short drama nation
all the short dramas I remember completing - ranked
includes everything with episode runtime <c. 25 minutes, so these are not all traditional toxic trope minidramas but check the tags first because there are plenty of serious dramas and also violence, stepsiblings, and violence between stepsiblings here
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![A Familiar Stranger]()
1. A Familiar Stranger
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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![Cases between Us]()
2. Cases between Us
Chinese Drama - 2026, 36 episodes
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![Dominion and Devotion]()
3. Dominion and Devotion
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
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![Gemini]()
4. Gemini
Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes
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![Semantic Error]()
5. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![Cinderella Closet]()
6. Cinderella Closet
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![Midnight Diner]()
7. Midnight Diner
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
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![Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island]()
8. Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island
Chinese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
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![Affinity]()
9. Affinity
Chinese Drama - 2026, 40 episodes
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![Threads of Destiny]()
10. Threads of Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2025, 26 episodes
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![The Novelist]()
11. The Novelist
Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
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![The Tower of Whispers]()
12. The Tower of Whispers
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
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![Supervisor Husband]()
13. Supervisor Husband
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
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![Love Is a Poison]()
14. Love Is a Poison
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![The Maid]()
15. The Maid
Chinese Drama - 2025, 26 episodes
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![Bound by Sin]()
16. Bound by Sin
Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
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![Dawn Is Breaking]()
17. Dawn Is Breaking
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
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![Weeds Are Thriving Unchecked]()
18. Weeds Are Thriving Unchecked
Chinese Drama - 2025, 71 episodes
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![Secrets of the Shadow Sect]()
19. Secrets of the Shadow Sect
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
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![My Secret Vampire]()
20. My Secret Vampire
Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![I Cannot Reach You]()
21. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Within the Grip]()
22. Within the Grip
Chinese Drama - 2026, 24 episodes
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![My Lady General]()
23. My Lady General
Chinese Drama - 2023, 23 episodes
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![Minato's Laundromat]()
24. Minato's Laundromat
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Gray Shelter]()
25. Gray Shelter
Korean Drama - 2024, 5 episodes
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![Jian Hun]()
26. Jian Hun
Chinese Drama - 2025, 25 episodes
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![Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart]()
27. Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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![Jun & Jun]()
28. Jun & Jun
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Mistaken Love]()
29. Mistaken Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
