Dramas where the male lead doesn't deserve the female lead*

He isn't sh*t and/or isn't worth all the drama.

*Or other male lead (can include BLs)

GigiRedbird Jan 28, 2020
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  • Boys Over Flowers

    1. Boys Over Flowers

    Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
    7.5
    12,002 points by 121 voters
    Geum Jan Di comes from a poor family who owns a dry-cleaning shop. One day, she visits Shinhwa High School, a prestigious school for the wealthy, and saves a student trying to ...more
  • Cheese in the Trap

    2. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.4
    9,730 points by 98 voters
    Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more
  • The Heirs

    3. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.6
    7,811 points by 79 voters
    Kim Tan is the heir to Empire Group who has been sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home schemes ...more
  • She Was Pretty

    4. She Was Pretty

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.0
    5,536 points by 56 voters
    As a young girl, Hye Jin was impossibly cute and lived a comfortable life with her wealthy parents. Since entering her teens, both her looks and fortunes have drastically changed. She currently ...more
  • Playful Kiss

    5. Playful Kiss

    Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
    7.3
    5,217 points by 53 voters
    Oh Ha Ni is a clumsy high school student who falls for perfectionist Baek Seung Jo. However, Seung Jo is indifferent towards her and rejects her love. When Ha Ni's house collapses, ...more
  • Well-Intended Love

    6. Well-Intended Love

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
    7.5
    4,342 points by 44 voters
    Needing assistance with her treatment, a third-rate actress with leukemia becomes involved with a CEO. In order to receive a bone marrow transplant quickly in order to continue her career, Xia Lin ...more
  • Who Are You: School 2015

    7. Who Are You: School 2015

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    4,126 points by 42 voters
    Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin Lee Eun Bi is ...more
  • A Love So Beautiful

    8. A Love So Beautiful

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
    8.3
    4,126 points by 42 voters
    It starts off with high school classmates Chen Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen who are also neighbors. Xiao Xi, a cheerful girl who doesn't study much, is expressive about her admiration towards ...more
  • Goong

    9. Goong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.8
    3,244 points by 33 voters
    Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more
  • Tra Barb See Chompoo

    10. Tra Barb See Chompoo

    Thai Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    7.7
    2,962 points by 30 voters
    Patsakorn is the only heir of a millionaire who hides his cruel coldness under his good looks. He started to act out toward his father after his mother died. When Kangsadan enters ...more
  • You're Beautiful

    11. You're Beautiful

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    8.0
    2,541 points by 26 voters
    The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had ...more
  • TharnType

    12. TharnType

    Thai Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.6
    2,361 points by 24 voters
    Type Thiwat is a handsome freshman with a passion for soccer and spicy food. Although he’s a friendly boy, he hates gay people because, in his childhood, he was molested by a ...more
  • Secret Garden

    13. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    2,338 points by 24 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
  • Go Back Couple

    14. Go Back Couple

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.6
    2,252 points by 23 voters
    38-year-old married couple, Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo, were in love when they got married but now, hate each other and regret marrying at such a young age. Choi Ban ...more
  • U-Prince:  The Handsome Cowboy

    15. U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy

    Thai Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
    7.2
    1,946 points by 20 voters
    P'Sibtit is a "bad boy", a charming cowboy from the Faculty of Agriculture. He is Prikkang's first love, and she is his. But she has become a down-to-earth girl who dislikes narcissistic ...more
  • Hana Yori Dango

    16. Hana Yori Dango

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
    8.2
    1,745 points by 18 voters
    Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged. Eitoku Gakuen is ruled by the Flower 4, or otherwise known as the F4, ...more
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    17. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,561 points by 16 voters
    The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he ...more
  • Theory of Love

    18. Theory of Love

    Thai Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.9
    1,366 points by 14 voters
    Third is a filmology major and a member of the Savage Team along with his best friends Two, Bone, and Khai, but he has a secret. Third has been secretly in love ...more
  • Flower Boy Ramen Shop

    19. Flower Boy Ramen Shop

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    7.3
    1,359 points by 14 voters
    Yang Eun Bi is a university student preparing for her civil service exam with the dream of being a high school teacher. She accidentally encounters Cha Chi Soo, the arrogant son of ...more
  • The King's Woman

    20. The King's Woman

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes
    7.8
    1,353 points by 14 voters
    Gong Sun Li is the granddaughter and disciple of military commander Gong Sun Yu. Jing Ke (first disciple) and Sun Li are childhood lovers and were forced to escape when Qin troops ...more
  • Kleun Cheewit

