The delightful or not so delightful trope! At least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.

Too good, too pure. Green flag MLs.

Chinese and Taiwanese dramas that are short length/mini dramas (usually >15 mins per episode). 

Dramas and movies set in this time period.

Romances between step family, in-laws or adopted (not blood related) siblings, and the occasional related one.

Romances between an employer and their employee or master and their servant (excluding bodyguards).

a rich lead and a poor(er) lead in a romantic relationship.

Because the number of episodes of most Chinese dramas can be daunting, these are full length but shorter than average dramas (20 or fewer episodes).…

MLs and FLs wear glasses in at least one scene.

Actors and actresses I really enjoy watching. 

Dramas I loved and would very much recommend!(if there's more than one season, only the first is listed)

ML and his brother are both in love with and/or romantically involved with the FL.

 characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more. 

Dramas and movies set in or with flashbacks to times less commonly shown such as Qing, Goryeo, Silla, Manchu War, 1950s-1990s,  etc.

When you need romance with a bit more fire - particularly sizzling chemistry, yearning/UST, scenes that makes you wonder where exactly the censors…

plost centered around or leads whose careers are in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, stage magicians, entertainment, etc..

Dramas structured as tragedies with a surprise happy ending for the leads in which they are alive and together.

My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…

Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, red flags, and bad boys with a heart of gold.

endgame pairing isn't the usual "met as children and loved forever" -  the leads have romantic relationships and even marriage with…

FL physically and/or emotionally saves the ML at least once.

pretty and/or unusual/unique aesthetics relating to costumes, sets, lighting, or cinematography.

instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.

plots driven by FL's/ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.

reversed stereotypical gender roles including domineering or strong FL/weak ML, matriarchal husbands, reversed societies, mpreg, characters…

main characters with scars, particularly those that are significant to the plot or the romance.

One or both of the leads are a parent and don't know it. Includes the FL concealing her pregnancy intentionally or unintentionally from the…

characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, power swaps, identity swaps, false identities, hidden…

the same actor plays more than one role/person.

Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…

MLs with that supernatural white, bright, or unusual hair colors at some point, just because it's pretty. ;)

LGBTQ+ characters, including main, supporting, and guest

Princes or princesses who are raised as a commoner outside the palace, and may or may not be unaware of their own identity.

main characters have a pet. 

Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.

Plots centered around food, restaurants, cafes, bars, and cooking and/or characters who are chefs/cooks.

one of the leads was raised as a weapon, assassin/killer, and/or tool by someone who planned to use them for some purpose. AKA leads with the…

Dramas I loved that I rarely see mentioned/recommended or are very unpopular. Full length dramas only because literally all mini dramas are…

Thai Dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes.

Sad endings (my definition is the leads don't end up together due to death or separation) and  happy endings for the main couple but are otherwise…

angels, demons, gods, grim reapers, goblins, or plant fairies. AKA a lot of xianxia here.

Romances between a supernatural non-human lead and a human lead.

characters who transform into both humans and animals (includes nine tailed foxes).

Short little films, all under an hour.

forbidden love between master/disciples or teacher/students.

one or both of the leads dislikes/hates/is annoyed by the other when they first meet, but the two later fall in love. 

Atypical FLs - very flirty, villainous, morally grey, cold, or unusual.

a storyline or all of the plot revolves around life inside a palace.

time travel or time loops.

people entering or coming from video games, VR, books, tv shows, manga, or dreams, or set within those worlds with self aware characters.