Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

Yumeko used to be bullied for being bigger than other girls, but after she almost dies in an accident and awakens with no memories, she decides to turn her life around?by living happily in her own skin and even going after the one she loves.

Common points between the two dramas:
- Japanese
- Chubby Female lead
- Positive Female lead
- Nice and Supportive Male Lead

Blessed with good looks, Takano Kyohei, a college student, is always suffering from the unreasonable behavior of customers who want him and the sexual harassment of his store manager. Because of his hot temper, he loses his head on this occasion and is fired from his part-time job.

Then, one day, the glamorous owner, Ms. Nakahara, proposes, "I'll give you free board-and-lodging if you can turn my niece, Sunako, into a lady!" Kyohei and Toyama Yukinojo, Oda Takenaga and Morii Ranmaru, the other guys living together in the same boarding house, are enthusiastic, but the person who appears before the four of them is a spooky girl whose hair covers her face and who loves horror and vampires. And so, their tumultuous communal life begins.

ML is an actor but not too popular anymore & broke so he rent a room in FL house.
FL is a nerdy geeky/otaku girl who like to imagine & day dreaming about romance with her favorite manga/comic book character. Remind me of Rainie Yang & Jiro Wang drama....& still 1 of my favorite drama....If you like this genre this is a must watch romance comedy drama....

Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life at Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Cinderella Closet" by Yanai Wakana.
~~ Release dates: June 24, 2025 (Online) || July 2, 2025 (TV)

This is the 2019 remake of the same drama. This drama also has a handsome leading man falling in love with a supposedly ugly girl when in reality she's just a little over weight. I just love how sweet he is to her. One of the best leading men I have seen in a Japanese drama. Well worth watching.