Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - Fateful Past Connection
Dramas in which the leads met as children or many years before the start of the drama. Meeting each other in the past was pivotal to their lives.
1 - leads had a single fateful encounter/experience together in the past that changed them but were separated due to circumstance; they reconnect throughout the course of the drama
1a - one lead recognizes or seeks out the other but keeps their past a secret (* for ML, + for FL recognizes first)
1b - neither one recognizes/remembers the other right away
2 - leads were childhood friends/sweethearts or knew each other for a longer time in the past, but were separated and don't meet again until the start of the drama
2a - one lead recognizes or seeks out the other but keeps their past a secret (* for ML, + for FL recognizes first)
2b - leads don't recognize each other when they meet again
3 - leads had an antagonistic meeting/relationship in their past/childhood and are enemies when they reunite
3a - one lead recognizes or seeks out the other and keeps their past a secret in order to take revenge (* for ML, + for FL recognizes first)
3b - leads don't recognize each other right away and become enemies only once they figure out the past
4 - leads were lovers in the past, but were separated and don't meet again until the start of the drama
4a - one lead seeks out the other but keeps their past a secret (* for ML, + for FL recognizes first)
4b - leads don't recognize each other when they meet again
Beware of SPOILERS in some of the descriptions
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1. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
1
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2. Mysterious Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
1
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3. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
1a*
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4. Why Her?
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
1a*
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5. You Are My Hero
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
1a*
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6. Provoke
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
1a*
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7. The King's Woman
Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes
1a*
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8. Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
1a*
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9. Maid's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
1a*
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10. Forever Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
1a*
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11. Miss Mystery
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
1a* (?)
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12. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
1a* iirc
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13. True Beauty
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
1a*
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14. Lost Romance
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
1a+
FL had a crush on ML in another universe
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15. Extremely Perilous Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
1a*
FL mistakes someone else for the ML whom she met years before
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16. My Unicorn Girl
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
1a+
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17. A Familiar Stranger
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
1a+
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18. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
1a+
FL saves ML when he's a kid, as adults he can't remember her but still falls for her again
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19. My Little Happiness
Chinese Drama - 2021, 28 episodes
between 1a* and 2a*
the leads met more than once as kids iirc but they did not know each other for long. ML harbors a crush on FL for many many years until they meet again.
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20. Marry My Husband
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
1a* - ML
2 - SML
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21. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
1b
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22. The Beauty Inside
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
1b
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23. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
1b
ML saved FL's life in the past, neither one recognizes the other in the present until the ML figures it out
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24. Count Your Lucky Stars
Chinese Drama - 2020, 34 episodes
1b (?)
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25. Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
1b (?)
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26. The Immortal Promise
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
1b (?)
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27. My Love, Enlighten Me
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
between 1b and 3a*
FL saved ML in the past. He however mistakes her identity and acts as her enemy when they first meet again
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28. Love Is Sweet
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
2
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29. Romance Is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
2
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30. My Fated Boy
Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes
2
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31. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
2
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32. Love Is Science?
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
2
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33. You Are My Secret
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
2
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34. Jun Jiu Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
2
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35. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
2
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36. My Strange Hero
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
between 2 and 3
leads were childhood sweethearts who parted on bad terms and the ML returns as an adult to get revenge
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37. Love with Flaws
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
between 2 and 3
leads were childhood friends but they parted as enemies and meet again as enemies, then become lovers
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38. Kiss Sixth Sense
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
1a* or 2a*
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39. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
2a*
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40. Kimi wa Petto
Japanese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
2a*
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41. Dusk Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
2a*
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42. The Wolf
Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
2a*
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43. Unmei ni, Nita Koi
Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
2a*
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44. I Need Romance Season 3
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
2a*
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45. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
2a*
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46. My Love Eun Dong
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
2 then 4
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47. Love of Thousand Years
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
between 2a* and 4a*
the ML has loved the FL across many incarnations, she doesn't remember him, but they also were not lovers until the present
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48. Once We Get Married
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
2a* (for the SML, not the ML)
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49. The King's Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
2a+
leads were childhood sweethearts, but when they meet again the FL is in disguise and the ML thinks the girl he loved is dead
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50. She Was Pretty
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
2a+
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51. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
2a+ kind of
FL has always found solace in the ML as he is the hero in her favorite comic series - then she enters his comic world and meets the ML for real
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52. Thirty but Seventeen
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
2b
due to a misunderstanding they don't recognize each other
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53. 100 Days My Prince
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
2b
ML has amnesia and FL doesn't recognize him (?) iirc
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54. My Holo Love
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
2b
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55. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
2b
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56. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
2b
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57. False Face and True Feelings
Chinese Drama - 2024, 26 episodes
between 2b and 3b
leads were childhood sweethearts but are enemies in the present
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58. Love in Time
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
3
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59. Hello Again!
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
3 iirc
leads were rivals in grade school, then get off on the wrong foot again when they meet as adults
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60. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
3
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61. Enslaved by Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
between 3 and 4
leads were lovers, parted as enemies, FL returns to take revenge
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62. Serendipity's Embrace
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
3 & 4
leads were high school sweethearts but it ended badly the first time
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63. Cunning Single Lady
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
3, 4a+
leads were previously married but had a rough divorce. Years later the FL seeks out the ML for revenge.
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64. Fall in Love With My King
Chinese Movie - 2020
3a*
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65. When I See You Again
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
3a*
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66. Circle of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
3a*
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67. Secret
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
3a*
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68. Flame Bride
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
between 3a* and 4a*
ML and FL were married, he believes she betrayed him and so he returns to as her enemy while in disguise
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69. Broken the Heart
Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes
3a+
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70. In Blossom
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
3a+
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71. Story of Kunning Palace
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
3a+ with the ML
(also 2a+ and 4a+ with the SMLs)
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72. Rising Feather
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
between 3a+ and 4a+
leads were lovers who parted on bad terms, FL returns in disguise to get revenge
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73. The Eternal Love Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
4a*
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74. The Eternal Love Season 3
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
4a+
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75. Lost Love in Times
Chinese Drama - 2017, 56 episodes
4a+
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76. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
4b
leads were in love in a past life but neither remembers it
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77. Good Bye, My Princess
Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
4b
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78. Summer's Desire
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 14 episodes
2a+, 3, 4a+ ish - there's a lot going on here
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79. Ho Goo's Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
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80. Twenty Years Old
Korean Drama - 2014, 4 episodes
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81. Into the Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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82. Scent of Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
3a
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83. Love Me in Three Days
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
1a*
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84. The Secret of Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
4a*
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85. Kakafukaka
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
4
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86. The Best Day of My Life
Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes