Leave Cha Seeum alone
For those dramas where the FL was too good for any of the men around her. The male leads might have been good looking, written as adorable/lovelorn/traumatized/obsessed, but they were wholly undeserving of being partnered with the FL.
At every turn, I rooted for her to end up happily alone, perhaps with a short-lived fling with one of the better behaved men, but NOT hitched to a romance that would diminish her.
To be fair 90% of the romance dramas I've watched (yes, even the top tier ones) could be added to this list, but I'll try to stick to the ones with a charming FL and especially galling HEA.
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1. Maestra
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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2. The Rational Life
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
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3. Shopping King Louie
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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4. The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes