Brain Rot Fodder (Lowkey Romances)
The following are lowkey, decent budget, usually under the radar dramas that give you different degrees of fluff & feed the procrastination.
I'm only adding shows I've watched & enjoyed. Don't watch these if you're looking for cinematic masterpieces.
Only watch if you need to turn off your brain for a while. Might include 'skip watches' aka knnown as FF dramas., where you just hit the skip 10 button every few minutes.
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1. The Romance of Hua Rong
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
Cute Chemi between the main cp. Fun characters. It has some frustrating tropes but nevertheless hits the itch if you like watching period pieces w/ lots of fluff and fewer politics.
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2. Chef Hua
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
Tang Min is the queen of picking scripts where her husband adores her. I enjoyed the inverted nature of the ML & his devotion a lot. CP chemi A1 just a feel-good drama highly recommend
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3. Fake Princess
Chinese Drama - 2020, 27 episodes
Truly a fluffy fluffy story that was well constructed. The chemi isn't off the charts but the cp is cute. The + is tht nothing is the plot is super corny so its an easy watch
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4. Perfect and Casual
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Yes, this is a professor x student relationship but It isn't manipulative like others. A very calm story w/ a well written FL. The cp is cute & complement each other well
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5. Once We Get Married
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
The best chemi I've seen from an onscreen couple in a while. A typical rich man working hard woman romcom but with Mega fluff that is somehow not cringey at all. Highly rec
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6. If Voice Has Memory
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
Cute workplace-based fluffy story. On the longer side but the eps go by fast. the Lead actress does a good job of being naive & young w/o being annoying
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7. My Husband Oh Jak Doo
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
Hidden gem. A weekend family kinda plot without the big family & 50 eps. Uee & KKW have great chemi there r some Makjang moments tho
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8. Intense Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
The kiss scene, meh. THE ALMOST KISS SCENES. Gold. The chemi was like fireworks sometimes it popped sometimes it didn't. Cute w/o being cringe. Very basic storyline
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9. Qing Luo
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
A very modernly written period drama. It has a nice balance of fluff & basic historical plots. The show is fun and the cast work well together. CP is cute & r kinda a power couple
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10. The Wolf Princess
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
The lure is iffy so don't read too deep into that, but still very watchable. Not as much romance as there was an adventure. The story is nicely written so everything makes sense.
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11. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
Japanese dramas r typically overexaggerated in an anime-type of way so fair warning. I enjoyed the fluff. The ML is very fine. The FL did very well in her delivery, super lovable.
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12. General's Lady
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
In Queen Tang Min we trust. another my husband adores me historical. The CP chemi is everything and there is a good balance in the script. A very loveable story. I highly rec
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13. Begin Again
Chinese Drama - 2020, 35 episodes
Don't expect a stellar script cus of the leads. Very basic plot whose emotional scene are delivered the best. Chemi was lukewarm the cast is all very fine tho + cutest kid actor ever
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14. The Centimeter of Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
Technially a skip watch. The emotional plot points > the romance. But decent chemistry. Grown people dealing w/ grown people's problems. TW for first firstborn daughters
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15. Why Women Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
The chemistry is great and the main characters are very believable. I like the fact that the FL's inexperience with love felt realistic and was dealt with taste. Fun flirty grown highly rec
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16. Mysterious Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
There is something lacking in the overall production & the acting is average. But i think the idea and story aren't the usual brain rot plot so it makes it fun and new w/o being too serious
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17. Legally Romance
Chinese Drama - 2022, 33 episodes
I wasn't expecting the acting in this show to be spectacular but it was really good. ZTao held his own against SZE better than expected. They were super cute and the lore made sense
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18. To Fly with You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
A decent college drama that surrounds skating. the chemistry between the leads is adorable, & its Youth without being childish. I highly rec if u love SZE & skipped this cus the theme
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19. Royal Rumours
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
Haven't enjoyed brain rot content in a while but RR changed that. The min amount of dubbing along with a decent script and great acting really made this binge enjoyable.
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20. The Princess and the Werewolf
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
Most brainrot show of the yr. loved the whole concept of the 'animal world' and the acting is fun but they dragged the biggest plot point forever. Still a good binge. Nice bgm
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21. Romance of a Twin Flower
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
Well-made brainrot with decent acting and a nice budget. The story is nothing new. Just want you to need for a binge weekend in. + Pretty people on screen. Doesn't get any better than that.
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22. The Trust
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
The only body swap drama I have watched and enjoyed! I did the "men realize women have it hard" trope tastefully. Great acting, basic plot, and good chemistry!
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23. Wrong Carriage, Right Groom
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
I usually don't like Brainrot which has too many characters. But the structure of this drama was well done. You can follow each story easily & you love the characters quick. Nice watch~
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24. As Beautiful as You
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
She is a skip watch more than brain rot. Leads chemistry is enough & I'm really only recommending this because the breakup scene was phenomenal. Great for when bored & need a binge fix.
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25. Go Back Lover
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
I was much more invested in this show then I expected to be. The cast is on a dating show + there were so many plot points that were not on my bingo card. Cute couples, fun watch.
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26. Cinderella at 2 AM
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes