I am not sure of what you're looking for but I'll try to recommend you something that can fit:
- Love Better Than Immortality (2019) (He's manipulative, uses her for his plan, and an "antihero" (villain)
- Cruel Romance (2015 (I can't even explain that)
- It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) (because of psychological matters and other things I can't reveal since it's a big spoiler)
- Flower of Evil (2020) (Same as IOTNBO)
Maybe, if you can be more precise or give examples of what you're looking for I will be able to give you the closest recs :)
- Kimi Wa Petto - The FL keeps the ML as a pet.
- Meow, the Secret Boy - The ML is literally a cat.
- Are You Human Too? - The ML is a robot.
- The Beauty Inside - Once a month the FL's body changes into the body of another person. Sometimes a child. Sometimes an old man. etc. etc.
- Mr. Queen - ML 1's soul enters the body of the FL before marrying the ML 2 (the King) and becoming the Queen. The King falls in love with the Queen, but the Queen never tells the King that he's a man and in the end the ML 1's soul leaves the FL's body and the King stays married to the FL even though the ML 1's soul is gone and they make like it's a happy ending (I haven't really accepted this one).
- Cheese in the Trap - questionable ML
- Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru - ML accused FL's mom of murder
- Before We Get Married - affairs/cheating
To add to those above, if I am interpreting this correctly. This is a fantastic request! Its something I think I unconsciously look for so I'm glad you made this request. Often times, dramas make conflicts out of things that are just too overdone or not relatable or non-issues for most people today so it can be hard to take the conflict seriously. Things like noble vs commoner, dating within in-laws or those made-up hierarchy or opposing sects in fantasy dramas. Everything becomes much more engaging when it is something actually taboo to the viewers as well.
18 Again - Ml is transformed back into the same age his children are. And his wife who doesn't know has to come to terms with being attracted to someone 20 years younger than her. (Even if he isn't that young in reality)
♥ Battle of Changsha - Quite a large age gab between fl and ml. Fl is still in school when they first meet, and he is an adult already.
♥ Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol - Again with the age gap. Fl doesn't know at first but ml is still in school when they meet. So he's just a teenager while she is in her mid to late twenties.
♥ Doctors - Student/teacher relationship.
♥ I Hear Your Voice - Again with the age gap (I'm suddenly realizing how many of these I have on my list. Hmm ...). Ml is in high school, whereas fl is an adult with a job.
♥ Mr Queen - Fl is actually a modern day man, transported back in time into a woman's body.
Movies:
A Muse - Huge age gap. Fl is still a teenager.
Innocent Thing - Student becomes obsessed with her teacher.
♥ Lust, Caution - Ml is married. And fl only starts a relationship with him because she intends to assassinate him.
♥ Method - One of the mls is married. And they start a relationship due to method acting.
My Little Bride - Student/teacher. Also arranged marriage.
Narratage - Student/teacher relationship.
♥ P to JK - Age gap. Fl is a high school student. Ml is a police officer.
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese - One of the mls basically blackmails the other into a relationship.
♥ The Handmaiden - One of the fls is trying to scam the other.
♥ Wonderful Nightmare - Fl dies when she isn't supposed to and is sent into the body of another woman temporarily, where she falls for that woman's husband.
The titles with a heart next to them, I really liked. The others I didn't so much, but you might :)
Dramas:
- Are You Human Too?: male lead is a robot
- Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy: student/teacher
- Chugakusei Nikki: student/teacher
- Garasu no Ie: age gap, female lead dates a father and then dates his son
- Gisou Furin: main female lead lies about cheating, second female lead actually cheats
- Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi: student/teacher
- Here's My Plan: female lead almost commits murder
- Hirugao: affair
- Kenja no Ai: age gap/revenge
- Lie After Lie: female lead lies in order to become her birth daughter's stepmother
- Love and Fortune: age gap
- Majo No Jouken: student/teacher
- Mask: female lead assumes a look alike's identity
- Mistress: cheating
- Mitsu no Aji: incest
- My Sister Of Eternal Flower: female lead has an intellectual disability
- N no Tame ni: main characters are involved in a murder
- One Million Stars Falling From The Sky: major spoiler - incest
- Otto no Chinpo ga Hairani: main leads physically can't have sex. I found this one frustrating because they never solved their issue.
- Pure: female lead has an intellectual disability
- Semi Otoko: male lead is a cicada
- Someday or One Day: a 27 year old inhabits a 17 year old's body
- Starman - This Star's Love: male lead is an alien
- Sumike Sumire: female lead is an elderly woman
- Tae Pang Korn: male lead is a ghost for the majority of the series
- Unmei ni, Nita Koi: age gap
- Yoo Na's Street: female lead is a thief
Movies:
- Air Doll: female lead is a sex doll that came to life
- Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru: incest
- Close Range Love: student/teacher
- Come On, Irene: mail order bride, abuse, sexual perversion, murder, you name it. I usually enjoy messed up movies but I didn't enjoy this one personally.
