Quite a lot of people, most likely men from the upper class but also some women suffer from different sorts of phobias in K-Dramaland. When confronted with a situation that triggers their fear, they will usually break out in sweat or hyperventilate.
Among these fears are those of
- wide, open, public spaces (Flower Boy Next Door),
- being in closed or small spaces - nearly always triggered by riding an elevator (Secret Garden, High Kick 3, Protect the Boss),
- music (My Loveable Girl),
- deep-water (Boys Over Flowers),
- driving (Boys over Flowers),
- crowds (Protect the Boss),
- sex (It’s OK, It’s Love),
- commitment (It’s OK,It’s Love),
- truth (Birth of a Beauty),
- germs (Mysophobia),
- kisses (Divorce Lawyer in Love),
- blood (Big, Bubblegum) or
- heights (Daemul).
- hospitals (Bubblegum’s heroine)
- injuries (Bubblegum’s heroine)
These phobias most often root in a traumatic (childhood) experience like a car accident, an abduction or a traumatic school experience.
