It’s a classic trope, and though it may be done a thousand times, it truly never gets old! 

The lonely business tycoon with all the money and looks, but an empty heart until one girl throws his life upside down. 

The superstar with celeb status, missing a spark until the everyday girl with a heart of gold walks into his life.

The arrogant school prince whose heart is melted by his poor classmate. 

In this collection you’ll find the classic star-crossed lovers stories we all know and love, plus fun and sometimes even supernatural twists on the rags-to-riches stories. Dive into dramas that show us time and time again, the power of love and perseverance to defy all odds.

Rich x Poor Romance

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

Yoo Rin is a con artist who is impossible to hate. Exceedingly sociable, she can make friends with someone she meets for the first time and has a sly talent for lying that can fool anyone. Gong Chan is cool and intelligent and an ideal royal hotel heir. He is an exceptional businessman whose skill eclipses his inherited wealth. While being chased by debt collectors on Jeju Island, Yoo Rin happens to meet Seol Gong Chan and takes part in his con game, coming to live under one roof with him as a contracted cousin. Bickering and unable to control their growing feelings, Yoo Rin and Gong Chan suffer.

My Girl

This is an alternate history drama that is based on Park So Hui's "Gung" with the reinstatement of the Korean monarchy in August 15, 1945, along with its liberation and establishes Year 1 of Gwanghwa. In 2006, "Year 14 of Inhwa," an overly normal high school girl that attends an arts high school ends up marrying the Crown Prince, who is dating Min Hyo Rin, because of a promise that the elders made decades earlier, and becomes the Crown Princess. But due to the failing health of the King, many problems occur in the aftermath. That's when Hwa Yeong, the former Crown Princess and her son, second in line to the throne, Prince Yul, return from 14 years away in England. Their ultimate aim being to take the throne. But Prince Yul ends up falling in love with the average high school girl turned Crown Princess, Shin Chae Gyeong, and one calamity after another continues to plague the Royal Family.

Princess Hours

 🐻 Royal Teddy Bears 🐻

Just 18 months into being a top-selling girl group, the Treasure Girls disband. A quick ten-year hop in the future, their lead vocalist Ae Jung goes through many difficulties releasing one controversy flop after another. On the other hand, Ko Jin is the epitome of a perfect man in the eyes of every Korean lady. He's hot, he's humble, and he's got a great set of movies on his career. The two meet, but what's covered in glitz and glamour is apparently a facade of what's real.

The Greatest Love

Sohu TV

When you’re trying to win over your Prince Charming, can you find him in an unexpected place? Lin Xin Chen (Zhang Yu Xi) is an heiress of a wealthy family but faces pressure to marry well because of her illegitimate status. Her target? The suave and wealthy Zheng Chu Yao (Chen Bo Rong), a fellow student at the elite arts school known as Four Leaf College. But due to a number of misunderstandings, Xin Chen at first mistakes the brooding Jiang Yu Nian (Mike D. Angelo) as Chu Yao and tries to get his attention. But when Xin Chen realizes she has the wrong man, she keeps running into Nian&nbsp;Yu&nbsp;in the most compromising ways and then learns that Nian Yu is the only person who can teach her to tango to be able to get into Chu Yao’s good graces. But Xin Chen is annoyed when Chu Yao only seems interested in a poor student, Yu Yang Yang (Du Yan), who was admitted to the prestigious school because her father saved the principal’s life. Can&nbsp;Nian Yu teach Xin Chen to tango right into Chu Yao’s heart or will she discover that her destiny is with someone else? “My Little Princess” is a 2016 Chinese drama series produced by Qi Wei.

My Little Princess

The Little Princesses

Could it be possible for two people from entirely different worlds to be destined for each other? It’s not easy being a college student but nothing has ever been easy for Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun). Born into poverty, Hong Sol is a hardworking student and part-time worker determined to overcome her station in life. Existing worlds apart is Yoo Jung&nbsp;(Park Hae Jin), the rich heir to a multinational corporation who is known for being broody and manipulative towards those he dislikes.
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Worlds collide when Hong Sol is given a scholarship meant for Yoo Jung. Suddenly, her financial woes are significantly alleviated by receiving one year’s worth of free tuition. Additionally, Yoo Jung appears to have changed for the better and has become kinder and friendlier to her although the actions of his past are not so easily forgotten. His behavior is confusing, and the plot thickens when Hong Seol finds herself caught between the reformed bad-boy Yoo Jung and his estranged childhood friend, Baek In Ho (Seo Kang Joon). Is Yoo Jung genuine in his attentions? What will Hong Seol choose to do when caught in the cross-fire of old grudges between In Ho and Yoo Jung?

“Cheese in the Trap” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Yoon Jung. It is based on a webtoon written by Soon Ggi. This series marks the television debut for film actress Kim Go Eun.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

Whatever gets the job done. Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) grew up living the gangster life, full of tough physical fights and evading the law. When his mother dies a tragic death, he is determined to avenge her death.

Sang Pil becomes a lawyer and begins to go after people with absolute power who think they are beyond the law. With the cunning and skills from his previous life, Sang Pil uses both his fists and legal loopholes to amass an impressive winning record.