- Green Chair: age gap, very graphic scenes
- Hitsuji to Okami no Koi to Satsujin: female lead is a serial killer
- Her Granddaughter: age gap
- Laundry: male lead has an intellectual disability
- My Ordinary Love Story: warning this spoils the whole movie - male lead is a serial killer
- My Rainy Days: age gap
- My Teacher: student/teacher
- Sensei Kunshu: student/teacher
- Waiting in the Dark: male lead takes advantage of female lead's blindness to hide from the authorities in her house
age gap (older woman):
Encounter
Something in the Rain
Go Go Squid 2: Dt. Appledog's Time
Angry Mom (big gap thoughit didn't become romance, but boy is in love and it's so sweet I watched drama for that storyline)
Love and Fortune (big gap and 18+)
Witch's Romance
older man:
Hello Mr. Right (big gap) +teacher, +best friend of big brother, very good rom com
Cruel City +her sister's first love +gangster when she is cop
Girls' Generation 1979 SFL (though both females are equally main characters) has kind of romeo juliete love story, he is older and outcast, it was good story, I skipped other female's story, also 80's atmosphere and good drama.
Memories of the Alhambra , Itaewon Class , Liar Game, Perfect and Casual, Backstreet Rookie, Go Go Squid! , Money Flower
Love Affairs in the Afternoon and Before We Get Married have cheating to husband/wife
Hyena very interesting taboo and romance (Shin Sung Rok's character's story line, it's shame that modern day k dramas don't touch such taboo's and overall are more conservative than dramas before 2013-14)
Mr. Queen guy in girls body falls for/has sex with her husband
Bromance ML thinks FL is guy
Tree of Heaven step brother-sister
Nine: Nine Times Time Travel at some point is taboo which is spoiler
A Love to Kill ML is her long time love's brother, also ML blames her for brother's suicide and she is target of ML's revenge
Secret also FL target of ML's revenge
Are You Human Too? ML is robot
I'm Not a Robot ML thinks FL is robot
Bang Ja Chronicles very big social gap, 18+ mini series with great chemistry
Sealed with a Kiss wouldn't say it's 18+ but ish, maybe even not it, I've seen it long time ago ))) FL is like hostage/wife
I Picked Up a Star on the Road - ML is hostage - it's comedy
also you can check that list:
Sonme:One Million Stars Falling From The Sky
it's japaness version? I've seen Smile has left your eyes, which is great drama, so my question is: in japaness version they are real siblings? in korean it was only doubt... and also, is japaness version very similar? I mean would I watch same drama with other actors?
NiSkywalker:it's japaness version? I've seen Smile has left your eyes, which is great drama, so my question is: in japaness version they are real siblings? in korean it was only doubt... and also, is japaness version very similar? I mean would I watch same drama with other actors?
Yes One Million Stars Falling From The Sky is the Japanese version of The Smile Has Left Your Eyes. I haven't seen the Korean version but I can tell you about the Japanese version: Yes they are real siblings. The ending is very tragic in general. I enjoyed the Japanese version so much I decided not the watch the Korean version.
Sonme:Yes One Million Stars Falling From The Sky is the Japanese version of The Smile Has Left Your Eyes. I haven't seen the Korean version but I can tell you about the Japanese version: Yes they are real siblings. The ending is very tragic in general. I enjoyed the Japanese version so much I decided not the watch the Korean version.
thank you, I'll try it too, and I would recommend you to try korean, you can guess from 1-2 episodes if you like it. I can tall it was one of the high quality (with amazing actors/acting, cinematography, production value, realistic details without any clieche and usual primitiveness, great chemistry) I've watched, and I've tried up to 200 dramas ))))
I've seen both versions of One Million Stars and honestly, I say go with the Japanese version. It's so much more darker and the acting and story is top notch. The Korean version is a more light/ pretty production of it and I couldn't connect with the characters at all.
Utsukushii Hito and the Korean remake Love in Sadness is dealing with domestic violence. I liked both versions but the bad guy in the Korean version is fawkin BONKERS! I pretty much watched it for him, the performance was *chefs kiss
ShotaSidePart:I've seen both versions of One Million Stars and honestly, I say go with the Japanese version. It's so much more darker and the acting and story is top notch. The Korean version is a more light/ pretty production of it and I couldn't connect with the characters at all.
glad to know, I have above good drama. I must say Korean version has some details which isn't typical for kdramas, as I can see because of Japanese original story, also I'm not surprised korean version isn't as dark and siblings theme isn't in korean version, because kdramas never have such darknes and taboo subjects (for me it's shame). of course, when you filter some important details it ruins some overall picture. though without knowing original version Smile has left your eyes with great actors and really good production is one of really good korean drama :)
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