The dramas are notorious for the evil mother. Try and figure out which one is the most vicious in this selection.

Evil Mother-in-law's

Tencent

Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao), CEO of Gu Mall Corporation, is tasked by his adopted family to groom their biological son Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang) as the heir. Strategically, Cheng Ze hires fashion designer Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), Jin Yu's ex-girlfriend, to entice him into the company. His plan initially succeeds, but Jin Yu's mother demands they be separated. Complications arise when Cheng Ze unexpectedly develops romantic feelings for Yan Shu, threatening to unravel his carefully constructed scheme. This 2017 Chinese drama series, based on the online novel "When the President Falls in Love" by Shen Cang Mei, was directed by Yu Zhong Zhong.

The Fox's Summer

The Fox's Summer Team

KBS2

Working-class highschooler Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun) secures a scholarship at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School. Shin Hwa is attended by elites, most infamously the F4 — the four richest boys in school. Not one to stir up trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself... until her best friend accidentally drops ice cream on F4 leader Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho). After Jan Di stands up for her friend, her anonymity goes out the window and the F4 won't leave her alone. However, as Jan Di learns more about the F4, she realizes that there's more than meets the eye... and it seems Joon Pyo feels the same way. Will this unlikely duo find romance? Released in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga of the same name, this drama is a worldwide phenomenon and a fan-favorite classic. It was directed by the late Jeon Ki Sang and Lee Min Woo.

Boys Over Flowers

🌸The Fabulous Four Team🌸

KBS02

Passionate but untalented radio scriptwriter Song Geu Rim (Kim So Hyun) is about to get fired from her job, unless she’s able to cast the notoriously difficult actor Ji Soo Ho (Yoon Du Jun) as the DJ for her new show. Soo Ho, despite his perfect public image, secretly struggles with depression and insomnia, finding solace only in his carefully constructed private life. Initially, Soo Ho consistently rebuffs Geu Rim, in part because he’s unable to perform without a script in front of him, but Geu Rim eventually wears him down. As they begin working together, the raw, unfiltered nature of radio broadcasting forces them to confront their vulnerabilities and connect on a deeper level that might just lead to love.

Radio Romance

Love On The Air Team 💗

Aspiring nun Go Mi Nyeo (Park Shin Hye) never expected to receive this mission: stand in as her twin brother Mi Nam in the idol band A.N.Jell while he tries to get a botched plastic surgery revised. Suddenly thrust into the glamorous and cutthroat world of K-pop, Mi Nyeo must navigate the challenges of living as a man while keeping her true identity a secret from the band's demanding leader, Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Suk), the kind-hearted Kang Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa), and the cheerful Jeremy (Lee Hong Ki). As she struggles to maintain her disguise amidst hilarious mishaps and close calls, Mi Nyeo finds herself entangled in a complicated web of friendship, rivalry, and unexpected romance, all while trying to achieve her brother's dream.

You're Beautiful

The A.N.JELL Team

After enduring tragedy and struggles as a child, Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won) made a successful career for herself as a stuntwoman, although she has little patience for nonsense. When she meets narcissistic and arrogant CEO Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), she despises his attitude, but he feels strangely drawn to her in a way he can’t explain. Joo Won tries to win Ra Im over, but she rebuffs his advances, uninterested in the showy things he has to offer her. Their adversarial relationship takes an absurd turn when their souls swap, and they’re forced to act in each other’s lives while they try to find a cure for their conundrum – but neither of them could've expected that their body-switching would lead to falling in love.

Secret Garden

SG Team

In the 1970s, Seo In Ha (Jang Geun Suk) falls deeply in love with Kim Yoon Hee (Yoona), but destiny cruelly separates them. Forty years later, In Ha's son Seo Joon (also played by Jang Geun Suk) and Yoon Hee's daughter Ha Na (also played by Im Yoona), accidentally meet and begin to develop feelings for each other. As they navigate their unexpected connection, they unknowingly unravel the unfinished love story of their parents. Their relationship becomes a chance to heal old wounds and potentially complete the romantic journey that was interrupted decades earlier. This is a 2012 South Korean romantic drama directed by Yoon Seok Ho.

Love Rain

The Rainy Love Team

Tired of being looked down on, civil servant Gong Ah Jung (Yoon Eun Hye) tells what she thinks is a small lie to an antagonistic acquaintance: she’s actually secretly married to wealthy hotel CEO Hyun Ki Joon (Kang Ji Hwan). To her dismay, the rumor spreads impossibly fast, eventually reaching Ki Joon himself. He threatens Ah Jung with a lawsuit, but a series of absurd events eventually forces Ki Joon to acknowledge that pretending to be married might actually prove mutually beneficial. As they navigate the absurdities of their fabricated relationship, dealing with nosy relatives, jealous ex-lovers, and the ever-present threat of exposure, genuine feelings begin to blossom amidst the lies. Will their pretend marriage evolve into a real one, or will the truth ultimately tear them apart?

Lie to Me

SETTV

Lu Tian Xing (Aaron Yan), a renowned advertising prodigy, unexpectedly announces a three-month hiatus and disappears from the public eye. Adopting the alias Xiao Lu, he reappears at the struggling ad agency of Tao Le Si (Tia Li), who is fighting to preserve her late brother's business from predatory competitors. As Tian Xing works undercover at Le Si's agency, his mysterious motivations and potential return to his former high-profile life remain uncertain. This is a 2014 Taiwanese drama series that explores the intersection of professional ambition and unexpected romance.

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