Endgame Pairing is Not Obvious

Stories where the endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" -  the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with someone else first, the love triangle looks like it could go either way, SML has traits of a ML, or the endgame ML has traits of a SML. Also includes those rare instances where the SML actually gets the girl.

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  • 24 Hours Love

    1. 24 Hours Love

    Thai Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

    8.0

    FL has an ex girlfriend

  • A Mai Cong Jun

    2. A Mai Cong Jun

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes

    6.0

    FL does not end up with ML despite it indicating that way for most of the drama. The ending is open, but appears to be interpreted as the FL choosing the SML.

  • A River Runs Through It

    3. A River Runs Through It

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

    10

    ML has the traits of a SML, and FL loves someone else for a long time first

  • A River Runs Through It Special

    4. A River Runs Through It Special

    Chinese Special - 2021, 10 episodes

    10
  • After Breaking Up, I Will Return to the Wealthy Family and Become a Daughter

    FL has an ex

  • Ban Sheng Fu Qi Zhong Cheng Mo Lu

    6. Ban Sheng Fu Qi Zhong Cheng Mo Lu

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 60 episodes

    7.0

    FL was married in her first life, and loves another in her second life

  • Beside You

    7. Beside You

    Thai Drama - 2024, 3 episodes

    8.0

    ML has a boyfriend when it begins, and it's unclear at first who he'll end up with

  • Bon Appetit

    8. Bon Appetit

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    9.5

    ML has an ex boyfriend

  • Choice Husband

    9. Choice Husband

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

    8.5

    At different points in the drama, FL marries the ML and the SML. When she learns she's pregnant, she's unsure who is the father. She eventually ends up with the ML who is the father of her child.

  • Click Your Heart

    10. Click Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2016, 7 episodes

    9.5

    all the SMLs get the girl ;)

  • Colourful Bone

    11. Colourful Bone

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 54 episodes

    10

    heavy love triangle, FL has the childhood connection trope with the SML

  • Cupid of Chou Dynasty

    12. Cupid of Chou Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    10

    ML is atypical, has traits of a SML or supporting character

  • Dan Qin Ma Ma De Xing Fu Mi Ma

    13. Dan Qin Ma Ma De Xing Fu Mi Ma

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes

    7.0

    FL has an ex

  • Dear Mayang Street

    14. Dear Mayang Street

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 37 episodes

    9.0

    SML gets the girl

  • Deep Love Love Again

    15. Deep Love Love Again

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes

    8.5

    FL has an ex husband 

  • Dr Cutie

    16. Dr Cutie

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes

    10

    heavy love triangle, FL is much closer to SML at first

  • Evening Star for You

    17. Evening Star for You

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes

    7.5

    FL has an ex

  • Every You, Every Me

    18. Every You, Every Me

    Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5

    ML has an ex boyfriend

  • Ex Deadly Mirror

    19. Ex Deadly Mirror

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

    8.0

    FL has a long term boyfriend at the beginning. By the end, it appears that she's starting a relationship with her friend, the SML.

  • Ex's Revenge

    20. Ex's Revenge

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

    10

    FL is engaged to someone else at the beginning

  • Faith

    21. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes

    10

    ML had a former first love who he planned to marry until she died

  • First Choice

    22. First Choice

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

    10

    ML has a fiancée

  • Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency

    23. Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    10

    FL has the childhood connection trope and expectations of marriage with the SML

  • Frog Prince

    24. Frog Prince

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 38 episodes

    8.5

    ML has a fiancée

  • Golden Spirit: Joseon Marriage Prohibition

    25. Golden Spirit: Joseon Marriage Prohibition

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    10

    heavy love triangle, FL is initially engaged to the SML 

  • Gui Zhong Mi You

    26. Gui Zhong Mi You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

    8.5

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning

  • Gun and Rose

    27. Gun and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    9.0

    SML has the childhood connection and an engagement with the FL

  • Handsome Siblings

    28. Handsome Siblings

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 44 episodes

    7.0

    love triangle in which the FL initially meets, loves and has a stronger connection with one of the MLs, but ultimately ends up with the other

  • Happy Merry Ending

    29. Happy Merry Ending

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    8.5

    ML is still broken hearted over his ex boyfriend

  • He He You Ming

    30. He He You Ming

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 87 episodes

    8.0

    FL has an ex fiancée

  • Heartbeat Deviation

    31. Heartbeat Deviation

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 99 episodes

    9.0

    FL is engaged to someone else at the beginning

  • Hello, My Shining Love

    32. Hello, My Shining Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 43 episodes

    8.5

    ML has an ex girlfriend

  • Hidden Marriage Love

    33. Hidden Marriage Love

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

    6.5

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning, love triangle

  • His and Her Secrets

    34. His and Her Secrets

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    9.0

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning

  • Hua Yan Jie

    35. Hua Yan Jie

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    9.0

    FL has an engagement with the SML, ML has traits of a SML

  • Hundred Days Bride

    36. Hundred Days Bride

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

    10

    SML gets the girl

  • Jie Jie Wen Wo

    37. Jie Jie Wen Wo

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 77 episodes

    7.5

    FL is divorced

  • Jin Ji De Fu Ren

    38. Jin Ji De Fu Ren

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes

    8.0

    FL has a different boyfriend at the beginning

  • Kimi Wa Petto

    39. Kimi Wa Petto

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.0

    heavy love triangle that leans toward the SML who the FL is dating

  • Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai

    40. Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai

    Japanese Special - 2015, 2 episodes

    9.5

    heavy love triangle, ML is atypical protagonist

  • La lune s'illumine pour vous

    41. La lune s'illumine pour vous

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    8.0

    FL is initially close to and engaged to the SML

  • Long Premeditated Love

    42. Long Premeditated Love

    Chinese Special - 2024, 6 episodes

    7.0

    FL has an ex

  • Lost Track of Time

    43. Lost Track of Time

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    10

    ML has traits of a SML, and FL marries someone else first

  • Lost You Forever Season 2

    44. Lost You Forever Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes

    10

    heavy reverse harem, 3rdML gets the girl

  • Love Better Than Immortality

    45. Love Better Than Immortality

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

    10

    ML has traits of a SML, SML has the ML traits and the FL is much more drawn to him at first

  • Love Is Gone

    46. Love Is Gone

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

    7.0

    FL is divorced and there's a love triangle between her ex husband and the man she eventually marries

  • Love Like the Galaxy : Partie 1

    47. Love Like the Galaxy : Partie 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes

    10

    reverse harem, FL is supposed to marry SML at first

  • Love Under The Stars

    48. Love Under The Stars

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes

    9.0

    FL is engaged to someone else at the beginning

  • Lovely Swords Girl

    49. Lovely Swords Girl

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    10

    heavy love triangle, SLS

  • Mademoiselle Chun Est une Avocate

    50. Mademoiselle Chun Est une Avocate

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

    8.0

    love triangle, ML has a much smaller role than SML

  • Maids

    51. Maids

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    10

    love triangle, FL is initially engaged and nearly married to the SML

  • Marry My Husband

    52. Marry My Husband

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    10

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning

  • Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me

    53. Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes

    7.5

    ML has an ex girlfriend who is his first love

  • Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me 2

    54. Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me 2

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes

    8.0
  • MBTI Love

    55. MBTI Love

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    6.0

    FL has an ex boyfriend

  • Mei Ren Mou

    56. Mei Ren Mou

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    9.0

    FL was married 

  • Miss Fox

    57. Miss Fox

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    7.0

    FL is dating  someone else at the beginning

  • Miss Jiang's Counterattack

    58. Miss Jiang's Counterattack

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 67 episodes

    8.0

    FL was married

  • Mood of the Day

    59. Mood of the Day

    Korean Movie - 2016

    8.0

    FL has a boyfriend and starts an affair with the ML

  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    60. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    10

    heavy reverse harem, FL eventually ends up the SML for the remainder of her life in the past, despite still being in love with the ML and having his child

  • Mortal Housewife

    61. Mortal Housewife

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    6.0

    FL is married for most of the drama but ends up with the SML

  • Mountains and Ocean

    62. Mountains and Ocean

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    9.0

    FL loves SML for most of the drama, ML has traits of a SML

  • Mr. Cool

    63. Mr. Cool

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes

    9.0

    FL is dating someone else at the beginning

  • My Boss

    64. My Boss

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 80 episodes

    7.0

    FL was married

  • My Dearest

    65. My Dearest

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    10

    FL is in love with someone else at the beginning

  • My Dearest Part 2

    66. My Dearest Part 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

    10

    FL marries another man but ultimately ends up with the ML.

  • My Handsome Husband

    67. My Handsome Husband

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

    7.0

    FL is married and divorced from someone else at the beginning

  • My Wednesday

    68. My Wednesday

    Thai Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

    7.5

    FL has an ex girlfriend

  • My Youth

    69. My Youth

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    8.0

    FL has a long time crush on the SML

  • Night of Love With You

    70. Night of Love With You

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    10

    ML has traits of a SML/secondary villain

  • Ocean Like Me

    71. Ocean Like Me

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    7.0

    ML has an ex boyfriend

  • Only Friends

    72. Only Friends

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    8.5

    everyone is involved with or in love with everyone, endgame is not clear until the very end

  • Orange Soda

    73. Orange Soda

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

    9.0

    SML gets the girl

  • Pachinko

    74. Pachinko

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    10

    SML gets the girl, FL is in love with and pregnant by the ML at the beginning

  • Perfect Marriage Revenge

    75. Perfect Marriage Revenge

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    10

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning

  • Please Be Coquettish with Me

    76. Please Be Coquettish with Me

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 101 episodes

    8.0

    FL has an ex fiancée

  • Princess Agents

    77. Princess Agents

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes

    8.0

    love triangle, SML is given scenes/tropes with the FL commonly given to the ML

  • Princess Silver

    78. Princess Silver

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes

    8.0

    ML is FL's second love, and she marries someone else before ultimately ending up with the ML

  • Qian Fu! Wo You 200 Jin Chou Hen Xiang Gen Ni Suan Suan

    79. Qian Fu! Wo You 200 Jin Chou Hen Xiang Gen Ni Suan Suan

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 80 episodes

    7.5

    FL has an ex husband

  • Qian Jin Nan Tao

    80. Qian Jin Nan Tao

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    10

    FL has a stronger connection with the SML at first, love triangle

  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    81. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes

    10

    ML is in love with someone else for a long time first, FL has traits of a SFL at first

  • Renascence

    82. Renascence

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    10

    FL is married to someone else at the beginning, ML has traits of a SML

  • Rinko san wa Shite Mitai

    83. Rinko san wa Shite Mitai

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    8.0

    heavy love triangle that could go either way

  • Ruo Shen Qing Wu Yang

    84. Ruo Shen Qing Wu Yang

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 86 episodes

    7.0

    FL is divorced

  • Say You Love Me

    85. Say You Love Me

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    10

    ML has a first love who returns

  • Scent of Time

    86. Scent of Time

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

    8.0

    FL is married to the SML, then falls in love with the ML

  • Sea You Soon

    87. Sea You Soon

    Thai Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

    8.5

    FL has a girlfriend in the beginning

  • Seen from a Distance, Green Spring

    88. Seen from a Distance, Green Spring

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    10

    FL is in love with her childhood friend at the beginning, then meets and falls in love with the ML, and then the childhood friend falls in love with her. She ends up with the ML.

  • Shan Shan Lai Chi  De Ni

    89. Shan Shan Lai Chi De Ni

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes

    8.0

    FL has a boyfriend and is pregnant by him, ML has a fiancée, but they end up together

  • Shao Ye Yu Wo De Luo Man Shi

    90. Shao Ye Yu Wo De Luo Man Shi

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes

    8.5

    heavy love triangle that leans more toward the SML who the FL likes first

  • She Came out of the Abyss

    91. She Came out of the Abyss

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 78 episodes

    7.0

    FL has an ex fiancée

  • Skip a Beat

    92. Skip a Beat

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

    10

    FL has the past connection and first love with the SML (and actually only approaches the ML because she wrongfully believes he has the SML's heart transplanted into him)

  • Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart

    93. Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart

    Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.0

    ML had an ex-girlfriend he's still heartbroken over

  • Stealing Beauty

    94. Stealing Beauty

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes

    7.0

    FL has a fiancée and becomes ML's mistress

  • Story of Kunning Palace

    95. Story of Kunning Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

    10

    heavy reverse harem, FL is in love with someone else for a long time, ML is an atypical protagonist

  • Strobe Edge

    96. Strobe Edge

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    6.0

    ML is in love with another woman at first

  • Stunner

    97. Stunner

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 95 episodes

    7.0

    FL has an ex fiancée 

  • Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka

    98. Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    7.0

    ML's ex-boyfriend returns and for a while it's uncertain which of the two men he'll choose

  • Tempt at Every Step

    99. Tempt at Every Step

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 65 episodes

    7.5

    FL has an ex fiancée

  • The Double

    100. The Double

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

    10

    FL was married

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