Historical Romance Dramas with Happy Endings
I define a happy ending as the main leads being together at the end of the show. The one exception to this rule is when one of the main leads dies after living a long happy life with their significant other. I define historical as set at least 20 years before it was filmed. Some of these shows are historical fiction, some have scifi and/or time travel, and some only take place partially in the past. Some of the longer dramas, such as the Korean tv novels and Japanese asadoras, are family dramas that include romance. I have included details in the comments that may help people to decide whether they want to watch some of the shows, read at your own risk because some of the comments contain spoilers. If there is a show that you can think of that is not on the list, please let me know!
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301. The Master of Cheongsam
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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302. The Moon Bright For You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
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303. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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304. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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305. The Princess is A Cat
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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306. The Princess Wei Young
Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
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307. The Princess' Man
Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
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308. The Queen of Attack
Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
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309. The Rebel Princess
Chinese Drama - 2021, 68 episodes
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310. The Romance of Hua Rong
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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311. The Romance of Hua Rong 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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312. The Romance of the Condor Heroes
Chinese Drama - 2014, 54 episodes
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313. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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314. The Sleepless Princess
Chinese Drama - 2020, 35 episodes
Be aware before watching that there are two endings to this drama, one happy and one sad.
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315. The Starry Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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316. The Story of a Woodcutter and his Fox Wife
Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes
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317. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
The male lead is married to another woman at the beginning and then doesn’t get with the female lead until late in the show.
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318. The Sweet Girl
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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319. The Sword and the Brocade
Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
The male lead has multiple wives, although he only loves the female lead.
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320. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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321. The Trust
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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322. The Ugly Queen
Chinese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
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323. The Ugly Queen II & III
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
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324. The Vigilantes in Masks
Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes
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325. The West Wind Is Strong
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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326. Thong Ake Mor Yah Tah Chaloang
Thai Drama - 2019, 14 episodes
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327. Thousands of Years of Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 22 episodes
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328. Time Flies and You are Here
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
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329. Ting Xin Xia Nu Yu Bu Wen Ju Shi
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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330. Tinted With You
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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331. Too Late to Say I Love You
Chinese Drama - 2010, 36 episodes
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332. Tora ni Tsubasa
Japanese Drama - 2024, 130 episodes
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333. Truth or Dare
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
A remake of Wrong Carriage, Right Groom
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334. TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring
Korean Drama - 2017, 129 episodes
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335. TV Novel: My Mind’s Flower Rain
Korean Drama - 2016, 128 episodes
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336. Under the Veil
Hong Kong Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
An ensemble cast with the main actors playing more than one character within the same setting. Most of the characters get a happy ending.
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337. Unique Lady
Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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338. Untouchable Lovers
Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes
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339. Untouchable Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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340. Wan Fu of the Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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341. Wanida
Thai Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
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342. Wanku Shizi Fei
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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343. Warm on a Cold Night
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
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344. Warotenka
Japanese Drama - 2017, 151 episodes
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345. Weaving a Tale of Love
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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346. When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story
Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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347. When Shui Met Mo: A Love Story Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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348. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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349. Wind and Cloud and Rain
Korean Drama - 2020, 21 episodes
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350. Wo De Jiao Ren Di Di
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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351. Wo Jia Jiao Qi Bu Hao Re
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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352. Women Wrestling
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
Subs only available on WeTV.
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353. Wonderland of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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354. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
The romance is subtle because of censorship.
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355. Wrong Carriage, Right Groom
Chinese Drama - 2001, 20 episodes
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356. Xi Die Yuan Yang
Chinese Drama - 2013, 25 episodes
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357. Xi Tong Zhi Huang Hou Yang Cheng Ji
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
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358. Xu Chun Chun De Cha Hua Yun
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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359. Yes, Her Majesty
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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360. Yes, I Am a Spy
Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
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361. Yes, The False Judge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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362. Young Blood
Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes
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363. Your Sensibility My Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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364. Yu Jiao Ji
Chinese Drama - 2022, 22 episodes
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365. Yu Qing Shu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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366. Yu Zhao Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
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367. Yue Zhao Ji
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
Set partly in a universe that is like ancient China and partially in our universe in the present.
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368. Zhang Gong Zhu Zhai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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369. Zhen Xiu Ji
Chinese Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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370. Zui Dao Xu Deng Jun Lai Fu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes