Gender Benders
Males pretend to be females or females pretend to be males & Crossdressing
- Not Including: Swaps & possessions
- Almost all historical dramas / movies have a female dressing up as a male at least briefly (go to market, visit a friend etc.) so this list will only include blatant and impactful gender benders.
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![Prințul Cafelei]()
1. Prințul Cafelei
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
FL as a male for a job
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![Nail Shop Paris]()
2. Nail Shop Paris
Korean Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
FL as male for a job
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![Ești Chiar Chipeș!]()
3. Ești Chiar Chipeș!
Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![Fabulous Boys]()
4. Fabulous Boys
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 13 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![Ikemen Desu Ne]()
5. Ikemen Desu Ne
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to help her brother
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![K-POP - The Ultimate Audition]()
6. K-POP - The Ultimate Audition
Korean Drama - 2012, 14 episodes
FL as male to join music competition
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![4 Kinds of House]()
7. 4 Kinds of House
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
FL as her male cousin for cohabitation
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![Bromance]()
8. Bromance
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
FL as male
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![To The Beautiful You]()
9. To The Beautiful You
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hana Kimi]()
10. Hana Kimi
Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 15 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hana Kimi Remake]()
11. Hana Kimi Remake
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]()
12. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Japanese Drama - 2007, 12 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![My Unicorn Girl]()
13. My Unicorn Girl
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
FL as male to play sports
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![Ho Goo's Love]()
14. Ho Goo's Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Sister cross-dresses as male
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![In a Class of Her Own]()
15. In a Class of Her Own
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
FL as male
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![Sungkyunkwan Scandal]()
16. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
FL as a male
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![Eternal Love]()
17. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
FL as male to attend school
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![Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung]()
18. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
FL as male
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![Splash Splash LOVE]()
19. Splash Splash LOVE
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
FL as male
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![Gu Family Book]()
20. Gu Family Book
Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
FL as male
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![The Butterfly Lovers]()
21. The Butterfly Lovers
Hong Kong Movie - 2008
FL as male to train
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![Affection]()
22. Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
FL as male to replace her prince brother
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![The Rise of Phoenixes]()
23. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
FL dresses as male to attend school
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![Dragoste sub Clar de Lună]()
24. Dragoste sub Clar de Lună
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
FL dresses as male to give dating advise
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![Sleep Memo]()
25. Sleep Memo
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
FL as male to stay protected by royal prince
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![Ouran High School Host Club]()
26. Ouran High School Host Club
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
FL as male to join all boys host club
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![Ouran High School Host Club The Movie]()
27. Ouran High School Host Club The Movie
Japanese Movie - 2012
FL as male to join all boys host club
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![Great Men Academy]()
28. Great Men Academy
Thai Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
Wish gone wrong - FL changes to male
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![First Romance]()
29. First Romance
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
ML thinks FL is a boy
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![Secretul lui Nok Du]()
30. Secretul lui Nok Du
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
ML dresses as female
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![Accidentally in Love]()
31. Accidentally in Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
ML as female to get into girl's dorm
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![Lady Daddy]()
32. Lady Daddy
Korean Movie - 2010
Male turns into female via reassignment surgery, but fakes being male for kid
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![Kuragehime]()
33. Kuragehime
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
ML dresses as female to visit his only girls allowed renters
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![Umbrella]()
34. Umbrella
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Male Prince cross-dresses as female
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![5-ji Kara 9-ji Made]()
35. 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
ML dresses as female
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![Gomenne Seishun!]()
36. Gomenne Seishun!
Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
Male student dresses as female after the boys school goes co-ed
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![Kill Me, Heal Me]()
37. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
ML has a female personality
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![Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon]()
38. Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML dresses 2 times as female - part of sting opperations
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![D.P. Season 2]()
39. D.P. Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
M Guest - Nina the Drag Queen
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![Pumpkin Time]()
40. Pumpkin Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
FL plays male BF first & female high schooler
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![Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Shadow Confession]()
41. Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Shadow Confession
Korean Special - 2023, 1 episode
ML gay & cross dresser
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![Paradise Kiss]()
42. Paradise Kiss
Japanese Movie - 2011
A transgender character. Male who feels female & dresses so.
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![Black Butler]()
43. Black Butler
Japanese Movie - 2014
FL disguises as male to take over family company/protect it.
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![The Three Musketeers]()
44. The Three Musketeers
Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
ML4 dresses up as girl to infiltrate slave trade
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![Rental no Koi]()
45. Rental no Koi
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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![Duang Jai Akkanee]()
46. Duang Jai Akkanee
Thai Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
Each lead pictures each other in their outfit
