We all despise cringeworthy things in our real lives, but deep down, we all have a little craving for them. Are you a seeker of the feelings that come when your stomach gets rolled, and it feels like something has filled you but is still empty?
If you are a romantic chick like me and want to roll in your bed because you are embarrassed by something you haven’t even done yet, Well, then you must have watched “The Love You Give Me,” right? Or if not! Then why not?
The drama involves many ups and downs and showcases the scenic yet painful events of life. Our female protagonist is a single mother with a 5-year-old child who has a fatal heart condition.
She is a talented and independent woman who is searching for investment for her project. Then Xin Qi, who just returned and is in search of potential ventures, gets to meet each other through the project. Xin Qi learns about a child being his. It follows more and different scents of love and life.
10 Drama Like The Love You Give Me
Did this make you want more? Well, we have enough to satisfy your hunger.
Unforgettable Love (2021)
Xiao Bao, a little child who lost his father due to an accident, got traumatized and rarely spoke to others. His father’s brother, Qiao Yan, is a father figure to him and can do anything for him. He Qiao Yan is a very logical, calculative, and workaholic person as the CEO of Hashi Group.
Even though he is very charming and has good looks, he lacks a tender heart. On the other hand, our female lead, Qin Yi Yue, is totally different from him. As a child psychologist, Qin Yi Yue is very compassionate and loving. Although she is bubbly, jolly, and clumsy by nature, she is very serious about her work.
Unforgettable Love is a beautiful adaptation of the web novel “Mr. He’s Love is Not Forgotten” by Qin Ye, with the most adorable child, Xiao Bao. With the twists and turns of life and the sweet and sour process of our main leads falling for each other, this drama is perfect for making your feet flow in the air.
- Where to watch: MGTV Drama channel or ViKi
- Episodes & Duration: 24 (45 min.)
- IMBD rating: 8.0
- Genre: Rom-Com, Drama, Family.
Loving, Never Forgetting (2014)
Are you crazy about those one-night-stand scenarios where these links turned out to be destiny? Like one crazy night, and you found your partner!
In Loving, Never Forgetting, Li Zhong Mou and Wu Tong spend a steamy night together. But unlike other sweet dramas, he told her never to show herself, which was the first thing he did in the morning. Little does he know about Wu Tong’s pregnancy.
Years later, when Tong Tong (the child) is in a hospital bed and needs immediate blood due to a rare blood type that only Li Zhong Mou could give, Li Zhong Mou learns the truth about Tong Tong being his child and sues Wu Tong for child custody. Wu Tong hires a lawyer who is Li Zhong Mou’s brother. His brother took a liking to Wu Tong, and their friendship got stronger day by day.
This rock-hearted and rich tycoon does not give up on his custody. However, he then realizes that Tong Tong needs maternal care and Wu Tong is not a gold digger, as he thought of her, and decides to give up partial custody. As they get to spend more and more time together, our mean and soulless male lead falls in love with her.
This is not it yet; the story goes through different colors. The beauty of the story is how the male lead changes gradually after falling in love with a female lead. You will experience melting glaciers while watching it.
- Where to watch: Youku
- Episodes & Duration: 34 (45 min.)
- IMBD rating: 8.6
- Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Drama, One night stand.
Begin Again (2020)
After getting an ending, it is really hard to start everything over again, right? Begin Again is about those starting points in life, and it is not only expressed in the main story but in side stories too. In addition, there is this gender reverse thing, which made this drama more lively.
Lu Fang Ning is getting into her 30s, and her parents pressure her to marry and get settled. Thus, she encounters Ling Rui, a really handsome doctor. She decides to marry him, but Ling Rui is a hard nut to crack in this matter.
Yet, is there anything our competent and smart CEO cannot do? They get married; however, the chase is not over yet. Lu Fang Ning seduces our caring and sweet Ling Rui in every possible way, but only love could waver him.
The beauty of this drama is that you won’t be able to hate anyone. Yes, not even the so-called villain. I really love the shows where you can praise each character and not despise them.
- Where to watch: Viki, iQIYI, MGTV & WeTv
- Episodes & Duration: 35 (45 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.4
- Genre: Romance, Drama, Business
Autumn Concerto (2009)
Young, rich, and handsome—isn’t that something we all dream of? The fantasy of having a boyfriend who is rude but cares about you a lot. Tries to look indifferent but is jealous. Well, this classic drama brings you exact spicy and sweet joy with a lot more flavors.
Ren Guang Xi, our male protagonist, is one of those rich and spoiled characters. He is a law student, and on top of that, his mother is the dean of the same college.
There, he meets Liang Mu Cheng, who lost her mother and now lives with her stepmother. In spite of having a stepmother, she never despises her and cares about her. They both met tragically when Guang Xi took her as a moneymaker.
To teach her a lesson, he makes a bet with his friends that he will kiss her within 24 hours. While Mu Cheng doesn’t want to go, her mother pushes her to agree. Did he kiss her? Well, I’m not telling you that it’s a secret!
Even though all of this started with confusion and misunderstandings, they both began to feel affection for each other. But how can a love story move forward at such a smooth pace? So, then the tragedy comes: Guang Xi has a tumor and needs surgery. Because of this major event, he forgets everything about Mu Cheng.
On the second page, Mu Cheng is pregnant, but seeing him in this condition and his mother against their relationship, she leaves him.
- Where to watch: Viki, Netflix
- Episodes & Duration: 21 (1 hr 30 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.8
- Genre: Romance, Drama
Good Bad Mother (2023)
The recently released Good Bad Mother gained a lot of praise for its good story, acting, and overall plot and twists. Unlike other dramas, the story is more based on mother-son hardships. Kang Ho, who was raised by his mother (Young Soon), lost his father even before he could see him.
In between Kang Ho’s own life struggles, he falls in love with Mi Joo, a girl who lives in his neighborhood. Taking note that Mi Joo has courted him since childhood, it would be a question if he doesn’t. While preparing for his bar exam, their relationship gets deeper.
With so many sweet moments, they melt your heart away. But since the law of drama says that no happiness will last long unless it’s “the ending.” Kang Ho breaks Mi Joo’s heart to take revenge on the killer of his father.
On the same day, Mi Joo finds out that she is pregnant. Our strong-willed lady doesn’t give up and starts finding ways to raise her kids. Yet, living in this world is so harsh that she has to send her children to her mother while she earns a living in the city.
Good Bad Mother makes you realize how a wish to live simply can turn into tragic complexities. And how a mother’s love can be cold and warm at the same time.
- Where to watch: Netflix
- Episodes & Duration: 14 (1 hr 10 min.)
- IMBD rating: 8.4
- Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Life.
Le Coup de Foudre (2019)
Just completed watching a stressful drama and am still feeling down because of those grieving moments. Le Coup de Foudre, with a light dose of sadness and full of romantic yet comedic turns, is waiting for you. In the drama Qiao Yi, the female lead is a naive, cute, and youthful girl, and the male lead is just the other side of the coin.
Yan Mo is a very serious, cold, and disciplined person who rarely gets along with others. Even having such drastic opposite personalities could not keep them apart from each other.
These high schoolers fell in love with each other and planned to be together in the future. But the writer had a different plan for the plot. While Yan Mo was planning further studies with Qiao Yi in the UK, Qiao Yi was having some family crises. Due to those, she denied going, which caused them to be apart.
Side by side, we have another cute and lovely story about Qiao Yi’s twin brother (Guan Chao) and her best friend (Wu Yi). Guan Chao is a smart guy with great looks.
Actually, he is second in the class because our lead has first place. Wu Yi is eye candy to everyone’s eyes, but her eyes can only see Guan Chao. After courting and chasing him for a long time, she finally decides to give up.
- Where to watch: WeTv, Netflix, iQIYI, Asian Crush, Viki
- Episodes & Duration: 35 (45 min.)
- IMBD rating: 8.0
- Genre: Romance, Comedy, Youth, Life.
Road Home (2023)
Sometimes long distances can ruin the healthiest relationships. Road Home follows Gui Xiao and Lu Yanchen, who have been dating since they were teenagers. Gui Xiao, the hero, joins a police academy, and Lu Yanchen has to continue her studies at the university.
The new environment of their relationship didn’t suit them, as Gui Xiao was busy even when Lu Yanchen needed him. Lu Yanchen realizes that having such a boyfriend is not different from being single and suggests breaking up on the phone. Gui Xiao, too, agrees but is still angry and confused about the situation.
