Favourite Romances / Pairings
Some couples that will always be special to me, whose interactions I would watch again and again <3
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1. To the Moon and Back
Thai Drama - 2023, 21 episodes
Because they had the healthiest relationship I've seen in any drama / movie; a relationship full of validation, communication, support, and companionship. One of the best friends-to-lovers pairing ever.
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2. In a Good Way
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 26 episodes
Because the leads were best friends first, then companions..
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3. Mars
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
Full of healing, and loving each other completely (heart and soul) like no one else ever did.
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4. Kou Kou Kyoushi
Japanese Drama - 1993, 11 episodes
Because the ML was drawn to her innocence, and the FL was drawn to his charm.. theirs was a forbidden love they couldn't overcome.
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5. Love, Now
Taiwanese Drama - 2012, 72 episodes
I mean Annie Chen and George Hsu.. undoubtedly one of the most electric couples from T-ent who everybody shipped so bad that it had to turn real.. I mean a decade!
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6. Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
If gentleness, yearning, and heartbreak had a face, it would be these two. They found a home in each other but could not return to.
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7. Kono yo no Hate
Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes
Maria / Kamiya - the way he accepted everything about her, the way he loved her, the way anyone would fall in love with the FL because of her strength and loyalty.. because their story wrecked me..
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8. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Because they were waiting for each other for a lifetime.. Because he loved her so much that his soul ripped itself into pieces because of her pain.. Because she loved him so much that she gave her identity to him.
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9. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Because the leads were each other's first love, and probably last..
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10. Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Japanese Special - 1997, 5 episodes
Becuase both the leads showed us what a 'happily ever after' truly means; what it means to come back to a home and what it means to stay committed to one another through thick and thin.
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11. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
Because the leads owned the flirting game, and can't be beaten in the 'witty' department.. because the FL is reminiscent of Wednesday Addams and the ML is the ML that Wednesday deserved..
{+ Season 2 which took the romance notches higher}
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12. Summer Snow
Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes
Because the ML protected the FL and gave her the family she never had, and because the FL loved the ML and his family equally fiercely..
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13. Unmet: Aru Nogekai no Nikki
Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
Because the leads had the most tender, gentle and soul-stirring relationship..
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14. Okaeri Mone
Japanese Drama - 2021, 120 episodes
Another one of those lovely friends-to-lovers story; I mean who wouldn't fall in love with them?!
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15. Pasta
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Because the leads were the only two people who could stand each other, and be CUTE..
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16. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Because both couples fit together perfectly like a puzzle that was incomplete before..
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17. Prissana
Thai Drama - 2000, 16 episodes
From the gazes, to the smiles, to the curiousity to know each other, to the yearning.. each interaction between the leads gave me butterflies.
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18. Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Because who deserves a sweetheart? Another one!
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19. Devil Beside You
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
Because Raine Yang was at her cutest, and Mike He was at his hottest..
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20. Rich Man, Poor Woman
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
Because the FL supported the ML through thick and thin.. Because the ML reserved that tiny little corner of his heart for the FL the moment he met her..
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21. Golden Bowl
Japanese Drama - 2002, 11 episodes
Because they were both each other's competition, and each other's best bowling partners!
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22. Under the Hawthorn Tree
Chinese Movie - 2010
Because the leads were innocent, and their love for each other tugged at my heartstrings...
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23. Tree of Heaven
Korean Drama - 2006, 10 episodes
Because Park Shin Hye was a teen, and Lee Wan a young adult, and yet both remain each other's best pairing even after 2 decades..
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24. Secret Love Affair
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
Because their chemistry was EXPLOSIVE., and the ML felt an orgasm just by playing the piano with her. BEAT THAT!
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25. Glass Mask
Japanese Drama - 1997, 11 episodes
Because even though the FL was a minor and the ML was an adult, the way he challenged her each time, and the way she triggered him.. was hella HOT.
{+ Season 2 + special episode; which took the romance, and passion notches higher}
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26. Byakuyako
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
Because theirs was a love your heart broke for.. how could life be so cruel sometimes?
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27. Hana Yori Dango
Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
Because the FL was the first woman to treat the ML horribly, and the ML fell for that trope.. I admit to watching the airport confession scene countless times.
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28. Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Because all the couples gave me this urge to want to lock them in the room so that they would come out with a clear definition of their relationship.. the chemistry all of them had together was INSANE.
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29. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Because their chemistry and romance turned from reel to real..
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30. My Cherie Amour
Thai Drama - 2024, 19 episodes
Because they were just PERFECT together and individually, in every way.
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31. Long Vacation
Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
Because their chemistry, the tension, the complex feelings were just waiting to burst..
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32. Pride
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
Maybe? *chuckles*
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33. Will Love in Spring
Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes
Because the leads looked like they were truly in love with each other...
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34. Shopping King Louie
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Because the leads were two little munchkins who created their own make-believe fairytale together and never snapped out of it..
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35. The Prince Who Turns into a Frog
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
Because NOSTALGIA.. the leads were one of the first few Asian couple that stirred my heart and made me feel a thousand emotions.