So I've not watched Chinese dramas for about 6 months and more. And I'm a huge fan of those plots where heroine is in love with the hero but he loves someone else. And not many dramas are like this honestly. Mostly the second lead couple story fall in this trope. So there the story usually goes like---




Second lead loves main female lead but she loves main lead. And now second female lead loves second lead and somehow he comes around to love her back as well towards the end. And I am a huge blastic fan of this trope of painful one sided love being recruited back and happy ending. 




So can you give me the list along with their story descriptions, of all the newest dramas that came recently that have this trope. Please don't make it too different. I can also accept tropes where she loves him but he doesn't even though he is not in love with anyone else. And please happy endings. 




More exciting would be if it's the SML still in love with FL and SFL gets into the picture somehow, either she can chase him foolishly or admire him silently. To watch their romance develop would be such a good thing to see. 




So that later when he realises his feelings for the SFL, it'd be such a satisfying thing to watch! 




Such plots are really my guilty-pleasure so I must apologise if I sound like a sadistic person. 🥲






Dramas I've already watched: 




My little happiness,




The love you give me,




Well intended love 2,




Well dominated love,




The Negotiator,




Begin Again(My Favorite!!!!, always keep coming to them),




The little thing called first love,




Put your head on my shoulder,




Le coup de foudre,




Accidentally in love,




You are so sweet (SML was definitely the most handsome and funny lol and dumb af to realise his feelings for the SFL so late but it's funny how he chases after her. His confession scene was so cute and romantic!) 






Love, now(definitely loved the development between the two, I'm OPEN FOR THE OLD CHINESE DRAMAS AS WELL, if they follow the same plot!)




Please if anyone got any new drama recommendations that came in last 10 years or so, I'd gladly undertake it with this trope! Thank you. 

Not sure  if I understood you correctly but I've found a list someone made on MDL, called "ML likes someone else at first": https://kisskh.at/list/45Glx2gL There are some Chinese dramas too.


or maybe this filter search can help you: https://kisskh.at/search?adv=titles&ty=68&co=2&th=156&so=popular

 kotatsumushi:

Not sure  if I understood you correctly but I've found a list someone made on MDL, called "ML likes someone else at first": https://kisskh.at/list/45Glx2gL There are some Chinese dramas too.


or maybe this filter search can help you: https://kisskh.at/search?adv=titles&ty=68&co=2&th=156&so=popular

Thanks for your reply. I'm just searching for dramas where SML loves the female lead but later falls in love with SFL who's been loving him for so long. Dramas like that. If you've any recommendations, please feel free to say it. 


Also, the list is quite vast and it has dramas also where he doesn't like anyone else so I find it hard to find the drama which I like. If you've something in mind, can you please recommend separately?

Not chinese, but Coffee prince has the unforgettable Lee Sun Kyung as SML in love with FL

 Ishtar_lilith:

Not chinese, but Coffee prince has the unforgettable Lee Sun Kyung as SML in love with FL

Thanks for your recommendation. I've already watched though 

what exactly you looking for is not that easy to find actually and i don't know if these might be smth you may like but 2 recent drama (both released this year) im leaving here that you might wanna try.

1. deep affection eyes

the romance is actually very fast paced here and the fl chases first but it's not unrequited, it is very very fast paced and no spoilers but verryyyyyyy fast paced. there's some others major plot as well but i think if you just watch 2 ep you can decide yourself if you wanna continue,the sml is also very devoted towards the fl in a toxic yet goofy way sometimes, but the romance between the lead is very swoony.

2. our generation

The reason im suggesting that is fl's name is also CHERRY there xd. with some big names on the cast list, if i give you just the preview of romance, the fl is actually the epitome of loving giving or whatever metaphor you wanna mention, ive never seen a fl being this devoted to his ml where the only thing she want is the ml's happiness in any drama after maybe the smile has left your eyes. the ml character is a bit complex here and his decision sometimes can make people angry initially, but he does has his reasons, you might like it as well. 

 Little Cherry:

Thanks for your reply. I'm just searching for dramas where SML loves the female lead but later falls in love with SFL who's been loving him for so long. Dramas like that. If you've any recommendations, please feel free to say it. 


Also, the list is quite vast and it has dramas also where he doesn't like anyone else so I find it hard to find the drama which I like. If you've something in mind, can you please recommend separately?

Hmm, I see. This is something I want to watch too, but I think it's very rare. It seems like maybe there are more in Korea. But for C-drama Are You the One and Thousand Years for You come to my mind for now.

Moonlight Mystique, but I found it annoying and stopped watching it. Then they merge the second part, and I hate that too. Because I hate the second girl. Some people like her, you could try it.  

 kotatsumushi:

Hmm, I see. This is something I want to watch too, but I think it's very rare. It seems like maybe there are more in Korea. But for C-drama Are You the One and Thousand Years for You come to my mind for now.

If you can maybe suggest more, I'd be so grateful. 

“The ones I like, except for Are You the One and Thousand Years for You.”  :  


Story of Kunning Palace, 

A Journey To Love,

Dafeng,

Fall in Love,

Arsenal Military,

The Legends,

The Demon Hunter's Romance, 

 Love Like the Galaxy,

 I Will Never Let You Go ,

Under the Power, 

Till the end of the Moon, 

Love Better Than Immortality,

The Wolf,

 The Rise of Ning,  

Love of Thousand Years,

The Starry Love,

Brocade Odyssey,

My Sassy Princess,

The Sleepless Princess,

Song of the Moon,

An Oriental Odyssey,

The Sword and the Brocade,

Blossom,

In Blossom,

The Princess's Gambit,

 A Moment but Forever,

Si Jin, 

Fated Hearts, 

Blossoms in Adversity,

Burning Flames,

Scent of Time...


“Some of them have happy endings, some don’t exactly. Some are fantasy, some are normal historical dramas, but they’re all my favorites. .”

They all have different topics and styles.

 Finding Neverland:

“The ones I like, except for Are You the One and Thousand Years for You.”  :  


Story of Kunning Palace, 

A Journey To Love,

Dafeng,

Fall in Love,

Arsenal Military,

The Legends,

The Demon Hunter's Romance, 

 Love Like the Galaxy,

 I Will Never Let You Go ,

Under the Power, 

Till the end of the Moon, 

Love Better Than Immortality,

The Wolf,

 The Rise of Ning,  

Love of Thousand Years,

The Starry Love,

Brocade Odyssey,

My Sassy Princess,

The Sleepless Princess,

Song of the Moon,

An Oriental Odyssey,

The Sword and the Brocade,

Blossom,

In Blossom,

The Princess's Gambit,

 A Moment but Forever,

Si Jin, 

Fated Hearts, 

Blossoms in Adversity,

Burning Flames,

Scent of Time...


“Some of them have happy endings, some don’t exactly. Some are fantasy, some are normal historical dramas, but they’re all my favorites. .”

They all have different topics and styles.

Thank you. Do any of these follow the story of what I want? With ML in love with someone else and later falls for FL?

No, there isn’t. These kinds of styles usually exist in Korea.  But there were also some Taiwanese dramas. 


Fated to Love You ( Taiwanese version is the best version ) 

Waking Love Up 

Lost Romance 


 

Korean 

Smile, You

Rooftop Prince

Lie to me 

Full House

Wild Romance 

My Girl

Exhibition of Fireworks 

My Lovely Sam Soon

 Heartstrings 

Another Miss Oh

Cruel Love ( In this one, the girl is in a relationship with the other guy first, then with the main lead  ) 

 Little Cherry:

If you can maybe suggest more, I'd be so grateful. 

Hmm sorry, nothing comes to my mind where SML loves FL and later loves SFL. :(

 kotatsumushi:

Hmm sorry, nothing comes to my mind where SML loves FL and later loves SFL. :(

Or maybe Twinkling Watermelon but I wouldn't say there is SML. They are both MLs. Also in Cinderella and the Four Knights SML kinda tries to like FL but he couldn't forget his SFL. 

 Finding Neverland:

No, there isn’t. These kinds of styles usually exist in Korea.  But there were also some Taiwanese dramas. 


Fated to Love You ( Taiwanese version is the best version ) 

Waking Love Up 

Lost Romance 


 

Korean 

Smile, You

Rooftop Prince

Lie to me 

Full House

Wild Romance 

My Girl

Exhibition of Fireworks 

My Lovely Sam Soon

 Heartstrings 

Another Miss Oh

Cruel Love ( In this one, the girl is in a relationship with the other guy first, then with the main lead  ) 

Thank you so so much for your recommendations.