Anti-Trope Lakorns
Lakorns that contain very few or none of the usual tropes. These include a psychopath nang rai, dumb female leads, leads falling into each others' arms and gazing at each other for hours at a time, *cough cough* male lead having pregnancy symptoms for his wife, etc.. I haven't seen some of these in a while, so I can't guarantee I remember them all correctly. Ranked by how many tropes each lakorn contains and rating.
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1. Cheewit Puer Kah Huajai Puer Tur
Thai Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
There are literally no tropes in this lakorn, unless you count mafia as a trope. I don't.
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2. Kiss Me
Thai Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Best version of Itazura Na Kiss. No stereotypes in this one!
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3. Karn La Krang Neung…Nai Hua Jai
Thai Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
Were there any tropes in this lakorn? I guess the male lead had an extremely fake-looking tattoo that was mentioned once and never again.
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4. Full House
Thai Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
This was basically a Kdrama with Thai actors, so they definitely didn't play into tropes. Unfortunately, there is a really obnoxious second female lead. She's not a nang rai, but she's definitely annoying.
There's also a fake marriage trope.
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5. Bpoop Phaeh Saniwaat
Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
There's a lot of falling into each others' arms and staring at each other while the music plays. If you can stomach that, BPS is unlike any other lakorn.
There's also a nang rai who wears red lipstick. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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6. Ruk Ok Rit
Thai Drama - 2014, 13 episodes
No nang rai, nothing super cheesy, just a cute romance.
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7. My Husband in Law
Thai Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
Fake marriage trope. ML is a jerk. FL is a doormat. However, the character development of the leads is what makes this an anti-trope lakorn.
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8. Tae Pang Korn
Thai Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
This lakorn is unique in premise and execution. There is a villain, but she is different from your typical lakorn villain.
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9. Khun Mae Suam Roy
Thai Drama - 2018, 31 episodes
This was a fun detective story with no nang rai and a unique premise.
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10. Leh Nangfah
Thai Drama - 2014, 28 episodes
I don't remember specifics about the tropes in this lakorn. The premise, however, is unique and entertaining.
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11. Leh Roy Ruk
Thai Drama - 2012, 14 episodes
This one has a unique premise. I don't remember the specifics of tropes.
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12. Roy Leh Marnya
Thai Drama - 2020, 17 episodes
This gets an honorable mention for trying *really* hard not to play into tropes. There is a crazy psychopath nang rai, but that's the only trope present.