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Romances between an employer and their employee or master and their servant (excluding bodyguards).
Princes or princesses who are raised as a commoner outside the palace, and may or may not be unaware of their own identity.
SFL/SML gives up on the ML/FL and actually moves on, finding love with someone else. May end happily, may end tragically.
reversed stereotypical gender roles including domineering or strong FL/weak ML, matriarchal husbands, reversed societies, mpreg, characters…
two brothers are both romantically involved with the FL.
angels, gods, grim reapers, goblins, genies, fairies, demons. AKA a lot of xianxia here.
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…
interracial and intercultural romantic relationships, either the leads or supporting characters.
When you want something very different from the usual - bizarre concepts, fresh/unique plots, and unconventional pairings.
characters who are humans with some magical power or who gain power from a magical object they possess.
Because the number of episodes of most Chinese dramas can be daunting, these are full length but shorter than average dramas (20 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.
pretty and/or unusual/unique aesthetics relating to costumes, sets, lighting, or cinematography.
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…
Both leads are damaged, traumatized, deeply lonely, or otherwise wounded by life, fall in love, and try to heal together. AKA my favorite romantic…
ML or FL gives up their royal titles, quest for revenge, wealth, or something similar.
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.
Dramas that have two or more different endings, either alternate (one tragic, one happy), bonus epilogues/extra episodes set after the drama,…
Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - main and secondary couples. Immortal characters are included only if he/she was older/younger…
One or both of the leads are a parent and don't know it. Includes the FL concealing her pregnancy intentionally or unintentionally from the…
ML's romantic rival is himself due to time travel, magic, reincarnation, or a split personality.
Ocean/seaside settings and/or set aboard a ship for at least part of the plot.
Characters who have a human parent and a non human one, or are of human/non human DNA.
Dramas and movies based upon a true story, ranging from historical figures to events, to varying degrees of accuracy.
Most of the to time when the FL is in disguise as a boy, the ML finds out and then falls in love. This is for the rare and wonderful times when…
