Second Lead Syndrome Kdramas

The Kdramas that I feel prefer one first lead to be with the second lead/supporting character than the other first lead of opposite gender. Dramas are listed based on how strongly I feel about the syndrome. 

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  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    1. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

    7.0

    1. Heo Yeon Woo & Yang Myung

    2. Lee Hwon & Bo Kyung

    (preferred also the young cast to the adults)

  • Shining Inheritance

    2. Shining Inheritance

    Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes

    7.0

    1. Junse and Eunsung

    2. Seungmi & Hwan

    I also feel more for the second leads than the mains. Maybe it has something to do with their actors being my biases out of the 4 leads, plus loving them so much in Painter of the Wind (drama that aired the year before this was shown) that it hurts so much that the show's main goal was for them to leave so the main couple are together.

  • Dong Yi

    3. Dong Yi

    Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes

    9.0

    => Cha Cheonsu a& Dong Yi

    strongly influenced by Brilliant Legacy. King and Dong Yi are cute though but I would have enjoyed them more together had Bae Soo Bin played the king or he's not playing the second lead. 

  • Jumong

    4. Jumong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 81 episodes

    9.5

    1. Soseono and Wootae

    2. Jumong and Yesoya

    I love Soseono bodyguard loyalty and love for her. I also love Jumong with the woman he married, I love how devoted she is to him and his mother. I do enjoy the main  leads together, but they have different destinies and different people to take care of.  I also see them as leading their own factions, hence the need to be separate. 

  • Iljimae

    5. Iljimae

    Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes

    8.5

    1. Yong and Bongsoon

    2. Eunchae and Shihoo

    The main couple have some cute scenes. But I feel that the second girl is more suited to the male lead since she knows more of the real him and enjoys his playful personality more. The second male lead suits the prim and proper female lead more. It doesn't help that the main couple reminds me of the OTP in Moon Sun, hence an additional reason to ship them with the second leads. 

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