Best Cross-Dressing Trope Asian Dramas
Which are your favorite Asian dramas (or movies) in which a female character dresses as (or embodies) a male character, or male character dresses as (or embodies) a female character? Your additions of titles to this list are welcome.
D-Lighted Mar 5, 2022
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![Coffee Prince]()
Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. ...more -
![The Tale of Nokdu]()
Jeon Nok Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or ...more -
![Mr. Queen]()
Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more -
![Love in the Moonlight]()
To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more -
![The King's Affection]()
The story is set during the Joseon Dynasty, at a time when twins were considered an ominous sign. As a result, when the Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins, an order ...more -
![You're Beautiful]()
The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had ...more -
![Splash Splash LOVE]()
Dan Bi is a high school senior who has given up on math. On the day she is about to take the KSAT for college, she is transported back into the past ...more -
![Arsenal Military Academy]()
In the early years of the 20th century, Chinese military forces find themselves locked in a drawn-out, bloody conflict as they fight back again the Imperial Japanese army. The government drafts young ...more -
![My Unicorn Girl]()
Sang Tian, an aspiring figure skater, dreams of attending the same university as her mother. After failing the entrance exam, she disguises herself as a male hockey player to join the college ...more -
![Sungkyunkwan Scandal]()
Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to do well ...more -
![Bromance]()
Because of one simple word from a soothsayer, Pi Ya Nuo has been raised as a boy all her life. By chance, she saves underworld mob boss Du Zi Feng and his ...more -
![Empress Ki]()
Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more -
![To the Beautiful You]()
Tae Joon became Jae Hee’s strength during her toughest time, and she leaves the US for Korea to enroll in a men’s physical education high school to help Tae Joon restart his ...more -
![Eternal Love]()
The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a ...more -
![Secret Garden]()
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more -
![Mr. Sunshine]()
Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more -
![Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]()
This hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles, and friendship at a boys' boarding school after a girl disguised as a boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California ...more -
![Hana Kimi]()
After watching a high jump competition on TV, Lu Rui Xi was so inspired by a jumper named Zuo Yi Quan that she decides to transfer to his school, which happened to ...more -
![Cute Programmer]()
After falling in love with genius programmer Jiang Yi Cheng, Lu Li enrolls into the school he once studied at, and also took up the same major - computer programming. Setting Jiang ...more -
![In a Class of Her Own]()
The daughter of an impoverished family, Xue Wen Xi knows all about hardship. Willing to do whatever it takes to help take care of her beloved family, Wen Xi has gone to ...more -
![The Princess Wei Young]()
The Northern Wei Dynasty was obliterated one night leaving behind the kindhearted Princess Feng Xin Er as an orphan. Although she escapes death, she accidentally enters her enemy's territory and she assumes ...more -
![Ouran High School Host Club]()
Haruhi Fujioka is a scholar student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictional high school located in Bunky, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music ...more -
![Novoland: Pearl Eclipse]()
If one can make a Naga mermaid cry, the shed tears will turn into priceless luminous pearls. Hai Shi is a young girl living in a coastal village where people use the ...more -
![Ma Boy]()
Geu Rim is a student at an arts high school who dreams of becoming a pop singer. At school she gets a new roommate, Irene who’s actually a boy. Irene’s persona is ...more -
![Fabulous Boys]()
The story revolves around a fictional boy band named A.N.JELL. The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tai ...more -
![Mondai no Aru Restaurant]()
Tanaka Tamako had been working for a male-dominated restaurant business but was betrayed by her boyfriend who was hired as the chef. In addition, she is taken to the police as a ...more -
![Ho Goo's Love]()
Ho Goo has never dated in his life. He runs into his first love Do Hee. She is a member of the national swimming team and has a burning desire to win. ...more -
![The Eternal Love Season 3]()
Oh no, Qu Tan Er has time-travelled again! This time, she has come to a world where gender roles have been reversed, and men are treated as unequal to women. Mo Lian ...more -
![Secret Garden]()
An arrogant and eccentric CEO and a poor and humble stuntwoman swap bodies after a strange sequence of events. (Source: TMDB) -
![Hana Kimi Remake]()
Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. ...more -
![Mendol]()
The story revolves around three ordinary girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata who are aiming to become idols, but they repeatedly fail in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, ...more -
![Ikemen Desu Ne]()
Miko is a 20-year-old girl. She is pure, but prone to make mistakes. Since her father, who was a composer, died, she stayed at an orphanage with her twin brother Mio Sakuraba. ...more -
![K-POP - The Ultimate Audition]()
Ji Seung Yeon dreams of becoming a hip-hop legend and unexpected events set her on the path to achieve just that, although there is an added obstacle - she has to dress ...more -
![Love Stage!!]()
Anda was born to one of the most well-known showbiz families in Thailand—but while the world waits for his debut as a new star, Anda just wants to become a distinguished manga ...more -
![Love Stage!!]()
With a father who's a singer, a mother who's a movie star, and an older brother Shougo who's the lead vocalist for the super-popular band "The Crusherz," Sena Izumi—an otaku college student—is ...more -
![Queen Seon Deok]()
The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more -
![The Painter of the Wind]()
Shin Yoon Bok is a talented painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father's murderer and meets a master painter who guides her into being a great painter. ...more -
![Coffee Prince Thai]()
Win is a middle-aged guy from a rich family who has never had to work until his grandmother forces him to run a coffee shop. Nat is a hardworking and tomboyish girl ...more -
![My Bratty Princess]()
Situ Jing, a mischievous free-thinking lady, and her companion, A Ling, go on a series of adventures. She does not know that she is a princess of the former royal family. To ...more -
![Stand by Me]()
In the 9th Century Tang Dynasty-era China, the Emperor is locked in a deadly power struggle with a group of formidable eunuchs who wield enormous power at court. He strikes back by ...more -
![The King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang]()
King Mu Ryeong was a Baekje king who oversaw a renaissance during his reign while also building his kingdom into a sea power. He had a hidden daughter called Soo Baek Hyang, ...more -
![Coffee Prince]()
The series chronicles the comedic lives and loves of the main characters, Andy and Arthur. Andy is a hardworking young woman who supports her mother and sister after the death of their ...more
