Male lead falls hard and chases first

Mostly kdramas, includes jdramas and cdramas also. 

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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  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    1. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Both male leads chase first and act jealous around each other right from the start. The FL starts out with a strong crush on one of them but doesn't act on it and eventually shifts. 

  • My Little Happiness

    2. My Little Happiness

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 28 episodes

    8.0

    He falls first (childhood love) and chases her first, lots of sweet skinship in this one

  • Coffee Prince

    3. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes

    9.0

    He falls first, chases first, above average skinship

  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    4. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    9.5

    ML definitely falls first and chases first, very cute friends to lovers dynamic

  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    5. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    8.5

    He falls first and chases her like crazy

    Watch on Hulu

  • Clean with Passion for Now

    6. Clean with Passion for Now

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    9.5

    This is one of those "falling for you has ruined my life" kind of comedy stories. He falls first and chases first even though it drives him crazy, haha. Very cute drama

  • My Secret Romance

    7. My Secret Romance

    Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes

    7.0

    Clingy/jealous ML, he chases her hard and in some very silly ways. Above-average skinship

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Something in the Rain

    8. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    Noona romance, above-average skinship

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Kimi wa Petto

    9. Kimi wa Petto

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    6.5

    He is super clingy and possessive, falls first

  • Boss & Me

    10. Boss & Me

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes

    He falls quite quickly and turns into an idiot while chasing her XD above average skinship too

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Love O2O

    11. Love O2O

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes

    5.0

    Pretty much love at first sight for the ML, he is clingy and chases first. Above average skinship

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Lucky Romance

    12. Lucky Romance

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    7.5

    She *technically* chases first but for plot reasons, not for love. He falls in love first and chases her, plus he has a smile that could make a thousand flowers bloom :)

  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    13. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    7.0

    ML does fall first, he's an antihero at the beginning but once he comes around he is totally smitten and possessive

  • Cunning Single Lady

    14. Cunning Single Lady

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    10

    Second chance love - ML chases first on the second go-around and is jealous/possessive. The second lead is also quite clingy and chases hard. 

  • The Greatest Love

    15. The Greatest Love

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes

    Possessive and jealous ML

  • Love Is Sweet

    16. Love Is Sweet

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    8.5

    He chases her first (childhood love), at first he's obsessive in a negative way (he does some things that border on stalking) and eventually he pursues her in a romantic way. 

    Great physical chemistry between the leads

  • Go Ho's Starry Night

    17. Go Ho's Starry Night

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    8.5

    Pretty much all her love interests chase her first, the main ML is quite jealous too

  • Crash Landing on You

    18. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    The kind of love story where chasing her ruins his life and he chases her anyway LMAO

    Watch on US netflix

  • My Fated Boy

    19. My Fated Boy

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes

    8.0

    He chases hard, above average skinship

  • Hello Again!

    20. Hello Again!

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    Lots of kisses, above-average skinship

    ML sort of falls for her in high school and begins pursuing her when they meet again as adults

  • Hwarang

    21. Hwarang

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    Both male leads fall first, one of them chases almost from the beginning

  • Noble, My Love

    22. Noble, My Love

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

    4.0

    He falls first and chases her to stalker levels, super possessive and clingy

  • The Heirs

    23. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes

    A classic - ML is very possessive and jealous, falls first and chases her like crazy

    Watch on US Netflix

  • The King's Affection

    24. The King's Affection

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    9.0

    He pursues her first for platonic reasons and later on because he falls for her, in both cases he's chasing her more than the other way around

  • Love Between Fairy and Devil

    25. Love Between Fairy and Devil

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

    8.0

    Antihero ML, falls first

    Watch on US netflix

  • When the Camellia Blooms

    26. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

    Noona romance 

    Watch on US netflix

  • Something About 1 Percent

    27. Something About 1 Percent

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    9.0

    He chases her the entire time, ML is possessive (to controlling levels), above average skinship also

  • Are You Human Too?

    28. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes

    8.5

    The AI male lead falls first and chases first, sort of... he's an AI so take that however you want

  • Who Rules the World

    29. Who Rules the World

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

    9.5

    I would call this rivals to friends to lovers - he falls first and is the jealous type but he's generally pretty mature and respectful about the way he pursues her

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Maid's Revenge

    30. Maid's Revenge

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    9.0

    ultra possessive ML, tons of skinship (tw for assault)

  • Reply 1988

    31. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

    9.0

    For both ML the FL is their first love. One pursues her while they're teens while the other is more reserved about it. 

  • School 2017

    32. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.0

    The ML is awesome in this one! He falls first and chases first, gets jealous easily

  • Mr. Queen

    33. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes

    10

    ML starts off in love with someone else but when he does fall for the FL, he falls first and is very jealous. He chases Mr. Queen both figuratively and at times literally (hilarity ensues)

    Watch on Hulu

  • Hana Yori Dango

    34. Hana Yori Dango

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes

    8.0

    ML is obsessed from the beginning, first with bullying her then with pursuing her. (Same goes for all other versions: Boys Over Flowers, Meteor Garden, etc)

    Be warned that in some versions (especially Meteor Garden) the ML goes so far as to physically assault her early on.

  • Crazy Love

    35. Crazy Love

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.0

    This is a true enemies to lovers so it takes him a little while but he does chase her first once he realizes he's in love. ML is the jealous type too

    Watch on Disney+ (?)

  • The King's Woman

    36. The King's Woman

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes

    Super possessive ML, he chases her to maybe a concerning extent, haha

  • Love in the Moonlight

    37. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes

    8.0

    He chases her hard, even before he realizes she's a woman LOL

  • Jealousy Incarnate

    38. Jealousy Incarnate

    Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes

    He does chase her first though it takes him a little while to come around, he ends up very possessive and jealous (as you might imagine from the title) eventually. Above-average skinship

  • Falling into Your Smile

    39. Falling into Your Smile

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes

    7.0

    He does fall first though he is the tsundere type so you may not notice at first.

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Reply 1997

    40. Reply 1997

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Both male leads fall first and chase first, in the past and present timeline - meanwhile she is too busy crushing on idols to notice XD

  • Descendants of the Sun

    41. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    Falls first and chases hard

  • Cheese in the Trap

    42. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    5.5

    ML chases FL first and is possessive & jealous, bit of an antihero so it's hard to say whether he really falls first

  • Prince of Wolf

    43. Prince of Wolf

    Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 18 episodes

  • Witch's Romance

    44. Witch's Romance

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

  • The King in Love

    45. The King in Love

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

    Love triangle, both MLs chase first

  • Radio Romance

    46. Radio Romance

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    7.5

    He's into her from the beginning (she's his childhood first love) but acts cold at first. Once he does decide to pursue her he turns into the cutest awkward little gopher LOL

    He is possessive and very (childishly) jealous right from the beginning though

  • I Hear Your Voice

    47. I Hear Your Voice

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes

  • My First First Love

    48. My First First Love

    Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes

    8.0

    The ML falls first but takes his time actually chasing because they're childhood friends and she's in love with his friend. He's definitely jealous and clingy though.

  • Secret Love Affair

    49. Secret Love Affair

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    Above-average skinship

  • Confess Your Love

    50. Confess Your Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    9.0

    They are each other's first love, but upon meeting as adults he's the one who does all the chasing. The ML is jealous, possessive, and clingy. Lots of kisses too

  • A Korean Odyssey

    51. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

    Watch on US Netflix

  • A Business Proposal

    52. A Business Proposal

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    9.5

    ML falls first and chases first, he's adorable and makes an idiot of himself while chasing her

    Also: above-average skinship

    Watch on US Netflix

  • I Need Romance Season 3

    53. I Need Romance Season 3

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

  • Divorce Lawyer in Love

    54. Divorce Lawyer in Love

    Korean Drama - 2015, 18 episodes

  • You Are My Hero

    55. You Are My Hero

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes

  • All About Eve

    56. All About Eve

    Korean Drama - 2000, 20 episodes

  • 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made

    57. 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    Very clingy ML

  • Love Scenery

    58. Love Scenery

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes

  • Sassy Go Go

    59. Sassy Go Go

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes

    Watch on US Netflix (?)

