In's." The title can be translated as "Gae In's Taste/Preference."

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* CreepyBasement: At least to To Gae In.
*
In, at least, [[spoiler: because it was where her mother was accidentally killed]].
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CuteClumsyGirl: Gae In.
* %%* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Gae In's mother. Jin Ho's father.
* DisappearedDad: DisappearedDad:
** Jin Ho's father was absent in his teenage years after his death, after he failed in his job. His mother is terribly affected by it up until the present.
** Although Gae In's father isn't dead,
Park Chul Han (to is not frequently part of his daughter's life and doesn't recognize her [[WellDoneSonGuy talent]]. [[spoiler: Then, we find out it is because he resents his wife's death and rests the guilt over Gae In), for most of the series.
In. They eventually reconcile.]]
* EpunymousTitle: The word "''개인의''"('Gae "개인의"('Gae In Ui') means individual/one's personal. "의" (''Ui'') added to the end of a word shows possession (like the English suffix "s"), so "''개인의''" "개인의" ('Gae In Ui') also means "Gae In's." The title can be translated as "Gae In's Taste/Preference."



* FalseFriend: Lee Won Ho. Kim In Hee.
* FirstNameBasis: Jin Ho calls his mother by her first name.
* GenderBenderFriendship: Kind of. Gae In thinks Jin Ho is gay.
** Also, Young Sun and Sang Joon.

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* FalseFriend: Lee Won Ho. Ho, Gae In's business associate... who was deep in debts and ran away. And then there is, [[BitchInSheepsClothing Kim In Hee.
Hee]], who took advantage of Gae In's good will... just to "break her" afterwards.
* FirstNameBasis: Jin Ho calls his mother by her first name.
name, "Jang Mi".
* GenderBenderFriendship: Kind Sort of. The series goes on and on until the first half that Gae In thinks loves and trusts Jin Ho is gay.
as a friend... only because she thought of him as "gay".
** Also, Young Sun and Sang Joon.Joon's relationship starts out at the same way as Gae In and Jin Ho's, but Sang Joon's CampGay tendencies are actually a good benefit for Young Sun in the long run.



* HystericalWoman:
** Na Hye Mi
** And man. Kim Tae Hoon, who's in love with Hye Mi, can't stand how Jin Ho treats her.
* ImplausibleDeniability: After Jin Ho's initial reasons for living in Sanggojae are revealed and Gae In refuses to believe that he didn't care for her, he repeatedly insists that he was just using her.

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* HystericalWoman:
**
HystericalWoman: Na Hye Mi
** And man. Kim Tae Hoon, who's in love with
Hye Mi, can't stand how who thinks of herself as Jin Ho's "fiancée" and is more of a ClingyJealousGirl who refuses to believe that Jin Ho treats her.
doesn't see her as "girlfriend material".
* ImplausibleDeniability: After Jin Ho's initial reasons for living in Sanggojae are revealed and Gae In refuses to believe that he didn't care for her, he repeatedly insists that he was just "just using her.her".



* [[JerkAss Jerkass Boyfriend]]: Chang Ryul. He admits to Gae In (after they've broken up) at forgetting dates and birthdays, leaving her hanging on more than one occasion, and taking her for granted.

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* [[JerkAss Jerkass Boyfriend]]: JerkAss: Chang Ryul.Ryul was a jerkass boyfriend. He admits to Gae In (after they've broken up) at forgetting dates and birthdays, leaving her hanging on more than one occasion, and taking her for granted. His reason to cheat her with In Hee is that he saw Gae In as a "kid", a "wet abandoned dog in the rain", than a woman.



* LoveTriangle: Too many, but the noteworthy ones are ...

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* LoveTriangle: Too many, but the noteworthy ones are ...are...



* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Gae In's "boyfriend" is Jin Ho's business rival.
* OnlyFriend: Young Sun is Gae In's only true friend. Until Jin Ho comes along.

