Unhealthy / Dark / Twisted / Toxic / Forbidden Romances
Not your usual fluffy or "normal" relationships / romances. Majority of them are dynamics between the lead romantic pair with the exception of a few.
I am too lazy to create a separate list for all 5 categories so I'm just lumping them all into 1 list in an order of from the ones I enjoyed the most to the least. Please watch with caution. I've added some relevant tags (without too much spoiler). Need I add that that these dramas / movies aren't for a morally upright audience, and are on the heavier side..
Feel free to recommend good ones that I have missed out :)
P.S A lot of lakorns from Thailand fall into this list so I've only included those that are watchable despite the toxicity.
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![Under Your Bed]()
101. Under Your Bed
Japanese Movie - 2019
Relevant tags: stalking, physical abuse, sexual abuse
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![Until I Destroyed My Husband's Family]()
102. Until I Destroyed My Husband's Family
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Tags: forbidden romance, revenge
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![Remembering Lichuan]()
103. Remembering Lichuan
Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes
Relevant tags: toxic / unhealthy relationship
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![Majo no Jouken]()
104. Majo no Jouken
Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes
Relevant tags: teacher-student relationship
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![Love in Sadness]()
105. Love in Sadness
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Relevant tags: hidden identity, plastic surgery, obsession, abuse
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![Koi]()
106. Koi
Japanese Special - 2013, 1 episode
Relevant tags: husband-wife relationship, open marriage, infidelity, incest
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![Inside Mari]()
107. Inside Mari
Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Relevant tags: psychological, mental illness, sexual
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![Don't Laugh at My Romance]()
108. Don't Laugh at My Romance
Japanese Movie - 2008
Relevant tags: slice-of-life, sexual relationship, teacher-student relationship
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![Nevertheless: The Shapes of Love]()
109. Nevertheless: The Shapes of Love
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
Relevant tags: playboy, sexual relationship, loneliness
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![Maid's Revenge]()
110. Maid's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
Relevant tags: revenge, abuse,
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![Le Jun Kai]()
111. Le Jun Kai
Chinese Drama - 2013, 9 episodes
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![My Personal Weatherman]()
112. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Babysitter]()
113. Babysitter
Korean Drama - 2016, 4 episodes
Relevant tags: manipulation, older man/younger woman, infidelity, revenge
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![Mitsu no Aji]()
114. Mitsu no Aji
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
Relevant tags: incest, manipulation
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115. Jan Dara
Thai Movie - 2001
Relevant tags: sex addiction, incest, abuse
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![Suffocating Love]()
116. Suffocating Love
Taiwanese Movie - 2024
Relevant tags: obsession, control, toxic relationship
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![I Love My President Though He's A Psycho]()
117. I Love My President Though He's A Psycho
Chinese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
Relevant tags: abuse, obsession, rich man/poor woman, love/hate
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![Circle of Love]()
118. Circle of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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![Plerng Boon]()
119. Plerng Boon
Thai Drama - 2017, 17 episodes
Relevant tags: infidelity, obsession, manipulation, betrayal, heartbreak
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![Seducing Drake Palma]()
120. Seducing Drake Palma
Filipino Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
Relevant tags: toxic relationship
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![Wet Season]()
121. Wet Season
Chinese Movie - 2019
Relevant tags: infidelity, teacher-student relationship, heartbreak
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![Homeroom]()
122. Homeroom
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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![The Interest of Love]()
123. The Interest of Love
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
[currently watching]
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![Soseiji]()
124. Soseiji
Japanese Movie - 1999
currently watching
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![Eve]()
125. Eve
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
currently watching
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![Moon in the Day]()
126. Moon in the Day
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
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![House of Lies]()
127. House of Lies
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Love & Eros]()
128. Love & Eros
Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
