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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  • The King's Woman

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  • Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling

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  • True Beauty

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    1a*

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    1a+

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    1a+

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    19. My Little Happiness

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    8.0

    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.

  • Marry My Husband

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    2 - SML

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    10

    1b

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    22. The Beauty Inside

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    8.5

    1b

  • Crash Landing on You

    23. Crash Landing on You

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    9.5

    1b

    ML saved FL's life in the past, neither one recognizes the other in the present until the ML figures it out

  • Count Your Lucky Stars

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    1b (?)

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    26. The Immortal Promise

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    1b (?)

  • My Love, Enlighten Me

    27. My Love, Enlighten Me

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    between 1b and 3a* 

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  • Love Is Sweet

    28. Love Is Sweet

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    8.5

    2

  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    29. Romance Is a Bonus Book

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    8.5

    2

  • My Fated Boy

    30. My Fated Boy

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    8.0

    2

  • Something in the Rain

    31. Something in the Rain

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    2

  • Love Is Science?

    32. Love Is Science?

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    2

  • You Are My Secret

    33. You Are My Secret

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    2

  • Jun Jiu Ling

    34. Jun Jiu Ling

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    2

  • Hidden Love

    35. Hidden Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes

    2

  • My Strange Hero

    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

  • Love with Flaws

    37. Love with Flaws

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    8.5

    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

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    6.0

    1a* or 2a*

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    39. Start-Up

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    2a*

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    40. Kimi wa Petto

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    6.5

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  • Dusk Love

    41. Dusk Love

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    6.0

    2a*

  • The Wolf

    42. The Wolf

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    2a*

  • Unmei ni, Nita Koi

    43. Unmei ni, Nita Koi

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    2a*

  • I Need Romance Season 3

    44. I Need Romance Season 3

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    2a*

  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    45. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

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    10

    2a*

  • My Love Eun Dong

    46. My Love Eun Dong

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

    2 then 4

  • Love of Thousand Years

    47. Love of Thousand Years

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    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

  • Once We Get Married

    48. Once We Get Married

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    7.5

    2a* (for the SML, not the ML)

  • The King's Affection

    49. The King's Affection

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    9.0

    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

  • She Was Pretty

    50. She Was Pretty

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

    2a+

  • W

    51. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    10

    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

  • Thirty but Seventeen

    52. Thirty but Seventeen

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

    2b

    due to a misunderstanding they don't recognize each other

  • 100 Days My Prince

    53. 100 Days My Prince

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    9.5

    2b

    ML has amnesia and FL doesn't recognize him (?) iirc

  • My Holo Love

    54. My Holo Love

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    7.5

    2b

  • Healer

    55. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    9.0

    2b

  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    56. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    9.5

    2b

  • False Face and True Feelings

    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

  • Love in Time

    58. Love in Time

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    3

  • Hello Again!

    59. Hello Again!

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    8.5

    3 iirc

    leads were rivals in grade school, then get off on the wrong foot again when they meet as adults

  • Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    60. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    3

  • Enslaved by Love

    61. Enslaved by Love

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    between 3 and 4

    leads were lovers, parted as enemies, FL returns to take revenge

  • Serendipity's Embrace

    62. Serendipity's Embrace

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    3 & 4 

    leads were high school sweethearts but it ended badly the first time

  • Cunning Single Lady

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    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    10

    3, 4a+

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  • Fall in Love With My King

    64. Fall in Love With My King

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  • When I See You Again

    65. When I See You Again

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    3a*

  • Circle of Love

    66. Circle of Love

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    3a*

  • Secret

    67. Secret

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes

    3a*

  • Flame Bride

    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

  • Broken the Heart

    69. Broken the Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes

    3a+

  • In Blossom

    70. In Blossom

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    3a+

  • Story of Kunning Palace

    71. Story of Kunning Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

    10

    3a+ with the ML

    (also 2a+ and 4a+ with the SMLs)

  • Rising Feather

    72. Rising Feather

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

    between 3a+ and 4a+

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  • The Eternal Love Season 2

    73. The Eternal Love Season 2

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    4a*

  • The Eternal Love Season 3

    74. The Eternal Love Season 3

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

    4a+

  • Lost Love in Times

    75. Lost Love in Times

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 56 episodes

    4a+

  • The Eternal Love

    76. The Eternal Love

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes

    8.0

    4b

    leads were in love in a past life but neither remembers it

  • Good Bye, My Princess

    77. Good Bye, My Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes

    4b

  • Summer's Desire

    78. Summer's Desire

    Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 14 episodes

    2a+, 3, 4a+ ish - there's a lot going on here

  • Ho Goo's Love

    79. Ho Goo's Love

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

  • Twenty Years Old

    80. Twenty Years Old

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    81. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes

  • Scent of Love

    82. Scent of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes

    9.0

    3a

  • Love Me in Three Days

    83. Love Me in Three Days

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    7.5

    1a*

  • The Secret of  Love

    84. The Secret of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes

    4a*

  • Kakafukaka

    85. Kakafukaka

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    4.5

    4

  • The Best Day of My Life

    86. The Best Day of My Life

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

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