Ha Jae Yi (Seo Ye Ji) is a young lawyer who believes the law is sacred and fights for justice. But her license gets suspended when she hits a judge over an unjust ruling during a trial. Jae Yi ends up going to work for Sang Pil so that she can continue to pay off her father’s debts.

When Sang Pil and Jae Yi get involved in a case that involves Cha Moon Sook (Lee Hye Young), a senior judge who wields a great deal of power, and Ahn Oh Joo (Choi Min Soo), a former gangster who is now the CEO of a corporation, can they figure out a way to beat the most powerful people in the city at a very dangerous game?

“Lawless Lawyer” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Jin Min.

Lawless Lawyer

Oh Laura (Kim Sung Ryung) is an established Korean scientist in the world of robotics and AI, who married into one of the nation’s richest families. Her son Nam Shin (Seo Kang Joon), who stands to inherit the family business, is brutally assaulted one day and left in a coma.
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To cope with the grief and to ease the public’s opinions on her son, she builds an android copy of her son and is successful after three tries. She then hires former martial artist Kang So Bong (Gong Seung Yeon) as his bodyguard. Things get messy when So Bong develops feelings for this android copy of Nam Shin - will she be able to protect Nam Shin from his assailants, and what will she do about these growing emotions?

Are You Human Too?

The Humanoids

Yul (Do Kyung Soo) is the King’s nephew who prefers to spend his days playing instead of being studious and ambitious. In one of his play days, he crosses paths with the kind and compassionate Yi Seo (Nam Ji Hyun) and falls in love with her.
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In this background, Yul’s father (Jo Han Chul) is a jealous man who vies for the throne, and schemes together with Kim Cha Eon (Jo Sung Ha). On one night, Cha Eon runs a coup that kills the King and his trusted allies, including Yi Seo’s father. Yi Seo escapes with her brother, unbeknownst to Yul, who was trying to protect her. Yul’s father becomes King, and Yul is now the Crown Prince.
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Sixteen years later - Yul loses his memory after an assassination attempt. How will this lead him back to Yi Seo, and what fate awaits them?

100 Days My Prince

The 100 Days Team

JTBC

This is a story of Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang), a girl once bullied for her looks. Mi Rae decides she wants a fresh start and gets plastic surgery to transform her face. When she becomes a college student, she meets Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo) from their middle school days, who sees people for what they are on the inside and not on the outside; he then becomes attracted to Kang Mi Rae. As Mi Rae begins to get teased once more and labeled as a "Gangnam Beauty" for getting plastic surgery, Kyung Suk becomes the one person that stands up for her. In the process, Mi Rae begins to recover her lost confidence and discovers that true beauty is not about what's on the outside.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

The Beauty Lovers

Fuji TV

Mild-mannered and friendly, Satoh Aya (Miori Takimoto) may not stand out in a crowd but that’s never really bothered her. Living a very ordinary life, she works as a temporary employee at a large office, where she’s known for her ability to communicate any idea with a single sticky note. Never really expecting fate to play a role in her simple, ordinary life, Satoh lived each day very much like the last, completely unaware that her destiny was about to change forever.

The young successor of a large company, Ichijo Kei (Takumi Kizu) was the ideal son. Handsome and successful, Ichijo was everything his family hoped he would be and as such, he spent his life adored by his grandmother, the chairman. Always eager to please the woman who gave him so much, Ichijo was a little shocked when his grandmother told him to marry early, but he was willing to do so, to make her happy. There was just one problem, none of the women in his life were able to capture his attention, let alone his heart. But all that changed, the day Satoh walked into his life.

Brought together by fate, Satoh and Ichijo soon find themselves caught up in a completely unexpected situation that is destined to change their lives forever. But will this change really be for the better?&nbsp;

Adapted from the Taiwanese drama, “Fated to Love You” (2008), “You Are My Destiny” is a 2020 romantic comedy drama directed by Katsutoshi Hirabayashi and Takashi Ninomiya.

You Are My Destiny (JP)

💗👰🏻 You Are My Destiny 🤵🏻

Tencent

A budding young art editor named Chen Jia Xin (Liang Jie) takes a cruise ship bound for Hungary.

While onboard, she happens to meet Wang Xi Yi (Xing Zhao Lin), a dashing, young, intellectual – but somewhat immature – man who happens to be the heir to a multi-billion dollar business empire.

The two are drawn together by passion, and – swept away with emotion – impulsively decide to marry.

Soon after, Chen Jia Xin discovers she is pregnant, and the newlyweds start to dream of nuptial bliss with their offspring.

But there are complications…and when it turns out they are not set to be parents after all, the heartache turns out to be too much for both Chen Jia Xin and Wang Xi Yi to bear.

Wang Xi Yi returns to his family business, and Chen Jia Xin stays in Hungary, where she slowly starts to discover a love for pottery.

But when Wang Xi Yi ends up back in Hungary seven years later, the two former lovers’ paths cross once again.

This drama is based on a 2009 Taiwanese series, also named “You’re My Destiny.”

“You Are My Destiny” is a 2020 Chinese drama series co-directed by Ding Ying Zhou and Zhou Jun Lun.

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