❝ yes i am a sucker for noona romance ❞

/ this list contains dramas and movies with noona-romance theme, including main or secondary couples, unrequited or reciprocated love. 
/ i will keep updating ..........

prefer: forbidden romance, significant age gap, puppy male, strong female, dongsaeng's unconditional and obsessive love

less prefer: dumb female, tsundere male

wanqtta Aug 7, 2023
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  • Bad Girlfriend

    1. Bad Girlfriend

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    - main plot // female lead is two-timing two guys. one of them is younger // age gap: ?

  • Batsuichi ga Moteru nante Kiitemasen

    2. Batsuichi ga Moteru nante Kiitemasen

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    - main couple // workplace romance between a divorcee & a new employee // age gap: 35/22
    - really enjoyed kiss scenes <3

  • Best Wedding

    3. Best Wedding

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    - main couple // successful news anchor, not interested in marriage gets pregnant accidentally // age gap: 35/33
    - i don't recommend if you want matured male and more romance
    - secondary couple // not expected but the more, the merrier // age gap: 15 yrs

  • Blossom Again

    4. Blossom Again

    Korean Movie - 2005

    - main plot // student-teacher relationship: her student resembles her first love, they even share same name // age gap: 30/17

  • Cheer Up

    5. Cheer Up

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    - sub-plot // freshman falls for 3rd year senior of different department // age gap: 23/20

  • Cheese in the Trap

    6. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    - sub-plot // the couple is female lead's two close friends // age gap: ? 1/2 yrs

  • Dear.M

    7. Dear.M

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    - one of the couples // university students: diabetic girl and neat-freak guy // age gap: 24/23

  • Don't Laugh at My Romance

    8. Don't Laugh at My Romance

    Japanese Movie - 2008

    - main plot // infidelity: married college professor and a student's romance // age gap: 39/19
    - warning: if you have strong morality, just pass it

  • Drama Festival 2013: Haneuljae's Murder

    9. Drama Festival 2013: Haneuljae's Murder

    Korean Special - 2013, 1 episode

    - main plot // forbidden romance: love triangle between mother-in-law, son-in-law and daughter // real age gap: 19 years
    - set during and after the korean war, this drama special was traumatizing for me.

  • Flat

    10. Flat

    Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes

    - main couple // friends-to-lover trope: a documentary that shows us two high schoolers (senior and junior) relationship as they grow into adulthood over a span of 7 years // age gap: 18/19
    - similar vibe with ''our beloved summer''

  • I Need Romance

    11. I Need Romance

    Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    - main couple // thai remake of korean 'i need romance 3' // age gap: 33/26

  • In Your Dreams

    12. In Your Dreams

    Hong Kong Movie - 2017

    - main plot // forbidden love between student and his temporary teacher // age gap: 16/30s?
    - forbidden romance where two lonely souls find comfort in each other

  • Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun

    13. Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    - main couple // office worker female and bicycle shop owner male: two different personalities and social background complete each other // age gap: 30/26

  • Joosama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi

    14. Joosama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    - main couple // university student meets her through a matching app // age gap: 28/20

  • Lesson in Love

    15. Lesson in Love

    Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    - main couple // forbidden love: teacher and rebellious student // age gap: 18/30?

  • Lost

    16. Lost

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    - main couple // about two lost souls: contains heavy topics like depression // age gap: 40/27

  • Majo no Jouken

    17. Majo no Jouken

    Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes

    - main couple // forbidden love between a high school teacher and her student // age gap: 26/17

  • Melting Me Softly

    18. Melting Me Softly

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    -  sub-plot // female lead wakes up after 20 years due to an experiment. 20 years later her ex boyfriend's son develops a crush on her at university // age gap: 24(44)/19

  • Nothing but You

    19. Nothing but You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

    - main couple // slow-paced and healthy sports romance // age gap: 32/22
    - my favourite nuna romance c-drama so far

  • Now, We Are Breaking Up

    20. Now, We Are Breaking Up

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    - main couple // this one's among those few dramas that begins with one night stand // age gap: 38/32

  • Peng

    21. Peng

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    - sub-plot // one of the male leads is a model younger than her // age gap: 30/19?

  • Plus Nine Boys

    22. Plus Nine Boys

    Korean Drama - 2014, 14 episodes

    - one of the couples // high school naive boy falls for a mysterious girl // age gap: 21?/19

  • Risou no Kareshi

    23. Risou no Kareshi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    - main couple // mysterious younger guy who looks like her high school first love // age gap: ?

  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    24. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    - main couple // friends-to-lover: male lead has secret crush on female lead for a long time // age gap: 37/32
    - bonus: 2nd male lead is also younger (29 y.o.)
    - if you love slow-romance, this is a must watch

  • Seishun Cinderella

    25. Seishun Cinderella

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    - main couple // umm.. not sure if this counts as noona romance. she time travels to her high school  as an adult trapped on a teenager's body // age gap: 29/17

  • She Would Never Know

    26. She Would Never Know

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    - main couple // workplace romance (sunbae-hoobae relationship) // age gap: 28/27
    - the male lead (played by sf9 rowoon) is perfection

  • Standby

    27. Standby

    Korean Drama - 2012, 113 episodes

    - sub-plot // high school boy's one-sided love // age gap: ?

  • Sweet First Love

    28. Sweet First Love

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    - main couple // a brother in love with his sister who's not his sister (incest?) // age gap: 2 yrs

  • Sweet Games

    29. Sweet Games

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    - main lead // male lead had crush on senior female lead at university 9 years ago // age gap: 30/24?

  • The Lover

    30. The Lover

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes

    - one of the main couples // unemployed musician who lives with his older girlfriend // age gap: 33/21
    - warning: the younger guy is played by the infamous Jung Joon Young. keeping it aside, the drama is weirdly interesting. something i would like to watch (re-watch) alone and burst out laughing.

  • The Villain of Romance

    31. The Villain of Romance

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    - main couple // light hearted drama about 2 college students with dominant female // age gap: 23/21

  • Use for My Talent

    32. Use for My Talent

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    - third couple // Pentagon's Yanan plays the role of younger guy who falls for his sister's best friend // age gap: ?

  • Wet Season

    33. Wet Season

    Chinese Movie - 2019

    - main plot // forbidden love: school teacher and her student // age gap: 40s?/16
    - - similar vibe to in your dreams (2017), if you know any similar movie, please let me know

  • Why Women Love

    34. Why Women Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    - main couple // tech firm head and her temporary assistant (to be CEO) // age gap: 30/22
    - if you love successful and established female lead, highly recommended

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