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Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are short length/mini dramas (usually >15 mins per episode).
Japanese Dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes.
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.
Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…
Romances between an employer and their employee or master and their servant (excluding bodyguards).
main characters with scars, particularly those that are significant to the plot or the romance.
Dramas I loved and would very much recommend!(if there's more than one season, only the first is listed)
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…
angels, demons, gods, grim reapers, goblins, or plant fairies. AKA a lot of xianxia here.
the leads are more than star-crossed lovers - there is bad blood between them. Includes blood feuds in which the lead or their family harmed/killed…
When you need romance with a bit more fire - particularly sizzling chemistry, yearning/UST, scenes that makes you wonder where exactly the censors…
Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.
plots driven by FL's/ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.
endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" - the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with…
plost centered around or leads whose careers are in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, stage magicians, entertainment, etc..
Couples with large height differences, guaranteed to make the heart flutter!
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…
Thai Dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes.
My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…
reversed stereotypical gender roles including domineering or strong FL/weak ML, matriarchal husbands, reversed societies, mpreg, characters…
Romances between step family, in-laws or adopted (not blood related) siblings, and the occasional related one.
ML and his brother are both in love with and/or romantically involved with the FL.
main characters who are doctors, nurses, paramedics, or firefighters.
Plots centered around food, restaurants, cafes, bars, and cooking and/or characters who are chefs/cooks.
characters who transform into both humans and animals (includes nine tailed foxes).
youth drama, school settings, & main characters who are students or teachers
SFL/SML gives up on the ML/FL and actually moves on, finding love with someone else. May end happily, may end tragically.
The delightful or not so delightful trope! At least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.
Princes or princesses who are raised as a commoner outside the palace, and may or may not be unaware of their own identity.
Romances between a supernatural non-human lead and a human lead.
Dramas that have two or more different endings, either alternate (one tragic, one happy), bonus epilogues/extra episodes set after the drama,…
characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, power swaps, identity swaps, false identities, hidden…
Korean dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes.