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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted
Averted. In the middle of the Construction Party, Gae In forgot her period due date was that specific day. [[spoiler: She mandates Jin Ho to buy her some pads in the pharmacy, and then he goes for some medicine for her painful cramps.]]
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Gae In's "boyfriend" "boyfriend", Chang Ryul, is Jin Ho's business rival.
* OnlyFriend: Young Sun is Gae In's one and only true friend. Until That is, of course, until Jin Ho comes along.



* ShoutOut: A cameo character is named "Goo Jun Pyo," which was actor Lee Min Ho's breakout role in ''BoysBeforeFlowers''. He plays the main guy Jin Ho in this series.
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Choi Do Bin.]]

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* ShoutOut: A cameo character is named "Goo Jun Pyo," which was actor Lee Min Ho's breakout role in ''BoysBeforeFlowers''. ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers''. He plays the main guy portrays Jin Ho in this series.
* %%* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Choi Do Bin.]]



* WellDoneSonGuy (and [[DistaffCounterpart Gal]]): Han Chang Ryul. Gae In.

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* TogetherUmbrella: A rainy scene. Gae In hasn't the sense to bring one, so this scene also involves an ImprovisedUmbrella.

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''Personal Taste'' (Hangul: 개인의 취향), also called ''Personal Preference'', is a KoreanSeries that aired March to May 2010 on MBC Network.

Park Gae In is the daughter of a famous architect, living in the unique family home named "Sanggojae" and making a modest living by designing and building furniture.

Jeon Jin Ho is a workoholic architect who longs to beat the Han Family, who took over his house and family business after his father's death. In order to gain a competitive edge in a race to design the new Dahm Art Center, Jin Ho manages to gain access to Sanggojae by pretending to be a homosexual boarder.

At the other end of the spectrum is Han Chang Ryul, the cad ex-boyfriend of Gae In, who runs the rival architect firm that is also in the running for the Arts Center.

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!The series contains examples of:

