He can’t get over her!

Please recommend me dramas where the male lead can’t get over his dead wife, or girlfriend. Or maybe his ex left, and he still holding on and waiting for her.  Or he is dating someone already and they obligate him to marry the FL. I want it that the ML doesn’t fall for the FL right away preferably he accepts the FL at the last fourth of the drama,the least half drama. If it’s his ex and she comes back he shows preference and believes her more. He is really in love and struggling to let go of the OW(other woman) I want it to be recent tho (2020 thru 2023) I have watch most of the old ones here are a few examples: 

• Goong (all versions) 
• Fated to Love you (all versions) 
• My Name is Sam Soo (all versions) 
• Heartstrings (difference is not his ex)
• Love 911 (movie) 

I don’t mind if it’s 

• Lakorns (which I know have more of this trope, usually they have an arrange marriage and the ML has someone else and even cheats.) 
  
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Korean
• Taiwanese
• even Turkish.

 Also I know there’s many like Another Miss Oh but he wasn’t in love with his ex, it was more of a revenge and hatred for her. My Forever Sunshine he did like someone else but by the time the FL came back to his life he really didn’t like that girl and he focus more on the FL even if it was to torture her. Innocent Man another revenge based plot but the ex was somewhat his weakness. But he did date the FL right away even if it was for the wrong reasons. I want the ML interest to grow I don’t want it to be instant. I want the FL to suffer in a away by his indifference. 

If you guys can’t find anything newer send me older recommendations but not common ones everyone recommends because probably I have watch those, I actually have a list in case you guys want to check that list to see what you were going to recommend is there. https://mydramalist.com/list/1dOyrbn4

Maybe These dramas: 

• Find me In Your Memory 
• Itaewon Class
• Mr.Queen  
• Hi Bye Mama

Though I most remember the Older Ones ( <2019)

• First Half Of My Life 
• Wonderful Life - 
• Full House - 
• My Girl -  
• what planet are you from - 
• My Lovely Girl -
• Kleun Cheewit
• Moonshine and Valentine
• Mina

PS. None of the dramas above are of ML ending up with Ex, some due to being dead and others due to ML got over FirstLove/exGF and falling for FL.

Dramas with ML falling back to ex, are mostly second chance love tags. So main leads are exes like.

 Looking4secondarycouples:

Thank you!! I have watched Find me in Your memory and Itaewon class, but not Mr Queen but mostly cause I don’t like the male lead actor. 

Uuh the older ones I have a few like moonshine and valetine and Kleun Cheewit, full house, my lovely girl, My girl but not the rest I will give them a try. 

Thanks again! You never disappoint! 

Glad to have been of help.

LoL hahaha I understand the feeling, I also have my share of actress/actors I avoid. No worries I guess the other dramas would be the ones to check out... 

Just a heads up, Mina is pretty impossible to find, even I havent seen the raw of that (urgghh). I shouldnt have listed it but I kinda am looking for it, so  if ever you do find it, please do give a heads up. Hahaha want to watch that drama.

Also what planet are you from isalso called which star are you from. Leads are Kim Raewon and Jung Ryeowon. If you are open to spoilers, ML's ex fiancee dies and FL is the long lost twin sister of fiancee

Also First Half of My Life starts slow, and its does end open ended. there is a season 2 in the works, and for spoiler this is probably where/when they would end up together, cause they didnt in season 1.  it was still such a sweet poignant ride of a drama

 Czakhareina:

Maybe These dramas: 

• Find me In Your Memory 
• Itaewon Class
• Mr.Queen  
• Hi Bye Mama

Though I most remember the Older Ones ( <2019)

• First Half Of My Life 
• Wonderful Life - 
• Full House - 
• My Girl -  
• what planet are you from - 
• My Lovely Girl -
• Kleun Cheewit
• Moonshine and Valentine
• Mina

PS. None of the dramas above are of ML ending up with Ex, some due to being dead and others due to ML got over FirstLove/exGF and falling for FL.

Dramas with ML falling back to ex, are mostly second chance love tags. So main leads are exes like.

I can’t respond to the other comment cause it says it’s too long hahahaa 

Okay for sure if I find it I’ll let you know by DM and also I don’t mind Spoilers. I’ll add the ones I have watch on the list I have and watch them. Thanks again. If you think of others let me know. 

 Kiwimiwi:

Thank you, I will check this tag :-)

Kiwimiwi this forum post is mine hehehe 

She is recommending to me dramas that the lead guy loved someone else first but ends up with the lead girl. 

First love, this Japanese drama has got everything that you have asked for in your thread