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:
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:
- 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.