Disabilities & Illnesses Representation
characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
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301. Stranger Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL - trauma, mental health issues
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302. Sweet First Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
FL - trauma, sleepwalking, SML - heart condition
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303. Sweet Sweet
Chinese Drama - 2021, 22 episodes
ML - aphasia, OCD
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304. Sword and Beloved
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
SML - asthma
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305. Swords Drawn
Chinese Movie - 2022
ML - amputee (arm)
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306. Tao Hun Ba Ling, Leng Mian Ying Han Jing Shi Da Yuan Gui Gong Zi
Chinese Drama - 2025, 80 episodes
ML - paraplegia (in flashbacks)
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307. Taste of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
ML - prosopagnosia
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308. Tell Me That You Love Me
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
deaf ML, deaf supporting characters
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309. The 8-Year Engagement
Japanese Movie - 2017
FL - encephalitis, paraplegia
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310. The Atypical Family
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
ML - depression
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311. The Awakening of Housewives
Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
supporting child character - mutism, food allergy
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312. The Darkness Is No Darkness with Thee
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
ML - phobia
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313. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
ML - trauma
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314. The First Frost
Chinese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes
FL - trauma, sleepwalking
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315. The Great Doctor
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
ML - depression, trauma
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316. The Great Lin Qian Jin
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
ML - allergy
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317. The Heirs
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
deaf supporting character
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318. The Imperial Coroner
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
ML - claustrophobia, weak health
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319. The Justice
Chinese Drama - 2021, 42 episodes
ML - disabled legs, uses a cane
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320. The Killer Is Also Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
SFL - mutism
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321. The Legend of Shen Li
Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes
ML - chronic lung illness
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322. The Legendary Doctor Lu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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323. The Little Red Matchmaker
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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324. The Love Lasts Two Minds
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
ML - permanent injury to feet
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325. The Love You Give Me
Chinese Drama - 2023, 28 episodes
ML, child character - heart condition
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326. The Matchmakers
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML - recurrent chest pain (magical)
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327. The Miraculous Girl
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
ML - chronically ill
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328. The Missing Snowflakes
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
ML - paraplegia (in the end)
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329. The Other Me
Thai Drama - 2025, 4 episodes
FL - heart transplant
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330. The Palace
Chinese Movie - 2013
ML - blindness (temporarily)
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331. The Princess Bodyguard's Love
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
ML - disabled arm (at the end)
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332. The Prisoner of Beauty
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
ML = nyctophobia, PTSD
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333. The Quirky and the Charming
Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
ML - insomnia
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334. The Rise of Ning
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
FL - poor health
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335. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
ML - heart condition
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336. The School Nurse Files
Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
ML - disabled leg
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337. The Silent Wife
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
mute FL
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338. The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
ML - PTSD
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339. The Spring Avenger
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
FL - partial blindness (one eye)
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340. The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
ML -heart condition
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341. The Sweetest Secret
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - severe allergy
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342. The Unbreakable Bond
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
SML - paraplegia
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343. The Zero Complaint Flight
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
guest character - hypoglycemia
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344. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
ML - temporary blindness
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345. Time and Him Are Just Right
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
supporting character - heart transplant
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346. Time to Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML - trauma, OCD
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347. To See You Again
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
ML - food allergy
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348. Triage
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
ML - heart condition
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349. True Beauty
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
ML - panic attacks
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350. Twelve Letters
Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
supporting character - disabled leg
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351. Twinkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
multiple deaf characters
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352. Two Lights: Relumino
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
blind FL, visually impaired ML
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353. Under the Surface
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
supporting character - bipolar, anxiety
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354. Unforgettable Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
supporting child character - mutism
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355. Unspeakable Love
Chinese Special - 2020, 1 episode
deaf ML, FL
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356. Untouchable Lovers
Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes
ML - blindness, paraplegia (temporarily), permanent scarring to arm
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357. Use for My Talent
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - OCD
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358. Vengeful Wife
Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes
blind FL
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359. Warm on a Cold Night
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
FL - fantasy chronic illness
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360. Watashi no Tadashi Oniichan
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
ML - nightmares, sleeping disorder, mental health issues
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361. Wenderella's Diary
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL - silver allergy
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362. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
ML - trauma, phobia
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363. When I See Your Face
Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
FL - prosopagnosia
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364. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
supporting character - epilepsy
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365. Wife Above All
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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366. Wild Rose
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
ML - tinnitus
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367. Wonderful World
Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
ML - heart transplant
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368. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
MLs - trauma, mental health issues
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369. Wuliang
Chinese Movie - 2020
blind ML
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370. Wulin Heroes
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
ML - fantasy chronic illness
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371. Xing Yun Shuang Bao: Die Di Mei Tian Du Zai Zhuang Qiong
Chinese Drama - 2024, 85 episodes
ML - fantasy allergy
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372. Xuan Jing Si
Chinese Drama - 2025, 25 episodes
FL - uses a wheelchair
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373. Ye Gou Wen Yue Liang
Chinese Drama - 2025, 68 episodes
hearing impaired supporting child character
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374. Ye Xian Sheng Jian De Xiao Ke Lian Mei Ren You Tai Duo De Xin Yan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes
ML - chronic illness
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375. You Are My Whole World
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
ML - no sense of taste
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376. You Will Be Famous
Chinese Special - 2023, 16 episodes
ML - paraplegia
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377. You're My Pet
Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
FL - mental health issues
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378. Your Eyes Tell
Japanese Movie - 2020
blind FL, ML later has a disabled leg
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379. Your Eyes, My World
Chinese Drama - 2021, 22 episodes
blind ML
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380. Your Sensibility My Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
ML - fantasy emotional illness
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381. Zha Die Zong Xiang He Wo Qiang Ma Mi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes
supporting character - paraplegia, ML - claustrophobia
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382. Zhang Zhong Lian Ren
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
hearing impaired FL

















































































