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This drama's episode 1 ending is a Slam Dunk line shouted at a leaving bus

4InesAm2026.10.06 16:22👁 2454💬 70♥ 47

연애박사 (roughly "Love Doctor") episode 1 ended like this and Korean Twitter is screaming.

"Yes, I like it. Very, very much." A Slam Dunk line. "Huh?" Then the bus starts pulling away and it gets shouted again, louder, like a real confession. People say it's not a real confession yet but it feels like one. The scene before it is funny too, very realistic: the bus comes, "aren't you getting on?", "ah, this one doesn't go to my house."

Fans say the director's style is all over it from episode 1. Anyone watching?

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6probably_napping2026.10.07

I've said 'this one doesn't go to my house' about a bus that absolutely went to my house. Very real

5Elena.v2026.10.06

"this one doesn't go to my house" is the most real line in any drama this year

7Sebin2026.10.07

Anime or not, it works because it's a bit embarrassing. Real confessions usually are

8Taeho2026.10.07

It works because it's a lie both of them know is a lie. Episode 1 and they already share a secret

5jjk_enjoyer2026.10.06

A Slam Dunk line as a confession is the most anime thing a K-drama has done this year. Approved

5Mariela2026.10.06

Shouting it again while the bus leaves... my heart

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5Valen2026.10.07

I'm crying, why does yelling it twice hit so much harder

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5Ana.Lu2026.10.07

The first one is cute. The second, louder one is a decision

5jjk_enjoyer2026.10.06

A Slam Dunk line as a confession is the most anime thing a K-drama has done this year. Approved

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8Taeho2026.10.06

An Pan-seok dramas always have these small realistic moments. Something in the Rain had the same feeling for me

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7Siwoo2026.10.07

Next episode he quotes 'I want to play basketball' and the female lead cries. Calling it now

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7Sebin2026.10.07

Anime or not, it works because it's a bit embarrassing. Real confessions usually are

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5Layla2026.10.07

The most anime thing a K-drama did this year, and this year had competition

5Elena.v2026.10.06

"this one doesn't go to my house" is the most real line in any drama this year

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6probably_napping2026.10.07

I've said 'this one doesn't go to my house' about a bus that absolutely went to my house. Very real

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8Taeho2026.10.07

It works because it's a lie both of them know is a lie. Episode 1 and they already share a secret

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4InesOP2026.10.07

right?? that line made me trust the writer immediately

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6Jaehee2026.10.07

The bus excuse is so real. I once let three buses go to avoid riding with a coworker

5Ana.Lu2026.10.06

is it streaming anywhere outside Korea? I need this

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5Kasia2026.10.07

Same question here. I check every streaming app and nothing yet in my region. Someone tell us if it shows up

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4InesOP2026.10.07

haven't found an official one yet, I've only seen the clips on X. will update if I find it

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5Sanne2026.10.07

Following this. Also want to know if it drops weekly or all at once

4Sølvi2026.10.07

is it a romcom or more slice of life? the clips feel like both

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5curiosa_br2026.10.07

also wondering, the realistic bits feel slice of life but the shouting is pure romcom

4Hiro_K2026.10.07

For anyone who missed it: the line echoes Hanamichi in Slam Dunk saying he really, really likes basketball. Turning that into a confession is clever

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6Mateo2026.10.07

Random fact for anyone new: Slam Dunk is huge in Korea, the movie The First Slam Dunk did really well there in 2023 too, so most viewers catch the line

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4Hiro_K2026.10.07

The original Japanese line is just as famous here. Nice to see it travel and land in a bus stop scene

5dongdong_2026.10.07

He didn't miss the bus, the bus missed the confession

5Kasia2026.10.07

If someone shouted a manga quote at me as my bus left I would simply move countries

5Chaeyun2026.10.07

'Yes, I like it. Very, very much.' Me about this drama after two minutes of clips

4Nurul2026.10.07

I'm crying because a bus stop confession is my weakness and nobody warned me

5offside_oppa2026.10.07

Shouting the second time while the bus leaves is the same as a late winner. You didn't think it was coming and then it's in

7Gaeun2026.10.07

Even the outfits in the clips feel lived in. No perfectly ironed drama clothes, just people at a bus stop

5curiosa_br2026.10.07

how many episodes is it?

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4InesOP2026.10.08

haven't seen an official count yet, will update when I find it

7Dahye2026.10.07

The bus scene is so real. Everyone has pretended a bus doesn't go to their house to stay five more minutes

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Pretending your bus isn't here and then eating tteokbokki together instead. That's the full Korean date course

The writer clearly has stood at a bus stop at night pretending to wait for a bus. I trust them completely

6Zeynep2026.10.07

The male lead's coat in the bus scene is so nice. Simple and slightly too big, very realistic for a guy that age

6Dain2026.10.07

Bus stop dramas always make me want to go sit at a bus stop with a coffee and wait for a story to happen

3crumbs2026.10.07

bus driver deserves a credit

6Hajun2026.10.07

Confessing as someone's bus pulls away is romantic in dramas and a safety issue everywhere else

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5Kasia2026.10.07

Also illegal in my heart. I'd be too embarrassed to ride the bus ever again

5kiwi_savage2026.10.07

The bus leaving is the only one in that scene with any confidence

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5aaaahelsinki2026.10.07

The bus is the main character, change my mind

7Nari2026.10.07

The bus pulling away while he shouts it louder is a scene every Korean city has seen at least once. Busan buses don't wait for anyone's confession

6Tomas2026.10.07

He took the shot at the buzzer and it went in

6Yoonseo2026.10.07

Vocab: 연애박사 (yeonae baksa) = "dating PhD", someone who acts like a love expert. Usually said with sarcasm

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6Yoonseo2026.10.07

Adding: 박사 (baksa) alone means PhD or doctor, so you'll hear 먹방 박사 or 게임 박사 too. An expert in anything, said half as a joke

6Priya.s2026.10.07

The 'Huh?' in the first clip has me rewinding. Tiny reaction, perfect timing

5Valen2026.10.07

I'm crying, "Yes, I like it. Very, very much." Someone shout that at me at a bus stop, I'm begging

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5Andrei2026.10.07

*screams* the louder second time is the whole drama in one shot

5Ploy2026.10.07

congrats on the premiere!! ending episode 1 like this is a good sign

4Doha2026.10.07

Small realistic moments plus a big silly line is my favorite drama recipe. This looks so warm

6devils_avocado2026.10.07

Devil's advocate: quoting a manga line instead of saying it yourself is a bit of a cop-out. Cute, but say your own words, man

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6devils_avocado2026.10.07

Counterpoint: if he says his own words on episode 1 the show has nowhere to go. The borrowed line buys them 15 more episodes

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6Hajun2026.10.07

Agreed on the logic, but nervous people borrow lines all the time. Half my confessions were song lyrics. None worked

6kkt.882026.10.07

Korean context: 'this bus doesn't go to my house' so you can stay a little longer is a classic move. Everybody knows, nobody says it out loud

7Minjae2026.10.07

Waiting at the bus stop so you can walk the other person there is the most wholesome lie. My heart

4Taras2026.10.07

This drama really took a shot at being different. Nothing but net

6Priya.s2026.10.07

This would get remade as a Running Man mission in five minutes. Shout a line at a leaving bus, if the bus stops you lose

6Jiyul2026.10.07

Now I need to know what the music is doing in that bus scene. If a piano comes in on the second shout I'm done

5dadjoke_dk2026.10.07

Why did the bus leave? It couldn't handle the confession

6Jiyul2026.10.07

If the OST for this scene is a soft acoustic track I'm going to lose it. Please tell me there's music under the shouting

5Aurelien2026.10.07

The cut between the quiet "aren't you getting on?" and the shout is good editing. Episode 1 with a real directorial voice is rarer than people think

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4InesOP2026.10.08

agree, and that cut is why people keep saying the director's style is all over it

5Chiara2026.10.07

Episode 1 and already this good? Adding it to my list tonight

6b1ue_hour2026.10.07

Night bus stop scenes always look good on camera. The lights from the bus doing half the cinematography

5jaywalker2026.10.08

Two clips and everyone is calling it a masterpiece. Episode 1 endings are built to do this. Let's see episode 4

5Ana.Lu2026.10.08

No spoilers please but if episode 2 doesn't open on the bus stop the next morning I'll riot

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