No Love Triangles
I find the typical love triangle between the leads and the perfect second male lead obnoxious, so I put together a list of romantic dramas (mostly Korean but not only) that don’t have it.
The leads in these dramas are not confused about their feelings for each other.
If I include a drama that has some sort of love triangle on the list, it will be minor or inoffensive and I’ll explain in the notes why I found it tolerable.
I'll also note dramas that feature a romance between the main characters but whose primary genre is something other than romance.
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1. Tomorrow With You
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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2. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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3. Miss Hammurabi
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
*a secondary character has a one-sided crush on the female lead, but it’s not a major plot point
**this is a legal drama
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4. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
*a secondary character has a one-sided crush on the female lead, but it’s not a major plot point
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5. Drama Special Season 6: Funny Woman
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
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6. Witch's Court
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
*this is a legal drama
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7. Under the Power
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
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8. Come and Hug Me
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
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9. Touch Your Heart
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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10. All About My Romance
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
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11. My Princess
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
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12. Chocolade
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
*the female lead is initially in a relationship with another character, but breaks up with him early in the drama
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13. Descendants of the Sun
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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14. The Ballot
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
*a secondary character has a one-sided crush on the male lead, but it’s not a major plot point
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15. While You Were Sleeping
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
*a secondary character has a one-sided crush on the female lead, but it's not a major plot point
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16. Surgeons
Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes
*this is a medical drama
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17. Another Miss Oh
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
*the female lead is initially in a relationship with another character, but breaks up with him early in the drama
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18. Kahogo no Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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19. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
*this is a slice-of-life/workplace drama
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20. Nechan no Koibito
Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes
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21. Good Luck!!
Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
*a secondary character has a one-sided crush on the male lead, but it's not a major plot point