Please recommend dramas where the Male Lead recognises the Female Lead from the very start / first meeting in the present but the Female Lead doesn't recognise him or didn't even know him at all. Normally it's because they have a shared past, or the Male Lead liked her from long ago, etc. 

Bonus: the ML has always liked the FL

I prefer Chinese dramas (modern/historical), but Thai, Taiwan and Korean recommendations are welcome!

  • Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms
  • You are my Hero
  • My Little Happiness
  • Moonshine and Valentine
  • Well Intended Love
  • Nirvana in Fire - romance is only 5% of the drama
  • None - chinese drama
    • Love Now
    • Just between lovers
    • Find Me In Your memory
    • Whats wrong with secretary kim
    • Angel Eyes
    • Radio Romance
    • Game Rai Game Rak
 Czakhareina:
  • Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms
  • You are my Hero
  • My Little Happiness
  • Moonshine and Valentine
  • Well Intended Love
  • Nirvana in Fire - romance is only 5% of the drama
  • None - chinese drama
    • Love Now
    • Just between lovers
    • Find Me In Your memory
    • Whats wrong with secretary kim
    • Angel Eyes
    • Radio Romance
    • Game Rai Game Rak

I've watched most of the dramas you mentioned but thanks anyways! ^^

  • +1 Just Between Lovers - It's not 100% clear when he recognizes her from their past, but it seems to me that it wasn't in the first episode. Still early on though. 
  • Love O2O - The ML saw the FL playing an online game in an internet cafe and later meets her in the game. He knows that the FL's game character is the FL, while the FL doesn't know that the ML's character in the game is the ML. The ML and FL are in the same department (computer science) at the same university. The ML is a year or two ahead of the FL and the campus idol, so the FL is aware of who he is outside of the game.
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo - Not in the first few episodes, but fairly early on. 
  • I Hear Your Voice
  • I Need Romance 3
  • Into the Ring - Not 100% sure I'm remembering this correctly, but iirc this fits.
  • Kimi Wa Petto
  • Meow, the Secret Boy
  • +1 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
  • Where Stars Land
  • High Society
  • City Hunter - The ML and FL had not previously met, but that have a bit of a connection. The ML recognizes her because of a photo. 
  • When I See You Again - The ML liked the FL from the beginning, but when he meets her again his goal is to get revenge against the FL
  • Begin Again -They met as kids but this is only revealed much later in the story
  • Extraordinary You- Reincarnation-esque situation but not really. He definitely recognized her first and they were fated.
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed - Reincarnation but only he remembers past life in the beginning
  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty- They had an encounter as kids and met again in university. He liked her before and after her so called glow up
  • The Story of Ming Lan- Met as kids in a sad situation but they grew to love each otherso not sure it counts
 D1979:

Meeting you

Wan Peng!! I'll try this out, thankyou ^^

 AH :
Into the Ring - Not 100% sure I'm remembering this correctly, but iirc this fits.

I'll try this out since it's rare that I'm not familiar with a drama's title ^^'

 AH :
High Society

I think I've dropped this years ago but since I hardly remember what happened, I'll rewatch this!

 AH :
When I See You Again - The ML liked the FL from the beginning, but when he meets her again his goal is to get revenge against the FL. 

I'll rewatch this too (I'm soft for Jasper Liu's dimples) :P

 AH :
+1 Just Between Lovers - It's not 100% clear when he recognizes her from their past, but it seems to me that it wasn't in the first episode. Still early on though. 

This drama really ticks off all the boxes aye. I'm up to ep 8 but placed it on hold for now since it's kinda intense ^^' 

 Saygo :
  • Begin Again -They met as kids but this is only revealed much later in the story
  • Extraordinary You- Reincarnation-esque situation but not really. He definitely recognized her first and they were fated.
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed - Reincarnation but only he remembers past life in the beginning
  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty- They had an encounter as kids and met again in university. He liked her before and after her so called glow up
  • The Story of Ming Lan- Met as kids in a sad situation but they grew to love each otherso not sure it counts

I'll try Begin Again, I didn't have a reason to watch this before but now I do :P I've watched the rest (Extraordinary You and My ID is Gangnam Beauty are my fav k-dramas). TSOML is too slow for me though.

 lanzhanya:
I think I've dropped this years ago but since I hardly remember what happened, I'll rewatch this!

Just an FYI I included High Society in my list because it fits the criteria and everyone has their own taste in dramas, but I personally didn't enjoy it / barely managed to finish it. If you started it and dropped it already, I wouldn't recommend picking it back up again. 

 AH :

Just an FYI I included High Society in my list because it fits the criteria and everyone has their own taste in dramas, but I personally didn't enjoy it / barely managed to finish it. If you started it and dropped it already, I wouldn't recommend picking it back up again. 

I most likely will drop it again but I'll still give it another chance since it has the trope I'm looking for :P Thanks for the heads up!

  • What's wrong with Secretary Kim
  • To all the guys who loved me
 fanitha:
  • What's wrong with Secretary Kim
  • To all the guys who loved me

I've already watched the first drama and for the second, I'm not into older leads, but thanks anyways! ^^