* AccidentalPublicConfession: Inverted. During a wedding, the one doing the confessing is not the actual guilty party but the victim (Gae In) and her friend, being broadcast over the microphone that the friend's kid has turned up. Needless to say, it's [[CrowningMomentOfFunny tremendously effective in spoiling the wedding]].
* AccidentalPervert: Gae In/Jin Ho's first meeting.
* TheBeard: Subverted, in that Gae initially ''thinks'' when hearing his admission that he's straight, that he's just saying it on behalf of his mother. She resolves to act the part anyway.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim In Hee.
* BridalCarry: When Gae In gets really drunk, Jin Ho carries her home.
* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie: When Gae In's basement is revealed she gets back certain memories, like that she was in a glass section of the house that fell on her mother.]]
* ButtMonkey: Gae In, who racks up a lot of {{False Friend}}s, can't even get [[WellDoneSonGuy her father's approval]]. One of her best friends betrays her and (tries to) marry her boyfriend. And another one tries to rape her. [[SerialEscalation And this is all in the first episode]]! To top it off, she thinks she killed her mother.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Jin Ho to Gae In's father
* TheCameo: [[TheFirstShopOfCoffeePrince Yoon Eun Hye]] plays Jin Ho's ex in episode 8. [[note]]She was originally supposed to play the part of Gae In but had scheduling conflicts.[[/note]]
* CampGay: No Sang Joon plays with this trope.
* CampStraight: The main reason Jin Ho gets MistakenForGay in the first place.
* CompanionCube: Gae In frequently talks, hugs (and hangs) a stuffed lion named... [[InsistentTerminology Ji No]].
* CreepyBasement: At least to Gae In.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Gae In.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Gae In's mother. Jin Ho's father.
* DisappearedDad: Park Chul Han (to Gae In), for most of the series.
* EpunymousTitle: The word "''개인의''"('Gae In Ui') means individual/one's personal. "의" (''Ui'') added to the end of a word shows possession (like the English suffix "s"), so "''개인의''" ('Gae In Ui') also means "Gae In's." The title can be translated as "Gae In's Taste/Preference."
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: This line concerning Jin Ho and Gae In.
--> Lee Young Sun: "They are... no... it's impossible, right?"
--> Sang Joon: "They are a match." ({{Beat}})
--> Lee Young Sun: "What?"
--> Sang Joon: "I mean the pigeons. They flew away already."
* ExtremeDoormat: Gae In, at least for a better part of the first episode. She basically apologizes to everyone for existing.
* FalseFriend: Lee Won Ho. Kim In Hee.
* FirstNameBasis: Jin Ho calls his mother by her first name.
* GenderBenderFriendship: Kind of. Gae In thinks Jin Ho is gay.
** Also, Young Sun and Sang Joon.
* GirlfriendInCanada: Played with here, considering the nature of this show. Jin Ho is asked by his mother where Eun Mi is. "Isn't she still in Canada?" he says.
* HasTwoMommies: Chang Ryul has [[UpToEleven SEVEN stepmoms]] from his father's numerous divorces.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: [[OnlyFriend Lee Young Sun]] and Gae In.
* HystericalWoman:
** Na Hye Mi
** And man. Kim Tae Hoon, who's in love with Hye Mi, can't stand how Jin Ho treats her.
* ImplausibleDeniability: After Jin Ho's initial reasons for living in Sanggojae are revealed and Gae In refuses to believe that he didn't care for her, he repeatedly insists that he was just using her.
* IncrediblyLameFun: In one episode, Jin Ho and Gae In are watching TV. The program on is about how "most of the salt in a home is in food." Gae In comments about how maybe they should have brought a video or something. That said, virtually every other channel is about sex.
* InnocentCohabitation: At least, at first.
* [[JerkAss Jerkass Boyfriend]]: Chang Ryul. He admits to Gae In (after they've broken up) at forgetting dates and birthdays, leaving her hanging on more than one occasion, and taking her for granted.
* TheLadette: Gae In, to a lesser extent.
* LoveTriangle: Too many, but the noteworthy ones are ...
** Tae Hoon -> Na Hye Mi -> Jin Ho
** Gae In <-> Jin Ho <- Do Bin
* MistakenForGay: Jin Ho, who allows the misunderstanding for the sake of staying at Sanggojae
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Gae In's "boyfriend" is Jin Ho's business rival.
* OnlyFriend: Young Sun is Gae In's only true friend. Until Jin Ho comes along.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** After Chang Ryul "discovers" Jin Ho is gay, Gae In gives one to [[JerkAss Chang Ryul]] for claiming Jin Ho was not a "real man."
** Jin Ho gives a lovely one to Gae In's father.
--> Jin Ho: ''In my opinion, you've transferred your guilt to your own daughter.''
--> Chul Han: ''What an arrogant rascal! How can you say that when you don't know anything? Leave!''
--> Jin Ho: ''You rejected Tam Art Center Project because Sanggojae was a failed piece of design, didn't you?''
--> Chul Han: ''Sanggujae is a place which let my wife and child build their dreams.''
--> Jin Ho: ''But this place made you lose your wife forever and hurt your daughter's heart. Do you know exactly what makes Sanggojae a failure? It's you.''
* ShoutOut: A cameo character is named "Goo Jun Pyo," which was actor Lee Min Ho's breakout role in ''BoysBeforeFlowers''. He plays the main guy Jin Ho in this series.
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Choi Do Bin.]]
* SureLetsGoWithThat: Jin Ho has a [[CantSpitItOut problem spitting it out]], and basically lets this trope decide his answer.
* TogetherUmbrella: A rainy scene. Gae In hasn't the sense to bring one, so this scene also involves an ImprovisedUmbrella.
* TheVamp: Kim In Hee, who sees seduction as a power ploy.
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Gae In's stuffed teddy, Ji No
* WellDoneSonGuy (and [[DistaffCounterpart Gal]]): Han Chang Ryul. Gae In.

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