Recommend me a jdrama Like cindrella closet

I am not good with jdramas, i have experimented with a lot, failed a lot as well. I have literally finished only a few and the ones i can remember are Gokusen, Gokusen Season 2, Hotaru no Hikari, I Don’t Love You Yet, Kimi no Hana ni Naru, Neechan no Koibito, and i am liking the currently airing cinderela closet, and marry my husband jdramas.

Some few i can recall right now that i watched but couldnt finish are below:

• Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Japan, 2025) – 1/9

• Aoshima-kun wa Ijiwaru (Japan, 2024) – 3/9

• Brush Up Life (Japan, 2023) – 4/10

• Coffee & Vanilla (Japan, 2019) – 4/10

• Galileo (Japan, 2007) – 5/10

• Gokusen Season 3 (Japan, 2008) – 4/11

• Good Morning Call (Japan, 2016) – 5/17

• Hotaru no Hikari 2 (Japan, 2010) – 4/11

• Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko (Japan, 2016) – 5/10

• Kakegurui (Japan, 2018) – 5/10

• Kieta Hatsukoi Class Diary (Japan, 2021) – 2/7

• Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte (Japan, 2021) – 5/10

• Kotaro wa Hitorigurashi (Japan, 2021) – 3/10

• Kujaku no Dance, Dare ga Mita? (Japan, 2025) – 4/10

• Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu (Japan, 2014) – 9/10

• Nande Watashi ga Kamisekkyo (Japan, 2025) – 1/10

• Otto no Chinpo ga Hairanai (Japan, 2019) – 1/10

• Sayonara no Tsuzuki (Japan, 2024) – 5/8

• SPEC: Birth (Japan, 2010) – 3/10

• Watashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san 

One of the main reasons I drifted away from J-dramas was the recurring theme of exaggerated masculine superiority and overly submissive female leads—flinching at everything like startled pets. Some shows lean so heavily into awkward or secondhand embarrassing moments that it becomes hard to sit through. I haven’t watched a huge number, but quite a few made me feel socially awkward just watching. It’s not that I mind topics like romance or intimacy; it’s more about how they’re portrayed—often overly focused or unnecessarily emphasized in a way that feels uncomfortable. 

I still like jdrama, and want to watch something like cinderela closet. 

May i get recommendations ...60-80% similar type dramas?  I never enjoy i get makeover for my crush tropes but i fell for the ML here. He is so pretty, and he makes us swoon. The overall its warm and cute!

thank you for all the suggestions, i have read the horimiya manga so i will pass on that and watch the rest!!, i will tell you my reviews, when i complete!htankd

 emeraldarrows:

Also you might like the movies Princess Jellyfish  which has a similar plot and ML who also crossdresses and High School Debut which has the ML helping give the FL a makeover .

@autumn iris 

 autumn iris:

And maybe:

all the three sound interesting, thank you so much for the recs, adding them in my watchlist!!!