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2[[caption-width-right:295:Baek In Ho, Hong Sul and Yoo Jung]]
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4''Cheese in the Trap'' is a KoreanWebtoon by Soon Ki.
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6Hong Sul is an ordinary college student. Yoo Jung is the most popular upperclassman. He's good looking, rich, smart and even nice. However, Sul thinks there's more to Jung than meets the eye...
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8A legal English version is available on LINE Webtoon [[http://www.webtoons.com/episodeList?titleNo=99 here]].
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10A partial LiveActionAdaptation aired on tvN in 2016 for 16 episodes.
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13!!The Tropes associated with the series:
14* AbusiveParents: After the death of Professor Baek, In Ho and In Ha were sent to live with their Aunt and Uncle. The Aunt frequently beat and berated In Ha for being a drain on their income, and not as talented as her brother.
15* TheAce: Jung is handsome, popular, rich, athletic (if that basketball game is anything to go by), and easily the smartest person in his department. Which just happens to be the Business department. [[spoiler:He is also very talented at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating people]].]]
16** [[spoiler:In Ho used to be this when it came to the piano, before his hand was crushed.]]
17* AllWorkVsAllPlay: Sul and In Ho come off like this whenever they are together. Sul is always studying and In Ho is always slacking off. [[spoiler:He eventually subverts this proving that he can take his work seriously by genuinely trying to hold down a job, and even going through with rehabilitation for his hand.]]
18* AlphaBitch: Nam Joo Yeon. [[spoiler: Da Yeong, from season 4.]]
19* BackstabbingTheAlphaBitch: A variation of this happens to Nam Joo Yeon when [[spoiler:Jung]] turns on her.
20* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Do not hurt Sul. It makes Jung ''terrifying''. For that matter it's also a bad idea to tell Sul anything that could make her angry at Jung, because when he finds out...]]
21* BetaCouple: Possibly Bo Ra and Eun Taek. [[spoiler:Also Jun and Ah Young.]]
22* BettyAndVeronica: In Ho is the Betty and Jung the Veronica to Sul's Archie. Interestingly, In Ho is the more mischievous one, while Jung is more polite and friendly.
23* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Yoo Jung.
24* BigEater: Eun Taek.
25* BigEgoHiddenDepths: In Ho initially appears to be little more than a lazy, self-centred, short-tempered leech. But he eventually shows that despite his attitude he really does care about his sister, Sul, and even the other guys in his dorm. [[spoiler:And in response to their various situations even tries to change for the better.]]
26* BigManOnCampus: ''Jung'', so much.
27* BirdsOfAFeather: Jung believes he and Sul are this. Sul does [[UptownGirl not agree]].
28** Subverted in that he later comes to realize that they are different.
29* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Most people think Jung is either a really good person, or a terribly evil one. He, on the other hand, seems to think that everyone other than him has this. He just can't figure out how other people think. Even when he can predict their reactions he doesn't seem to understand why. This is most noticeable whenever he is unable to understand the reason Sul is angry at him.]]
30--> '''Jung:''' "She gets [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint upset when I tell the truth, but she doesn't like it either when I tell a lie.]] [[spoiler:Then I am going to do it my way from now on.]]"
31* BookDumb: Sang Chul and Min Soo
32* BrilliantButLazy: In Ho was this [[spoiler: as a pianist]], however [[spoiler:since his hand was crushed]] he no longer has the brilliant part. He continues to keep the attitude, though.
33* CantHoldHisLiquor: Hong Sul. Hilariously.
34-->'''Jung''': "About yesterday, I thought about it and…"\
35'''Sul''': "Y-yes!"\
36'''Jung''': "Don't ever get drunk anywhere again, okay? Ever."
37* CharacterDevelopment: Nearly every significant character gets some. They don't always develop in good ways though.
38* ChickMagnet: Jung and Baek In Ho.
39* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Jun and Ah Young go on dates from the third season.]]