  • Love Better Than Immortality

    60. Love Better Than Immortality

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

    FL pursues the second male lead for some time before he returns her feelings. The primary male lead falls first and pursues her for a while in some... *odd* ways...

    He's possessive, constantly seeking her out and touching her

  • Emergency Couple

    61. Emergency Couple

    Korean Drama - 2014, 21 episodes

    Second chance romance, above average skinship

  • Shopping King Louie

    62. Shopping King Louie

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    He is so sweet and so clingy LOL

  • Ho Goo's Love

    63. Ho Goo's Love

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

  • About Is Love

    64. About Is Love

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes

    6.0

    He at first pursues her because she's the only one who doesn't trigger his OCD, later on because he loves her

  • Encounter

    65. Encounter

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    66. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

    9.0

    He falls first (childhood love), is quite possessive too

  • He Is Psychometric

    67. He Is Psychometric

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

  • Falling for Innocence

    68. Falling for Innocence

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

  • Crash Course in Romance

    69. Crash Course in Romance

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    8.0

    Falling in love with her genuinely ruins his career and yet he still does it lol. I think it's implied that they fall at the same time but she doesn't realize it until after he's already started pursuing her

  • Beautiful Gong Shim

    70. Beautiful Gong Shim

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

  • Pinocchio

    71. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

  • A Gentleman's Dignity

    72. A Gentleman's Dignity

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    73. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

  • Oh My Venus

    74. Oh My Venus

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

  • Protect the Boss

    75. Protect the Boss

    Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes

  • Dr. Romantic

    76. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

  • My Strange Hero

    77. My Strange Hero

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

  • Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    78. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Watch on US netflix

  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    79. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    7.5

    ML falls first, chases her and is clingy & possessive

    Watch on US Netflix

  • King the Land

    80. King the Land

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    big time, ML is the classic CEO who falls first and makes an idiot of himself while chasing her

  • True Beauty

    81. True Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Both ML and SML fall first and are the jealous, competitive type. Above-average steam

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Start-Up

    82. Start-Up

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Both male leads chase her, one of them definitely falls first

    Watch on US Netflix

  • Scent of a Woman

    83. Scent of a Woman

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes

  • The King: Eternal Monarch

    84. The King: Eternal Monarch

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

  • Uncontrollably Fond

    85. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

  • Devilish Joy

    86. Devilish Joy

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

  • Fight for My Way

    87. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    8.5

    Friends to lovers, ML is the jealous type and chases hard

  • Dali and the Cocky Prince

    88. Dali and the Cocky Prince

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

  • Her Private Life

    89. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    Watch on US netflix

  • Healer

    90. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    9.0

    Above-average skinship

  • The Red Sleeve

    91. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes

    Very clingy/possessive ML

  • She Was Pretty

    92. She Was Pretty

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

  • Love Revolution

    93. Love Revolution

    Korean Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

  • Doom at Your Service

    94. Doom at Your Service

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

  • My Amazing Boyfriend

    95. My Amazing Boyfriend

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 28 episodes

  • Faith

    96. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes

    Clingy/possessive ML

  • One More Happy Ending

    97. One More Happy Ending

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

  • Strongest Deliveryman

    98. Strongest Deliveryman

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

  • Eulachacha Waikiki

    99. Eulachacha Waikiki

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes

  • Monstar

    100. Monstar

    Korean Drama - 2013, 12 episodes

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