    21. Kleun Cheewit

    Thai Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
    8.4
    1,344 points by 14 voters
    Jeerawat is a hardworking woman, who is a famous model and actress. Her mother married a smarmy but rich man, who secretly lusts after her. After he attempts to drug Jeerawat, she ...more
  • Familiar Wife

    22. Familiar Wife

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,183 points by 12 voters
    Cha Joo Hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo Jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo Hyuk makes a decision that impacts ...more
  • My Lovely Sam Soon

    23. My Lovely Sam Soon

    Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
    7.9
    1,084 points by 11 voters
    Kim Sam Soon is a baker who has a talent for making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she catches her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo, cheating on her and breaks up. On ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    24. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    983 points by 10 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • The Journey of Flower

    25. The Journey of Flower

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes
    8.1
    892 points by 9 voters
    It tells the story of Hua Qian Gu. On the day of her birth, flowers wilted and the skies turned dark as her mother passed during child birth. Her father passed away ...more
  • Madame Antoine

    26. Madame Antoine

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.3
    887 points by 9 voters
    Soo Hyun is a psychologist based in America who has famous celebrities as his patients. But he suddenly returns to Korea and opens a psychotherapy center. A fraud fortune-teller named Hye Rim ...more
  • Dream High

    27. Dream High

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.0
    873 points by 9 voters
    Dream High tells the story of six students at Kirin Art High School who work to achieve their dreams of becoming music stars in the Korean music industry. Go Hye Mi is ...more
  • Meteor Garden

    28. Meteor Garden

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
    7.9
    785 points by 8 voters
    An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country, where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and most handsome boys in the school ...more
  • About Time

    29. About Time

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.5
    770 points by 8 voters
    A man and a woman have different abilities when it comes to time. Michaela Choi is an aspiring musical actress who has the unusual ability to see other people’s life spans and ...more
  • Fated to Love You

    30. Fated to Love You

    Taiwanese Drama - 2008, 24 episodes
    7.9
    756 points by 8 voters
    Chen Xin Yi is an ordinary office lady who is termed a 'sticky note' girl because, just as sticky notes are useful for a while and then discarded, she finds herself frequently ...more
  • Kiss Me

    31. Kiss Me

    Thai Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    670 points by 7 voters
    Taliw, a cute, lively and clumsy girl, has had a crush on popular genius Tenten, who is a new student with an IQ of 200. Tenten just returned from Japan with his ...more
  • Hyde, Jekyll, Me

    32. Hyde, Jekyll, Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    7.4
    668 points by 7 voters
    Gu Seo Jin is a third-generation chaebol who runs the theme park Wonder Land. He seemingly has everything — looks, brains, and fortune. But a traumatic incident in his childhood resulted in ...more
  • Wok of Love

    33. Wok of Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 38 episodes
    8.0
    591 points by 6 voters
    The series will take place in a Chinese restaurant. Chef Seo Poong, a chef who goes from being a star chef one day to the cook at a failing neighborhood Chinese restaurant ...more
  • The Greatest Love

    34. The Greatest Love

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.1
    578 points by 6 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
  • Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    35. Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.9
    571 points by 6 voters
    At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Aihara Kotoko, who isn't that smart, notices the pretty boy Irie Naoki. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express ...more
  • The Master's Sun

    36. The Master's Sun

    Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes
    8.5
    488 points by 5 voters
    Joo Joong Won is the stingy and greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a major department store and hotel. He meets the gloomy Tae Gong Shil, who started seeing ghosts ...more
  • Our Gap Soon

    37. Our Gap Soon

    Korean Drama - 2016, 61 episodes
    7.1
    485 points by 5 voters
    Heo Gap Dol is an unemployed college graduate who has been trying to pass the civil service exam for years. His longtime girlfriend Shin Gap Soon supports him by doing several part-time ...more
  • Autumn's Concerto

    38. Autumn's Concerto

    Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 21 episodes
    8.5
    484 points by 5 voters
    Ren Guang Xi, a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He's the sole successor to a huge and famous business and is a talented ice hockey player. But in ...more
  • Her Private Life

    39. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    482 points by 5 voters
    A dedicated professional, Sung Deok Mi lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    40. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    473 points by 5 voters
    Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer who is also the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. He has a calm demeanor and remains reasonable at work. He then ...more
  • You Are My Destiny

