Sometimes, we just have so many feels for the second leads! Here's a nod to all the "better choices" in love interests from our favorite dramas!

Second Lead Syndrome

Despite having the power to see the future, field reporter Nam Hong Joo (Suzy) is often powerless to stop those events from happening. Having recently acquired the ability to foresee future events, prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk) manages to save the life of police officer Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In), whose death would have been used to frame Hong Joo. By surviving the attempt on his life, Woo Tak also gains the ability to see the future. Realizing their lives are somehow intertwined, Hong Joo, Jae Chan, and Woo Tak agree to work together to solve the mystery surrounding their unusual abilities and find ways to protect those they love most. This 2017 South Korean drama series was directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

While You Were Sleeping

The Dream Team ✨

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

School bullies have made life hell for Im Ju Gyeong (Moon Ga Young), who torment her relentlessly for being “ugly.” So when she transfers high schools, she decides to turn over a new leaf by using tips she learns from social media to transform her appearance! Donning a new look and carefully maintaining her "ugly secret," she slowly gains confidence in herself while making genuine friends including Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), the most popular boy at school, and his close-friend-turned-rival, Han Seo Jun (Hwang In Yeop), a troublemaker with a kind heart. Caught in a love triangle and constantly at risk for having her secret exposed, what will happen if Ju Gyeong's new friends learn about the "real" her? Will she find true love with either of her suitors? This 2020 South Korean series was adapted from the viral 2018 webtoon "True Beauty" and directed by Kim Sang Hyub.

True Beauty

True Beauty Team

For the past 999 years, the fox-like gumiho has been collecting human energy in a precious bead in an attempt to become human while posing as a professor named Shin Woo Yeo (Jang Ki Yong). But his plans are thrown into jeopardy when student Lee Dam (Hyeri) accidentally swallows his bead – threatening to end his hopes of becoming human… and kill Dam! In desperation, Woo Yeo suggests they live together until they can find a way out of this mess. Will this unconventional arrangement lead them to a solution… or to romance? This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Na and was directed by Park Joon Hwa and Nam Sung Woo.

My Roommate is a Gumiho

How To Tame A Fox Team

Godin Media

Magazine reporter Lee Geun Young (Choi Sooyoung)’s career takes a nosedive after she accidentally throws up on top celebrity Hoo Joon (Choi Tae Joon). She is fired, and assumes Hoo Joon orchestrated the sacking. So she stages a one-person protest outside his talent agency, becoming his most notorious “anti-fan.” A TV producer decides to capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame by casting Geun Young alongside Hoo Joon in a reality TV show where they must live together. Geun Young agrees, happy to get a paycheck, while Hoo Joon agrees, thinking it may boost his flagging popularity. Things get off to an explosive start as filming begins. But could Cupid arrive and smooth out their differences? This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a novel by Kim Eun Jung and was directed by Kang Cheol Woo.

So I Married The Anti-Fan

🥀Hatefully Yours 🙃

Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations. Bong Hee is falsely accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend, and Ji Wook gets demoted because he risks his career and reputation to save Bong Hee. Things get complicated as their careers, and love lives get entangled, but one thing brings them together- catching the real culprit responsible for a series of murders before they run out of time and get themselves killed. Ji Eun Hyuk used to be a good friend of Ji Wook, and their friendship used to be the strongest ever. During Eun Hyuk's troubled childhood, Ji Wook used to feel like his only family.

Suspicious Partner

The Suspicious 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

Min Joon fell from outer space to the land of Joseon in 1609. He remains young and beautiful, just as he first came to the earth. Moreover, he can move surprisingly fast with keen eyesight and hearing. He can also foresee the future but never uses his powers, planning to live a quiet life without others bothering him. He takes a cynical stance on love, thinking it's merely lust and greed. However, this completely changes for him when he meets Song Yi. He learns to love through her, which leads him to be in danger of being exposed to the world.

My Love From the Star

Go Go Alien and Hallyu Star

Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho)’s wealthy parents have been grooming him to take over the lucrative family business, the Empire Group, since he was just a young boy. His jealous older half-brother Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) – already a successful executive at the firm – is a constant thorn in Tan’s side. Tan, meanwhile, is engaged to an heiress, Rachel Ryu (Kim Ji Won), the scion of a powerful, hotel-owning family. But while he is studying in the United States, Tan meets and falls for Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), unaware that she is the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. As super-rich families hatch plans for their children’s future, could love put an end to their ambitious schemes? This 2013 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo and Boo Sung Chul.

Heirs

The Heirs Team

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

A male chef (Choi Jin Hyuk) has risen up the ranks to find a job cooking for the country’s top politicians in the South Korean presidential residences, the Blue House.

He is something of a dreamer – but one day finds himself in the body of a young queen from Korea’s past, Kim So Yong (Shin Hye Sun).

Kim So Yong’s husband is the reigning monarch, King Cheol Jong (Kim Jung Hyun). However, he is only king in name – the late King Sunjo’s Queen, Sun Won (Bae Jong Ok), has taken advantage of Cheol Jong’s better nature, and is ruling the realm in his name.

Queen Sun Won’s brother Kim Jwa Guen (Kim Tae Woo) also has designs on power.

However, Kim So Yong soon discovers that King Cheol Jong harbors secrets, and is not as gentle and meek as he seems…

“Mr. Queen” is a 2020 South Korean period drama series that was directed by Yoon Sung Sik.

Mr. Queen

The Royal Team 👑

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Life, death, and second chances take center stage where three people whose intertwined destinies travel through space and time with haunting results. It's the 1980s, and Detective Cha Hyung Bin has devoted his life to criminal justice and his heart to Ha Eun, a bookshop owner suffering from heart disease who keeps her illness a secret. But Hyung Bin isn't the only one pining after Ha Eun: serial killer Ji Chul has also fallen in love with her. Their lives collide with tragic results, but 30 years later, they're reincarnated, and fate brings them together again. The more time passes, the more their new lives become tangled in the devastating web of history.

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