If watching dramas has taught us anything, it’s that some of the best relationships started out as fakes. Don’t believe us? Just check out this collection of popular Fake Marriage turned Happily Married dramas!

Will You Marry Me?

As a professional contract marriage master, Choi Sang Eun (Park Min Young) knows exactly what it takes to make her clients happy. Transforming herself into the perfect partner, Sang Eun gives her clients what they want: a perfect single life, free of any life-long commitments. Among her long-term clients are Jung Ji Ho (Go Kyung Pyo) and Kang Hae Jin (Kim Jae Young), two very different men who employ her services on alternating days. Though professional with every one of her clients, Sang Eun has noticed that both Ji Ho and Hae Jin have started to make her heart flutter. Torn between her professional obligations and her growing feelings for Ji Ho and Hae Jin, will Sang Eun find a way out of this unexpected predicament? Directed by Nam Sung Woo, this is a 2022 South Korean romantic drama.

Love In Contract

 💥 The Almighty ✨ Team

Fuji TV, FOD

At sixteen years old, Hana Nonomura (Aisa Takeuchi) was the last person you’d ever expect to be going on a blind date, especially one meant for finding a suitable marriage partner. But when her older sister, Yukari (Arisa Deguchi), refuses to go, Hana finds herself forced to be her stand-in, or risk bringing shame to the entire family. With no other options, Hana agrees to go, hoping to get the entire thing over with as quickly and peacefully as possible; but when she meets Takane (Mahiro Takasugi), everything changes.

The heir of the Takaba Group, 26-year-old Saibara Takane is the epitome of perfection. With killer looks and a fabulous career, he’s the man every woman dreams of having. There’s just one problem, he’s a haughty, arrogant snob who thinks of no one but himself. With such a nasty attitude, his plans to ruin his impending blind date would be easy enough, he just had to be the right amount of awful to chase her away. His plan should have been perfect, but he never expected to meet someone as fiery as Hana Nonomura.

Intrigued by Hana’s complete lack of concern over his looks, position, and money, Takane finds himself drawn to this most unusual girl. When fate brings this spunky girl back into his life, Takane finds himself falling for her but can such polar opposites really attract?

Based on the manga series, “Takane to Hana” by Yuki Shiwasu, “Takane and Hana” is a 2019 romantic comedy drama directed by Yusuke Ishii.&nbsp;

Takane and Hana

💕 Trapped by the Love 💕

Tencent

As a small business owner, Gu Xi Xi (Wang Yu Wen) created a successful life for herself working as a fashion industry shopper who helps brides-to-be find the perfect dress for their big day. Her happy life is soon derailed when fate forces her into a contract wedding with Yin Si Chen (Wang Zi Qi), the cold-hearted CEO of a major company. The pretend “happy couple” spends most of their time hating each other, until Xi Xi’s long-time friend, Mo Zi Xian (Ian Yi), comes back into her life. Si Chen finally starts to realize that she means more to him. Can this ice cold CEO win the heart of his contracted bride? This 2021 Chinese romance series was directed by Li Yao Bo and Chu De Jian.

Once We Get Married

Till Contract do us Part 

Miura Manatsu (Mizuki Itagaki) is a young office worker who finds himself in a quandary: His mother is suffering from ill-health, and he believes that getting married will be a good way to bring some cheer to her – and help her recovery. The only problem is he doesn’t have a girlfriend.

So he downloads a dating app and starts looking for potential partners.

Another of the app’s users is Haruta Ami (Matsui Airi), a woman who has been struggling to get over her ex, and has resolved to dive headlong into a new relationship in order to forget her former flame.

The two meet online and decide to get married in a hastily arranged ceremony, barely knowing anything about one another.

But there’s a hitch: Little did they know, but they are actually workmates. And as they neglected to tell their co-workers that they were getting married, their relationship becomes an awkward secret.

Little by little, they get to know each other – and start to discover that despite the unconventional nature of their marriage, true love might not be completely out of reach after all…

This drama was based on a hit manga series by Fujiwara Emi that debuted in February 2018.

“In-House Marriage Honey” is a 2020 Japanese drama series that was directed by Ryo Morita, Ryohei Shinmiya, and Daisuke Honda.

In-House Marriage Honey

✨The Honeymooners Team✨

KBS02

Queen for Seven Days is a historical drama that draws attention to the Queen who was dethroned from her position after merely just seven days during the Joseon dynasty. While she was on the throne, Lady Shin, or Queen Dan Gyeong, is said to have been forcibly expelled from the palace by her political rivals. She's been known to be the shortest person to have reigned as a Queen in the history of Korea. It's also been known that the King and the Queen spent the rest of their lives longing for each other after she was dethroned and abandoned. Unlike how everyone else used to look at him with fear in their eyes, Lee Yung met a young woman who reached out to him first. For her, he desired to become a good king, but the world was too cruel to him. This fictional drama focuses on the love and struggle of the woman who was unwillingly drawn into the political world.

Queen for Seven Days

The History Tellers

Career-minded attorney Qin Shi (Yang Mi) lands a job at top law firm Cheng and Hui by fabricating a marriage to Yang Hua (Xu Kai), a man she’s never met. Chaos ensues when Yang Hua unexpectedly appears at a company gathering, and Qin Shi has to act to keep her web of lies from unravelling. Facing family pressure, Yang Hua agrees to become Qin Shi’s “husband” and maintain the charade. But there are consequences, as people around them start to notice something is amiss. Things go from bad to worse when Qin Shi’s ex-boyfriend joins the firm. Is Qin Shi’s plan about to collapse? Or will romance bloom as they try to navigate the mess? This 2022 Chinese romance drama was directed by Lin Yan.

She and Her Perfect Husband

Workpoint TV

Ice-cold businessman Lian Kilen Wang (Zee Pruk Panich) and the free-spirited university student Kuea “Kirin” Keerati (NuNew Chawarin Perdpiriyawong) are being pushed into an arranged same-sex relationship by their demanding families. While Kuea is keen on the idea, Lian wants no part of this plan. When life pressures them to live together regardless, Cupid decides to intervene! This 2022 Thai BL drama series was directed by Aoftion Kittipat Jampa.

Cutie Pie

Cutie Love Team

At twenty-seven, Akiha Okada (Nana Seino) is perfectly content with her life. A successful designer at Morita Design, Akiha literally has her dream job, has a great working relationship with her colleagues, and is just as happy in her personal life as she is her professional one.&nbsp;Having endured a number of bad relationships in the past, Akiha has come to the conclusion that the single life is best, especially when she has so many friends who love and support her. The only problem is that her grandmother is constantly hounding her to get married.&nbsp;

Despite her grandmother’s wishes, Akiha is happiest on her own and is in absolutely no rush to get married. Which is why she has no qualms about rejecting Shu Momose’s (Kentaro Sakaguchi) proposal, when he offers her his hand in marriage. A diligent, reliable man, with a good job and good looks, Shu has a lot to offer a woman, but his sudden proposal to Akiha at a drinking party is nothing short of ridiculous. With his own reasons for wanting to marry, Shu sees Akiha as a means to an end, and sees no reason why he should waste any more time searching for someone else. Despite her initial rejection, Akiha finds herself reconsidering Shu’s proposal when he agrees to pay her five million yen in exchange for her hand. Knowing the money will completely change her grandmother’s life, Akiha finds herself unable to say no.&nbsp;

Now a registered married couple, Akiha and Shu find adjusting to married life is a bit more challenging than either imagined, especially when their initial feelings of indifference slowly begin to morph into something wholly unexpected. Could it be that their fake marriage is actually the path they needed to take to find true love?

A fun romantic romp, “ONLY JUST MARRIED” is a 2021 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Fuminori Kaneko and Kentaro Takemura.

ONLY JUST MARRIED

Love Under Contract team 

MGTV

Powerful CEO He Qiao Yan (Wei Zhe Ming) is clueless about raising his son, Xiao Bao (Lennon Sun). Desperate for help, Qiao Yan hires child psychologist Qin Yi Yue (Hu Yi Xuan) as the boy’s “contract mother." Yi Yue agrees to Qiao Yan’s request but things take a complicated turn when Qiao Yan develops feelings for Yi Yue. Will his romantic ineptitude ruin his chances of winning Yi Yue’s heart? This 2021 Chinese romance series was directed by Li Yu Lei.

Unforgettable Love

Who has time for love when finances are on the mind? Nam Sae Hee (Lee Min Ki) is a socially awkward man in his early 30s who has spent his life’s savings purchasing his own house. While he can now be called the master of his own home, his finances are in a sorry state and his job as an IT employee provides him with next to no disposable income after paying off his mortgage. Yoon Ji Ho (Jung So Min), also in her 30s, is a homeless writer who barely makes enough to feed herself. Dating is the last thing on the mind for these financially strapped singles. Through a turn of events, Ji Ho comes to rent a place to stay in Sae Hee’s house and they find themselves as landlord and tenant.
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How will these individuals grow in the unexpected circumstance of being thrust together? Is there room for romance in such impoverished situations? Can they help each other work through their personal, familial, and financial issues?
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“Because This Is My First Life” is a 2017 South Korean drama series. Reinventing a relatively predictable drama plot, this heart-fluttering and highly addictive Kdrama, together with its stellar cast, might have you on a binge spree.

Because This Is My First Life

The Scrimp & Scrape Team

Oh Woori (Im Soo Hyang) is the assistant writer of a popular drama series. She has vowed to remain a virgin until she marries, and has shied away from romantic relationships in a bid to remain chaste until she marries. She is dating the devoted police officer Lee Kang Jae (Shin Dong Wook). But when she attends a routine medical exam, a terrible mixup takes place and she is accidentally artificially inseminated. She later discovers her pregnancy, and demands the hospital gets to the bottom of the case.

Eventually she discovers that the donor whose child she is now pregnant with is none other than the CEO of a notable cosmetics firm named Diamond Cosmetics. This CEO, named Raphael (Sung Hoon), is going through a messy divorce with his wife Lee Ma Ri (Hong Ji Yoon), a beautiful woman who does not want to split for her husband, chiefly for financial reasons. But when Raphael learns he is to be a father, things get very complicated – particularly after her realizes that there is a secret past connection that links him to Oh Woori!

This drama is a remake of the 2014 American drama series “Jane the Virgin,” which was loosely based on the 2002 Venezuelan drama “Juana la Virgen.”

“Woori the Virgin” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Jung Jung Hwa.

Woori the Virgin

😲The Unexpected Surprise🎁 

Years ago, misunderstanding and misfortune drove young lovers Min Hui (Wang Yu Wen) and Xin Qi (Wang Zi Qi) to part on bad terms. In their time apart, Min Hui has become a tech hotshot, while Xin Qi made a name for himself in the business world. When “fate” reunites them at a business event, they begin to talk, and Xin Qi learns that Min Hui has been hiding a very big secret… Will they resolve past mistakes – and maybe rekindle their romance? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Shi Ding Rou and directed by Ding Ying Zhou.

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