Stories featuring character(s) who have a human parent and a non human one, or are of human/non human DNA due to a scientist.
Dramas where one or both of the leads fall hard at their first meeting.
A completely subjective list of dramas I've finished that disappointed me like no other - dramas that started well and fell off a cliff, dramas…
Dramas and movies featuring characters who are gisaeng, courtesans, & geisha
Dramas and movies set in or with flashbacks to times less commonly shown such as Qing, Goryeo, Silla, Manchu War, etc.
Dramas and movies in which the leads are outside the law and/or have criminal records - bandits, thieves, mafia, criminals, or pirates.
Dramas and movies in which a main character travels to or from a different country.
Dramas and movies that involve characters crossing over into a parallel world.
AKA that weird kdrama trend of having a random murderer/serial killer/etc. in the completely wrong genre or when it's not necessary to the plot.
Dramas and movies in which the leads are friends long before they become lovers.
No hate, just actors I tend to avoid. I may change my mind at some point, though!
Dramas and movies featuring phoenixes or characters with wings.
Most of the to time when the FL is in disguise as a boy, the ML finds out and then falls in love. This is for the rare and wonderful times when…
Stories with religious elements - characters who are priests, Catholic history, etc.
Dramas and movies featuring characters who are sleight of hand artists/stage magicians.
MLs who are weak or powerless in some way and usually fight/accomplish their plans using their intelligence or other skills .