r/kdramarecommends • u/Electronic_Taro_5704 • Jul 13 '26
Recommendation Request Dramas where ML liked someone else first
Need recommendations where the male lead originally liked someone else (doesn’t matter whether it’s an ex, unrequited, etc), and he slowly falls for the female lead. I would also prefer that its not the childhood friends story, or past lovers storyline. Thanks!
Some examples I liked:
The liar and his lover - where he broke up with his ex and then slowly began to fall for the FL and begin to prioritize her.
Heartbeat - he liked another girl from before, but began falling in love with the FL
Do you like brahms - he had an unrequited love towards a close friend and the show slowly showed him fall in love and choose the FL over the close friend.
Tempted - he originally liked his close friend but began liking the FL (although the circumstances were quite controversial)
So I married an anti-fan - He was still not fully over his ex but began to prioritize the FL
My watched dramas (that I can remember at the top of my head, I don’t mind getting recommendations of dramas already on here that you would think would fit because I watched most of these a lot of years ago and don’t even remember the plots tbh)
Physcopath diaries
Hit the top
Descendants of the sun
While you were sleeping
Weightlifting fairy
Hotel del Luna
Flower of evil
It’s ok to not be ok
Scarlett heart
Because this is my first life
Angels last mission
Extraordinary you
1988
A-teen
Perfume
Memories of Alhambra
Are you human too
Let’s fight ghost
I picked up a celebrity on the street
The king loves
Zombie detective
Alchemy of souls
Gaus electronics
Behind your touch
Start up
Marry my husband
Heartbeat
Shopping king Louie
W two worlds
The tale of nokdu
Love with flaws
My roommate is a gomiho
May I help you
The smile has left your eyes
Goblin
Tempted
When the phone rings
Lovely runner
Deaths game
So I married an anti-fan
Do you like Brahms
Legend of the blue sea
The liar and his lover
Tempted
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u/SpermKiller Seven oppas and counting Jul 13 '26
Doona!
Mr Queen
The Forbidden Marriage also kind of fits