Hi,

I'm looking for a drama similiar to My Mister / Itaewon Class where the FL starts to have feelings for the ML because of admiration towards the ML.

Both dramas gave me a warm feeling at the end  (Just finished My Mister which also gives some nice lessons for life).

Both dramas had a strong FL that wanted to "protect" the ML because of how "naive" (I would say good person instead) he is. In both dramas the FL started to have feelings for the ML and it was one-sided most of the time also but they didn't give up.

Thanks in advance! 

I recommend triad princess! Its a Taiwanese drama and it ticks all your boxes

 Adgoshel:
I'm looking for a drama similiar to My Mister / Itaewon Class where the FL starts to have feelings for the ML because of admiration towards the ML.
  • Sungkyunkwan Scandal - ML is a rigidly upstanding / righteous person. He partly forces and partly inspires the FL to live up to her full potential by taking the national exam to become a scholar. She works hard in her studies and other tasks related to the ML. The ML resists his feelings for the FL for a long time because he thinks it would be wrong for him to be with her (she cross dresses as a man to attend an all-male school - the ML thinks she's a guy and that having as a "man" it would destroy "his" reputation and career if another man had feelings for "him") but they ultimately get a happy ending.
  • Fight For My Way - Like  Itaewon Class, Park Seo Joon plays the ML. Although he's not dedicated to a first love the way Park Saeroyi is, he does have a long time on-again-off-again ex-girlfriend who strings him along. Like Park Saeroyi, the ML is a good person who suffers a blow when he is young, works menial jobs, and later works hard to pursue his big dream. The FL starts out as just a friend who falls for him more slowly than Jo Yi Seo fell for Park Saeroyi, but they are similar in the sense that they both fight fiercely for the ML.
  • Go Go Squid! - The ML is several years older than the FL. She falls for him at first sight, but later also develops an appreciation for his skills as a competitive hacker and coach (he played in capture-the-flag tournaments and now coaches a team -  she's a top computer engineering student). Although her feelings were one-sided for a while, the ML always seemed to have a bit of a soft spot for her and her dedication won in the end.
  • Gu Family Book - The ML is a good person but reviled by most people who discover that he is half gumiho. The FL is dressed as a boy when the ML first meets her (unconvincingly, but somehow he doesn't see through it), and he likes another girl at that point, so the FL's feelings are one-sided for a while. She is the only person who trusts him and tries to protect him.

Thanks for the recommends!

I already watched Fight For MY Way and enjoyed it very much!

I'll go and check the others :)