Best kisses, tension and/or skinship
Dramas that IMO had couples with great romantic chemistry and one or more of the following elements:
- natural believable displays of affection
- steamy kisses
- good tension between the leads
- more adult-like relationships (skinship)
These are not necessarily my favorite dramas plotwise, as you can see per my ratings, but they are ones where I specially (or at least) enjoyed the romantic interactions.
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1. Amor Como um Contrato
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
Once they got together, the main couple chemistry was super sweet and intense. I rewatched a couple of scenes and thought their interactions felt quite natural. They were believable as a couple for sure. Plus no deadfish kisses.
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2. Amor Eterno
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
Zero intellectual effort went into this, but gosh these two leads are fire together.
Kinda like a guilty pleasure.
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3. Boss Pian Pian Dong Le Xin
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
The plot is weird, but there are some surprisingly good romantic moments.
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4. Estagiário Adulto
Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
Just that one episode which was very cute and had some good tension.
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5. Eu Posso Amar Você
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
Some very inspired photography in the romantic and kissing scenes in this show, even if I was a bit let down by the overall flow and plot.
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6. Falling Into You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
I really believed in this couple, it was very natural to see them together.
Lots of romantic moments and some pretty decent steam-ish scenes.
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7. Fantasma do Amor
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Definitely more direct in terms on physical proximity than most korean and chinese plots, but also a bit quirky.
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8. Finja Até Conseguir
Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
Realistic, not your usual chinese drama plot. Two mature adults getting into a relationship.
The chemistry... the flirting... and that man...
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9. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
Even though the kisses were quite innocent and the plot was more on the "youthful" side of things, the main leads chemistry was simply one of the best.
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10. Jiao Yue Liu Huo
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
A feminine and strong FL with a sensitive and protective ML.
The romance was quite believable and the tension was really there.
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11. Jin Wu Cang Fu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
The plotline is not my favorite but I still enjoyed this very much because of their romance. They had a couple of great kisses.
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12. Juntos Aqui de Novo
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
Some very real looking kisses.
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13. Love Unexpected
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
Some parts of the plot really annoyed me, but the kisses...
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14. Meu Romance Secreto
Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
Although I did not loooove the show, there was some decent kisses and cute moments between the leads.
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15. Miss Mystery
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
Leo Yang really knows what he is doing.
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16. No Meio de uma Tempestade de Neve de Amor
Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes
The cute-sexy angst was really top tier.
I won't lie though, the only thing that kept from giving it a 10 was the fact that the kisses were not coherent with the amount of tension the leads displayed in almost every scene.
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17. O Amor Dura Para Sempre
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
I definitely hoped for more kisses, but their chemistry was actually so surprising to me that I still enjoyed it very much.
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18. O Isqueiro e o vestido da Princesa
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
Damn these kids really had me convinced they loved each other like crazy forever.
Intense type of chemistry that I find is quite rare to find.
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19. O Que Houve Com a Secretária Kim?
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
I think this still has my favourite kiss in asian dramas.
Their chemistry was no joke.
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20. Pretendente Surpresa
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Cute chemistry from both couples, but the second leads stole my heart.
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21. Romance Impossível
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Good chemistry and one specially nice kiss.
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22. Safe Skies, Archer
Filipino Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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23. Somente por Amor
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
Did I like the plot? Nope.
Did I enjoy the last episodes with the kissing and the intimacy and the romance? Yup. Yes, I did.
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24. Step by Step Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
Awesome kisses with very good chemistry between the leads.
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25. Tempo de Amor e Alegria com Você
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
Light-hearted show, with some very nice kisses.
And that adam's apple scene!
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26. The Rain in España
Filipino Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
These two!
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27. Their Report Card
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
The whole plot is mature, sexy and intelligent.
And also, well... that kiss. THAT kiss.
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28. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
No kisses and yet... The tension here was so well done.
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29. Tudo Bem Não Ser Normal
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
The way I held my breath when the leads kissed on her bed.
One I can't and will not forget, so definitely deserves to be in this list.