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Ah okay. Yeah, I liked the plot for Love O2O better for romance, but Gank Your Heart is better for esports type story. At the time Love O2O aired, nice male leads were rare, so despite all the problematic stuff, people looked over it. Plus some people like possessive male leads, as long as it's to an extent. There were a few misogynist supporting characters, but you're bound to run into that everywhere. Basically, Love O2O was very refreshing for its time (which had a lot of hate to love plots + tsundere MLs or mean MLs). It set the bar for MLs in cdramas to come. Gank Your Heart was a good chasing dreams plot, but I wish it had more character development for that type of story.

They are not in any particular order. I just add them to the bottom of the list as I come across more. I didn't find Love O2O abusive though. I loved it for the friendship. What did you find abusive about Love O2O? The worst I can think of is ML's stalkerish tendencies.

I couldn't connect with the drama in the beginning and storywise I thought it was okay too. Music made me fall asleep at times. ^^;; I can't say it's bad, but it's not my cup of tea. However, the last few episodes blew me away so I changed my mind. I can see why you would say it's fast paced, but for me it's perfect. Actually, it was the opposite for me. I couldn't stand the slow burn. Also, I hate that they had to leave a lot of key information/back story out. I was so confused at times.

What an awesome breakdown of the antihero. Also, this theme/layout is fire. ^^

This is such a fantastic article! I love how each writer has their own style. People may bash KES, but she knows what sells and her dramas are generally entertaining despite the flaws. XD

It was like watching part 3 of a movie series without having seen the first 2 parts.
Also, wow, literally everyone died except for main character.

I love this series. Thank you so much for this guide. It is very helpful. :)

Came here cuz I was curious about Dylan Sprouse's role, but happy to see Gabrielle Guan is playing a main role. :D

He usually plays creepy, evil, and annoying characters, but he's really good at it. I've become a fan. ^^

Fell in love with her in Thara Himalaya. Happy she is doing successfully well now. :)

This is one of my favorite tropes as well. I've seen every drama in this list, except for Word of Honor. Will definitely check it out. Thanks. :)

Did they increase the number of episodes? Good thing I'm behind.

Has anyone read the novel this was based off of? Just curious if screenwriters royally f*ed up or if it's like that in the novel as well. I'm assuming stuff got censored cuz why adapt a story that's this awful and give it a great cast. To be fair, the first 30% of the was pretty decent, but the latter 70% was such a disappointment. What a waste of talent.

Can't wait to check some of these out. ^^

Loved her in Unforgettable Love. Also, she's so pretty. ^^

First half was pretty decent, but gosh this was disappointing. Not worth watching 40 episodes, even for the cast.

Lol, as long as he is not his pet, I might be able to watch it.

Love this list. I usually avoid slow burn romances on gloomy days, but other than that I would be down to watch anything from this list. :D Congrats on your first article!

He has one of my all time favorite voices. What an incredible story. So happy for his success. Thanks for sharing.

The preview looks interesting. Hope it gets subbed.