Demisexual/Demiromantic Coded Characters
With main characters that strike me as fitting the labels of demisexual and/or demiromantic. Mostly male leads because Asian countries on MDL seem to portray women as demi by default.
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![You Who Came from the Stars]()
1. You Who Came from the Stars
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
(Spoiler) Could argue that both the FL and ML are on the asexual spectrum since they're fine with a relationship in which even kissing is not really on the table
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![The Smile Has Left Your Eyes]()
2. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
ML demiromantic
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![Love Between Fairy and Devil]()
3. Love Between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
ML demiromantic demisexual
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![W]()
4. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
ML demiromantic
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![Semantic Error]()
5. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
(One) ML both
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![Suiyobi 22-ji dake no kare]()
6. Suiyobi 22-ji dake no kare
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
The ML reads to me as being on the ace spectrum, because he's perfectly happy in a relationship with the FL that includes cuddling while sleeping, but no sex or kissing. It doesn't seem to occur to him that she might be unhappy with this arrangement. (They do kiss at the end, but sex is never addressed.)
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![Lucky Romance]()
7. Lucky Romance
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
ML both
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![Kieta Hatsukoi]()
8. Kieta Hatsukoi
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
(One) ML both
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![The Circumstances of Pungdeok Villa Room 304]()
9. The Circumstances of Pungdeok Villa Room 304
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
One ML demiromantic
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![Nevertheless]()
10. Nevertheless
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
ML demiromantic
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![What's Wrong with Secretary Kim]()
11. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
ML demiromantic
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![Tinted With You]()
12. Tinted With You
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
(Prince) ML both
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![Wo Ping Ben Shi Jin Leng Gong]()
13. Wo Ping Ben Shi Jin Leng Gong
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
ML both
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![Engine on From Today]()
14. Engine on From Today
Korean Special - 2021, 4 episodes
ML demiromantic and likely demisexual
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![I Cannot Hug You]()
15. I Cannot Hug You
Chinese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
ML asexual. (Paraphrased quote) "Since I was a child, I've always wondered why the prince and princess need to kiss each other to have a happy ending. Isn't it enough to know we love each other in our hearts?" (I had to drop this because it seemed like they weren't going to treat his asexuality well--his girlfriend was really pushy about it.)
