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In a romance drama, one lead uses their own body to shield the other lead from serious danger (e.g., an arrow, bullet, sword or knife slash…
Chinese fantasy / wuxia / historical romance dramas where one of the leads tries to kill the other at some point. Or both leads try to kill…
Dramas with christmas scenes, multiple winter scenes, and / or kisses, hugs or romantic scenes in the snow.These are all romance-centred dramas…
Amnesia or memory issues, blindness or vision issues, deafness or hearing issues, trauma / phobias or panic attacks, and paralysis or wheelchair…
Sometimes its just a tease of the possibility of reconnecting.
ML or FL has a kid or kids from the beginning of the drama and / or is married or divorced from the start of the drama.
One of the leads works in an office of some kind, including corporate offices, news offices, architecture firms, law offices, detectives working…
Types:1. The ML is by the FL's side for years, but the ML feels that he can't confess his feelings because the FL is dating someone else, the…
The leads grew up together and / or went to school together. They were frenemies, friends or as close as family for years. The ML falls first.…
Just my personal opinion, obviously. For context, I don't mind tragic endings (some of my favourite endings are tragic) as long as the romantic…
The ML or SML poisons himself so he can test antidotes on himself in order to help the FL.
Dramas with intense chemistry, subtext, innuendo or queercoding between two female characters that doesn't build up to a canon queer relationship. Or…
Dramas set in the normal world, except there's one thing that makes the drama a fantasy / sci-fi drama. Often a special ability, a medical condition…
The leads fall in love but the timeline is reset and one or both of them cannot remember their past relationship.
Prepare to be frustrated. There might be some hand holding or hugs or a kiss on the cheek but these dramas have very limited skinship. Mostly…
The leads have been close friends since childhood (but may have been separated for a long time), are good friends before they start dating,…
Dramas that just aren't very serious. No need to worry about extreme angst or serious topics with these dramas. Sometimes they're low budget,…
In some cases the ML spies on the FL expecting to catch her conspiring against him, but instead he overhears her unexpectedly defending and…
Dramas that are between 2 hours and 16 hours long and generally pretty light. The run times listed below are rounded to the nearest hour.CW…
At least one of the leads is an athlete (someone who regularly plays a sport at a competitive level) or an individual who was a talented athlete…
The life of one of the leads is seriously threatened by illness (not a physical injury or poison).
By "significantly" scarred I just mean either one very large / noticeable scar or multiple easily noticeable scars. Not situations where…
The drama devotes a good amount of screen time to showing us just how much the ML loves his wife and its a joy to watch.
Both the cop / detective and the subject are good people.
Dramas that involve the police, detectives, criminal profilers, criminals, corruption, etc.
Romance between two people who work together. Does not include historical dramas.
