stole the spotlight
dramas with support/guest characters that stole the show from the leads
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1. Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude to All Legends
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
YO TELL ME MORE ABOUT ALL THE SIDE CHARACTERS. lmao. ngl lowkey in love with yangcha, idk smth about the mask and his lethal nature is so sexy
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2. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
the demon princess and her lover, mu ci >> the main love triangle
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3. Bring It On, Ghost
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
In Rang and Cheon Sang were the best because they made me laugh every time they were on screen, just total beans
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4. Descendants of the Sun
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
was honestly way more invested in the other couples than the main couple...
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5. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
okay, i'm totally biased but i liked seeing dijun and fengjiu's story more than bai qian and ye hua's.
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6. Eternal Love of Dream
Chinese Drama - 2020, 56 episodes
fan zhi xin as zhong lin. also huang jun jie as bai zhen.
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7. Fight for My Way
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
okay the second romance just hooked me. that is all.
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8. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
while the mains were still the clear focus, all of the main support characters had such beautiful and captivating arcs. i loved each and every one and was more than happy to watch them
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9. Go Go Squid!
Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
i honestly fell in love with mi shao fei
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10. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
grim reaper and goblin. yup.
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11. Hello Monster
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
the main story between the ML and FL is kind of meh, but stick with this drama to see jeong sun ho and lee jun ho's arcs play out. park bo gum and choi won young had the most notable and memorable roles, imo
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12. I've Fallen for You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
bai yi fei and he ruo yao are just cuties together
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13. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
kwak dong yeon's cameo was so iconic and i loved seeing him again after watching LitM. and director oh was such a goof, i would definitely be like him if i became a therapist
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14. Itaewon Class
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
hyun yi's side story was just perfect.
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15. Love Alarm Season 2
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
truthfully, i was more invested in Chon Duk Gu than anyone else. i thought he was the most interesting character in both seasons of the drama
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16. Love in the Moonlight
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
byung yeon. the best friend and bodyguard there was.
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17. My Girl
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
sui an. fan zhi xin again lol
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18. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
yeon woo young was probably my favorite character in the entire drama, hands down
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19. My Love, Enlighten Me
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
y'all. han xue and gu li. their story was honestly more interesting to me than the main leads'
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20. Oh! My Emperor
Chinese Drama - 2018, 21 episodes
mo ran > tang yi (but i'm also 100% biased toward xiao zhan)
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21. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
woo won had the most interesting story in the entire drama. also sam bo had such an amazing relationship with yi rim.
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22. Save Me
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
dong chul was highkey the best part of this drama
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23. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
kim won hae's characters were funny to the bone, and i would rewatch all his scenes
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24. Sweet Home
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
i was 100% more interested in the ”support” characters than the mains (at least the ones listed as mains)
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25. The King: Eternal Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
again, woo do hwan's characters stole the show. jo young and eun seob were just the best part of the drama
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26. The Love Lasts Two Minds
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
tbh the only characters i ~really~ liked in this drama were xiao lu, yan xi, and jiang tan
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27. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
omg the little girl was so funny, i wanted to see so much more of her
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28. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
park yoo shik was the funniest character. he made me keep watching and enjoying this drama to the end
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29. When the Camellia Blooms
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
pil-gu is bestest boy and i would do anything for him