I finished Extraordinary You today and I am SO sad right now T_T

I cried a bucket while watching that drama and I NEED a good distraction. 

So I want a drama without too much melodramatic scenes etc. Just a cute drama. 

Romance has to be in it, but doesn´t need to be the main plot. I also like mystery/crime dramas.

Other important things:

  • ML falls in love first
  • No dumb/stupid/weak FL
  • Not too many episodes 
  • No big Age Gap (Especially Older Woman/Younger Man)
  • No SML, SML is a jerk or SML ends up with a different girl (You can still recommend me the dramas when there is a SML but pls write it behind)

Bonuses:

  • Oblivious Female Lead when it comes to love
  • Young characters/cast (not a cast that is over 40)
  • Secondary couple/Multiple couples
  • Jealous Male Lead

Good examples:

Any country is welcome!

Kiken na Venus- mystery drama involving the inheritance of a Hakuro’s step family. With the request of a woman who introduced herself as his missing half brother’s wife, he is forced to investigate the family he hated.

Meeting You - from high school to college cdrama. There is almost no conflict between leads. It has multiple couples.It is not too long (28x35 minutes) - slow burning romance, but it is not only about it.

Love Like White Jade - Historical drama, but main focus is on comedy, romance and some martial art fights. FL is very strong and clever. It has multiple couples.

My Little Happiness - Extremely sweet romcom. Both leads are clever. It has 2nd couple

 kardasx:

Meeting You - from high school to college cdrama. There is almost no conflict between leads. It has multiple couples.It is not too long (28x35 minutes) - slow burning romance, but it is not only about it.

Love Like White Jade - Historical drama, but main focus is on comedy, romance and some martial art fights. FL is very strong and clever. It has multiple couples.

My Little Happiness - Extremely sweet romcom. Both leads are clever. It has 2nd couple

Thank you!

 emaureeng:

Put Your Head On My Shoulder - the 2ML isn't really that important in the long-term. Not much in the way of plot, but REALLY cute and funny.  (Apparently in China, it was so popular, the series had fan conventions.)

I already watched that but thank you^^

As usual I totally agree with Czakhareina on You Are my Hero, Forever Love (you rly can’t go wrong with this one) & the secondary couple in Five Children. There is drama but I’d recommend Glorious Day for the solid & lovely main couple too because while the reaction to their relationship is super excessive it’s still like good spirited overall and there’s never rly any doubt whether they’ll end up together or not. 

I feel like in general there are so many youthful cdramas that epitomise the qualities you’re looking for like Skate into Love, The Love Equations, Professional Single, pretty much anything listed in their recommended too. I’d say Le Coup de Foudre bc I never felt anything was particularly angsty but I’m sure some ppl would disagree. 

Romantic drama without breakup (little spoilers)

https://mydramalist.com/list/73Dxr8J3

Check other custom list too.. your description  is totally my kind of dramas. 

Hey thank you for the Link but the Problem is that I am a really picky Person when it comes to Romance Shows.

So I can't just watch everything that is in a list. And also a lot of people don't have the same Definition of things like me.

And the whole Break-Up thing is actually not my biggest Problem with melodrama. A lot of the dramas in the list are not quite my favorites. I enjoy it when the Main Leads come together at the end or near the end so I don't have to Deal with the whole Break Up and come together etc.

  • Chef Hua: Heroic male lead, talented chef female lead, and relaxing cooking segments.
  • Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu: The male and female leads are literally the cutest couple ever.
  • Hold On, My Lady: A short drama at only 4 episodes but I enjoyed it since it wasn't dragged out with unnecessary drama.
  • Horimiya: Very cute high school romance drama between a popular girl and an introverted boy.
  • Semi Otoko: A little bit weird since it's about a cicada turning into a man but this is one of my ultimate feel good dramas. As someone who reviewed it said, it touches on depression/death but the show itself is very positive.

- My little happiness 

- Down with love: a bit od C-drama, family theme. Tomboyish FL, "high value " ML. Cute kids. 

- Down With Love: family the, cute kids. Boyish girl, sophisticated man. Like Coffee Prince.

- Coffee Prince: idem, minus the cute kids. 

Sweet Teeth - it is like a fairy tale, so some events are not logical, but it is nice sweet romcom with only little drama and multiple couples.

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim - I never finished it as it was a bit too romancey for me lol. But from what I watched there was good chemistry between main leads. First drama I thought of when I saw you examples. Same actor from Fight For My Way as well. 

Just Between Lovers- It's an amazing story with the most pure relationship I've ever seen. wholesome, vibes as it's about main leads supporting and opening up to each other due to their (very tragic) past traumas. Perfect show if you want a soft, realistic drama about ordinary people finding their place in life and relationships! (ticks all the boxes your looking for except it's slightly melodramatic but that's what makes it best IMO)

Come And Hug Me - Similar to JBL, in the sense that it's about main leads working together to overcome past traumas. About a ML police officer so plenty of mystery and crime! Although I would say it is centred more around the main couple and their beautiful relationship. Awesome actors as well!

W - This one is awesome!!! Creative and unique plot, I was hooked every single episode. May be a little action packed, but it works really well with the story. Chemistry between couples was through the roof! No love triangles, no SML, just two characters who care deeply about each other!


I hope those recs help! I know they're very popular drama's so I hope there one that you haven't watched lol. I'm more of a melodramatic, darker drama watcher so I may not have any knowledge of the vibe your looking for. I'll probs come back to update if I think of anything else :)