One of the most popular tropes in romance drama is turning friends to lovers, but what about enemies to lovers? It is so satisfying watching a couple who fuss and fight like dogs slowly realize what was in front of them all along. Sometimes the realization comes in a lightning bolt of attraction, but most of the time the two love birds involved are trapped by their emotions without their conscious realization. We sit in front of our screens demanding that the lovers realize what we knew all along: they were meant to be together!
So without further ado, here are list of Enemies to Lovers in Chinese Drama for you to dig in and enjoy:
METEOR GARDEN
The story follows Dong Shan Cai, an ordinary girl from a modest family who has been accepted in the most prestigious university in the country. Her strong personality developed through tough times in her life, brings a lot of trouble in her new school life. Especially with the four most popular boys of the place (called the F4), all rich and spoiled, the absolute opposite of who she is.
THE ROMANCE OF TIGER AND ROSE
Chen Xiao Qian a scriptwriter who has been single since birth, wrote a female centric drama but accidentally entered her own script where she became the third princess of Dongliang women’s country, a minor supporting character who would be killed anytime. Thus begin her journey of survival, where she meets two guys – an unpredictable rich young master named Han Shuo and a perfect guy who is the Minister of Education named Pei Heng.
MY AMAZING BOYFRIEND
Xue Ling Qiao, an otherworldly being who has been asleep for a century, is accidentally awakened by Tian Jing Zhi, who is forced to share her home with this awkward man with super powers. From bickering to eventually warming up to each other, unlikely romance blossoms between them, but will a cosmic conspiracy keep them apart?
ARSENAL MILITARY ACADEMY
About a military academy for boys only, but a girl named Xie Xiang joins the academy instead of her brother while pretending to be a boy to make his dream come true. Two men become the object of affection in her life as they engage in many battles to uncover a big conspiracy.
SKATE INTO LOVE
A speed skating girl crosses paths with the ice hockey god of their school.Despite starting off on the wrong foot,they start on a journey to chase after their dreams.As the two impassioned youths put on their skates,they glide into the unknown but exciting future ahead…
“Skate Into Love” is an uplifting drama as it depicts the struggles of professional athletes.
THE ETERNAL LOVE
A modern day Qu Xiao Tan time-travels to an olden day Dong Yue kingdom and inhabits Qu Tan Er’s body. The two of them switch consciousness without realizing who each other are or how they do it. To make matters more complicated, Tan Er is in love with Mo Yi Huai, the first prince, but Xiao Tan finds herself falling for the eighth prince, Mo Lian Cheng.
MY LITTLE PRINCESS
Lin Xing Chen has everything in life. She is rich, beautiful, and adored by all. She is also cursed with the fate that any man she likes will not like her back. She begins a difficult journey to win the heart of a rich heir. Standing in her way to a happily-ever-after is a sweet, compassionate but poor girl and a smart, multitalented but poor boy.
GANK YOUR HEART
A drama that follows the romance between Ji Xiangkong, who’s a misunderstood professional gamer as he fulfills his dream of winning the championship, and Qiu Ying, who’s a live streamer with ambitions to become a professional commentator.
INTENSE LOVE
It tells the love story between a genius doctor and an actress who are two people who both refuse to have their marriage arranged by their parents, yet realize that love is destined. Compared to the typical dramas of overbearing CEOs falling in love with the regular girl-next-door, this drama focuses on how women can also be the one who initiates a romance. It tells of the funny love story between seductive actress and the low-key doctor.
WHEN A SNAIL FALLS IN LOVE
Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one crime after another. Ji Bai slowly falls in love with Xu Xu, yet she is a girl who is as slow as a snail when it comes to love.
GENERAL AND I
When the mansion of Prince Jing’an is under attack and destroyed overnight, He Xia and his attendant Bai Pingting are forced to flee the Kingdom of Yan. They get separated, and Pingting takes refuge in a monastery where she meets the powerful general Chu Beijie of the Kingdom of Jin. He recognizes her as his childhood first love. However, their situation renders this relationship a difficult one as they are from opposing kingdoms.
MY LOVE, ENLIGHTEN ME
The drama follows Liu Nuan Nuan from the moment when she fails to debut from a female idol group trainee. She ends up having no dreams to chase, no room to live in, and no money. Nuan Nuan meets Han Che, a man who is extremely clean, has OCD, and amnesia, and they embark on a warm and sweet love story.
THE LEGENDS
Lu Zhaoyao is a strong-willed and adventurous girl who yearns to see the world. When she finally does, she realizes that the man whom she thought stood for the righteous was not what he seemed to be. Witnessing the Demon King’s son about to be killed before her, she saves him, takes him in and gives him the name Mo Qing as she trudges the road to becoming the leader of the demonic sect.
THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY
As singer-songwriter C-POP star, Huang Zitao plays a role of a recalcitrant idol who debuted and become famous since he was young. He deeply likes music and keeps persistent, that is similar with Huang Zi Tao. This time Yang Zhen Zhen is a newbie manager who just starts the work. Being a newbie staff, she faces various obstacles but she never gives up her music dreams.
MASTER DEVIL DO NOT KISS ME
A bizarre twist of fate throws impoverished tearaway milk delivery girl Chu Xia together with an unlikely Prince Charming – ruthless know-it-all business heir Han Qi Lu, known to his schoolmates as Master Devil.
(Source: Wikipedia, MyDramaList, Wiki)