Introverts In Love - series with quiet or shy leads
I have a lot of time for slower, gentler series with quieter people finding someone who values them for who they are.
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1. Kinou Nani Tabeta?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
Growing romance within a relationship between men in their 40s with very different personalities. It's such a treat to spend time with their story.
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2. Bokura no Shokutaku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Gentle, beautiful story with the cutest kid in the world extroverting his shy older brother and a quiet introvert into becoming family. Much food is involved.
Tane's infinite charisma and cheeky adorableness worked well as a contrast to the understated interactions of the older two, whose actors conveyed much emotion in characters who found it difficult to express theirs.
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3. The Broken Us
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
One main lead is autistic and intent on being completely self-sufficient. The other is very social and perhaps in reality less extroverted than the life she's living.
Difficult subjects, gently, beautifully told.
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4. Do You Like Brahms?
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
A lot of people apparently find this one slow. It would have lost so much if it had gone faster. The pace was perfect for me and I was absorbed in it.
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5. 30Sai made Doteida to Mahotsukai ni Narerurashi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes