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Sad endings (my definition is the leads don't end up together due to death or separation) and happy endings for the main couple but are otherwise…
main characters with scars, particularly those that are significant to the plot or the romance.
Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…
plost centered around or leads who are involved in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, stage magicians, entertainment, etc..
school settings, youth dramas, & main characters who are students or teachers
Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.
Dramas and movies I loved and would very much recommend! If there's more than one season/movie, only the first is listed.
Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, red flags, and bad boys with a heart of gold.
characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
plots driven by FL's/ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.
When childhood connections and true love are not enough for peak romance - these couples are true soulmates, connected in a magical way by either…
characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, identity swaps, false identities, hidden identities, etc.
Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are short length/mini dramas (usually >15 mins per episode).
For when you're in the mood for screaming at your screen after it goes black. Cliffhangers for second seasons that never happened, endings up…
My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…
ML or FL is believed to be the fulfillment of a prophecy that says they will end the country/world/a person or are thought to be bad luck.
Romances between a supernatural non-human lead and a human lead.
endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" - the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with…
Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - main and secondary couples. Immortal characters are included only if he/she was older/younger…
Plots centered around food, restaurants, cafes, bars, and cooking and/or characters who are chefs/cooks.
One or both of the leads are a parent and don't know it. Includes the FL concealing her pregnancy intentionally or unintentionally from the…
When you want something very different from the usual - bizarre concepts, fresh/unique plots, and unconventional pairings.
The delightful or not so delightful trope! At least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.
zombies, robots, human clones, death games, futuristic and/or dystopian settings.
ML or FL gives up their royal titles, quest for revenge, wealth, or something similar.
pretty and/or unusual/unique aesthetics relating to costumes, sets, lighting, or cinematography.
people entering or coming from video games, VR, books, tv shows, manga, dreams, or parallel worlds, or set within those worlds with self aware…
For when you're tired of dramas in which the ML sacrifices everything and the FL doesn't seem to even love him as much. Here are FLs who definitely…
Princes or princesses who are raised as a commoner outside the palace, and may or may not be unaware of their own identity.
characters who are humans with some magical power or who gain power from a magical object they possess.
Thrillers, crime, procedurals, legal, and mysteries.
the leads are in an established romantic relationship and then break up, divorce, or plan to divorce only to fall in love all over again.
one or both of the leads dislikes/hates/is annoyed by the other when they first meet, but the two later fall in love.
Most of the to time when the FL is in disguise as a boy, the ML finds out and then falls in love. This is for the rare and wonderful times when…
