The main lead feels an extreme sense of possessiveness over their significant other to the point of manipulation.

Possessive Leads

After several traumatic childhood incidents, third-generation business heir Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) developed Dissociative Identity Disorder. To outsiders, he's a successful businessman, but internally, seven distinct personalities battle for control, each with their own quirks, memories, and even names – from the aggressive “Shin Se Gi” to the suicidal 17-year-old “Ahn Yo Seob.” Fearing exposure and social ruin, Do Hyun secretly seeks psychiatric help. He crosses paths with Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum), a first-year psychiatric resident who, against her better judgment, becomes his secret physician. As Ri Jin delves into the complexities of Do Hyun's mind, she not only helps him navigate his chaotic inner world but also uncovers a shared, forgotten past that holds the key to healing them both.

Kill Me Heal Me

The 7-Dimensional 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.

Boys Over Flowers

🌸The Fabulous Four Team🌸

As teens, Yoon Soo Wan (Ku Hye Sun) and Park Dong Joo (Lee Sang Yun) fell in love, but they were separated after a tragic accident that left Soo Wan blind and forced Dong Joo to leave the country. Twelve years later, Soo Wan has regained her sight after a surgery and now works as a paramedic, while Dong Joo has become a surgeon. They reunite working in the same hospital, but Soo Wan is engaged to another man and doesn’t recognize Dong Joo, who opts not to tell Soo Wan who he truly is. Is there any second chance at love in their future, or will it all stay firmly in the past?

Angel Eyes

The Angel Eyes Team

Naver TV Cast

When Lee Kang Hoon (Sung Hoon), the heir to a lucrative empire, is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, he narrowly escapes with his life despite being stabbed. Desperately wounded, he seeks refuge at a local veterinary clinic where Dr. Cha Yoon Seo (Kim Jae Kyung) treats his injuries. Kind-hearted Yoon Seo refuses his payment, but Kang Hoon is determined to pay her back. He hires Yoon Seo to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to avoid blind dates set up by his family. As he becomes possessive of her time and attention, genuine feelings start to develop. Will their fake relationship turn into true love? This 2015 South Korean romance series was directed by Kim Yang Hee.

Noble, My Love

The Noble & Lovely Team

Gu Seo Jin (Hyun Bin), the director of theme park Wonder Land, is also a third-generation member of the family that owns Wonder Group, making him one of the contenders to be the next CEO. However, for the past 15 years, Seo Jin has privately dealt with dissociative identity disorder, avoiding any activities that might trigger the appearance of his alter, Robin, whose kind and gentle personality contrasts with Seo Jin’s cynical, ruthless ways. This grows increasingly difficult when Jang Ha Na (Han Ji Min), the next-generation director of the circus show at Wonder Land, returns with plans to revamp the failing show. Seo Jin had planned to cancel the show due to poor margins, but Ha Na refuses to back down, leading to Robin’s personality emerging more frequently. As the stakes grow higher, Seo Jin, Ha Na, and Robin’s relationship to each other continues to evolve in ways none of them expected.

Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Don't Hyde From Me Team

Former teenage sweethearts separated by uncontrollable circumstances, Sin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and No Eul (Suzy) are reunited as adults – when the latter is commissioned to make a documentary about Joon Young. He is now a superstar actor and singer who's dead-set against filming his documentary and gives No Eul a miserable time. Gradually, he relents to the documentary and uses the time to try and win her heart back. Can they rekindle their once-passionate love? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Park Hyun Suk and Cha Young Hoon.

Uncontrollably Fond

The Uncontrollable Lovebirds

Weary homicide detective Yoo Jin Kook (Park Sung Woong) doesn’t have much to look forward to in life besides his younger sister, Yoo Jin Kang (Jung So Min), whom he’s fiercely protective of. While investigating a suspicious death, all signs point to the victim’s boyfriend, Kim Moo Yeong (Seo In Guk), a seemingly charming man with a dark side. But when Moo Yeong starts dating Jin Kang, Jin Kook becomes determined to end their relationship. Can he shield her from the looming threat, or is the real danger closer than he thinks? This 2018 South Korean drama, directed by Yoo Je Won, is a remake of the 2002 Japanese series of the same title.

Hundred Million Stars From the Sky

The Twinkle Twinkle Team 

Tencent

In the tumultuous era of early 20th-century China, Yi Lian Kai (Elvis Han), a wealthy playboy, falls deeply in love with Qin Sang (Sun Yi), the daughter of a high-ranking official. Despite Qin Sang's initial love for Li Wang Ping (Jeremy Tsui), who is sent to study in Japan, she reluctantly marries Lian Kai under family pressure. Determined to win her heart, Lian Kai becomes a devoted husband and joins the armed forces as a commander to protect her during wartime. When Wang Ping returns with a new identity as Pan Jian Chi and becomes Lian Kai's second-in-command, Qin Sang finds herself torn between her husband and her first love. As tensions rise and emotions clash, she must choose between the two men who have captured her heart. This is a 2018 Chinese historical drama series directed by Hou Shu Pui, adapted from the novel "Mi Wu Wei Cheng" by Fei Wo Si Cun.

Siege in Fog

Siege in Fog Team

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) hasn’t had the easiest life – although she’s a hardworking and dedicated student, she was forced to take an extended break from her studies to help alleviate her family’s financial situation. She appears to have a stroke of luck when she receives a scholarship for a year’s worth of college tuition, but it was meant for another student: upperclassman Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the heir to a family-owned multinational corporation. While he's athletic and attractive, he's secretly insecure and often vindictive towards those he dislikes. Yoo Jung often finds himself at odds with Hong Seol, but also seems to find her attractive. Things escalate when Yoo Jung’s estranged childhood friend In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) comes back to town – and also falls for Hong Seol. Will this love triangle make Hong Seol's college life hell, or will she find a genuine relationship? This 2016 Korean drama, based on the webtoon of the same name by Soonkki, was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

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

JSTV

Computer science major Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) wants to become a leading video game developer who is known for her skills, not just her good looks. She spends her free time on a role-playing video game, but is in for a complete shock one day when her “online husband” dumps her. In another twist, the game’s leading player makes her an “online proposal.” She accepts, and the duo draws close in the virtual world. However, she soon learns that her new online “spouse” is someone she knows in real life: her college senior Xiao Nai (Yang Yang). The pair begin to spend time together both online and in the physical world. Could their online chemistry lead them to romance in the real world, too? This 2016 Chinese drama is based on the novel by Gu Man.

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