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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![Amanhã a Gente se Vê]()
1. Amanhã a Gente se Vê
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Porque Esta é a Minha Primeira Vida]()
2. Porque Esta é a Minha Primeira Vida
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Senhorita Hammurabi]()
3. Senhorita 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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![Apenas Entre Apaixonados]()
4. Apenas Entre Apaixonados
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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![Drama Special Season 6: Funny Woman]()
5. Drama Special Season 6: Funny Woman
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
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![A Bruxa do Tribunal]()
6. A Bruxa do Tribunal
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
*this is a legal drama
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![Sob o Poder]()
7. Sob o Poder
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
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![Venha e Me Abrace]()
8. Venha e Me Abrace
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
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![Toque Seu Coração]()
9. Toque Seu Coração
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![Tudo Sobre Meu Romance]()
10. Tudo Sobre Meu Romance
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
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![Minha Princesa]()
11. Minha Princesa
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
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![Chocolate]()
12. Chocolate
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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![Descendentes do Sol]()
13. Descendentes do Sol
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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![Dentro Do Ringue]()
14. Dentro Do Ringue
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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![Enquanto Você Dormia]()
15. Enquanto Você Dormia
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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![Surgeons]()
16. Surgeons
Chinese Drama - 2017, 44 episodes
*this is a medical drama
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![A Outra Oh Hae Young]()
17. A Outra Oh Hae Young
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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![A Superprotegida Kahoko]()
18. A Superprotegida Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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![Soratobu Kouhoushitsu]()
19. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
*this is a slice-of-life/workplace drama
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![O Namorado da Irmã Mais Velha]()
20. O Namorado da Irmã Mais Velha
Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes
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![Boa Sorte!!]()
21. Boa Sorte!!
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
