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Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, red flags, and bad boys with a heart of gold.
characters who are humans with some magical power or who gain power from a magical object they possess.
MLs with that supernatural white, bright, or unusual hair colors at some point, just because it's pretty. ;)
pretty and/or unusual/unique aesthetics relating to costumes, sets, lighting, or cinematography.
settings in the country and small towns, for when you want to get away from it all.
Thrillers, crime, procedurals, legal, and mysteries.
instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.
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…
Ocean/seaside settings and/or set aboard a ship for at least part of the plot.
characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
"I had no choice but like you. The one who gave me a name." One of the leads names the other.
When childhood connections and true love are not enough for peak romance - these couples are true soulmates, connected in a magical way by either…
Dramas and movies set in or with flashbacks to times less commonly shown such as Qing, Goryeo, Silla, Manchu War, 1950s-1990s, etc.
Dramas and movies based upon a true story, ranging from historical figures to events, to varying degrees of accuracy.
main characters who are outside the law and/or have criminal records including assassins, bandits, thieves, spies, mafia, criminals, or pirates.
Japanese Dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes.
When you want something very different from the usual - bizarre concepts, unique plots, and unconventional pairings.
the leads live together before being in a relationship or live in the same apartment building next door to each other. Excludes contract…
people entering or coming from video games, VR, books, tv shows, manga, or dreams, or set within those worlds with self aware characters.
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).…
ML or FL gives up their royal titles, quest for revenge, wealth, or something similar.
Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - main and secondary couples. Immortal characters are included only if he/she was older/younger…
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…
heavy religious elements - characters who are pastors, priests, Catholic history, cults, etc.
ML's romantic rival is himself due to time travel, magic, reincarnation, or a split personality.
Characters who have a human parent and a non human one, or are of human/non human DNA.
Dramas I loved that I rarely see mentioned/recommended or are very unpopular. Full length dramas only because literally all mini dramas are…
one or both of the leads dislikes/hates/is annoyed by the other when they first meet, but the two later fall in love.
Both romantic and platonic: three or more guys fall in love with the FL during the course of the plot, or the FL is surrounded by a group…
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.
A very subjective and self indulgent list of pretty people with very beautiful eyes.
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…
Both leads are damaged, traumatized, deeply lonely, or otherwise wounded by life, fall in love, and try to heal together. AKA my favorite romantic…
Pairings where the characters are emotional opposites, one cold and one warm or one introvert and one extrovert.
