age gap
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1. This Is Not What I Expected
Chinese Movie - 2017
older man/younger woman. large age gap. this movie was amazing ! 100% recommend.
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2. Like You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman. the age gap is quite large. this one was soooo good imo. if you like age gap romance on the sweeter side, give this one a try. the age gap is obvious physically, yes, but also with the way they act. same story as this is not what i expected.
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3. Toshi no sa Kon
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
older man/younger woman. large gap, i think? haven't seen it yet.
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4. Falling Into You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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5. The Rational Life
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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6. The Exchange Luck
Chinese Drama - 2020, 34 episodes
older man/younger woman. so in the show i think they say he's in his 30s iirc, but the actors have a larger age gap. personally, i enjoyed this show quite a bit.
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7. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
older man/younger woman. one example of a fantasy one like this that i would put in this list, because the age gap is visible. i love this show a lot !
in the beginning, fl is 19 (she's in her last year of hs). ml is supposed to physically be in his 30's.
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8. Old Fashion Cupcake
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
older man/younger man. they are ten years apart ! great show
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9. My Queen
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 21 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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10. Witch's Romance
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet. same story as my queen.
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11. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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12. I Like You, It's Okay
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet. same story as something in the rain.
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13. When the Camellia Blooms
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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14. Love Contractually
Chinese Movie - 2017
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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15. Clean With Passion For Now
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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16. Cleaning Elves
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet. same story as clean with passion for now.
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17. Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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18. One Shot Scandal
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. this is good if you like age gap romance, but dislike when the younger one is quite young. i'm going based off of the actors' ages. and iirc, i believe she did mention he was younger at one point...?
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19. Nothing But Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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20. Step by Step
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
older man/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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21. Une étudiante à l'Université Impériale
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
older man/younger woman. can't remember if they ever bring up the age gap lol, but the actors have a tiny bit of one. plus, he works at the school, while she's a student.
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22. Flower Boy Ramen Shop
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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23. Mr. Perfect and Miss Almost
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman.
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24. Takane to Hana
Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet, but i've read the manga. this one will make some people uncomfortable.
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25. Papadol!
Japanese Drama - 2012, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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26. What's Up, Fox?
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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27. Oh! My Lady
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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28. Long Vacation
Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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29. A Crimson Mark
Korean Movie - 2004
older man/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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30. HIStory2: Right or Wrong
Taiwanese Special - 2018, 8 episodes
older man/younger man.
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31. Private Lessons
Korean Movie - 2020
older man/younger man. somewhat larger age gap.
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32. Romance is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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33. Love Scenery
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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34. La Fleur Interdite
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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35. Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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36. Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy
Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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37. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
older man/younger woman. the age gap isn't that big (five years, iirc), but i'm adding it bc it's a big part of the drama and it's mentioned a lot. irl this would definitely be creepy to me bc he knew her when she was a young teen, so that is also kind of why the age gap is a bigger part of the show. if you can get past that, though, this show is very good imo !
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38. My Rainy Days
Japanese Movie - 2009
older man/younger woman. saw this years ago and don't really remember it.
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39. The 80/20 Rule of Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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40. 30Sai made Doteida to Mahotsukai ni Narerurashi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
older man/younger man (side couple). irl it's not much of an age gap lol but iirc they had one in the show
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41. Method
Korean Movie - 2017
older man/younger man. larger age gap. do not go into this expecting a romance, though, bc it's not.
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42. Minato Shouji Coin Laundry
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
older man/younger man. very cute, but this age gap may make some people uncomfortable (understandably so).
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43. Does the Flower Bloom?
Japanese Movie - 2018
older man/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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44. Blank
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
older woman/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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45. High School King of Savvy
Korean Drama - 2014, 17 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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46. Junai Dissonance
Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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47. Omaera Zenin Mendokusai!
Japanese Movie - 2019
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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48. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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49. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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50. Ma Chère Dame
Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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51. Love Is Science?
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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52. Love Me Like A Child
Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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53. Promise Cinderella
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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54. Some More
Korean Movie - 2018
older man/younger man.
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55. Ossan's Love
Japanese Special - 2016, 1 episode
older man/younger man. in this version, the main couple has a bit of an age gap.
