Dramas that make you feel vicariously in love

There’s a particular set of dramas (and some movies) where the lead couple loves so beautifully that they make me feel like I’m falling in love vicariously through them. I get butterflies and a similar rush as if I’m discovering that I’m crushing on someone in real life. This high follows me throughout the day, and I feel like I’m really in love myself. 

The drama (or movie) itself isn’t always of top notch quality; this is only about how the lead couple (or the ML loving the FL) makes me feel in love . 

Most romance dramas/movies actually doesn't manage to convey this feeling, so here I list those  where I really got all giddy. Hoping to see recommendations for many more. 

hiiyaa oct. 2, 2023
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  • Shanai Marijjihani

    1. Shanai Marijjihani

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

    10

    If I don’t have what they have I don’t want it. 

  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    2. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Are you even alive if you didn’t screech like a banshee when they talked on the phone and Hong Banjang was like “… ani”??

  • Hatsukoi

    3. Hatsukoi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

    9.0

    It’s the entire way their whole lives were a constant act of being in love. Not one moment went by where they were NOT. 

  • Like You

    4. Like You

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    7.5

    Uneven drama but the way he loved her was intense of the best kind. 

  • Kekkon Yoteibi

    5. Kekkon Yoteibi

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    7.5

    Especially in the first few eps where the ML was crushing so hard but just kept his composure. 

  • From Me to You

    6. From Me to You

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    7.0

    Miura Haruma just loving her so earnestly... You’ll feel it. 

  • Kanojo wa Kirei datta

    7. Kanojo wa Kirei datta

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    9.5

    They were so good for each other and Sosuke’s brand of loving was so butterflies-inducing that Ai literally went weak in the knees and pooled on the floor at one point  \{*____*}/

  • I Hear Your Voice

    8. I Hear Your Voice

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes

    10

    The way Soo Ha loves…

  • Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun

    9. Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    7.0

    One-track-minded people crushing is the best

  • Damo

    10. Damo

    Korean Drama - 2003, 14 episodes

    8.0

    The romance was epic at the time I watched. 

  • Koi Nante, Honki de Yattedo Usu ru no?

    11. Koi Nante, Honki de Yattedo Usu ru no?

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    8.0

    I’m a sucker for playboy MLs falling hard

  • Liar x Liar

    12. Liar x Liar

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    9.5

    Playboy MLs falling hard, yada yada

  • Majo no Jouken

    13. Majo no Jouken

    Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes

    7.0

    Icky subject but the way they loved *__*

  • MARS

    14. MARS

    Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes

    7.0

    Playboy MLs crushing and burning mmmmmmmmmm

  • My Husband Got a Family

    15. My Husband Got a Family

    Korean Drama - 2012, 58 episodes

    7.0

    The way Chun Jae Yong (a side character) loves one of the sisters was the cutest. 

  • Promise Cinderella

    16. Promise Cinderella

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    9.5

    One-track-minded dudes crushing makes me giddy 

  • Rich Man, Poor Woman

    17. Rich Man, Poor Woman

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes

    9.0

    These babies so so precious

  • My ID is Gangnam Beauty

    18. My ID is Gangnam Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    7.5

    The ultra-popular ML falling is another one of those awesome tropes I love. 

  • Sh**ting Stars

    19. Sh**ting Stars

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Ultra-mega-popular guys falling is even better! (The way his hands are shaking when he has his real life kiss scene, I- I just.. *screaming cryig rolling on the fflooor*!!!)

  • Shut Up: Flower Boy Band

    20. Shut Up: Flower Boy Band

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

    10

    Romance wasn’t even the main focus but the butterflies prevailed

  • I Don't Want To Do Anything

    21. I Don't Want To Do Anything

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    9.5

    They were so honest and straightforward in their love. 

  • Tamra, The Island

    22. Tamra, The Island

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes

    8.0

    Watching Park Kyu fall in love was so beautiful. But the way they made him wrong in the drama is only rivalled by how the whole industry made Im Joo Hwan, the actor who played him, wrong. 

  • Splash Splash LOVE

    23. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes

    7.5

    I hardly remember anything but know that Doojon did this good. 

  • Duelist

    24. Duelist

    Korean Movie - 2005

    8.0

    It was like Damo on speed. Romantic, haunting, beautifully shot speed. Oh, those wistful sad eyes..

  • Do Bong Soon, une force de la nature

    25. Do Bong Soon, une force de la nature

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    7.5

    Ughh Park Hyung Shik just sauntering around and leaning at things and intensely loving this insanely strong woman.. yeah, that!

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