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 characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more. 

Thrillers, crime, procedurals, legal, and mysteries. 

plots driven by FL's/ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.

Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are short length/mini dramas (usually >15 mins per episode). 

zombies, robots, human clones, death games, futuristic and/or dystopian settings.

Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, red flags, and bad boys with a heart of gold.

FL physically and/or emotionally saves the ML at least once.

reversed stereotypical gender roles including domineering or strong FL/weak ML, matriarchal husbands, reversed societies, mpreg, characters…

1950s-1990s setting

the leads are in an established romantic relationship and then break up, divorce, or plan to divorce only to fall in love all over again.

When childhood connections and true love are not enough for peak romance - these couples are true soulmates, connected in a magical way by either…

main characters who are doctors, nurses, paramedics, or firefighters.

My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…

characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, identity swaps, false identities, hidden identities, etc. 

For when you're in the mood for screaming at your screen after it goes black. Cliffhangers for second seasons that never happened, endings up…

Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…

a main character travels to or from a different country.

people entering or coming from video games, VR, books, tv shows, manga, dreams, or parallel worlds, or set within those worlds with self aware…

Romances between a supernatural non-human lead and a human lead.

dramas and movies featuring dragons

Sad endings (my definition is the leads don't end up together due to death or separation) and  happy endings for the main couple but are otherwise…

characters who are humans with some magical power or who gain power from a magical object they possess.

one or both of the leads dislikes/hates/is annoyed by the other when they first meet, but the two later fall in love. 

time travel or time loops.

Dramas and movies I loved and would very much recommend! If there's more than one season/movie, only the first is listed.

Romances between an employer and their employee or master and their servant (excluding bodyguards).

main characters have a pet. 

 the leads are friends before they become lovers.

LGBTQ+ characters, including main, supporting, and guest

Pairings where the characters are emotional opposites, one cold and one warm or one introvert and one extrovert.

Actors and actresses I really enjoy watching. 

a storyline or all of the plot revolves around life inside a palace.

plost centered around or leads who are involved in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, stage magicians, entertainment, etc..

interracial and intercultural  romantic relationships, either the leads or supporting characters.

The delightful or not so delightful trope! At least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.

endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" -  the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with…

Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.

Romances between step family, in-laws or adopted (not blood related) siblings, and the occasional related one.

Thai dramas that can be watched in a few hours.

school settings, youth dramas, & main characters who are students or teachers

One of the leads secretly and deliberately gets close to the other to use them for some hidden reason such as revenge on their family member,…

main characters with scars, particularly those that are significant to the plot or the romance.

settings in the country and small towns, for when you want to get away from it all.

Slice of life dramas and movies.

Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - main and secondary couples. Immortal characters are included only if he/she was  older/younger…

the leads are of quite different social status.

Short Korean dramas that can be watched in a day.

Low angst, light, cozy, or comedic dramas/movies for bad days!

visitors from outer space.

For when you're tired of dramas in which the ML sacrifices everything and the FL doesn't seem to even love him as much. Here are FLs who definitely…