Fave Tags: Opposites Attract
People from vastly different worlds or with different personalities (who would otherwise not meet or get along) become friends/lovers due to something that makes them work/be together.
Differences also included: nationalities, social class & standing, rich/poor, personalities, opposing fields of work, different species (human vs. other), etc.
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1. Ashfall
Korean Movie - 2019
- Friendship
- Captain of a SK Special Forces & member of NK Armed Forces
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2. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Friendship
- Prosecutor who lacks emotion & police lieutenant
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3. dele
Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
- Friendship
- Paralyzed introvert programmer & young Jack-of-all-trades extrovert
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4. Kingdom
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Friendship
- Orphan slave & a Prince
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5. The Long Way Home
Korean Movie - 2015
- Friendship
- SK & NK soldiers
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6. The Happy Loner
Korean Special - 2017, 2 episodes
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7. King2Hearts
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
- Romance
- NK Elite Special Forces instructor & Prince of SK
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8. My Love from the Star
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
- Romance
- Biggest Hallyu star in Korea & 400 year old alien
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9. The Legend of the Blue Sea
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
- Romance
- Mermaid from the Joseon era & modern highly skilled scam artist
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10. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
- Romance
- Cursed immortal CEO & perfectionist hotel manager
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11. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
- Romance
- SK heiress/CEO & NK elite army officer
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12. Love in the Moonlight
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
- Romance
- Civilian cross-dressing as an eunuch & Crown Prince
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13. A Korean Odyssey
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
- Romance
- Human & the Monkey King
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14. Angel's Last Mission: Love
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
- Romance
- Blind ill-tempered ballerina & an angel
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15. Triad Princess
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
- Romance
- Daughter of a Triad boss/undercover bodyguard & famous actor
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16. Marry Me, or Not?
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 15 episodes
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17. Dating in the Kitchen
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
- Romance
- Rich sharp-tongued business prodigy/CEO & poor young chef
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18. Use for My Talent
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
- Romance
- Messy/dirty FL & mysophobic ML
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19. The King: Eternal Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- Romance
- Korean emperor & police inspector
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20. Prime Minister and I
Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes
- Romance
- Prime Minister & reporter
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21. Black & White
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 24 episodes
- Friendship
- Overzealous vs lazy
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22. Original Sin
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
- Friendship
- Former lawyer and ex-convict & chief of police
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23. Into the Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
- Romance
- By-the-book elite civil servant & newbie Council member
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24. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
- Romance
- Young rookie nurse & perfectionist "devil" doctor
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25. Mars
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
- Romance
- Extremely shy art student & popular play boy
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26. Kahogo no Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
- Romance
- Shy and extremely dependent FL & independent outgoing ML
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27. 100 Days My Prince
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- Romance
- Intelligent but poor woman & Crown Prince
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28. 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
- Romance
- English teacher & monk
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29. A Werewolf Boy
Korean Movie - 2012
- Romance
- Sickly FL & werewolf
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30. Bad Sister
Chinese Movie - 2014
- Romance
- Chinese professional astrologer & Korean dad
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31. Beautiful Gong Shim
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
- Romance
- Shy introvert FL & quirky outgoing ML
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32. Black
Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
- Romance
- Helpless human & Grim Reaper
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33. Faith
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
- Romance
- Outgoing 21st-century plastic surgeon & naïve and stoic Goryeo era General/bodyguard to the King
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34. Silhouette of Your Voice
Japanese Movie - 2017
- Friendship/Romance (BL)
- Loud and bright ML & quiet ML with hearing loss
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35. HIStory3: Trapped
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
- Romance (BL)
- Gang leader & police officer
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36. HIStory3: Make Our Days Count
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
- Romance (BL)
- Outgoing, hot-headed extrovert & quiet introvert
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37. Like for Likes
Korean Movie - 2016
- Romance
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38. Lovely Complex
Japanese Movie - 2006
- Romance
- Short ML & tall FL
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39. Masquerade Hotel
Japanese Movie - 2019
- Romance
- Undercover police detective & hotel staff
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40. My Annoying Brother
Korean Movie - 2016
- Friendship (brothers)
- Ex-convict & blind judo athlete
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41. My Girlfriend Is an Alien
Chinese Drama - 2019, 28 episodes
- Romance
- Stranded alien & overbearing CEO with amnesia
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42. My Little Monster
Japanese Movie - 2018
- Romance
- Self-absorbed overachiever & impulsive short tempered brute
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43. Our Times
Taiwanese Movie - 2015
- Romance
- Delinquent boss ML & clumsy FL
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44. Pride
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
- Romance
- Captain and star ice hockey player & office lady
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45. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Romance
- Petite but extremely strong FL & somewhat childish CEO
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46. The Crown Princess
Thai Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
- Romance
- Navy officer & Crown Princess
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47. The Moment
Thai Movie - 2017
- Romance
- Newbie Thai office worker & Korean boss (BL)
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48. The Pirates
Korean Movie - 2014
- Romance
- Mountain bandit & pirate
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49. The Princess and the Matchmaker
Korean Movie - 2018
- Romance
- ...The princess & the matchmaker lol
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50. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
- Romance (censored BL)
- Playful ML & Calm ML
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51. Todome no Kiss
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
- Romance
- Popular, outgoing but cunning host & shy and quiet FL
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52. Twogether
Korean TV Show - 2020, 8 episodes
- Friendship (variety)
- Taiwanese actor/musician & Korean entertainer
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53. The Divine Fury
Korean Movie - 2019
- Friendship
- Atheistic martial artist & Priest
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54. The Guest
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- Friendship
- Psychic/shaman & Catholic priest & detective who doesn't believe in ghosts
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55. Tientsin Mystic
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
- Friendship
- Shaman/psychic & forensic investigator
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56. Tunnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Friendship
- Old-school detective from the 80's & bit eccentric but highly skilled modern detective
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57. Into the Sunlight
Korean Drama - 1999, 16 episodes
- Rich self-absorbed and rebellious ML & poor angry gangster ML (bromance)
- Poor angry gangster ML & illegitimate daughter of billionaire (romance)
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58. Man to Man
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Friendship
- Highly skilled NIS agent & childlike but brash famous actor
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59. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
- Romance
- Palace historian intern & Prince
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60. Better Days
Chinese Movie - 2019
- Romance
- "A good student & small-time punk"
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61. Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes