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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.
Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are short length/mini dramas (usually >15 mins per episode).
The delightful or not so delightful trope! At least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.
Princes or princesses who are raised as a commoner outside the palace, and may or may not be unaware of their own identity.
characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
one or both of the leads dislikes/hates/is annoyed by the other when they first meet, but the two later fall in love.
endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" - the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with…
Dramas and movies I loved and would very much recommend! If there's more than one season/movie, only the first is listed.
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…
Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, red flags, and bad boys with a heart of gold.
Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.
main characters with scars, particularly those that are significant to the plot or the romance.
plost centered around or leads who are involved in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, stage magicians, entertainment, etc..
characters who are humans with some magical power or who gain power from a magical object they possess.
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…
two brothers are both romantically involved and/or in a love triangle with the FL.
the leads are more than star-crossed lovers - there is bad blood between them. Includes blood feuds in which the lead or their family harmed/killed…
One of the leads secretly and deliberately gets close to the other to use them for some hidden reason such as revenge on their family member,…
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.
Thrillers, crime, procedurals, legal, and mysteries.
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…
instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.
Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…
characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, power swaps, identity swaps, false identities, hidden…
plots driven by FL's/ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.
pretty and/or unusual/unique aesthetics relating to costumes, sets, lighting, or cinematography.
Both leads are damaged, traumatized, deeply lonely, or otherwise wounded by life, fall in love, and try to heal together. AKA my favorite romantic…
Romances between step family, in-laws or adopted (not blood related) siblings, and the occasional related one.
When childhood connections and true love are not enough for peak romance - these couples are true soulmates, connected in a magical way by either…
school settings, youth dramas, & main characters who are students or teachers
My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…
reversed stereotypical gender roles including domineering or strong FL/weak ML, matriarchal husbands, reversed societies, mpreg, characters…
