Role Reversal

Dramas that flip the traditional gender roles or invert the usual cliche drama tropes by gender (for example, CEO woman with working-class man). The FLs in these dramas hold positions of social/economic/physical power that are higher than the ML, and/or they have a strong, aggressive personality. 

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  • Search: WWW

    1. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    All FLs are powerful business people

  • Across the Ocean to See You

    2. Across the Ocean to See You

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes

    FL is a CEO, ML is her employee

  • The King's Affection

    3. The King's Affection

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    9.0

    FL is the king, ML is her tutor

  • The Legends

    4. The Legends

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes

    7.5

    FL is a sect leader who saves the ML's life

  • Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

    5. Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes

    9.0

    ML is the FL's concubine

  • My Demon

    6. My Demon

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    FL is a CEO, ML is also powerful as a demon but he loses his power to the FL early on

  • Female CEO Love Me

    7. Female CEO Love Me

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    title says it all

  • Be My Boyfriend

    8. Be My Boyfriend

    Korean Drama - 2021, 15 episodes

    FL is a popular, beautiful trainee; ML is an average student

  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    9. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    9.5

    set in a matriarchal society, FL has power over the ML, her husband

  • Till the End of the Moon

    10. Till the End of the Moon

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    9.5

    FL travels to a time when the ML is young and powerless while she is more powerful and experienced

  • Yes, Her Majesty

    11. Yes, Her Majesty

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

    FL is the empress and ML is her consort

  • Love and Leashes

    12. Love and Leashes

    Korean Movie - 2022

    7.5

    FL is a dom

  • Meeting You

    13. Meeting You

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes

    9.0

    FL is popular and headstrong, ML is shy and soft

  • Hold On, My Lady

    14. Hold On, My Lady

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    FL is a notorious bandit who marries the low-rank nobleman ML

  • Hotel del Luna

    15. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    FL is a CEO and a powerful mythical being

  • Skate Into Love

    16. Skate Into Love

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes

    FL is more popular and kind of a bully haha while the ML is a more reserved nerdy type

  • Men Zhu

    17. Men Zhu

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

    FL rescues ML, he becomes her servant

  • Crash Landing on You

    18. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    9.5

    FL is a wealthy CEO, ML is a soldier

  • Why Her?

    19. Why Her?

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    FL is a powerful lawyer and professor, ML is her student

  • Who Rules the World

    20. Who Rules the World

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

    9.5

    Both FL and ML are powerful folk heroes, but the FL is slightly stronger

  • Love Revolution

    21. Love Revolution

    Korean Drama - 2020, 30 episodes

    FL is cold and aloof, ML is soft and sweet

  • Lost You Forever

    22. Lost You Forever

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes

    FL is a royal and a military commander

  • My Merman Brother

    23. My Merman Brother

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    7.0

    FL is a state preceptor who saves the ML

  • My Lady General

    24. My Lady General

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 23 episodes

    9.5

    FL is  more "rough" and aggressive compared to the ML who is (pretending to be) weak and sickly

  • The Only Girl You Haven't Seen

    25. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

    FL is a military general, protects the softer ML

  • Ye Cheng Fu

    26. Ye Cheng Fu

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    FL is a powerful aristocrat, ML is a courtesan/dancer, set in a matriarchal society

  • The Wolf Princess

    27. The Wolf Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    FL is more aggressive and higher in the social hierarchy than the ML

  • She Would Never Know

    28. She Would Never Know

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    FL is the ML's senior at work

  • Dong Lan Xue

    29. Dong Lan Xue

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

    10

    FL is ML's mentor and is more skilled/deadly

  • Secrets of the Shadow Sect

    30. Secrets of the Shadow Sect

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    FL saves the ML and is more powerful

  • Secret Love Affair

    31. Secret Love Affair

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    FL is older, wealthier, more composed than the ML who is her student

  • My Fated Boy

    32. My Fated Boy

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes

    8.0

    FL is older, wealthier, and generally in a better life position than the ML, who looks up to her

  • Marry Me, My Queen

    33. Marry Me, My Queen

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    FL is a ruler in a matriarchal society

  • Horimiya

    34. Horimiya

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes

    FL is popular while ML is a shy nerd

  • Abyss

    35. Abyss

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    FL has a much stronger, more aggressive and dominant personality than the ML and consistently takes the lead

  • City of Streamer

    36. City of Streamer

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes

    noona romance, FL is ML's tutor

  • Misty

    37. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    FL is more dominant, has a strong personality and presence

  • Healer

    38. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    9.0

    ML is FL's subordinate at work

  • Rattan

    39. Rattan

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

  • My Journey to You

    40. My Journey to You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

  • Begin Again

    41. Begin Again

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 35 episodes

    classic contract relationship romcom except that the FL is the domineering CEO

  • Encounter

    42. Encounter

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    poor ML, rich CEO FL

  • Empress Ki

    43. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes

    powerful FL x consort ML

  • The Moon Brightens for You

    44. The Moon Brightens for You

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    strong warrior FL, weak scholar ML

  • Watashi no Oyome-kun

    45. Watashi no Oyome-kun

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

    basically business FL and house husband ML

  • Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!

    46. Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 5 episodes

    popular, cold FL x shy, reserved ML

  • Fortune Writer

    47. Fortune Writer

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

  • Princess! You Have Five Husbands!

    48. Princess! You Have Five Husbands!

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes

    matriarchy, royal FL x consort ML

  • Seal of Love

    49. Seal of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    master FL x disciple ML

  • Protect the Boss

    50. Protect the Boss

    Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes

    8.0

    has the usual rich man/poor woman setup but with the FL much physically stronger and saving the ML

  • An Oriental Odyssey

    51. An Oriental Odyssey

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes

    master FL x servant ML

  • Why Women Love

    52. Why Women Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

  • The Princess Royal

    53. The Princess Royal

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

  • Scent of Love

    54. Scent of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes

    9.0

    master (demon) FL x servant (human) ML

    their relationship also has a great girlboss/malewife kind of vibe

  • Kimi wa Petto

    55. Kimi wa Petto

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes

    6.5

    the ML verbally totally submits to the FL and that's their dynamic the whole time.

    There's a hilarious scene in which he tries to get cheeky with her and she tells him "only men who are taller and richer than me get to talk to me like that" LMAO

  • No Gain, No Love

    56. No Gain, No Love

    Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

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