Soft male lead or unusual male leads

Jan 27, 2022 04:37 pm

Hi!

I am looking for romantic dramas, or dramas with a strong romantic subplot, where the romantic male lead is soft, goofy, sweet or in any other way deviates from the norm of tsundere, rich guy/prince formula.

An example would be Lovestruck in the City or Sweet Teeth, or movies like Perfect World.

Thankyou.

honey_boo

Jan 27, 2022 07:50 pm

Something in the Rain (definitely)
The Secret Life of My Secretary
Just Between Lovers
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Hotel del Luna
Crash Landing on You

DaliaB

Jan 27, 2022 09:09 pm

honey_boo:
Something in the Rain (definitely)
The Secret Life of My Secretary
Just Between Lovers
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Hotel del Luna
Crash Landing on You

Thanks, I have already watched all but two of those. :-P I absolutely agree that Something in the Rain was just the thing.

Rien

Jan 27, 2022 09:37 pm

Maybe…

Popcxqueen VIP

Jan 27, 2022 10:27 pm

My Unfortunate Boyfriend
Just Between Lovers
You’re My Pet (Kimi Wa Petto) (2017)
Hey Sensei, Don’t You Know?
Is This Love Checkmate?!
Shanai Marriage Honey
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (We Married as a Job)
Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte
Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu
4-punkan no Marigold
Horimiya
Chijo no Kiss

The first two are K-dramas, the rest are J-dramas.

nouki

Jan 27, 2022 11:01 pm

Another Ji Chang Wook drama I suggest is 'Healer' his character is both unusual and soft,it has action but maybe you will like it.

I also suggest 'One spring night' it's from the same screenwriter as 'Something in the rain' and the cast is similar.

'Yumi's cells' is a good and also realistic romcom and the male lead is unusual and soft, it's based on a webtoon.

As of historicals, 'The tale of Nokdu' is cute.

And most recent one I suggest is 'Our beloved summer' which I find the vibes similar to 'Lovestruck in the city'

Lugh

Jan 28, 2022 12:05 am

emaureeng:
That Fool (2009) - the ML is a very ordinary looking postal employee, the FL a famous film star. They meet when she is in a one-car auto accident with her real (forbidden) boyfriend.

Cute this, I saw it a few years ago, in the same period in my opinion quite similar Boku to Star no 99 Nichi (2011)

DaliaB

Jan 28, 2022 04:57 pm

Rien:
Maybe…
Go Back Couple
Good Doctor
Ho Goo’s Love
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Where Stars Land
You Raise Me Up
When the Camellia Blooms

Thankyou so much, filled a lot of them into my list and I already had some on there but didn't know they had gentle male leads.

DaliaB

Jan 28, 2022 04:59 pm

Popcxqueen:
My Unfortunate Boyfriend
Just Between Lovers
You’re My Pet (Kimi Wa Petto) (2017)
Hey Sensei, Don’t You Know?
Is This Love Checkmate?!
Shanai Marriage Honey
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (We Married as a Job)
Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte
Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu
4-punkan no Marigold
Horimiya
Chijo no Kiss
The first two are K-dramas, the rest are J-dramas.

Haha, thankyou. I have already watched and loved a bunch of these, so we are clearly thinking in the same direction. Will check them out.

DaliaB

Jan 28, 2022 05:00 pm

nouki:
Another Ji Chang Wook drama I suggest is 'Healer' his character is both unusual and soft,it has action but maybe you will like it.
I also suggest 'One spring night' it's from the same screenwriter as 'Something in the rain' and the cast is similar.
'Yumi's cells' is a good and also realistic romcom and the male lead is unusual and soft, it's based on a webtoon.
As of historicals, 'The tale of Nokdu' is cute.
And most recent one I suggest is 'Our beloved summer' which I find the vibes similar to 'Lovestruck in the city'

Thankyou. Started watching Healer yesterday and it is so good. Would totally have skipped it, because it presented like more like "All Action" in the trailers I came across.

DaliaB

Jan 28, 2022 05:01 pm

emaureeng:
That Fool (2009) - the ML is a very ordinary looking postal employee, the FL a famous film star. They meet when she is in a one-car auto accident with her real (forbidden) boyfriend.

Thankyou, that sounds good. I love a good working class hero.