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56. Ossan's Love
Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes
older woman/younger man (side couple). they don't take up that much screen time, though. but they are there. :)
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57. Ossan's Love Returns
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
older woman/younger man (side couple). same couple as season one. they are still there. lol. ALSO. older man/younger man (side couple). tee hee.
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58. Sahara-sensei to Toki-kun
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
older man/younger man. another one that will make some people uncomfortable. it all depends on what you are okay with in fiction. this is pretty cute and funny. the mc is very loveable.
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59. Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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60. How to Date an Otaku Girl
Japanese Movie - 2009
older woman/younger man. i don't know exactly how old the characters are, but she is an office worker and he is a university student.
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61. 180 Degrees Longitude Between Us
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
older man/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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62. Le Meilleur des Choix
Chinese Drama - 2024, 37 episodes
older woman/younger man (side couple).
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63. Tou De Jiang Jun Ban Ri Xian
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman.
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64. 25 Hours of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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65. Middle Love
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
older man/younger man. mc is 28 and ml is a uni student who is interning at the company mc works at (mc is also in charge of him). idk ml's age, but he should be over 20 bc he drinks alc at a company thing at one point (i googled it and apparently thailand's legal drinking age is 20)... but i would imagine he's not much older than 20? so maybe not a huuuge age gap, but an age gap nonetheless. the actors don't have an age gap, though.
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66. Xiao Nan Feng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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67. Mat Huajai Yai Sup Tar
Thai Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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68. Mental Coach Je Gal Gil
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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69. My Tooth Your Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
older man/younger man (side couple). not sure why i didn't add this to this list already.
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70. Sweet 18
Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet.
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71. My Second Aoharu
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen this yet.
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72. Love Storm
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
older man/younger man (both couples). okay, so i don't think the age gap is very large, probably only a few years. i'm adding this to this list because the mls are graduated already while the mcs are still in university, and the fact that the mls are older is brought up a lot. so, even if the age gap is not very big, this might still interest you if you like age gap romance. big tw for sa, though ! i just felt like maybe i should mention that.
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73. I May Love You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman (main + side couple). fl is 24, ml is 29. as for the side couple, the woman is 23 iirc and the man should be around the same age as the ml because they were classmates in the past. so, he should have about six years on her, and the main has a five year gap. not huge, but still a gap ! if i'm being real, i don't get a lot of ~age gap vibes~ from the main couple, if that makes sense, but with the side couple i do a little bit.
update for the second couple: later on in the show, a character mentions that they have an eight year gap.
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74. The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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75. Miss Devil: HR's Devil Mako Tsubaki
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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76. Devil Sister
Thai Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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77. His and Her Secrets
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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78. SunsetxVibes
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
older man/younger man. mc is in his early twenties, ml is in his early thirties. actors do not have this kind of age gap, though (in fact, the younger one is playing the ml lol).
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79. Cutie Pie
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
older man/younger man (main + side couple). mc is 20 and i'd assume his bestie (half of the second couple) should be the same age. unsure of how old ml is, but he's definitely older... and his bestie should also be around the same age (other half of the second couple). main couple have been engaged since childhood and ml has known mc since he was born, so that might weird some people out ! the second couple have also known each other since childhood.
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80. Mitsuya Sensei no Keikakutekina Ezuke.
Japanese Drama - 2024, 7 episodes
older man/younger man. haven't seen it yet.
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81. You Are My Answer
Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen it yet. there is no age gap tag, but based on the actor's ages (and the desc.), i would have to assume this is an age gap romance... ?
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82. Snowfall
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
older man/younger woman. haven't seen this yet.
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83. Sunbae, Don't Put On That Lipstick
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen this yet.
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84. First Note of Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
older man/younger man. haven't seen this yet.
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85. Miracle
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
older man/younger man. mc is 17 at the start of the drama. not sure how old ml is, but he is definitely older.
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86. Love Sea
Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
older man/younger man. at one point, ml mentions that mc is almost 10 years older than him.
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87. Lady's Law
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
older woman/younger man. haven't seen this yet.
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88. L'amour Est Doux
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
older woman/younger man. side couple. it's the third couple, and they barely have any screen time, but i'll add this out of technicality. this couple is only a thing near the end of the show, so don't watch this specifically for an age gap romance lol. but i do recommend this show in general.
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89. I Need Romance 3
Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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90. Mama Gogo
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes