groveling (and more)
i'm including both groveling and when, for example, the ml hurts/rejects the fl then realizes his mistake and chases her, etc.
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1. A Romance of the Little Forest
Chinese Drama - 2022, 35 episodes
for a lot of this drama, ml is kind of aloof (not totally, but i'm having trouble thinking of a proper way to describe him...). it takes a while, but he does something unintentionally that hurts fl and she's upset with him. later, he begins chasing her. personally, i really liked them and loved seeing him chasing her.
in the second couple, the guy makes a pretty big mistake (it was pretty weird and hard to watch if i'm being honest lol) and later grovels to the woman. despite their plotline, i did still like them as a couple and i also enjoyed the parts where he was groveling lol.
i'm just going to be honest about the second couple. basically, the guy pretends to be a wheelchair user.............. yeah............ really don't know why they went with that storyline, but they did. he had previously had an injury on his leg and still had the wheelchair that he had previously used. it was sooooo weird lol.
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2. I May Love You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
fl had a huge crush on ml and confesses within the first few episodes. he rejects her, but later realizes his mistake and begins to chase her. she doesn't make it too easy for him, hehe. :p
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3. My Amnesia Girl
Filipino Movie - 2010
the premise of this movie is that ml had previously left fl at the altar and when they meet again fl pretends she has amnesia. bc of this, ml decides to woo her again bc he wants her back, however ofc fl secretly remembers everything.
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4. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd Special Edition
Taiwanese Special - 2021, 6 episodes
this is season two !!! ml hurt mc previously. the show starts after they have been separated for a while. ofc feelings are still raw and intense on both ends, but mc is so upset with ml after what he did.
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5. Well-Intended Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
ml does something crazy and fl is shocked and hurt. he is so pathetic, sad, and wet standing outside in the rain and everything LOL.
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6. Roy Leh Sanae Rai
Thai Drama - 2002, 18 episodes
okay, first, sa tw.
alright, so. ml's father knew fl's parents. he did something bad to them and feels sorry, so he ultimately leaves money to fl in his will. when he passes away and ml finds out about the money being left to fl, he is upset about this and decides to deceive and trick fl into falling in love with him and marrying him, so he can get her to sign something which merges their money and lets him be in charge of it. he does this all while hiding the fact that any money was left to her, of course. along the way, we can see him developing feelings and feeling guilty, etc. but... he still does it. lol. obviously, she finds out, and... well, it's not pretty. he basically spends the rest of the drama being a hot mess who has become obsessed and refuses to divorce her. he doesn't want to let her go.
there's a remake of this from 2015 as well. i haven't seen it yet, so idk how it is.
beware of many scheming side characters and lots of misunderstandings ahead ! but, imo, this was a fun watch. i pretty much binged it lol.
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7. Roy Leh Sanae Rai
Thai Drama - 2015, 14 episodes
even though i haven't seen it yet, here is the remake. i'm pretty sure this one also warrants an sa tw.
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8. New Tales of Gisaeng
Korean Drama - 2011, 52 episodes
ok, i only just started this one, but i've read elsewhere that the grovel is legendary, so i'm gonna add it here preemptively.
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9. Theory of Love
Thai Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
haven't seen this yet, but i saw an edit on tiktok that made it seem to me like it should fit in this list !
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10. My Stand-In
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes