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I´m searching for dramas with no SML or with a SML where I don´t get Second Lead Syndrome.

I started watching Top Star Yoo Baek but I just feel SO bad for the Second Lead :( 

What I mean with "Dramas, where I don´t get Second Lead Syndrome" is, that I´m searching either for dramas without a Second Lead at all OR dramas with a Second Lead that I probably don´t like 

Like either he is:

  • a jerk
  • a bad person in general
  • a murderer
  • a REALLY obsessive/possesive person
  • more like a love rival and is not that important (Like a guest role) 
  • not so pitiful
  • Or he ends up with another girl so I don´t have to feel bad

Male lead can be everything. From a psyhopath to a sweet boy who can´t even kill a fly.

Other important things:

  • Male Lead falls in love first
  • Not too many episodes
  • Not too fast pasted romance
  • No weak/dumb Female Lead
  • Happy Ending
  • Some ML jealous moments 

Bonuses:

  • Oblivious/obtuse FL who can´t take hints and don´t know that the the guy loves her until he confesses
  • Bickering couple
  • From Hate to love/From Friends to lovers
  • Multiple couples/Secondary couple
  • Young characters/young cast
  • No big Age Gap especially Older Woman/Younger Man 
  • No medical drama

Examples how it should be:

How ít shouldn´t be:

I know the´re a lot of conditions, but I just can´t take it anymore. I need to watch something, where I don´t cry all the time because of the Second Lead.

Any country is welcome!

  • Crash Landing on You - SML didn't really have romantic feelings for the FL and had his own romantic story line. You might still cry for him though - he dies protecting the SFL
  • The Eternal Love 1 - The SML is a bad person and isn't in love with the FL, just the girl whose body she's sharing.
  • The Eternal Love 2  - The SML is... also the ML. So effectively there's no SML. 
  • Love O2O - There isn't really a SML. There are a few people who are interested in the FL at different points, but they're very minor characters and not sympathetic.
  • Healer - No SML (unless you count the ML's alter-ego).
  • The Tale of Nokdu - The SML is a bad person.
  • I Need Romance 3 - The SML ends up with a different girl.
  • In Time With You - The SML is the FL's jerk ex who shows up again and is a player / bad person.
  • Search: WWW - If there was a SML I can't remember him at all.
  • Come and Hug Me - The closest thing to a SML is the FL's adopted brother.... so yeah no SML.
  • Descendants of the Sun - No SML.
  • Lucky's First Love - SML ends up with a different girl.
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim - The SML is the ML's brother. Not sympathetic.
  • Her Private Life - No SML. The FL is a super fan of an idol, but he's never presented as a potential romantic interest.
  • Ms. Perfect - The SML gets the girl. The FL's husband is a jerk, a cheat, and an all-around unlikeable person.
  • Splash Splash LOVE - No SML.
  • I'm Not a Robot - The closest person to a SML is the FL's ex. He realizes how bad of a boyfriend he was too late. Not the type to give anyone SLS.
  • A Piece of Your Mind - No SML. There's a second couple but the guy is the ML's first love's husband. He and the FL have no relationship. The FL falls first in the drama, but the ML is interested in her from the moment he first sees her and the FL doesn't chase him.
  • Because This is My First Life - No SML. Just a jerk who tries to assault the FL and two second couples. 

If you're looking to avoid SLS, I would recommend avoiding these dramas: https://kisskh.at/list/M4PVeyOL

AH has given some excellent suggestions. In Time With You especially, a great Drama with a truly awful SML - SLS very unlikely.  Since you didn't specifiy only K Dramas, I'll add

Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku

 AH :
If you're looking to avoid SLS, I would recommend avoiding these dramas: https://kisskh.at/list/M4PVeyOL

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 

I´m always happy, when people also write some detailed specifications!

 burhaaadmi:

AH has given some excellent suggestions. In Time With You especially, a great Drama with a truly awful SML - SLS very unlikely.  Since you didn't specifiy only K Dramas, I'll add

Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku 

No no, I watch dramas from all asian countries.

Thank you!

Great description xD So you are searching for dramas I like most:

KDrama

Queen In Hyuns Man - no SL

Tomorrow with you - no SL

Bring it on Ghost - no SL

The KIng 2 Hearts - no SL

City Hunter - no SL

Gu Family Book - SL are rather side characters

Extraordinary you -  SML is evil / no SFL

Come and Hug me - no SL

Kill me Heal me - no SL (but ML has so many personalities which all like the FL)

Faith - no SL

CDrama

Eternal Love - SL does stupid things

General and I - SL get more and more evil

Legend of Fu Yao - Not really SL (rather guast roles)

My Girlfriend is an Alien - No SML and SFL is mean but not tooo present 

Princess Wei Young - SLs are evil 

Lakorn

The Crown Princess - no SL

Hua Jai Sila - no SML and evil SFL

Kao Waan Hai Noo Pen Sai - no SML and evil SFL 

  • Goblin
  • Descendants of the sun
  • Goblin
  • Healer
  • Sekai ichi muzukashii koi
  • Pride
  • Buzzer Beat
  • When the weather is fine
  • When the Camellia blooms 
  • Shopping King Louis
  • 100 Days my prince
 real_Mokona:

Great description xD So you are searching for dramas I like most:

KDrama

Queen In Hyuns Man - no SL

Tomorrow with you - no SL

Bring it on Ghost - no SL

The KIng 2 Hearts - no SL

City Hunter - no SL

Gu Family Book - SL are rather side characters

Extraordinary you -  SML is evil / no SFL

Come and Hug me - no SL

Kill me Heal me - no SL (but ML has so many personalities which all like the FL)

Faith - no SL

CDrama

Eternal Love - SL does stupid things

General and I - SL get more and more evil

Legend of Fu Yao - Not really SL (rather guast roles)

My Girlfriend is an Alien - No SML and SFL is mean but not tooo present 

Princess Wei Young - SLs are evil 

Lakorn

The Crown Princess - no SL

Hua Jai Sila - no SML and evil SFL

Kao Waan Hai Noo Pen Sai - no SML and evil SFL 

Thank you! Although I don´t see the SML in Extraordinary You as that bad. He even changes because he starts falling for the FL. I felt sorry for him^^"

 fanitha:
  • Goblin
  • Descendants of the sun
  • Goblin
  • Healer
  • Sekai ichi muzukashii koi
  • Pride
  • Buzzer Beat
  • When the weather is fine
  • When the Camellia blooms 
  • Shopping King Louis
  • 100 Days my prince

Thank you!