40* ClingyJealousGirl: Baek In Ha and Nam Joo Yeon toward Yoo Jung.
41* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Hong Sul
42* DecompressedComic
43* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Upon seeing Jung in the same class, Sul thinks out loud that she is going to switch to an online class when she gets home. Jung then tells her that all online classes are full. Whoops.
44* DoggedNiceGuy: Young Gon ''thinks'' he's this to Sul. [[StalkerWithACrush That isn't how anyone else sees it though]].
45* FlashbackEcho: Sul has this a lot.
46* {{Foil}}: Jung and In Ho. A number of DuoTropes can be applied to them.
47* {{Fortuneteller}}: Sul meets one in the prologue.
48* GenkiGirl: Sul's bestfriend, Bo Ra
49* GoldDigger: Bek In Ha. Yoo Jung thinks ''everyone'' is like this. Sang Cheol could count as this, who always wants to get benefits from others.
50* HairTriggerTemper: In Ho. Though he does learn to tone it down.
51* HesAllGrownUp: Ah Young has a moment like this looking at Jun, when she can't help but notice that he's much taller and more manly than he used to be.
52* IJustWantToBeSpecial : [[spoiler:Min Soo, who regards the alpha girl Sul highly. Other than admiring her, Min Soo starts to copy her.]]
53* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Probably the reason Jung finds Sul interesting.
54* LoveDodecahedron: [[spoiler: [[AlphaBitch Nam Joo Yeon]] likes [[TheAce Yoo Jung]], but Jung is interested in Hong Sul. Sul likes Jung (eventually). Baek In Ha is obsessed with Jung. Baek In Ho likes Sul. [[StalkerWithACrush Oh Young Gon]] was obsessed with Nam Joo Yeon, then Bo Ra, and now Sul, but he is dating Da Young. Bo Ra likes Eun Taek, but doesn't want to date him right now. Eun Taek likes her back, but some people think he's dating Sul. Min Soo likes, and claims she is dating, Jun, but Jun likes his childhood friend Ah Young. Ah Young also likes Jun, but he thinks she likes Jung. [[HopelessSuitor Sang Chul]] also likes Ah Young, but thought she liked Jung and is now dating Jun. AP Huh is in a relationship with Gong Joo Yong, but thinks Joo Yong is cheating on him with a mysterious hoobae, who turns out to be Jung.]] Not played for laughs.
55* LoveTriangle: One involving [[spoiler:Sul, Yoo Jung, and Nam Joo Yong]] and one (possibly) involving [[spoiler:Sul, Yoo Jung, and Bek In Ho. And now another involving Jun, Ah Young, and Min Soo.]]
56* MadeOutToBeAJerkass: [[spoiler: Jung excels at doing this to people.]]
57* ManipulativeBastard: This is Sul's initial impression of Jung, which lasts for about a year after she first meets him. Despite his charming personality and kind behaviour she believes that in reality he doesn't care about others at all, and is only using them for his own ends. Most notable is her observation that everyone he befriends is in someway influential or important. And those who aren't he gets rid of while still appearing to others as an unfailingly nice guy.
58* MealTicket: Apparently Jung is so rich that he buys dinner meals for his department on a [[ConspicuousConsumption regular basis]]. No one refuses. In Ho tends to use everyone like this, but most often Sul.
59* MistakenForGay: Jun apparently gets this quite a bit, because of how his clothing and pierced ear are perceived in Korea. He is adamant that he should be allowed to dress how he wants.
60* MonochromePast: Flashbacks are either set in sepia or black-and-white tones, depending on the time the event in question occured.
61* MysteriousPast: We constantly get hints of this. What exactly happened last year? What went on between Jung and In Ho? [[spoiler:What happened with Sul's grandmother?]]
62* NeverMyFault: Many characters do this. [[spoiler:Nam Joo Yeon]] manages to do it while ''apologizing'' for something she did. Sul shows her maturity in being almost the only person (as far as we know) to regularly consider whether she might be to blame.
