Hey there sweet boredom vanquishers please suggest me some Chinese or Taiwanese dramas with a playful dude who falls for and chases the female first. I just finished Arsenal Military Academy and am starving for more of that adorable, almost bromance style teasing relationship that BaiLu and XuKai had :') Am tired of stoic ML x naive FL trope, and would like some fresh loving banter between the leads.
I loved XuKai's playful, confident and snarky character - much better than stoic muscle-face mcgee, as his interactions with the FL became MUCH MUCH cuter. Him constantly playfully pestering BaiLu for attention made the whole drama for me.
I'd love to see a pairing where the leads aren't afraid to joke around w/ each other (but not straight up bullying) - its refreshing to see them GOODHEARTEDLY bothering one another rather than straight up seeking vengeance.
WANTS:
- leads obviously care for one another as friends would - they got each others backs in dire situations (think Bromance, Taiwan drama)
- ML falls first - gotta have some of that sweet sweet pursuit
- FL ISN'T all blushy at ML's obvious jokey antics, and can answer back rather than just stutter at Kabe-dons lol
- Action. those fight scenes in AMA were epic. A big plus if the FL can whip out some stunts too
- Steamy kisses ooolala (+ general skinship). AMA deprived us all of any actual major physical contact between the leads. Their lack of smooching left me with blue balls :c
- FL isn't a dumb shit lol. Puts me off the whole drama.
- ML doesnt care what people think - isn't afraid of ruining his social image, and doesn't take himself too seriously.
- Friendship to love :D
- Strong FL (Fuyaoooooo. Also FL from The legends, good ol' demoness BaiLu)
- Leads can talk to each other about troubles, not just lust after one another - as friends do
DRAMAS FOR REFERENCE:
Arsenal Military Academy (duh) - XuKai and BaiLu were the reason I started this thread
Legend of Fuyao - The main dude likes to bother the FL in a playful manner sometimes, and has a generally confident, (plus look at all that skinship yesssss)
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo - (despite my wants for a Cdrama)
Story of Minglan - ML doesnt take himself too seriously, pursues the FL first, and is an overall just likeable, warm character (to the FL at least)
DRAMAS IVE ALREADY WATCHED:
all mentioned above and:
- story of yangxi palace
- Coffee prince
- Bromance (taiwan)
- Meteor Garden
- The Perfect Match - just liked the chemistry here (felt like the leads genuinely cared for each others well being / were there to talk.
- ....crap I cant remember any more relevant ones rn :D
- Leads can talk to each other about troubles; See You Again.
i personaly loved this series, because i can see two versions of their relationship. in her memory, it was always the male lead pursuing her and gave her utmost happiness thru her life, but when she travel back to 2006, she can see another side of him she has never seen before.
another drama I recommend: Our Glamorous Time, Where the Lost One Go
- Strong FL, FL isn't dumb: Unexpected
it was a light drama where the male lead is a manhwa artist and he trapped inside his own manhwa. different from W, Unexpected meet his own-made villain in his manhwa, where he needs to fix and save his own villain from agony. the female lead is wise and brave thats why I put on Strong FL tag.
- Male chases FL first: Hello Again
I would like to recommend this drama since I enjoy it so much when I watch it. the male lead is sooo freakin' cute with all the ways he use to lure the female lead. even tho his mouth keep saying he only takes revenge because she lost the bet, but actually he keep pursuing her with his antics.
another drama I recommend: LoveO2O
- Friendship to Love: Le Coup De Foudre
typical cold male lead with his antic ways to get his girl. haha. i don't think the male lead is ever thought he would ended up with his deskmate in high school, since the girl is kind of dumb but has biggest heart. but in other hands, there's no other girl can understanding him much like the female lead. also, the 2nd couple of this drama is also adorkable. I fell for the brother of female lead character. their siblinghood is also superb and loveable to see
another drama I recommend: Put Your Head on My Shoulder, A Love So Beautiful
- Light romcom with fluffy story, FL chases the guy: Go Go Squid!
fall in love at first sight with adult guy in internet cafe makes the FL start to unexpectedly meets another encounter with him. even tho the age gap is quite big in the story, but the chemistry between leads are likeable. there's also bunch of cute guys around them since the ML has an ESport Team.
another drama I recommend: My GF is an Alien.
hope it's help!
Little BaoBao:
Definitely
"Because Of Meeting You"
The male lead acts really cute towards her and really likes her.
The tags says "naive female lead" but I think she's more optimistic and hard working.
