Male lead falls first and chases first
Mostly kdramas & cdramas, includes a few others too.
I personally love MLs who get possessive, jealous, and/or clingy and are constantly trying to initiate skinship so I've added notes on that as far as I know.
Feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.
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101. Baby-faced Beauty
Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
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102. Moonlight
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
ML falls long before the FL who is kind of oblivious, he's jealous and possessive in a petty kind of way that's hilarious
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103. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
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104. That Man Oh Soo
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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105. Heart to Heart
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
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106. A Werewolf Boy
Korean Movie - 2012
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107. Cruel Romance
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
Beware, this is an antihero who's heavy on the "anti" and light on the "hero"
Very very possessive
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108. Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
ML falls first but is awkward and aloof so it takes him a while to actively pursue her... he is an adorable cinnamon roll
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109. Ultima Misiune a unui Înger
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Sweet but clingy, jealous ML - technically debatable who chases first
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110. Grădina Secretă
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Very possessive ML
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111. The Romance of Hua Rong
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
He spends all his time and energy chasing her while she runs away and ruins his life lmao - the ML is super hot
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112. High-end Crush
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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113. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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114. To Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
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115. Princess Agents
Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes
One of the leads is basically in love at first sight, the other also falls first though
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116. Kiss Six Sense
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
sort of. The ML acts like an asshole for a long time even though he's secretly in love with the FL
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117. Before We Get Married
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
Possessive ML
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118. Meow, the Secret Boy
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
He falls first and is clingy, though he's not really the chasing type
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119. The Princess Wei Young
Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
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120. The City of Passing Time
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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121. You Are So Sweet
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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122. Arsenal Military Academy
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
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123. Ase to Sekken
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
Above average skinship
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124. Pop Out Boy!
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
His purpose in life is to pursue and he does so, hard
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125. Cai Bu Yao He Lao Ban Tan Lian Ai
Chinese Drama - 2022, 33 episodes
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126. Well Intended Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
He very much falls first and chases her to a stalkery extent, extremely possessive and controlling
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127. Under the Power
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
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128. Sparkle Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Pretty much insta-love for him because of plot reasons but he also falls first for real and chases her all around the school haha - lots of touches
ML is jealous in a petty way and definitely clingy
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129. Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me
Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
He falls first but is the "tsundere" type so it takes him a while to realize what he's feeling. Once he does he's quite possessive
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130. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
She is his first love, ML is super devoted
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131. Personal Taste
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
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132. Chijo no Seppun
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
He's in love from the beginning, definitely above average skinship
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133. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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134. General and I
Chinese Drama - 2017, 62 episodes
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135. Koi to Dangan
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
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136. Too Late to Say I Love You
Chinese Drama - 2010, 36 episodes
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137. When the Weather Is Fine
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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138. Where Stars Land
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
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139. Why Oh Soo Jae?
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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140. Sound of the Desert
Chinese Drama - 2014, 35 episodes
Possessive ML
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141. Împărăteasa Ki
Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
Practically a reverse harem, the main male lead is possessive and jealous
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142. I Know But
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Clingy ML
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143. Două Surori pentru un Prinț
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
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144. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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145. Dragoste printre Rânduri
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Noona romance, he chases her for a while before she starts to reciprocate
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146. So I Married an Anti-Fan
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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147. Born Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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148. Yu Jiao Ji
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
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149. Summer's Desire
Chinese Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
Both male leads are the "yandere" type
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150. Missing You
Korean Drama - 2012, 21 episodes
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151. Discovery of Romance
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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152. Shooting Star
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
ML is obsessed with her right from the start and pursues her while she runs from him. At first it's to get revenge, later on it's because he realizes he's into her.
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153. Love Playlist: Dear.M
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Friends to lovers, ML is jealous and oh so petty about it
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154. Why Did You Come to My House
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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155. Happiness
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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156. Douăzeci și Cinci, Douăzeci și Unu
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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157. Șeful Meu Timid
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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158. Secretul lui Nok Du
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
ML is the jealous petty type
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159. Parallel Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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160. Top Star Yoo Baek
Korean Drama - 2018, 11 episodes
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161. My Eyes Are Full of You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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162. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
ML falls quickly and once he's in love he is 100% devoted and also quite in lust
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163. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
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164. Accidentally in Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
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165. Lucky's First Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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166. Dream High
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
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167. Love Battle
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
enemies to lovers, he falls first and confesses pretty quickly
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168. Love and Redemption
Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
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169. Search: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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170. Xing Han Can Lan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
All three male leads fall first, one chases her early on while the other two bide their time, the main ML starts pursuing her around the end of the first season
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171. Into the Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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172. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
ML falls loooong before the FL (as does the SML) and he's really intense about pursuing her, like "talking about marriage and kids on the first date" kind of intense
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173. The Best of You in My Mind
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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174. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
technically it's the FL who first has a childhood crush on the ML. but he's the one who pursues her first.
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175. Find Yourself
Chinese Drama - 2020, 41 episodes
also quite steamy
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176. Du Jia Tong Hua
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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177. Koidesu! Yanki-kun to Shiro Tsue Garu
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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178. Skate Into Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
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179. Contract Love From Today
Korean Drama - 2021, 15 episodes
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180. Love Designer
Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes
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181. Mr Honesty
Chinese Drama - 2020, 31 episodes
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182. Ban Yin
Chinese Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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183. Dragon Day, You're Dead
Chinese Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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184. Thumping Spike
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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185. Pride
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
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186. The Love Equations
Chinese Drama - 2020, 27 episodes
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187. Flipped
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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188. Novoland: The Castle in the Sky
Chinese Drama - 2016, 28 episodes
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189. My Mr. Mermaid
Chinese Drama - 2017, 36 episodes
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190. Love in Time
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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191. Meet Me @ 1006
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 26 episodes
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192. Imitation
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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193. The Secret of Not Falling in Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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194. What's Up, Fox?
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
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195. Love Beyond Time and Space
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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196. Love, Now
Taiwanese Drama - 2012, 72 episodes
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197. When The Darkness Falls
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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198. The Psychologist
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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199. Ouran Chuang Ru De Shijie
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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200. Shi Guang Yu Ni Bie Lai Wu Yang
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes