u/Ghibli10

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I’m looking for dramas that have romance, with quiet, introverted, guarded, emotionally distant or burnt out female leads. Preferably Cdramas, Jdramas, or Kdramas. I usually prefer Kdramas, but I would especially love recommendations for Chinese and Japanese dramas since I have already seen many Korean ones. It doesn't have to be a modern drama.

  1. Wei Yi Fan (The First Frost) - she's really closed-off, restrained, guarded
  2. Yeom Mi-jeong (My Liberation Notes) - introverted, exhausted, detached
  3. Mok Hae-won (When the Weather is Fine) - reserved, emotionally wounded (a lot of these female leads are wounded, so I'll avoid repeating this word)
  4. Oh I-young (Resident Playbook) - low energy and detached/careless about work
  5. Yu Mi-rae (Our Unwritten Seoul) - introverted, quiet, burn-out
  6. Nam Ha-neul (Doctor Slump) - burnt-out, depressed
  7. Lee Eun-joo (Eun Joo’s Room) - burnt-out, introverted
  8. Kanzaki Misa (Marry My Husband – Japan) - she's guarded and hardened because of her traumas
  9. Shim Woo-joo (Call It Love) - cold, melancholic
  10. Ha Moon-soo (Just Between Lovers / Rain or Shine) - guarded, quiet
  11. Kim Mu-bee (Melo Movie) - reserved
  12. Yoon Song-ah (She Would Never Know) - reserved
  13. Yoon Ji-ho (Because This Is My First Life) - quiet, introverted, lonely
  14. Min Seon-ah (Our Blues) - depressed
  15. Love Next Door - burn-out female lead; I didn't love the drama, but she fits the post.
  16. Our Beloved Summer - Introverted
  17. Welcome to Samdal-ri - this one might fit, but I didn't finish

Edit: I've just realized I didn't add an image for 16 and 17.

u/Ghibli10 — 17 days ago