Editorials 
Possessive Male Leads
This list is ranked from the most to the least possessive male lead (my opinion).
ForbiddenFlower May 27, 2026
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![Empress Ki]()
1. Empress Ki
Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
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![Summer's Desire]()
2. Summer's Desire
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 14 episodes
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![Story of Kunning Palace]()
3. Story of Kunning Palace
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
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![Born Again]()
4. Born Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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![The King's Woman]()
5. The King's Woman
Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes
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![Lost You Forever]()
6. Lost You Forever
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
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![Goodbye My Princess: Director's Cut]()
7. Goodbye My Princess: Director's Cut
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
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![Secret Love]()
8. Secret Love
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
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![Eve]()
9. Eve
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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![Pursuit of Jade]()
10. Pursuit of Jade
Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes
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![Secret Garden]()
11. Secret Garden
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
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![The Red Sleeve]()
12. The Red Sleeve
Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
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![Generation to Generation]()
13. Generation to Generation
Chinese Drama - 2026, 37 episodes
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![Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]()
14. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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![Obsessed]()
15. Obsessed
Korean Movie - 2014
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![Love in Sadness]()
16. Love in Sadness
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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![Sniper Butterfly]()
17. Sniper Butterfly
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
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![Affinity]()
18. Affinity
Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes
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![Sunsets Secrets Regrets]()
19. Sunsets Secrets Regrets
Chinese Drama - 2026, 28 episodes
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![Lesson in Love]()
20. Lesson in Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest]()
21. Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest
Japanese Drama - 2026, 9 episodes
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![When a Man Falls in Love]()
22. When a Man Falls in Love
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
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![Go Ahead]()
23. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
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![Boys over Flowers]()
24. Boys over Flowers
Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
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![Well-Intended Love]()
25. Well-Intended Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
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