To-Watch List Romances + Tropes

boss-employee, rich man poor woman, age gap

miles wei

workplace romance

ji chang wook

hidden identity, vigilante

lee joon gi, han hyo joo

hidden identity, body swap

arranged marriage

ding yuxi

revenge, hate to love

aom

revenge, hidden identity

woo do hwan

boss-employee, workplace romance

workplace romance, bet

school

hidden identity, hate to love, cohabitation, rich man poor woman

cohabitation

body swap

bai lu

school

blind fl, good girl-bad boy, grumpy x sunshine

mermaid, hate to love

ishihara satomi

revenge, hate to love, brothers (former) best friend

mark

contract relationship, cohabitation, rich man poor woman

sakaguchi kentaro

teacher-student, age gap

school, friends to lovers

rich man poor woman, contract relationship, age gap

boss-employee, hate to love, rich man poor woman

slight romance, workplace romance

lee dong wook, won jin ah

slight romance, time travel, workplace romance

good girl-bad boy

linked emotions, boss-employee

cold man/warm woman

time travel (past to future), hate to love

cohabitation, age gap

forbidden love, hidden identity

ren jai lun

sports, friends to lovers

one night stand, messy

mark, yaya

enemies to lovers, villain ml, slow burn

zhao lusi

seven year slip-style glimpse into the past

workplace romance, illness, tragedy

luo yun xi, zhang ruo nan

friends to lovers

childhood friends to lovers

jung so min

time travel, amnesia

reincarnation, enemies to lovers

ding yuxi

rich man poor woman, bodyguard fl, grumpy x sunshine

connected by magic, hidden identity, hate to love

zhang ling he

forbidden love, slow burn, age gap, adopted family

slow burn, funeral director fl, supernatural

multiple couples

minho

slow burn, countryside

school, friends to lovers, social anxiety ml, sunshine fl

full house remake

hidden identity, amnesia

kim soo hyun

possession, reincarnation, hate to love

enemies to lovers, tragedy, time travel, villain ml

lee joon gi

prohibition period -> cop, moonshine girl, crown prince

yoo seung ho, byeon woo seok

superpowers

han hyo joo

novel transmigration, possible hate to love

transmigration, gender swap, spicy

hate to love, witch fl

melodrama, good girl bad boy (?), age gap

namgoong min

demon ml, cohabitation, spicy

hate to love, workplace romance, celebrity ml

jung so min

rich man poor woman, forbidden love

lee dong wook

grumpy x sunshine

assassin fl

zhang ling he, esther yu, lu yu xiao, cheng lei

time travel, age gap

jin ki joo

slight romance

hu yi tian

contract relationship, rich man poor woman, age gap, troubled girl x cop

one night stand, rich man poor woman, boss-employee

second chance romance, grumpy x sunshine

second chance romance, cold man warm woman

mafia, childhood friends to lovers

arranged marriage

time travel, 90s

slight romance, arranged marriage

oguri shun

friends to lovers, 80s, revenge

mafia

uni, deaf fl

mangaka ml, workplace romance

slow burn, wrongfully accused, forbidden love

park hyung sik

school, hate to love

rich man poor woman, hate to love, childhood bully

slight romance

neighbors, slow burn, workplace relationship

contract relationship, time travel do over, rich man poor woman

hate to love, ceo ml

single parent, contract relationship, ceo ml

school, hate to love, rivals to lovers

workplace romance

jung jin young, krystal

arranged marriage, hate to love, rich man poor woman

workplace romance

choi jin hyuk

amnesia, arranged marriage

luo yun xi (fl brother)

slight romance

school, robot

satoh takeru

married leads, second chance romance

kim ji won, kim soo hyun, kwak dong yeon

slow burn, revenge, vigilante

yoon kyun sang, chae soo bin

slight romance

song joong ki

mangaka ml, rich man poor woman, cohabitation

time loop, slight romance

zhao jin mai

rivals to lovers

revenge, amnesia, warm ml

time travel

rivals(?) to lovers

jeremy tsui

school, abused fl