And "Sm:)e"
This one is also very nice, if I'm not mistaken
OOHOH fresh meat I haven't heard of before for some reason :o Ty will add to my cart :)
Oh, why didn't I find this post back in 2019? I am generally looking for dramas with everything on your list, too. Here's my 2 cents:
+1 for: SWDBS; My Girlfriend is an Alien (they check ALL your boxes)
+0.9 for: Hello Again, Love O2O, Go Go Squid, Put Your Head on My Shoulder (do not really have action, tho, so 9/10)
If you truly like the teasers w/chemistry then both Something About 1% & Murphy's law of Love's have fun ones to watch.
The Romance of Tiger & Rose (I cannot recommend this drama enough; it is HILARIOUS & he is such a sneaky teaser, but not easygoing---more calculative like Gu Tingye from Ming Lan)
The Romance of Hua Rong (strong chemistry between the leads...oooo lala but she's not really easygoing & I would say hate-to-love rather than friends; ML is a pirate omg sign me up)
Love Designer One of the most down to earth, playful MLs I've seen in C dramaland. I loved the playful banter that the ML and FL always had going on between them.
- Sound of the Desert
- Yes to:
- leads obviously care for one another as friends would - they got each others backs in dire situations (think Bromance, Taiwan drama)
- ML falls first - gotta have some of that sweet sweet pursuit
- FL ISN'T all blushy at ML's obvious jokey antics, and can answer back rather than just stutter at Kabe-dons lol
- Action. those fight scenes in AMA were epic. A big plus if the FL can whip out some stunts too
- Steamy kisses ooolala (+ general skinship). AMA deprived us all of any actual major physical contact between the leads. Their lack of smooching left me with blue balls :c
- ML doesn't care what people think - isn't afraid of ruining his social image, and doesn't take himself too seriously.
- Strong FL (Fuyaoooooo. Also FL from The legends, good ol' demoness BaiLu)
- Leads can talk to each other about troubles, not just lust after one another - as friends do
- Caveats:
- The ML falls for the FL pretty much from first sight. He's got her back and will be her shoulder to cry on when she's heartbroken over someone else, but he never has a "just friends" stage so I can't really call it friends to lovers.
- The FL is not dumb, but she has some naive moments, especially in the very beginning. She spent some time raised by wolves which is a contributing factor. That part of her character generally improves as the drama goes on.
- Yes to:
- The Eternal Love
- Yes to:
- leads obviously care for one another as friends would - they got each others backs in dire situations (think Bromance, Taiwan drama)
- It gets to a very over-the-top place similar to Bromance. "You're my only love in this lifetime. How could I watch you die without doing anything? If you died, how could I continue to live?"
- ML falls first - gotta have some of that sweet sweet pursuit
- FL ISN'T all blushy at ML's obvious jokey antics, and can answer back rather than just stutter at Kabe-dons lol
- Action. (some)
- Steamy kisses ooolala (plenty of kisses + they get steamier in season 2)
- ML doesnt care what people think - isn't afraid of ruining his social image.
- Leads can talk to each other about troubles, not just lust after one another - as friends do
- leads obviously care for one another as friends would - they got each others backs in dire situations (think Bromance, Taiwan drama)
- Caveats:
- It's not friendship to love. It's more like teasing enemies to teasing lovers.
- The FL has a strong personality but no fighting ability. There's a bit of action but not tons.
- The FL isn't painfully dumb, but she's not exceptionally smart either.
- The ML takes himself somewhat seriously / is generally pretty serious and stone faced, but the FL brings out his playful and romantic side.
- Yes to:
- Accidentally in Love
- Yes to:
- leads obviously care for one another as friends would - they got each others backs in dire situations (think Bromance, Taiwan drama)
- ML falls first - gotta have some of that sweet sweet pursuit
- FL ISN'T all blushy at ML's obvious jokey antics, and can answer back rather than just stutter at Kabe-dons lol
- FL isn't a dumb shit lol. Puts me off the whole drama.
- ML doesnt care what people think - isn't afraid of ruining his social image, and doesn't take himself too seriously.
- Friendship to love :D
- Strong FL
- Leads can talk to each other about troubles, not just lust after one another - as friends do
- Caveats:
- Very limited action. The FL has some fighting training but doesn't really use it.
- Only one kiss iirc.
- The FL isn't dumb but she and her grandfather sometimes over complicate things.
- The ML is an idol who feels lots of pressure not to hurt his own image, but that doesn't always stop him from doing things that will hurt his image. He's less worried about it than his manager is. He enjoys the FL's company because he feels like he can comfortably be himself around her without keeping up the idol image.
- Yes to:
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