Red Flags Galore - Toxic & taboo romance
Be safe my girlies but no judgment, we all enjoy a twisted romance every now and then
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![Homeroom]()
1. Homeroom
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
Adult teacher/minor student as well as bully/victim
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![Pin Anong]()
2. Pin Anong
Thai Drama - 2012, 22 episodes
forced marriage, abusive ML
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![Well Intended Love]()
3. Well Intended Love
Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
manipulative, emotionally abusive ML
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![That Winter, The Wind Blows]()
4. That Winter, The Wind Blows
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
con artist x victim
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![Qing Que Cheng Huang]()
5. Qing Que Cheng Huang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
mutually destructive love/hate relationship
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![Deep Love Love Again]()
6. Deep Love Love Again
Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes
both leads are toxic
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![Shi Xin Chuan]()
7. Shi Xin Chuan
Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes
infidelity, walking red flag ML
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![Momoiro Anzuiro Sakuro]()
8. Momoiro Anzuiro Sakuro
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
abusive domineering ML
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![Coffee & Vanilla]()
9. Coffee & Vanilla
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
abusive domineering ML
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![Chijo no Seppun]()
10. Chijo no Seppun
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
stalker ML
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![Maid's Revenge]()
11. Maid's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
mutually destructive couple with a physically abusive ML
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![Love Better Than Immortality]()
12. Love Better Than Immortality
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
villain romance, ML pretends to be FL's brother
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![The Rose]()
13. The Rose
Taiwanese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes
step-siblings
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![My Brother Loves Me Too Much]()
14. My Brother Loves Me Too Much
Japanese Movie - 2017
adoptive siblings and there's also two SMLs who are both adults pursuing a minor, one of them even her teacher
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![Before We Get Married]()
15. Before We Get Married
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
infidelity with toxic ML
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![Cruel Romance]()
16. Cruel Romance
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
violent, abusive ML, includes assault
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![Meteor Garden]()
17. Meteor Garden
Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
bully x victim
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![Boys Over Flowers]()
18. Boys Over Flowers
Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
bully x victim
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![Iyashi no Otonari-san ni wa Himitsu ga aru]()
19. Iyashi no Otonari-san ni wa Himitsu ga aru
Japanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
stalker ML
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![Noble, My Love]()
20. Noble, My Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
toxically possessive ML
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![Secret]()
21. Secret
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
ML tries to destroy the FL's life
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![Summer's Desire]()
22. Summer's Desire
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 14 episodes
both MLs are toxically obsessed
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![The Eternal Love]()
23. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
tw for dubcon
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![The Smile Has Left Your Eyes]()
24. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
intense, psychopathic ML
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![Suo Ai San Seng]()
25. Suo Ai San Seng
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
mutually destructive couple with a physically abusive ML
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![Liu Guang Zhi Cheng]()
26. Liu Guang Zhi Cheng
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
mutually destructive, toxic love/hate relationship
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![Falling in Love With You in the Contract Period]()
27. Falling in Love With You in the Contract Period
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
bully x victim
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![Shan Shan Lai Chi De Ni]()
28. Shan Shan Lai Chi De Ni
Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
stalker ML
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![Yu Nu Jiao]()
29. Yu Nu Jiao
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
mutually toxic, destructive relationship
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![Flame Bride]()
30. Flame Bride
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
mutually destructive couple with a physically abusive ML
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![Love in Flames of War]()
31. Love in Flames of War
Chinese Drama - 2022, 43 episodes
very toxic enemies to lovers
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![Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi]()
32. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
adult teacher / minor student
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![Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi]()
33. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
adult teacher / minor student
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![The Controllers]()
34. The Controllers
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
sociopath ML
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![Have Soft Spot For Her]()
35. Have Soft Spot For Her
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
extreme enemies to lovers, infidelity, toxic ML
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![101 Marriages]()
36. 101 Marriages
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
very toxic, controlling, possessive ML
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![Married First Then Fall in Love]()
37. Married First Then Fall in Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
forced marriage, abuse portrayed as love
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![Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru]()
38. Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru
Japanese Movie - 2007
incest
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![Go Ahead]()
39. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
adoptive siblings, the ML is possessive and pushy though not to the level of some of the other walking red flags on this list
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![The Nineteenth Year]()
40. The Nineteenth Year
Chinese Drama - 2024, 99 episodes
step-siblings
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![Ni Shi Wo Zui Tian Mi De Xin Shi]()
41. Ni Shi Wo Zui Tian Mi De Xin Shi
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
adoptive siblings, possessive ML
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![Sweet First Love]()
42. Sweet First Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
adoptive siblings, possessive ML but he's better than most on this list
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![Hwarang]()
43. Hwarang
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
ML pretends to be FL's brother. also tw for forced kiss from SML
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![Kakafukaka]()
44. Kakafukaka
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
FL reconnects with her first boyfriend who assaulted her in junior high
