FRIENDSHIP | Enemies to Friends

In this list, the focus is on the enemies to friends (frenemies) dynamic.

mm (male/male frenemies)

ff (female/female frenemies)

mf (male/female frenemies)

Ranked by frenemy intensity levels

Level 1: Low intensity (Mild disagreements)

Level 2: Moderate intensity (Noticeable tension)

Level 3: Medium-high intensity (Significant conflict)

Level 4: High intensity (Deep-seated animosity)

Level 5: Very high intensity (Extreme conflict or hatred)

Important: The level I selected for each series is obviously not 100% accurate. Just personal opinion.

Klementine Oct 6, 2024

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1. Peaceful Property

Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

9.5

Peach & Home: (mm)
Level: 1
Notes: both are dorks
2. To the Moon and Back

Thai Drama - 2023, 21 episodes

9.5

Trai & Riri: (mf)
Level: 1
Notes: sparks are flying between them
3. Red Blue

Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

8.5

Aoba & Iwase: (mm)
Level: 1
Notes: aka how do you become friends with your bully
4. 19th Floor

Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

9.0

Yang Ba Wan & Zhang Tian Qiang: (mm)
Level: 1
Notes: both are dorks
5. Rising with the Wind

Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

9.5

Yang Jian & Jiang Hu: (mf)
Level: 1
Notes: such a good represantation of platonic male-female friendship
6. Mr.Kill

Thai Drama - 2026, 10 episodes

8.5

Kaye & Phat (mm)
Level: 1 + 2
Notes: when a police officer starts to like a suspect...
7. Pending Train

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.0

Kayashima & Shirahama: (mm)
Level: 1 + 2
Notes: both are in love with the same girl but have the best chemistry together
8. Ultimate Note

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

10

Hei Ye & Xiao Hua: (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: bickering like an old married couple, my favorite <3
9. Flex X Cop

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

10

Isoo & Ganghyun: (mf)
Level: 2
Notes: I shipped them so much
10. Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger

Japanese Drama - 2023, 50 episodes

10

Gira & Yanma: (mm)
Level: 2

Gira & Jeramie: (mm)
Level: 2
11. Road to Success

Chinese Drama - 2026, 32 episodes

7.5

Fu Xin Shu & Wen Cheng Ye (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: they were friends as children, but something happened, and later one of them didn't recognize the other as his childhood friend, very emotional
12. Hikaru no Go

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

10

Shi Guang & Yi Liang: (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: it was a long bumpy road, but it was worth it
13. Kamen Rider Build

Japanese Drama - 2017, 49 episodes

9.0

Sento, Banjou & Kazumi: (mmm)
Level: 2
Notes: found family <3
14. Across the Sky

Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes

9.0

Sky & Chalarm: (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: both are in love with the same girl but have the best chemistry together
15. The Embers

Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes

10

Siyuan & Shu He: (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: I wish they would have explored their conflict more
16. Mama Gogo

Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

10

Gayu & Kampan: (mm)
Level: 2
Notes: a lot of half-naked dance battles
17. Kamen Rider Gavv

Japanese Drama - 2024, 50 episodes

10

Shouma & Rakia (mm) | Hanto & Rakia (mm)
Level: 2 + 3
Notes: very wholesome <3
18. Under the Skin

Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

9.5

Shen Yi & Du Cheng: (mm)
Level: 2 + 3
Notes: very one-sided, nice chemistry and teamwork
19. Leap Day

Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

7.5

Night & Day
Level: 2 + 3
Notes: they can only survive with teamwork
20. High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D.

Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

9.5

+ Season 2
Cobra & Murayama: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: seems more like a one-sided crush
21. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

Japanese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes

9.0

Kaito & Stacey: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: very one-sided, very good character-development
22. Kamen Rider Blade

Japanese Drama - 2004, 49 episodes

9.0

Kenzaki & Hajime: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: very one-sided, soulmates! <3
23. Kamen Rider Gaim

Japanese Drama - 2013, 47 episodes

7.5

Kouta & Kaito: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: at least they respected each other
24. Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger

Japanese Drama - 2018, 51 episodes

9.0

Kairi & Keichiiro: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: best thief x police couple
25. The Gifted

Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes

10

Pang & Wave: (mm)
Level: 3
Notes: I shipped them so much, very emotional, my favorite <3
26. Chase the Truth

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

9.5

Chu Yihan & Sha Xiaofei (mm)
Level: 3 + 4
Notes: perhaps not friends, but acquaintances who respect each other (and Yihan was lowkey obsessed about Xiaofei's messy hair)
27. Avataro Sentai Donbrothers

Japanese Drama - 2022, 50 episodes

9.5

Taro & Sonoi: (mm)
Level: 4
Notes: it's like an on-off relationship but more intense
28. High School Frenemy

Thai Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

10

Shin & Saint: (mm)
Level: 4
Notes: it's a friends to enemies to friends situation, very one-sided, very emotional, my favorite <3
29. Kamen Rider Geats

Japanese Drama - 2022, 49 episodes

9.0

Ace & Michinaga: (mm)
Level: 4 + 5
Notes: kinda one-sided, Michinaga's grumpy face never gets old
30. Wonderful World

Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

9.5

Kwon Seon Yul & Eun Soo Hyun: (mf)
Level: 4 + 5
Notes: get your tissues ready, so emotional