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ML or FL is believed to be the fulfillment of a prophecy that says they will end the country/world/a person or are thought to be bad luck.

1910s-1940s setting

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

instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.

Both leads are damaged, traumatized, deeply lonely, or otherwise wounded by life, fall in love, and try to heal together. AKA my favorite romantic…

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.

male friendships.

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

 the leads are friends before they become lovers.

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

Vampires and blood drinking creatures.

characters who transform into both humans and animals (includes nine tailed foxes).

ML's romantic rival is himself due to time travel, magic, reincarnation, secret identity, or a split personality.

angels, gods, grim reapers, goblins, genies, fairies, demons. AKA a lot of xianxia here.

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

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

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

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

at least one of the leads are from the grasslands/desert.

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

Couples with large height differences, guaranteed to make the heart flutter!

Dramas with beautiful soundtracks (my favorites from each included).

One or both of the leads fall hard at their first meeting.

forbidden love between master/disciples or teacher/students.

a character was raised as a weapon, assassin/killer, and/or tool by someone who planned to use them for some purpose. AKA leads with the most…

Ocean/seaside settings for at least part of the plot.

Dramas and movies based upon a true story, ranging from historical figures to events, to varying degrees of accuracy.

visitors from outer space.

Movies and dramas centered around or with main characters involved in sports.

dramas and movies featuring dragons

Qing Dynasty setting

Dramas that have two or more different endings, either alternate (one tragic, one happy), bonus epilogues/extra episodes set after the drama,…

Short little films, all under an hour.

SFL/SML gives up on the ML/FL and actually moves on, finding love with someone else. May end happily, may end tragically.

Goryeo or Silla setting or flashback scenes

Lead(s) who work as matchmakers.

characters who are mermaids & mermen.