63* NiceGirl[=/=]NiceGuy: Sul thinks Ah Young is an angel, and in fact she is one of the nicest female characters in this webtoon. Kyung Hwan turns out to be a kind soul, [[spoiler:willing to pay for Jae Woo's broken laptop when Kyung Hwan himself has nothing to do with it.]] Professor Shim is a nice man who genuinely cares about his troublemaking student In Ho.
64* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Jung is the noble male, In Ho the roguish one. Played with, though, in that Jung [[spoiler:has a frightening manipulative side to him while In Ho tends to take a more direct approach with people.]]
65* ParentalIssues: Sul's father is very patriarchal: he favored Jun over Sul, in addition to burdening his son. [[spoiler: However Sul screams out the family problems, and he does get a little better, like saving her from the stalker Young Gon.]] [[spoiler: Jung's father had good intentions, but he did not trust his son and did not show much love for him, making Jung a BrokenAce.]]
66* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Nam Joo Yong.]]
67* RedOniBlueOni: Jung is the blue to In Ho's red. Also Sul is the blue to both In Ha and Bo Ra's red.
68* TheResenter: In Ho, toward Yoo Jung.
69* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: When Sul shows Jung a discount coupon, he has no idea what it is.
70* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: [[spoiler:Jung and In Ho for Sul. In atypical fashion, Sul is dating rich suitor Jung.]]
71* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Jung is the sensitive guy and In Ho is the manly man. It's also played with, as while In Ho is more hands-on and rough around the edges, he also enjoys and is quite good at playing the piano.
72* ShipperOnDeck: A number of them. Sul embarrassingly reveals how she is one for Ah Young and Jung. Bo Ra and Eun Taek become this for Jung and Sul.
73* ShoppingMontage: Sul and Yoo Jung getting dinner in part 2, chapter 17.
74* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Subverted. Jung is definitely the most popular guy in their department, and many girls have serious crushes on him, but Sul is not one of them. [[spoiler:Though they end up dating anyway]].
75* TheSmartGuy: Jung of course. Jae Woo also counts too.
76* TheSociopath:
77** Jung may be a high functioning one.
78** Among some fans Sang Cheol is suspected of being one, who is illustrated to feel no guilt when ruining others' campus lives.
79* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:Young Gon.]] "Creepily." [[spoiler: Young Gon does this to every girl he likes, but his obsession with Sul really takes the cake. He is unwaveringly convinced that she secretly loves him, even after she threatened to report him to the police. Aside from following her, discovering her address and sending her random gifts, his whole plot recently appears to have been to get Sul to break up with Jung and to convince her that he is decent boyfriend material. He even started dating Da Young just to show Sul that he can hold a steady relationship. And then there's following her around the library trying to secretly take pictures of her...]]
80* StarvingStudent: Hong Sul.
81* StepfordSmiler: Yoo Jung.
82* TallDarkAndHandsome: Yoo Jung and his father, of course. Eun Taek also counts, [[spoiler:as he becomes a model for an online shopping mall.]]
83* TheUnfavourite: In Ha was this to her aunt and uncle. [[spoiler:Sul seems to have been this to her grandmother... but it turns out that her grandmother loved Sul a lot.]]
84* UptownGirl: Jung is a gender-inversion to Sul.
85* WhatIsThisFeeling: This appears to be [[spoiler:Jung]]'s reaction to falling in love.
86* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Multiple times.
87* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Jung is adorably afraid of insects.
88* WoundedGazelleGambit: Baek In Ha's modus operandi.
89* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Nam Joo Yong]] is getting there toward [[spoiler:Yoo Jung. Jung is also showing signs of this towards Sul. He takes it [[BerserkButton very badly]] if anyone hurts her or interferes with his relationship with her.]] [[spoiler:Young Gon]] was one too. [[spoiler:Sang Cheol is one, as he stalks Ah Young and gets her phone numbers from others around her.]]
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