News Transmigration: Out of place/time/body
Dramas where one of the leads gets magically transported from their own life into another time, another universe, or another person's body (or all three!)
1 - modern person falls into a fictional world, such as a video game, drama, or book
2 - fictional character realizes they're fictional and/or enters the real world
3 - modern person time travels to the past, usually into the body of an existing person
4 - two characters switch bodies
5 - character dies and wakes up in another person's body or in their own body at a different time
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1. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
1 - FL drops into a historical/fantasy drama
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2. Lost Romance
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
1 - FL drops into a romance drama
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3. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
1 & 2 - FL enters a comic book world where the ML is the main character
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4. Dear Diary
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
2 - characters the FL made up in her diary as a kid travel to the real world
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5. My Queen
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
1 - FL enters a historical fantasy dating sim game
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6. My Villain Husband
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
1 - FL falls into a fantasy novel
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7. Night of Love with You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
1/2 - FL is a manga character who jumps to a new story
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8. Sassy Beauty
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
1 - FL lands in a historical dating sim game
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9. Unique Lady
Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
1 - FL entering a historical dating sim
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10. Splash Splash Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 2 episodes
3 - modern high schooler time travels to Joseon era
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11. Stick to the Script!
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
1 - modern student falls into a drama
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12. Pop Out Boy!
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
2 - comic book character steps into the real world
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13. The Man Ripped From the Sky
Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
1 - comic book author has her villain character step into the real world
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14. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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15. Comic Male Loves Me
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
1 - comic author enters her comics as a heroine
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16. The Villain Loves Me Too Much
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
1 - FL enters a webtoon as the female lead
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17. A Time Called You
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
5 - adult woman is transported back in time into the body of a high schooler
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18. Marry My Husband
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
5 - FL travels a few years back in time to change her own fate
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19. Oh! My Emperor
Chinese Drama - 2018, 21 episodes
3
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20. Large Queen
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
3
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21. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
5 - FL travels a few years back in time to change her own fate
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22. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
5 - FL is transported back in time into the body of a high schooler
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23. My Only Love Song
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
3
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24. Queen and I
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
3 in reverse - Joseon era ML travels to modern times
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25. Rooftop Prince
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
3 in reverse - Joseon era ML travels to modern times
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26. The Great Doctor
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
3 - FL travels to Goryeo era
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27. Love Better Than Immortality
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
1/3 - FL travels to the past/a Wuxia world but it's technically a simulation?
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28. Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
3 - FL goes to Qing dynasty
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29. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
3 - FL travels to Goryeo era
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30. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
1 & 4 - FL travels into the body of a fictional/historical character but switches back and forth with the original owner of the body
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31. Mr. Bad
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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32. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
3
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33. Secret Garden
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
4
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34. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
5 - FL travels back in time into the body of the villain's true love to destroy him
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35. Go Princess, Go!
Chinese Drama - 2015, 35 episodes
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36. Oh My Drama Lover
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
1 - FL falls into a romance novel
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37. Hit the Top
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
3 in reverse - a pop idol from the 90s travels two decades into the future
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38. Unexpected
Chinese Drama - 2018, 23 episodes
1 - manga artist travels into the world of his manga
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39. The Queen of Attack
Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
1 - FL falls into a historical drama
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40. Ru Hua Ru Tu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
1 - FL enters a xianxia world
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41. The Bride of Habaek
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
2-ish - a mythical god enters the modern world
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42. Derailment
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
1/2 - character travels across parallel worlds
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43. Serendipity
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
1/2 - character travels across parallel fictional worlds
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44. A Familiar Stranger
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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45. Affairs of a Drama Queen
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
1 - FL enters a play
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46. Different Princess
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
1 - FL falls into her own novel
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47. Extraordinary You
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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48. Fall in Love in the Book
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
1 - FL enters a romance novel
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49. Give You My Heart
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
2 - fictional villain enters modern world
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50. I Want to Live to the Finale
Chinese Drama - 2021, 26 episodes
1 - FL enters book
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51. Parallel Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
5 - FL travels 10 years back in time
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52. Rewriting Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
2 & 5 - fictional character is reincarnated after dying to change her fate
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53. Story of Kunning Palace
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
5 - FL is reincarnated in her own body at 18
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54. Supervisor Husband
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
1 - FL enters a comic
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55. Twisted Fate of Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
3/5 - FL travels back in time to change her fate
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56. Falling for You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
1 - FL enters a romance drama
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57. Shining for One Thing
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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58. Love Across Time
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
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