《 sls: second lead syndrome 》
my favorite second leads that stole the show from the main leads & dramas where the ml/fl was better of choosing them instead, I don't really have sls that often but in these cases it actually happened, beware of spoilers
also secondary couple syndrome
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1. Who Are You: School 2015
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
idk this one left me speechless, what a travesty & joke of a ml winning over the best character of the show
aynways taekwang best boy
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2. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
dying on the jipyung hill
the ml was the most disgusting piece of crap ever i can't believe how they unironically made a male lead lik this???
anyways jipyung >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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3. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
my poor lonely firefly ngl they did my boy dirty, he deserved better than this
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4. Hit the Top
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
tbh jihoon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>his idiot dad
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5. Extraordinary You
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
not the main love triangle with baek kyung but the manhwa one
dohwa was the most precious boy ever and he deserved way better than to lose to an unsignifcant characterless trash like namjoo ugh
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6. Go Back Couple
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
lowkey I was ok with the ML since he was well-written overall & SML got happy end as well but still <3
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7. Tempted
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
more like secondary couple syndrome: soo ji & sejoo> everyone else, really i hated the main couple so much lmao
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8. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
grim reaper x sunny >>>> main otp although grim reaper x goblin should've been a thing ngl
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9. Persevere, Goo Hae Ra
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
another joke ML winning over a way better, well-written, interesting SML
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10. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
ok I liked the first couple in the first half but in the second half secondary couple stole the show: gu seung joon x seo dan, how dare they end it like this wtf
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11. True Beauty
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
suho was your average boring rich boy character that we had like in 2694723126 dramas, why would you sideline a character as amazing as seojun for a character like suho that we, again...had like in 2694723126 dramas