Favourite Romances / Pairings
Some couples that will always be special to me <3
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1. MARS
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
Because the leads healed each other, and loved each other like no one else did.
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2. In a Good Way
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 26 episodes
Because the leads were best friends first, then companions..
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3. My Liberation Notes
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Mi Jeong / Gu.. because they worshipped each other.
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4. Unmet: Aru Nogekai no Nikki
Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
Because the leads had the most tender, gentle and soul-stirring relationship..
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5. Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
Because the leads healed each other and because they couldn't be together even though they were each other's home.
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6. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
Because the leads own the flirting game, and can't be beaten in the 'witty' department.. because the FL is reminiscent of Wednesday Addams and the ML is the ML that Wednesday deserved..
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Season 2 which took the romance notches higher} -
7. Kono yo no Hate
Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes
Maria / Kamiya - the way he accepted everything about her, the way he loved her, the way anyone would fall in love with the FL because of her strength and loyalty.. because their story wrecked me..
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8. Pasta
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Because the leads were the only two people who could stand each other, and be CUTE..
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9. In the Mood for Love
Hong Kong Movie - 2000
Because if what the leads had wasn't CHEMISTRY, then you have not understood its definition at all..
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10. Okaeri Mone
Japanese Drama - 2021, 120 episodes
Because the leads were each other's friend, companion, and biggest support system.
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11. Kill Me, Heal Me
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Because they were waiting for each other for a lifetime.. Because he loved her so much that his soul ripped itself into pieces with her pain..
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12. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Because both couples fit together perfectly like a puzzle that was incomplete before..
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13. Kou Kou Kyoushi
Japanese Drama - 1993, 11 episodes
Because the ML was drawn to her innocence, and the FL was drawn to his charm.. theirs was a forbidden love they couldn't overcome but tried their best to..
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14. Koidesu! Yanki-kun to Shiro Tsue Garu
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Because who deserves a sweetheart? Another one!
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15. Rich Man, Poor Woman
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
Because the FL supported the ML through thick and thin.. Because the ML reserved that tiny little corner of his heart for the FL the moment he met her..
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16. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Because the leads were each other's first love, and probably last..
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17. Golden Bowl
Japanese Drama - 2002, 11 episodes
Because they were both each other's competition, and each other's best bowling partners!
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18. Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru
Japanese Special - 1997, 5 episodes
Because both the leads created a family full of warmth, love and support..
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19. Love, Now
Taiwanese Drama - 2012, 72 episodes
Because Annie Chen and George Hsu?
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20. Summer Snow
Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes
Because the ML protected the FL and gave her the family she never had, and because the FL loved the ML and his family equally fiercely..
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21. Heart to Heart
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Because the ML brought the FL out of her shell, and because the FL grounded the ML a little..
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22. Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
Because the FL loved to tease the ML, and the ML failed at getting back each time.. because under the teasing, there was so much adoration, respect and love for each other..
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23. Under the Hawthorn Tree
Chinese Movie - 2010
Because the leads were innocent, and their love for each other tugged at my heartstrings...
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24. Tree of Heaven
Korean Drama - 2006, 10 episodes
Because Park Shin Hye was a teen, and Lee Wan a young adult, and yet both remain each other's best pairing even after 2 decades..
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25. Secret Love Affair
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
Because their chemistry was EXPLOSIVE., and the ML felt an orgasm just by playing the piano with the FL.. [re: piano scene in E2]
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26. Glass Mask
Japanese Drama - 1997, 11 episodes
Because even though the FL was a minor and the ML was an adult, the way he challenged her each time, and the way she triggered him.. was hella HOT.
{+ Season 2 + special episode; which took the romance, and passion notches higher}
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27. I Have To Buy New Shoes
Japanese Movie - 2012
Because both hot leads hit it off in a foreign land, and deserved a make-out session after all that chemistry..
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28. Byakuyako
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
Because theirs was a love your heart broke for.. how could life be so cruel sometimes?
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29. Hana Yori Dango
Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
Because the FL was the first woman to treat the ML horribly, and the ML fell for that trope..
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30. Aishiteiru to Ittekure
Japanese Drama - 1995, 12 episodes
Because they fit perfectly in each other's arms.. and Tokiwa Takako was at her prime in this drama..
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31. Devil Beside You
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
Because Raine Yang was at her cutest, and Mike He was at his hottest..
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32. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Because their chemistry and romance turned from reel to real..
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33. Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Because all the couples gave me this urge to want to lock them in the room so that they would come out with a clear definition of their relationship..
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34. From Me to You
Japanese Movie - 2010
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35. Smiling Pasta
Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 17 episodes
Because NOSTALGIA.. this drama has not aged well.
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36. Zenkai Girl
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
Because every workaholic and ambitious FL deserves a kind, sweet guy like the ML.. because the kids oozed with chemistry even at such a young age and deserved a spin off of their own..
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37. I’m Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Because a FL cosplaying as a robot in front of a cute, hot, aloof guy is bound to break your heart..
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38. Renai Mangakka
Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
Because the FL was the ML's muse from the moment he saw her..
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39. Long Vacation
Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
Because their chemistry, the tension, the complex feelings were just waiting to burst..
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40. Pride
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
Maybe? [those who watched the drama will understand]
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41. Nani Yobi ni Umareta no
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
Because he is Wednesday's child [only those who watched the drama will get it]
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42. Ugly Duckling Series: Perfect Match
Thai Drama - 2015, 9 episodes
Because the ML was the cute, clingy guy we all wish we had a chance to experience once..
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43. Sayonara Itsuka
Japanese Movie - 2010
Because I could watch them have fancy dinners, and have tons of hot sex again and again..
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44. Be with You
Japanese Movie - 2004
Because soft, gentle, tender love needs to be appreciated...
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45. Will Love in Spring
Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes
Because the leads looked like they were truly in love with each other...
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46. In Time With You
Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 13 episodes
Because the leads wasted too much time with other people instead of each other..
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47. Shopping King Louie
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Because the leads were two little munchkins who created their own make-believe fairytale together and never snapped out of it..
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48. 1% of Anything
Korean Drama - 2003, 26 episodes
Because the leads had so much banter, so much push / pull.. Also NOSTALGIA
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49. 30Sai made Doteida to Mahotsukai ni Narerurashi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Because the leads are WHOLESOME
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50. Prince Turns to Frog
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
Because NOSTALGIA.. the leads were one of the first few couples that stirred my heart and made me feel a thousand emotions.