Most Meant-to-Be Couple in an Asian Drama

Which one true pairing (OTP) couple in an Asian drama (or movie) do you think was most meant-to-be, most fated, or most destined to fall in love? This is the list where you can vote on your favorite dramas that depict meant-to-be childhood/young adult first loves who reunite again as adults, or OTPs that finally come together after having repeatedly crossed paths. You are welcome to add additional titles to this list.

D-Lighted Mar 6, 2022
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  • One and Only

    101. One and Only

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
    8.6
    286 points by 3 voters
    Zhou Sheng Chen was raised by his brother, the Emperor, until the age of thirteen, when he set out to defend the border and establish himself as a loyal and accomplished general. ...more
  • Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka

    102. Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    7.7
    283 points by 3 voters
    Kiki Inoue works part-time at a convenience store, spending the better part of her day lazing about or reviewing sweets on her social media account. One day at work, she is introduced ...more
  • The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion

    103. The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
    8.1
    282 points by 3 voters
    Fu Rong, the second daughter of the powerful Fu family, gains the gift of foresight after a life-changing illness. She foresees her marriage to the dashing Duke Su Xu Jin, but also ...more
  • Good Bye, My Princess

    104. Good Bye, My Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
    8.2
    281 points by 3 voters
    A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and ...more
  • Killer and Healer

    105. Killer and Healer

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 37 episodes
    8.4
    278 points by 3 voters
    A story that follows two men who are polar opposites; one kills while the other heals. One is a violent cop, and the other is a compassionate doctor. Together, they support and ...more
  • Chugakusei Nikki

    106. Chugakusei Nikki

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 11 episodes
    8.0
    278 points by 3 voters
    This is a love story between Akira Kuroiwa, a 15-year-old boy who knows nothing of love, and Hijiri Suenaga, his new 25-year-old homeroom teacher. One fated summer, Akira begins to realize he ...more
  • F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers

    107. F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers

    Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    261 points by 3 voters
    Gorya is a simple girl who works at a flower shop. She passes an exam and gets accepted into a prestigious and luxurious school attended by the wealthy. The school is ruled ...more
  • Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    108. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.2
    247 points by 3 voters
    The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for women to write historical ...more
  • Golden Pouch

    109. Golden Pouch

    Korean Drama - 2016, 122 episodes
    7.5
    200 points by 2 voters
    In the drama "Golden Pouch”, Seok Hoon, a genius doctor who is an orphan loses his memory due to an accident on his wedding day. He wakes up mistakenly believing that the ...more
  • Love and Destiny

    110. Love and Destiny

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
    8.3
    199 points by 2 voters
    Fifty thousand years ago, Jiu Chen, the God of War, sealed away the demon lord and fell into a deep slumber. When Ling Xi accidentally awakens him, they fall in love, only ...more
  • Faith

    111. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
    8.0
    198 points by 2 voters
    A 21st-century plastic surgeon Eun Soo gets kidnapped and brought 700 years into the past for her healing powers. Goryeo era bodyguard to the king, General Choi Yeong is smart but a ...more
  • The Wolf

    112. The Wolf

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
    8.0
    198 points by 2 voters
    A young boy brought up by wolves falls in love with a young Ma Zhai Xing, the daughter of a general and noble lord. Wrongly accused of killing the godbrother of the ...more
  • My Fated Boy

    113. My Fated Boy

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes
    8.3
    197 points by 2 voters
    When Lin Yang was a young girl growing up in the countryside, she formed a close friendship with a boy from the neighborhood named Lu Zheng An. Despite the fact that she ...more
  • Be with You

    114. Be with You

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.0
    195 points by 2 voters
    A young cartoonist intentionally gets near Ji Yan Xin, a cold and arrogant professor. Qi Nian, a girl with a straightforward personality, hopes that interacting with Ji Yan Xin will inspire her ...more
  • Kodai Shojo Dogu-chan

    115. Kodai Shojo Dogu-chan

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 12 episodes
    6.7
    192 points by 2 voters
    By chance, a hikikomori named Makoto Sugihara finds a strange breastplate buried in the woods. When he places his palm on the breast plate, its design gets burned into his palm while ...more
  • Transit Girls

    116. Transit Girls

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 8 episodes
    7.4
    190 points by 2 voters
    The story follows the relationship between the two girls, Sayuri and Yui, as they start to live together under one roof as step-sisters. Despite their initial distaste for each other and the ...more
  • Ancient Love Poetry

    117. Ancient Love Poetry

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
    8.5
    187 points by 2 voters
    Shang Gu, the only true immortal with pure essence energy, leads the four ancient true immortals revered as gods by mortals. Amid their divine duties, the story explores the profound love and ...more
  • One Spring Night

    118. One Spring Night

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    182 points by 2 voters
    Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jung In stumbles into Yu Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more
  • Takane no Hana

    119. Takane no Hana

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.6
    182 points by 2 voters
    The eldest daughter of the distinguished head family of the famous Tsukishima style of flower arrangement, 29-year-old Tsukishima Momo has everything – beauty, talent, career and wealth. She is engaged to the ...more
  • Koizora

    120. Koizora

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 6 episodes
    7.9
    180 points by 2 voters
    An ordinary senior high school girl named Mika meets Hiro, a showy boy with dyed hair and pierced ears. It is a “pure love” story of the two going through many unimaginably ...more
  • Love Destiny

    121. Love Destiny

    Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
    8.6
    178 points by 2 voters
    This is a story where karma, merit, love destiny and a moon mantra combine to fling Kadesurang, a chubby archaeologist, into the body of another woman, Karakade, during the Ayutthaya era (300 ...more
  • A Piece of Your Mind

    122. A Piece of Your Mind

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    175 points by 2 voters
    An innovator in the world of artificial intelligence programming, Moon Ha Won has made quite a name for himself in the AI industry. The founder and brain behind the popular portal site, ...more
  • 20th Century Boy and Girl

    123. 20th Century Boy and Girl

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    7.8
    175 points by 2 voters
    This story follows three women who were part of the Bongo clique when they lived in the same Seoul Mansion apartment complex. Despite their different careers as a top actress/singer, a food-loving ...more
  • My Holo Love

    124. My Holo Love

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    170 points by 2 voters
    “Me Alone and You” is about the events that occur when a lonely woman meets the artificially intelligent “Holo.” The drama is filled with stories of heartbreaking loneliness and tear-stained love. Go ...more
  • Queen: Love and War

    125. Queen: Love and War

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.9
    162 points by 2 voters
    Kang Eun Bo is determined to avenge her twin sister’s murder in the ultra-conservative Joseon Dynasty. The only way to do so is to earn the royal title of Queen, which requires ...more
  • Uncontrollably Fond

    126. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.1
    156 points by 2 voters
    People change, but can the heart adapt? Sin Jun Yeong and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Jun ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    127. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Neko Zamurai

    128. Neko Zamurai

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
    7.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kyutaro is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now, he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesn't know how to earn money without using his sword. By ...more
  • The Princess's Man

    129. The Princess's Man

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Princess Se Ryung is the headstrong and forward-thinking daughter of Grand Prince Su Yang, who is determined to be King. She falls in love with the son of his mortal enemy, and ...more
  • Boku no Ita Jikan

    130. Boku no Ita Jikan

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries ...more
  • Misty

    131. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. One day, she ...more
  • Dinner Mate

    132. Dinner Mate

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    A young woman going through a rough breakup with a long-time boyfriend and a man who had a painful first love, meet unexpectedly on Jeju Island. Upon their return to Seoul they ...more
  • Extraordinary You

    133. Extraordinary You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    Eun Dan Oh, a 17-year-old high schooler with a heart condition, discovers she's actually a character in a Korean webtoon – and a minor one at that. After realizing her life is ...more
  • Sweet Tai Chi

    134. Sweet Tai Chi

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
    8.1
    98 points by 1 voters
    Feng Piao Piao appears graceful and cultured, but behind her books and art, she hides a secret—her grandfather's hidden talents in Tai Chi. After saving classmate Wei Chu with her advanced skills, ...more
  • Secret Garden

    135. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    98 points by 1 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • Beyond Evil

    136. Beyond Evil

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    98 points by 1 voters
    Meet the two fearless men willing to go to extreme lengths in their pursuit of a serial killer that has shaken up their quiet city: Lee Dong Sik, a once capable detective, ...more
  • Proposal Daisakusen

    137. Proposal Daisakusen

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    7.6
    98 points by 1 voters
    Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell long ago for the lively and cheerful Rei. But Rei is ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    138. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.7
    97 points by 1 voters
    About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more
  • The Greatest Love

    139. The Greatest Love

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.1
    97 points by 1 voters
    Gu Ae Jung was once the most popular member of the girl band, ‘The National Treasure Girls’. When the band broke up ten years ago, she received the bulk of the blame. ...more
  • Saiai

    140. Saiai

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    A suspense love story centered around Sanada Rio, a businesswoman who suddenly became an important reference for a murder case; a detective who is Rio's first love and is trying to pursue ...more
  • Dong Yi

    141. Dong Yi

    Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
    8.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    "Dong Yi" is a historical drama based on the life of Dong Yi later known as Choi Suk Bin. She worked in the royal palace as a lowly water maid. King Sok ...more
  • Ouroboros

    142. Ouroboros

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya are orphans who grew up in an orphanage called Mahoroba no Ie. When they were elementary school students, an orphanage staff, who took care of them like ...more
  • Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    143. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.6
    95 points by 1 voters
    Goo Ra Ra is a naive rich girl, who dreams of being a great pianist with her father's love guiding her. But her path becomes rocky when her father passes away, and ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    144. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    94 points by 1 voters
    In order to save her father from an accident, 25-year-old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but fails. Desperate, she ends ...more
  • Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi

    145. Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 11 episodes
    7.8
    93 points by 1 voters
    The story opens after a young female student kills herself by jumping off a balcony. It's soon discovered that she was, in fact, stabbed, and the room was arranged to make it ...more
  • Queen for Seven Days

    146. Queen for Seven Days

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    89 points by 1 voters
    This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival political factions ...more
  • Record of Youth

    147. Record of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.5
    88 points by 1 voters
    This is a drama about the growth record of young people who strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair in a generation where dreams have become a luxury and the ...more
  • Level Up

    148. Level Up

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.3
    86 points by 1 voters
    Ahn Dan Te is the ace director of Yoo Seong CRC, a company specializing in restructuring. He is a true “cold city man” of this era with a poker face that doesn’t ...more
  • Shanai Marriage Honey

    149. Shanai Marriage Honey

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
    8.0
    85 points by 1 voters
    Miura Manatsu is a young office worker who finds himself in a quandary: His mother is suffering from ill-health, and he believes that getting married will be a good way to bring ...more
  • Dali and the Cocky Prince

    150. Dali and the Cocky Prince

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    75 points by 1 voters
    As a young boy, Moo Hak grew up in the market as a peddler. Although he is ignorant, he is strong-willed and knows how to make money. He is now the managing ...more

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