    41. You Are My Destiny

    Korean Drama - 2008, 178 episodes
    7.2
    468 points by 5 voters
    Jang Sae Byuk is a girl who tries to find a new meaning in life after she receives an eye cornea transplant from the doctor that took care of her after her ...more
  • Together with Me

    42. Together with Me

    Thai Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
    7.8
    382 points by 4 voters
    This story takes place before the events of "Bad Romance: The Series." Childhood friends Korn and Knock reunite in college, but their relationship complicates after a night of passionate sex. Knock has ...more
  • Switched

    43. Switched

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    7.8
    379 points by 4 voters
    A popular teenager inexplicably finds herself in the body of an unpopular classmate - and her body's new owner has no intention of switching back. The series centers on Ayumi Kohinata, a ...more
  • I Hear Your Voice

    44. I Hear Your Voice

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
    8.5
    290 points by 3 voters
    Jang Hye Sung, a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical, and materialistic public defender who becomes a lawyer after overcoming poverty and painful memories from her childhood, comes to a realization about society and ...more
  • Royal Nirvana

    45. Royal Nirvana

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
    8.1
    199 points by 2 voters
    Crown Prince Xiao Ding Quan lost his mother and sister at a young age and his father, the Emperor, is distant towards him because he is backed by his maternal uncle General ...more
  • Something About 1 Percent

    46. Something About 1 Percent

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.2
    198 points by 2 voters
    Growing up in a wealthy family, Lee Jae In had the best of everything. As an adult he was smart, good looking, had a well-paying job, in short, it seemed like he ...more
  • Full House

    47. Full House

    Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
    7.7
    197 points by 2 voters
    Han Ji Eun, an aspiring scriptwriter, lives in a house called "Full House", built by her late father. One day, her two best friends trick her into believing she has won a ...more
  • Good Bye, My Princess

    48. Good Bye, My Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
    8.2
    197 points by 2 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
  • Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi

    49. Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.6
    197 points by 2 voters
    30-year-old Shinkai Akira always smiles and she is perfect at work. She cares about those around her too much. 33-year-old Nemoto Kosei works as an accountant. He is friendly and popular among ...more
  • Lady & Liar

    50. Lady & Liar

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 46 episodes
    7.6
    197 points by 2 voters
    Set in 1930's Shanghai, our protgaonist Jiang Xin is in search of her family. Originally the heiress of a well-off family, Jiang Xin went missing for years. When she is discovered and ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    51. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    195 points by 2 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
  • Hanbun, Aoi

    52. Hanbun, Aoi

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 156 episodes
    7.9
    195 points by 2 voters
    In 1971, the year after the Osaka Exposition, a girl called Nireno Suzume is born to the owners of a small-town eatery in Gifu Prefecture. At first, she is a healthy child ...more
  • Hi! School - Love On

    53. Hi! School - Love On

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    Lee Seul Bi is an angel who is sent to Earth to look after Shin Woo Hyun, who lives with his grandmother and carries emotional scars from being abandoned by his parents. ...more
  • Gochisosan

    54. Gochisosan

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 150 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    In the food themed drama, Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural ...more
  • Mare

    55. Mare

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in ...more
  • Loving, Never Forgetting

    56. Loving, Never Forgetting

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes
    7.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    She first met him when the blooming lotus flower was falling, only to have to part ways. Years later, when they reunited, Li Zhong Mou had all but forgotten Wu Tong's existence, ...more
  • Protect the Boss

    57. Protect the Boss

    Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes
    7.6
    98 points by 1 voters
    No Eun Seol finally gets a job as a secretary at a law firm after struggling with unemployment, only to have her boss, Cha Ji Heon, the immature youngest son of a ...more
  • Missing You

    58. Missing You

    Korean Drama - 2012, 21 episodes
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    15-year-old Soo Yeon is a victim of bullying at school. They target her because her father is a murderer. Soo Yeon has an ally named Jung Woo, who always protects her from ...more
  • Namphueng Khom

    59. Namphueng Khom

    Thai Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    6.6
    98 points by 1 voters
    Kangsadarn is a young woman whose mother's past behaviour will come back to haunt them both. Twenty years ago, Rose was in love with a poor, young man named Purim but she ...more
  • Cubic

    60. Cubic

    Thai Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.4
    89 points by 1 voters
    The father of Ruthainark is in debt with a man called Lin Lang Ser who is a well known member of the Hong Kong mafia. As the ugly duckling of the family ...more

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