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Stories where the endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" - the leads have romantic relationships and…
Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…
Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - older man/younger woman, older woman/younger man, older woman/younger woman, older man/younger…
Dramas and movies in which the main characters have a pet (not just dogs or cats!) that features in the story or work as veterinarians. Shapeshifter…
Chinese dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes. Also includes Taiwanese…
Dramas and movies with a love story between a non-human lead and a human lead.
Dramas and movies featuring characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…
Dramas and movies in which the characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, power swaps, identity swaps,…
Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.
FLs discover they're pregnant and others know but not the ML and/or give birth without the ML's knowledge and he finds out he's a father much…
Dramas where instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.
Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, bad boys with a heart of gold, and more.
The delightful or not so delightful trope! Dramas and movies where at least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.
A completely subjective list of dramas I've finished that disappointed me like no other - dramas that started well and fell off a cliff, dramas…
Stories in which the FL physically and/or emotionally saves the ML at least once.
Dramas and movies with a rich lead and a poor(er) lead in a romantic relationship.
Dramas in which the leads live together before being in a relationship or live in the same apartment building next door to each other. Excludes…
Dramas and movies with a school setting or leads who are students or teachers.
Stories in which the ML or FL gives up their royal titles, quest for revenge, wealth, or something similar to be with and/or live a quiet life…
For when you're tired of dramas in which the ML sacrifices everything and the FL doesn't seem to even love him as much. Here are FLs who definitely…
When you need romance with a bit more fire - particularly sizzling chemistry, yearning/UST, scenes that makes you wonder where exactly the censors…
Dramas and movies in which a storyline or all of the plot revolves around life inside the palace.
Dramas in which the leads are more than star-crossed - either one of them or their family destroyed the other's family or one of the leads has…
Couples with large height differences, guaranteed to make the heart flutter!
Dramas in which the SFL/SML gives up on the ML/FL and finds love with someone else. May end happily, may end tragically.
Stories in which one of the leads was raised as a weapon, assassin/killer, and/or tool by someone who planned to use them for some purpose.…
Dramas and movies set in the country and small towns, for when you want to get away from it all.
Dramas and movies with characters who are doctors, nurses, paramedics, or firefighters.
Dramas and movies centered around food, restaurants, cafes, bars, and cooking.
The hardest working guest star - the cliffs that everyone falls off. But never fear! If you're the FL or ML, you'll just come back after a while,…
Pairings where the characters are emotional opposites, one cold and one warm.
Dramas I loved that I rarely see mentioned/recommended or are very unpopular. Full length dramas only because literally all mini dramas are…
Dramas and movies with angels, demons, gods, grim reapers, goblins, or plant fairies.
Dramas and movies based upon a true story, ranging from historical figures to events, to varying degrees of accuracy.
Serial killers, crime, procedurals, action, and mysteries.
