Endgame Pairing is Not Obvious

Stories where the endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" - the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with someone else first, the love triangle looks like it could go either way, SML has traits of a ML, or the endgame ML has traits of a SML. Also includes those rare instances where the SML actually gets the girl.

emeraldarrows Jan 1, 2024

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101. Sea You Soon

Thai Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

8.5

FL has a girlfriend in the beginning
102. Shan Shan Lai Chi De Ni

Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes

8.0

FL has a boyfriend and is pregnant by him, ML has a fiancée, but they end up together
103. She Came out of the Abyss

Chinese Drama - 2024, 78 episodes

7.0

FL has an ex fiancée
104. She Is Untouchable

Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

8.0

FL is dating someone else at the beginning
105. Shi Yi Hou He Si Dui Tou Shan Hun Le

Chinese Drama - 2024, 61 episodes

7.5

FL has an ex boyfriend
106. Since I Met U

Chinese Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

10

FL has a long crush on someone and accidentally confesses to the ML while she's drunk. Her crush re-enters her life later on but she ends up with the ML.
107. Skip a Beat

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

10

FL has the past connection and first love with the SML (and actually only approaches the ML because she wrongfully believes he has the SML's heart transplanted into him)
108. Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart

Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

8.0

ML had an ex-girlfriend he's still heartbroken over
109. Stealing Beauty

Chinese Drama - 2024, 82 episodes

7.0

FL has a fiancée and becomes ML's mistress
110. Story of Kunning Palace

Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

10

heavy reverse harem, FL is in love with someone else for a long time, ML is an atypical protagonist
111. Strobe Edge

Japanese Movie - 2015

6.0

ML is in love with another woman at first
112. Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

7.0

ML's ex-boyfriend returns and for a while it's uncertain which of the two men he'll choose
113. Ta De Ye Wu Qu

Chinese Drama - 2024, 43 episodes

7.5

FL has an ex
114. Ta Zou Hou, Jing Quan Tai Zi Ji Feng Le

Chinese Drama - 2024, 84 episodes

7.0

FL is married
115. Tell Me That You Love Me

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

10

ML has a first love who returns
116. Tempt at Every Step

Chinese Drama - 2024, 65 episodes

7.5

FL has an ex fiancée
117. The Best Friend

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

8.5

FL is married to someone else at the beginning
118. The Cute Girl of the Prince's Mansion

Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

8.5

ML is in love with another girl before and for a while after he marries the FL
119. The Double

Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

10

FL was married
120. The First Responders

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

9.5

love triangle that could go either way, FL has the childhood connection trope with the SML
121. The First Responders Season 2

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.5
122. The Forbidden Marriage

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

10

heavy love triangle, FL is initially engaged to the SML
123. The Forbidden Woman

Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes

8.0

FL is married to someone else at the beginning
124. The Ghost Bride

Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

10

FL has the childhood connection trope and engagement with the SML, heavy love triangle
125. The Happiness Code of a Single Mom

Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes

7.0

FL has an ex
126. The Heiress Defiance, Time to Fight Back

Chinese Drama - 2024, 95 episodes

7.0

FL is divorced
127. The King in Love

Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

10

SML gets the girl
128. The Love We Couldn't Keep

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

8.5

FL has an ex boyfriend who died
129. The Moon Brightens for You

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

8.0

FL is initially close to and engaged to the SML
130. The Night Is Still Young

Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

10

FL was engaged to the SML in her first life
131. The Rebel Empress

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

9.0

FL was married
132. The Renovation

Thai Drama - 2024, 2 episodes

8.5

ML has an ex boyfriend
133. The Return of Iljimae

Korean Drama - 2009, 24 episodes

7.5

ML had a first love who died, and at first it seems he's just settling for the FL due to her resemblance to his lost love
134. The Trap of The Goddess

Chinese Drama - 2021, 53 episodes

7.5

FL is initially the SML's mistress and the ML is her employee who is secretly in love with her.
135. Tip of the Heart

Chinese Drama - 2024, 100 episodes

7.5

FL has an ex boyfriend
136. Too Late to Say I Love You

Chinese Drama - 2010, 36 episodes

8.5

FL is engaged at the beginning
137. Uncle and Sister-in-Law

Chinese Drama - 2024, 52 episodes

8.0

FL is a widow
138. Veil of Revenge

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

8.0

FL has an ex husband
139. Wait, My Youth

Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

8.0

FL has a long time crush on the SML
140. Waiting for Spring

Japanese Movie - 2018

10

Reverse harem, love triangle with childhood friend
141. Wanton Indulgence

Chinese Drama - 2023, 103 episodes

6.0

FL has an ex boyfriend
142. Warrior Baek Dong Soo

Korean Drama - 2011, 29 episodes

6.5

ML ends up with SFL, despite having the childhood connection trope with the FL
143. Wedding Party

Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

8.0

FL is dating someone else at the beginning
144. What's Wrong with My Princess

Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes

9.5

FL is married to someone else at the beginning
145. Who Are You

Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes

9.0

heavy SLS, FL has a first love who is a ghost/in a coma and for a while it's unclear whether she'll have a second chance with him or choose the ML
146. Wo Yang De Xiao Bai Lian Shi Jing Quan Tai Zi Ye

Chinese Drama - 2024, 71 episodes

7.0

FL is married
147. Yi Bu Xiao Xin Liao Cuo Ren

Chinese Drama - 2023, 75 episodes

6.5

FL has an ex boyfriend
148. You Are My Destiny

Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

10

ML has a fiancée at the beginning and wavers back and forth for a while before choosing the FL
149. You Are My Exclusive Surprise

Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes

8.0

FL is dating someone else at the beginning
150. You Wu

Chinese Drama - 2023, 95 episodes

7.0

FL has an ex fiancée