All Time Favourites - DRAMA Edition
- Favourite = loved watching it, despite my overall rating
- Comments on BL are just copy-pasted from my Personal BL List
- Before Cherry Magic! dramas were ordered by year of release; after that, I sorted them as I watched them.
- Various countries Not just BL/GL
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1. Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
PROS:
- Q: How many hearts do you need? Me: YES ✨
- Scriptwriters did their job: plot is doing what it has to do
- Ding Yuxi and Yu Shuxi just are too damn cute for my health and their characters are SO ON POINT
- Every character in the Demon Catcher world is not mono-dimensional: they have personality, motives and feelings > They seem ALIVE
- Attention to details: especially for the Four Bamboo Masters, costumes are so perfect for them, as in the clothes resemble the person who's wearing them in terms of personality traits
CONS:
- Plot wise it's just the same thing going on for years in Chinese Dramaland, but at least here makes sense
- Ending might seem a bit off or slightly disappointing: I just have a minor issue with the last few minutes, as I think it could have been better.
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2. Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu After Story
Japanese Special - 2025, 2 episodes
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
PROS:
- No shame in the ways both MCs got to know, express and understand their feelings and their needs
- The N years later for a first wasn't useless, but functional to the plot
CONS:
- I couldn't find any, BUT if you insist: the story ends
- 14 mins per episode are surreal: they end far too quickly
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3. Miseinen: Mijukuna Oretachi wa Bukiyo ni Shinkochu
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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PROS:
- Q: How many hearts do you need? Me: YES ✨
- Difficult topics addressed properly
- Hirukawa x Minase are one of the best couples I've ever seen in my drama watching career > Kenshin and Junsei must be protected at all costs
- No shame in the ways both MCs got to know, express and understand their feelings and their needs
CONS:
- I couldn't find any, BUT if you insist: the story ends
- Topics mentioned throughout the story might be too much for sensitive people
- You might get addicted (where might is just a synonym for OFC)
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4. Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
♡
PROS:
- Cute and bubbly
- Ryo-kun going all Guardian of The Law since the beginning was so good
and sexy - Both leads had off the charts chemistry
- No major plot holes: (almost) everything was addressed properly
CONS:
- Ending somewhat disappointing -- might be a hint for a season 2?
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5. Caged Again
Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
♡ ish
PROS:
- Cute and emotional
- Loved the premises: such a refreshing and much appreciated background
- The Mole Goddess was such a mood for me
CONS:
- Plot could have been executed better
- PLOT HOLES EVERYWHERE > Too many loose ends that were just abandoned midway
- VFX department felt a bit cheap, but the drama wasn't high budget
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6. Koisenu Futari
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
PROS:
- Aro-ace representation
- Loved the dynamics between Sakuko, Takahashi and Kazu-kun-san
- It healed my soul
- You can't get bored because you'll have too many crying sessions + heartfelt moments
- Every character has their unique traits > Attention to details
- It's so good that I can't even describe it
CONS:
- Couldn't find any
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7. 4Minutes
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
♡
PROS:
- Intriguing plot
- Loved the side couple/triangle Korn-Ton Kla-Win
- MCs are eye candy
- You can't get bored because you'll have too many theories
- Nice sci-fi touch with the 4 minutes theory
CONS:
- Characters are not decent human beings (not a con for me)
- Timeline might be confusing > not linear
- Ending might be disappointing for some viewers
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8. 25 Ji, Akasaka de
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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9. Cosmetic Playlover
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
♡
PROS:
- Comfort drama
- Mature MCs who actually ✨ talk✨
- Refreshing due to the setting in the cosmetic world
- Respect, communication and willingness to adapt and overcome issues
CONS:
- A few times Mamiya didn't actually acted according to the "respect" part. Worth mentioning because IRL would be a NO for people with a functioning brain
- Workplace story might be a little boring
*potential* TRIGGER WARNING: poor family relationships
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10. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
♡♡
PROS:
- Cute and bubbly
- Comfort drama
- Classic setting and tropes
- Takara-kun has the cynical vibes my stoney heart lives for
CONS:
- Another drama with a school setting
- Poor communication A.K.A. if only✨ they talked ✨
- Classic setting and tropes
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11. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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PROS:
- Q: How many hearts do you need? Me: YES ✨
- Cute and bubbly
- Comfort drama
- Jang Jaeyong is such a green flag that he transformed into a streetlamp
CONS:
- I couldn't find any, BUT if you insist: another drama with a school setting
- You might get addicted (where might is just a synonym for OFC)
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12. Lovely Runner
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
♡♡♡
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13. Utsukushii Kare Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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14. Utsukushii Kare
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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15. Sachiiro no One Room
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
♡♡
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16. Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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17. 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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18. Zombie Detective
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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19. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
♡♡
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20. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
♡
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21. Green Door
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
♡
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22. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
♡♡
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23. Guardian
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
♡♡
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24. Bloody Romance
Chinese Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
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25. Duel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
♡
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26. Mirror of the Witch
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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27. Circle
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
♡
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28. Solomon's Perjury
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
♡♡
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29. Blood
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
♡
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30. Mask
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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31. Shine or Go Crazy
Korean Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
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32. Yuube no Curry, Ashita no Pan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 7 episodes
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33. It's Okay, That's Love
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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34. Ouroboros
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
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35. Marumaru Tsuma
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
♡♡
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36. My Love from the Star
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
♡♡
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37. The Slave Hunters
Korean Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
♡♡
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38. Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koishite
Japanese Drama - 2010, 6 episodes
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39. Freeze
Korean Drama - 2006, 5 episodes