My Master Lists
Hi welcome to my little blog :,) Here are my recommendation lists! I try to keep these updated but I'm not always punctual, forgive me. Let me know if you have any questions or trouble with the links!
My main is @softandorsweet <3
currently rewatching: Doom at your service
just finished: Love for Love's Sake
MY TOP 5 FAVORITES (see google doc list for plot descriptions and my full list of recommendations)
Romance Kdramas
DOOM: AT YOUR SERVICE (TW death, terminal illness, parent death, themes of su*cide)
TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-ONE (TW anti-fatness, mild bullying, themes of depression)
HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA (TW anti-fatness, themes of su*cide, ensemble character death)
YUMI'S CELLS (1 & 2) (TW anti-fatness)
LOVE FOR LOVE’S SAKE (BL) (TW homophobia, su*cidal ideation, shown su*cide, death, blood)
Romance Thrillers Kdramas
VINCENZO (TW multiple characters death, murder, gun violence, homophobia, torture)
W: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (TW themes of & su*cide, gun violence, parent death, homophobia, sexism, anti-fatness)
HEALER (TW parent death, murder, childhood abuse, kidnapping, themes of su*cide)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (TW childhood trauma, parent death, so much anti-fatness, homophobia, sexism, main character death, murder, slipping someone a drug, themes of & shown attempted su*cide, gun violence)
HAPPINESS (TW self h*rm, murder, zombies basically so lots of blood, classism, gun violence)
Thai Romance Dramas
NOT ME (BL) (TW physical altercations, gun violence, arson, kidnapping, commentary on ableism, racism, capitalism and more)
BAD BUDDY (BL) (TW physical altercations, blood, family violence, gun violence, unwanted public outing)
MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT (BL) (TW mild manipulation, shove, slap, punch, homophobia, non con photo taking, unwanted public outing)
KINNPORSCHE (BL) (TW gun violence, murder, torture, kidnapping, mafia altercations, physical altercations, under the influence sex scene, dubious consent)
THE ECLIPSE (BL) (TW homophobia, minimal physical altercations, outing someone)
Japanese Romance Dramas
MY LOVE MIX-UP (BL) (TW homophobia)
ALICE IN BORDERLAND (TW shown death, su*cide, extreme violence, sexual assault, severe psychological trauma)
CHERRY MAGIC (BL) (TW age gap)
SEVEN DAYS (BL) (TW cheating)
ONLY JUST MARRIED (TW fake marriage, unrequited love)
Taiwanese Romance Dramas
ABOUT YOUTH (BL) (TW family stress)
WE BEST LOVE (BL) (TW blackmail, dubious consent, manipulation, non con kiss, violence)
MY TOOTH YOUR LOVE (BL) (TW trauma, parent death, physical abuse, family abuse)
HISTORY 3: TRAPPED (BL) (TW gun violence, kidnapping, gun violence, blood)
BE LOVED IN HOUSE: I DO (BL) (TW manipulation)
Chinese Romance Dramas
PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER (TW anti-fatness)
Master List of all my Favorite Asian Romance Dramas! *broken down into romance & romance thrillers listed in order from emma’s favorites to
Master List of all my Favorite Romance Mangas & Animes! *broken down into romance mangas, romance animes & action animes!* Romance/Shoujo M
i wanted to include any warnings i noticed while watching these shows, as to reduce any harm to anyone taking my recommendations! these are still my favorite shows and have as many nuanced positives as nuanced negatives!
key: FL = female lead, ML = male lead, TW = trigger warning
message about south korean dramas: i think so many of us are drawn to kdramas for their depth and analysis of different forms of oppression and traumas. however, kdramas are lacking so much in so many ways thus the TWs. i recently found out that studio dragon, the largest production company in south korea is a monopoly company (bought out all smaller independent businesses and now has total control over most production in south korea). studio dragon alone has produced vincenzo, hometown cha cha cha, happiness, twenty-five twenty-one, yumis cells, my roommate is a gumiho, doom at your service, true beauty, start-up, tale of the nine tailed, flower of evil, it’s okay to not be okay, hi bye mama, my holo love, love alarm, hotel del luna, because this is my first life and way way more. plus they just signed with Netflix in the last year or two, and will only be continuing to expand. if you regularly watch kdramas there’s not much we can do, expect support the dramas that have become more inclusive. knowledge is power and having perspectives on why studio dragon is not perfect is more beneficial than living in the dark.
