Love at first kick
We all know the story: the overbearing Male Lead falls for the innocent down-to-earth Female Lead. But what's this? She's not interested? She's had enough?
She's...fighting back?!
This is a list of romances that follow the very niche formula of: FL meets ML. ML is a jerk to and/or provokes FL. FL absolutely destroys ML. ML falls in love with FL. FL is unimpressed.
True love.
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1. Boys over Flowers
Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
Amazing. Iconic. Makino punching Domyouji in the face is *chefs kiss*. He deserved it.
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2. My Lovely Sam Soon
Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
This entire drama is gold, but the cake in the face really...takes the...
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3. Protect the Boss
Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes
Props to Ji Sung for making me relate enough to the ML that I don't hate him, but still thoroughly enjoy watching him get arm-locked by the FL over and over again.
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4. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
This one doesn't technically fit, but there is a scene where the FL takes the ML down, and he later says 'No one's every treated me like that <3' so I'm counting it anyway.