After ending with such heart-aching pain, ten years later, when Yanchen went on a trip, she met him again. The lovers started feeling like strangers when they met again, but the spark remained in the corner. The love is still deeply rooted in their hearts, and they start to come closer to each other.
Yet another twist is still waiting for them. As a competent member of the SWAT team, everyone praises him for his good work. However, his work is full of risks, and one crisis caught him. When he is seriously injured and lying on the bed in a coma, Lu Yanchen finds out about it. She rushes to the place, even in her pregnant state.
With such realistic aspects of relationships and life, the drama leaves in an “aww” with fulfilling pleasure.
- Where to watch: iQIYI, Viki
- Episodes & Duration: 30 (45 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.8
- Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Drama, Life.
Spring Waltz (2006)
In the series Endless Love, Spring Waltz is the final part that represents innocence and youth of love. Having a drunkard and gambler as a father, 10-year-old Lee Soo-ho has to move to the countryside, where he meets Seo Eun-young. When Eun Young is assisting him in healing and forgetting the painful memories, his father steals Eun Young’s mother’s money for her surgery.
Eun Young follows her mother as she travels to Seoul in search of Soo Ho’s father. Soo Yo discovers a fainted Eun Young and transports her to the hospital on his back. He learns about Eun Young’s heart problems and becomes too embarrassed to look her in the eyes.
A woman who lost her kid in an accident at the same hospital misidentifies Soo Ho as her son. Seeing this, the woman’s husband offers him to be his son in exchange for paying for Eun Young’s surgery. Her surgery went well, and gets adopted by her aunt after the death of her mother.
When he was told that she was dead, it took a while for him to recognize her, and now his best friend/manager likes the same girl as him.
With a lot happening, this classic drama will make you laugh and cry. The representation of pure love through a spring setting packed with quality scenes will make this drama one of your top watches.
- Where to watch: Dramacool, Kissasian
- Episodes & Duration: 20 (1 hr 5 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.6
- Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Drama.
Since I met you (2022)
How a ray of love becomes hope for another is really magical. Cheng Mu, who has left all hope and is trying to be free from this world, felt something like that when he met Jiang Si Han.
Si Han, who got drunk and confessed her love to Cheng Mui while mistaking him for someone else. A year after the incident, they get entangled by destiny again.
Cheng Mu, who is a famous dessert maker, and Si Han, a food blogger, but Si Han doesn’t remember Cheng Mu being the person she confessed to. All she was interested in was desserts and their behind-the-scenes stories, especially the most famous ones.
Where life is already pulling these two closer, one little cutie enters. Rui is the son of Si Han’s older sister and Cheng Mu’s friend. Hence, a dispute arises over who will take care of Rui Rui, with the solution of the three of them living together in Cheng Mu’s house. This little angel worked as a catalyst for their relationship.
Both of them being in love gives me such excitement. Still, there was something lacking: a confession. Cheng Mu, having mental issues because of past trauma, couldn’t keep himself from confessing his love. Thinking that he would be a burden to her.
Leaving a soul-touching message that your partner has a right to choose in whatever situation it is. And in spite of having a tough childhood, you can go on with life.
- Where to watch: iQIYI, Viki.
- Episodes & Duration: 16 (30 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.4
- Genre: Romance, Food, Drama, Life.
Because of Meeting You (2017)
Among the all-step-sibling Chinese dramas, we have another one as an add-on for your watch list. Because of You is a Chinese adaptation of the Korean drama “Jang Bo Ri is Here.” The story revolves around our female protagonist, Zhang Guo Guo. She is unaware of the fact that she belongs to a rich family like ‘master embroiders’.
After getting into an accident in her childhood, she lost her memories and got adopted by a poor family that runs a wonton shop. She has a very energetic, vibrant, and honest personality. Whereas her older sister, Yu Xin, is a clever and envious person.
The drama has a very unique aspect of taking embroidery as one of the main focus points. Both sisters have a talent for this art. However, Yu Xin plays dirty to snatch the opportunity from Guo Guo out of jealousy.
Although he is a very carefree person, he has a hidden soft spot for others. Even when he gradually fell in love with Guo Guo, he would grab the opportunity to show his love to her.
If you guys are ready to take this emotional but comic ride, then don’t forget to add this one.
- Where to watch: Viki
- Episodes & Duration: 56 (54 min.)
- IMBD rating: 7.7
- Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Drama, Business, Family.
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