Taz-mania

The female lead starts college in episode 15 - she stayed in high school one additional year so that she could continue to try to get into the same college as the male lead. Due to a family crisis, male lead tries to distance himself from female lead from episode 15 to episode 19. He finally comes to his senses and begins pursuing the female lead. His mom not understanding that they were already a couple cancelled their childhood betrothal (but she was completely on board with their relationship once she realized they were actually dating) - the female lead's mom was thrilled they were dating.

I also really liked You Are My Hero - great chemistry between the leads (didn't care that much for the secondary romance but the lead romance was fantastic)

It's a historical, but The Long Ballad was also really good. Loved both the lead and the secondary romance.

Korea - She Was Pretty
Chinese - Pretty Li Hui Zhen
Japanese - Kanojo wa Kirei datta
Thai - Me Always You

I didn't like the FL's character in Discovery of Love but did enjoy the secondary romance. Hopefully, this remake will be better than the original.

Thanks - I had remembered there was something mysterious about him but misremembered what it was!!

Thanks - I had remembered there was something mysterious about him but misremembered what it was!!

Did they change it in this version? In other versions the SML (i.e., Higuichi) was the nephew.

Wonder why this drama has a tag of "selfish female lead"? While the second female lead might be called selfish by some do to her actions towards the male lead, I don't think the female lead was ever selfish.

I agree, of the 4 versions I've watched (although I've only seen the first episode of the Thai version) the Japanese version is my favorite. Like both the ML and the FL and didn't get SML syndrome.

Watched the first episode and the FL actions and expressions seem way over the top. Hopefully she'll tone it down in coming episodes.

My favorite sports related drama is Skate Into Love about Hockey and Speed Skating.

Is the drama description incorrect? It says their mother died 30 years ago but the youngest child is played by a 20-year old while the oldest child is played by a 31 year old.

Empress Ki

On episode 9 and so far am liking this version better than the Korean, primarily because of the ML seems to be a better actor than Ok Taec Yeon. The leads in this version also have a lot more chemistry than in the Korean version.

No conflict once they get together but heroine does make him work for her forgiveness (she had originally planned to make him wait for 2 months the same as he made her wait but once she found out about him giving her the penta kills after the competition she didn't make him wait any longer). However, for the most part the 17 epilogues to the novel cover the hero/heroine as a couple (including their wedding). From the trailers I've watched it does appear that the epilogues will be included in the drama.

I liked the scene where hero drives heroine back to their hometown - he admits he's anxious and confesses that he likes her as much as she likes him.

So far really loving this drama. It's doing an excellent job of bringing the novel to life (as to be expected with Gu Man as the screenwriter). Love both the hero and heroine in this drama.

The epilogues covers them winning the world championship and also has a pregnancy scare . The main novel ends (as does the drama) at Chapter 155. With epilogues the novel is 191 Chapters long.

Overall, I really enjoyed this drama. I was pleasantly surprised by how closely it followed the novel on which it was based with the dialogue from lots of the scenes being lifted completely from the novel. My only disappointment was that the drama didn't include the novel's epilogues.

I've been pleasantly surprised by how closely the drama is following the novel, with lots of scenes following the novel's dialogue word for word. I liked the novel and am really enjoying the drama.

In addition to the list by Sree Nivas, a couple more dramas where hero/heroine don't breakup:
You Are My Hero (great drama with a fantastic lead couple)
My Little Happiness
Go Go Squid 2: DT.Appledog’s Time (not as good as Go Go Squid)
You Are So Sweet (a so-so drama but no breakups)
Love Scenery
Healer (a slightly older Korean drama but one of my favorites)

Also, would second the recommendations of Love is Sweet, Maiden Holmes and The Imperial Coroner