drama, romance - No 2nd female lead

kanade

Nov 21, 2017 07:38 am

Any sweet, romantic dramas without a 2nd female lead?

No action, historical, crime, political, high school, medical dramas. (+nothing i have already completed/dropped pls)

Interested only in Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese ones.

fanitha

Nov 21, 2017 04:05 pm

Kahogo no Kahoko
Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Tosuzen desuga ashita kekkonshimasu
We married as a job
Boku, Unmei no Hito desu
Sekai ichi muzukashii koi
Live up to your name
Weightlifting fairy (it does has a 2nd female lead but she barely does anything against the couple)
Kill me heal me
Something about 1%

Nov 22, 2017 12:42 am

I've included some dramas that have a big legal component and some crime, but I wouldn't consider them crime dramas. It's possible that there may have been a female character who likes the ML in some of these that was so minor I've forgotten about her.

Some of my favourites:

Healer (reporters / some action / a very small amount of politics)
Coffee Prince (gender bender)
Bromance (gender bender / some action)
I Hear Your Voice (Noona / law with some crime / fantasy element)
While You Were Sleeping (law with some crime / fantasy element)

Also good :

Go Ho's Starry Night (office)
Queen In Hyun's Man (time travel, so some historical bits but mostly in the present)
Witch's Romance (Noona / office)
It's Okay, That's Love (not a standard medical drama, but psychology / mental illnesses are a huge component)
Kill Me, Heal Me (also involves psychology / multiple personalities)
Bring It On, Ghost / Let's Fight Ghost (fantasy / you could technically call the fights action / crime I guess, but it's really not that serious)
Pinocchio (reporters / some crime / some revenge)

Not in my personal top 40, but worth checking out based on your criteria:

Heartstrings (music majors / there's a female rival but I can't remember if she had feelings for the ML or not)
Strongest Deliveryman (literally food delivery... workplace?)
Suspicious Partner (law / not really much crime as far as I can remember)
You're Beautiful (gender bender / music / idols)
You Who Came from the Stars (alien / sci-fi in the present with some historical elements)
Goblin (fantasy in the present with some historical elements)

Dramas where there is a female character who likes the ML and I remember that she exists, but she played a very minor role: