Role Reversal
Dramas that flip the traditional gender roles or invert the usual cliche drama tropes by gender (for example, CEO woman with working-class man). The FLs in these dramas hold positions of social/economic/physical power that are higher than the ML, and/or they have a strong, aggressive personality.
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1. Search: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
All FLs are powerful business people
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2. Across the Ocean to See You
Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes
FL is a CEO, ML is her employee
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3. Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
FL is the king, ML is her tutor
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4. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
FL is a sect leader who saves the ML's life
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5. Zhang Gong Zhu Zhai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
ML is the FL's concubine
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6. My Demon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
FL is a CEO, ML is also powerful as a demon but he loses his power to the FL early on
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7. Female CEO Fall in Love with Me
Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
title says it all
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8. Contract Love From Today
Korean Drama - 2021, 15 episodes
FL is a popular, beautiful trainee; ML is an average student
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9. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
set in a matriarchal society, FL has power over the ML, her husband
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10. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
FL travels to a time when the ML is young and powerless while she is more powerful and experienced
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11. Yes, Her Majesty
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
FL is the empress and ML is her consort
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12. Moral Sense
Korean Movie - 2022
FL is a dom
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13. Meeting You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
FL is popular and headstrong, ML is shy and soft
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14. Hold On, My Lady
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
FL is a notorious bandit who marries the low-rank nobleman ML
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15. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
FL is a CEO and a powerful mythical being
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16. L' Amour En Patinage
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
FL is more popular and kind of a bully haha while the ML is a more reserved nerdy type
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17. Men Zhu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
FL rescues ML, he becomes her servant
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18. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
FL is a wealthy CEO, ML is a soldier
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19. Why Oh Soo Jae?
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
FL is a powerful lawyer and professor, ML is her student
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20. Try the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
Both FL and ML are powerful folk heroes, but the FL is slightly stronger
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21. Love Revolution
Korean Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
FL is cold and aloof, ML is soft and sweet
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22. Lost You Forever
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
FL is a royal and a military commander
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23. Wo De Jiao Ren Di Di
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL is a state preceptor who saves the ML
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24. Jiang Jun Zai Xia
Chinese Drama - 2023, 23 episodes
FL is more "rough" and aggressive compared to the ML who is (pretending to be) weak and sickly
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25. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
FL is a military general, protects the softer ML
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26. Ye Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
FL is a powerful aristocrat, ML is a courtesan/dancer, set in a matriarchal society
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27. Ling Long Lang Xin
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
FL is more aggressive and higher in the social hierarchy than the ML
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28. Sunbae, Don't Put On That Lipstick
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
FL is the ML's senior at work
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29. Dong Lan Xue
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
FL is ML's mentor and is more skilled/deadly
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30. Jiao Yue Liu Huo
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
FL saves the ML and is more powerful
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31. Secret Love Affair
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
FL is older, wealthier, more composed than the ML who is her student
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32. Love Me Like A Child
Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes
FL is older, wealthier, and generally in a better life position than the ML, who looks up to her
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33. Bu Ji Jiang Jun Song Wo Qing
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL is a ruler in a matriarchal society
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34. Horimiya
Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
FL is popular while ML is a shy nerd
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35. Abyss
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
FL has a much stronger, more aggressive and dominant personality than the ML and consistently takes the lead
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36. Liu Guang Zhi Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
noona romance, FL is ML's tutor
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37. Misty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
FL is more dominant, has a strong personality and presence
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38. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
ML is FL's subordinate at work
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39. Si Teng
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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40. My Journey to You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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41. We Started Dating From Marriage
Chinese Drama - 2020, 35 episodes
classic contract relationship romcom except that the FL is the domineering CEO
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42. Encounter
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
poor ML, rich CEO FL
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43. Empress Ki
Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
powerful FL x consort ML
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44. La lune s'illumine pour vous
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
strong warrior FL, weak scholar ML
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45. Watashi no Oyome-kun
Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
basically business FL and house husband ML
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46. Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!
Japanese Drama - 2018, 5 episodes
popular, cold FL x shy, reserved ML
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47. Zhi Bi
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
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48. Prince Consort, Please Advise
Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes
matriarchy, royal FL x consort ML
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49. Fu Sheng Yin
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
master FL x disciple ML
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50. Protect the Boss
Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes
has the usual rich man/poor woman setup but with the FL much physically stronger and saving the ML
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51. Une Odyssée Orientale
Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
master FL x servant ML
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52. Bu Hui Lian Ai De Wo Men
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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53. The Princess Royal
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
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54. Wen Xiang Xie
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
master (demon) FL x servant (human) ML
their relationship also has a great girlboss/malewife kind of vibe
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55. Kimi wa Petto
Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
the ML verbally totally submits to the FL and that's their dynamic the whole time.
There's a hilarious scene in which he tries to get cheeky with her and she tells him "only men who are taller and richer than me get to talk to me like that" LMAO
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56. No Gain, No Love
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes