Only common genres are included. The goal of this list is to be as concise and as comprehensive as possible.
Contemporary: Modern day dramas (in modern clothes)
Period: Costume dramas
Wuxia: Mortal martial heroes [Humans]
Xianxia: Immortal heroes [Gods]
Qihuan: Fantastical/magical heroes [Im/mortal heroes with special powers]
Romantic Mood:
Romcom¹: Inherent silliness and/or lightheartedness in the romance and the drama. Drama does not take itself too seriously.
Romance¹: Romance that is not a romcom; more maturity in the romanceSlight Romance: Small traces of romance in the main couple not pivotal to the storyNo Romance: No romance or negligible romance in supporting characters.BL: Boy-boy love
Setting:
School: Main drama events revolve around schoolPalace: Main drama events revolves around the palace
Relationships:
Bromance²: Strong guy-guy friendship
Sismance²: Strong girl-girl friendship
Team²: Strong team-building in the drama
Family²: Main drama events revolve around family relationships
The Rest:
Action: Main genre is action (NOT that there is "some" action scenes in the drama))Comedy: Strong comedic element (independent of the romance)History: Drama events follows real historyFantasy: Includes Time travel, Supernatural, Cats-Human transformations, Body-SwapsOWYM: Older-Woman-Younger-Man romance is present with the main charactersMystery: Detective element; cases are being solvedSports: Includes esportsSuspense: Umbrella genre to include thriller, psychological, crime, spy, etc. Many Republican Spy dramas will be here.
Notes:
- There is ambiguity between romcom and romance.
- Relationships are included only if the drama has a strong focus on it. For example, not all dramas are family dramas just because a few episodes focus on a family moment.
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