⭐Best in Tropes: Celebrities Falling for a Commoner

Everyone loves a good Cinderella story! Best movies or dramas where the main couple feature a famous person or celebrity falling love with a "normal" everyday person.

Does the characters "celebrity-ness" get in the way of love?  Was there a scene where the main character is surrounded by fans or reporters? Then it probably belongs in this list. Which one was your favourite?

Aadia Dec 13, 2019
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  • My Love from the Star

    1. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    889 points by 9 voters
    Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
  • Secret Garden

    2. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    588 points by 6 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • Top Star Yoo Baek

    3. Top Star Yoo Baek

    Korean Drama - 2018, 11 episodes
    7.6
    398 points by 4 voters
    Yoo Baek is a former idol group member. He is now a popular singer and actor. He doesn't try to be a good guy to attract people. Yoo Baek is self-centered, and ...more
  • The Beauty Inside

    4. The Beauty Inside

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    387 points by 4 voters
    Han Se Gye is a top actress, also known as a troublemaker, with many rumors around her. To others, her life appears as a mystery, when in fact she is faced with ...more
  • Accidentally in Love

    5. Accidentally in Love

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
    7.8
    375 points by 4 voters
    Chen Qing Qing, the heiress of a rich family, desperately wants to avoid an arranged marriage and find love on her own terms. On her wedding day, she flees town and heads ...more
  • King2Hearts

    6. King2Hearts

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.2
    288 points by 3 voters
    Kim Hang Ah is a legendary top female instructor working for North Korea’s elite special forces unit. With stamina, training tactics, and strength in all areas, she is the perfect female soldier; ...more
  • Touch Your Heart

    7. Touch Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    288 points by 3 voters
    Oh Yoon Seo is a popular actress. She is famous for her beautiful appearance, but her acting is bad. She gets involved in a scandal with the son from a chaebol family. ...more
  • My Secret Romance

    8. My Secret Romance

    Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
    7.6
    199 points by 2 voters
    Cha Jin Wook is a son from a wealthy family who runs a large company. He usually only pursues short-term love, but when he meets Lee Yoo Mi, who has never had ...more
  • Goong

    9. Goong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.8
    197 points by 2 voters
    Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more
  • Queen In Hyun's Man

    10. Queen In Hyun's Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    197 points by 2 voters
    Kim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang Hee Bin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Suk Jong's queen ...more
  • Uncontrollably Fond

    11. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.1
    197 points by 2 voters
    People change, but can the heart adapt? Sin Jun Yeong and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Jun ...more
  • So I Married an Anti-Fan

    12. So I Married an Anti-Fan

    Chinese Movie - 2016
    7.3
    195 points by 2 voters
    Fang Miao Miao, an entertainment reporter, captures a secret meeting between Hallyu star Hoo Joon and idol Ai Lin. When Hoo Joon destroys the evidence, his management ruins Miao Miao’s career in ...more
  • I Picked Up a Star on the Road

    13. I Picked Up a Star on the Road

    Korean Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.4
    188 points by 2 voters
    Contract worker Lee Yeon Seo daydreams about teaching her manager a lesson, but accidentally acts out her fantasy on none other than top Hallyu star Kang Joon Hyuk. Thinking she killed him ...more
  • The Universe’s Star

    14. The Universe’s Star

    Korean Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Byul is a female Grim Reaper whose job is to guide dead souls to the afterworld. When she meets her favorite singer Woo Joo, who is expected to die soon, she decides ...more
  • My Father Is Strange

    15. My Father Is Strange

    Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    This drama is about a family that lives on the outskirts of Seoul. Byun Han Soo is the father and His wife, Na Yeong Shil is a dedicated, responsible mother to his ...more
  • Oh! My Lady

    16. Oh! My Lady

    Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
    7.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    A spunky 35-year-old housewife, Yoon Gae Hwa, takes on the job of manager to prickly top star Sung Min Woo in order to earn enough money to regain custody of her child ...more
  • Love Scenery

    17. Love Scenery

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
    8.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Liang Chen is devoted to bringing good music works to the listeners, expressing the idea of being kind, real, and perfect. Lu Jing loves computers and big data research. He is highly ...more
  • Intense Love

    18. Intense Love

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.2
    92 points by 1 voters
    It tells the love story between a genius doctor and an actress who are two people who both refuse to have their marriage arranged by their parents, yet realize that love is ...more
  • So I Married an Anti-Fan

    19. So I Married an Anti-Fan

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.9
    89 points by 1 voters
    Hoo Joon is a top star and Geun Young is a magazine reporter who both attend a club’s opening night. There, Young witnesses Joon's violent behavior and accidentally vomits on him. Young ...more
  • Monstar

    20. Monstar

    Korean Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
    7.2
    88 points by 1 voters
    Sul Chan, a member of Korea's most popular K-Pop boy band 'Men in Black', is provoked into pushing one of his crazy fans, and when that goes viral, his reputation plummets. As ...more
  • Imitation

    21. Imitation

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.0
    86 points by 1 voters
    Lee Ma Ha is a member of the new K-pop girl group Tea Party, formed by Ji Hak, who was once the manager of the famous boy group Shax, but resigned after ...more
  • Let Me Be Your Knight

    22. Let Me Be Your Knight

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    7.9
    85 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Tae In is the leader of the idol group, Luna. He suffers from sleepwalking. To cure his ailment secretly, a fake doctor begins to live with him. In Yoon Joo works ...more
  • The Brightest Star in the Sky

    23. The Brightest Star in the Sky

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 44 episodes
    8.2
    84 points by 1 voters
    Star Entertainment, the leading Chinese entertainment agency, was founded by Cheng Tian Hao and Du Wan Qing, a couple whose differing management philosophies led to their separation. Yang Zhen Zhen, a passionate ...more
  • One Fine Week

    24. One Fine Week

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    7.9
    83 points by 1 voters
    Da Eun, a college student who is still finding her career path, becomes Byul, who has been a singer since she was young. Da Eun spends time with a celebrity named Jung ...more
  • One Fine Week Season 2

    25. One Fine Week Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    7.7
    82 points by 1 voters
    Da Eun works part-time, and Kim Byul is an idol. These two girls who look alike decide to change each other's lives just for 7 days. And now, 1 year later, they ...more
  • You Are My Glory

    26. You Are My Glory

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
    8.7
    81 points by 1 voters
    Qiao Jing Jing, a well-known celebrity, finds herself in hot water when a leaked video of her terrible gaming skills threatens her endorsement deal. To save her reputation, she jumps into a ...more
  • The Day of Becoming You

    27. The Day of Becoming You

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 26 episodes
    8.5
    80 points by 1 voters
    The leader of a boyband and an entertainment reporter are forced into many outrageous situations after they switched bodies. Jiang Yi is a big star in the entertainment industry. He is the ...more
  • Fall in Love Like a Star

    28. Fall in Love Like a Star

    Chinese Movie - 2015
    7.5
    79 points by 1 voters
    Aspiring musician, Su Xing Yu, and Tian Xin meet while working. They fall in love, and start a sweet romance, only for Su Xing Yu to go abroad to pursue his dream. ...more
  • To My Star

    29. To My Star

    Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
    8.1
    78 points by 1 voters
    Actor Kang Seo Joon was once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars, but his career is now in decline. Despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had ...more
  • Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight

    30. Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight

    Japanese Movie - 2019
    7.3
    77 points by 1 voters
    Hinana is a high school girl who, like a modern Cinderella, has many household chores to see to in addition to her studies. While she's quite a conscientious girl, in reality she ...more
  • Search: WWW

    31. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    76 points by 1 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more

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