News Disabilities & Illnesses Representation
characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
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101. Failure
Chinese Drama - 2024, 79 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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102. Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 30 episodes
SML - prosthetic leg
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103. Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
ML - mental health issues, split personality
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104. Falling Flowers, Silent Jade
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
(formerly) blind FL, ML - chronic headaches
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105. Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
ML, FL - depression
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106. Fancy Land
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
FL - schizophrenia
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107. Fei Yao Chu Jia
Chinese Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
ML - chronic illness
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108. Feng Qi Yun Shu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 21 episodes
ML - chronic illness
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109. Fervent Kiss
Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes
ML - disabled leg
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110. First Choice
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
child character - asthma, formerly blind ML
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111. First Marriage
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
supporting villain - paraplegia
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112. First Note of Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
ML - panic attacks
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113. Flourish in Time
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - amputee/prosthetic leg
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114. Flower Boy Next Door
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
FL - agoraphobia
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115. Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
supporting character - PTSD
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116. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
ML - trauma, mental health issues
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117. Follow My Dear General
Chinese Drama - 2022, 31 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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118. Follow Your Heart
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
ML - prosopagnosia
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119. Forever Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
ML - chronic illness
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120. Forever Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
blind FL
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121. Gannibal
Japanese Drama - 2022, 7 episodes
supporting child character - mutism
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122. Genie, Make a Wish
Korean Drama - 2025, 13 episodes
FL - antisocial personality disorder
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123. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
ML - trauma, mental health issues
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124. Governor's Secret Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - trauma related panic attacks in darkness
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125. Happy Merry Ending
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
ML - anxiety
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126. Happy of the End
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
MLs - depression, trauma, PTSD, mental illness
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127. Hard to Find
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
ML - no sense of taste
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128. He Kills It
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
SFL - aphasia
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129. He Won't Kill, She Won't Die
Japanese Movie - 2019
FL - depression
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130. Heal the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2025, 21 episodes
FL - split personality
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131. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
FL - anxiety, trauma
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132. Heart of Stone
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
ML - food allergy, claustrophobia, FL - astraphobia
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133. Hello Mr. Gu
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
ML - phobia
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134. Hello My Shining Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 43 episodes
ML - sleepwalking, trauma
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135. Hello There
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
FL - fantasy chronic illness
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136. Hello, I'm at Your Service
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - nyctophobia
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137. Heo's Diner
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
SFL - eating disorder
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138. Here Is My Exclusive Indulge
Chinese Drama - 2021, 34 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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139. Here Is My Exclusive Indulge Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 37 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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140. Hidden Marriage
Chinese Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
child character - mutism
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141. His Chosen Favor
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
SML - food allergy
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142. Honey, Don't Run Away
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
FL - chronic illness
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143. Hot Road
Japanese Movie - 2014
ML - disabled leg and other permanent injuries (in the end)
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144. Housewife's Counterattack
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL - mental health issues
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145. How Dare You!?
Chinese Drama - 2026, 32 episodes
ML - chronic migraines, supporting character - mutism
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146. Huang Jin Tai
Chinese Drama - 2025, 43 episodes
ML - food allergy, disabled legs
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147. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
ML - some sort of fainting disorder
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148. I Am Fei Fan
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
FL - split personality
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149. I Am the Years You Are the Stars
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL - unspecified chronic illness
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150. I Cannot Hug You
Chinese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
ML - OCD
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151. I Cannot Hug You Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
ML - OCD
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152. I Found Love in a Book
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
ML - PTSD
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153. I Hear the Sunspot
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
deaf ML
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154. I Love My President Though He's A Psycho
Chinese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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155. I'll Turn Back This Time
Chinese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
ML - colorblindness
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156. I'm Not a Casual Person
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
ML - heart condition, supporting character - paraplegia
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157. I'm Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
ML - fantasy chronic illness
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158. Idol I
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
ML - depression, anxiety, lactose intolerance
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159. Imprisoned Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 53 episodes
ML uses a wheelchair
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160. In Love with Loving You
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
ML - PTSD
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161. In My Prime
Chinese Drama - 2026, 26 episodes
FL - albinism, supporting character - allergy, supporting character - disabled leg
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162. In the Grip of Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
FL - asthma
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163. In Your Radiant Season
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
hearing impaired ML
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164. Indulgence
Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes
FL - depression
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165. Innocent
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
ML - multiple personality disorder
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166. Innocent Witness
Korean Movie - 2019
FL - autism
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167. Invisible Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes
blind FL
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168. Island Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
SML becomes hearing impaired
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169. Itsuka no Kimi e
Japanese Movie - 2007
ML - mental health issues
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170. Iyashi no Otonari-san ni wa Himitsu ga Aru
Japanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
ML - mental health issues
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171. Just Spoil You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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172. Justice in the Dark
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
ML - PTSD
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173. Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
ML - depression
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174. Key to the Phoenix Heart
Chinese Drama - 2026, 28 episodes
ML - head injury resulting in recurring temporary blindness, SML - food allergy, supporting character - mutism
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175. Kill Lover
Chinese Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
ML - temporarily blindness, food allergy, SFL- paraplegia
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176. Kiseki no Hito
Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
deafblind supporting child character
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177. Kokuho
Japanese Movie - 2025
ML, supporting character - diabetes
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178. Kotaro Lives Alone
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
supporting child character - trauma
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179. Kun in the Distant Ocean
Chinese Movie - 2024
FL - heart defect
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180. La Cuisine
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
ML - social phobia, trauma
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181. Last Twilight
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
visually impaired ML, blind supporting character
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182. Legend of Fei
Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes
ML - poor health due to poisoning
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183. Lethal Perfume
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
ML - colorblindness
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184. Lighter & Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
ML - chronic back problems
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185. Listening Snow Tower
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
chronically ill ML
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186. Locked by the Tide
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
FL - hemophilia
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187. Lose My Heart to You
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
ML - heart transplant, mentally disabled guest character
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188. Lost You Forever
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
ML - disabled leg, FL, ML - trauma
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189. Love Across Mountains and Seas
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
ML - depression
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190. Love and Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
ML - trauma, fantasy chronic health issues
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191. Love and Redemption
Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
FL - lacking five senses
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192. Love at First Sight
Chinese Movie - 2016
blind ML
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193. Love beyond the Grave
Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes
FL - colorblindness, lacking five senses, supporting character - chronically ill
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194. Love beyond Words
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
FL - mutism
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195. Love Conceals Its Blade
Thai Drama - 2026, 67 episodes
ML - heart condition
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196. Love for You
Chinese Drama - 2026, 32 episodes
ML - PTSD, depression
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197. Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
ML - moyamoya disease (real world)
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198. Love in Between
Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
chronically ill ML
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199. Love in Sync
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
FL - claustrophobia, trauma
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200. Love in the Tea Garden
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
FL - PTSD
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