5 KDrama Male Love Interests We’d Date (& 5 We’d Stay Away From)

5 K-Drama Male Love Interests We’d Date (& 5 We’d Stay Away From)

There have been many K-dramas that have swept fans off their feet with how sweet, caring, and romantic the love interest can be. Others, not so much.

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For K-drama fans, it’s hard to fall head over heels for the lead male characters. While the majority of K-dramas do the job of charming fans with the love interest, not all pass the stamp of approval. There’re common K-drama tropes that many follow like the jealous and overprotective boyfriend or the cold and aloof handsome male.

There have been many K-dramas that have swept fans off their feet with how sweet, caring, and romantic the love interest can be. Who wouldn’t swoon over Go Eun-taek (Hwang Min-hyun) from the new show Live On? Many leads make for the perfect dateable boyfriend. But be wary of leads that don’t pass the test.

10 Dateable: Ryan Gold (Her Private Life)

Besides the cool name like Ryan Gold (Kim Jae-wook), the male lead from Her Private Life proved to be boyfriend material. Not only is he a renowned artist overseas, but he’s also the female leads boss. While Gold may at first be a bit cold towards others, he starts to show his true colors when he falls in love with the museum’s chief curator.

When fake rumors arise about her and a K-pop idol dating, he comes to the rescue. He suggests that they fake date to protect her. Even when he learns about her K-Pop obsession, it’s not a turn-off. Throughout that show, Ryan is Mr.Romantic with sweet gestures. He even returns home from working overseas just because he missed her.

9 Undateable: Kim Joo‑won (Secret Garden)

Fans of Secret Garden are at odds end on whether or not Kim Joo‑won (Hyun Bin) deserves “boyfriend” status. Many can agree that the character didn’t originally leave a good impression. Joo-won is the CEO of a department store and has an inflated ego and can be quite cold towards others.

In the beginning, fans were put off by his “jerk” demeanor and the way he treated his love interest. But along the way, audiences learn that his life wasn’t perfect and deals with past trauma that contributes to his attitude. Joo-won does get his props for defying his mother’s ruling and staying with his real love.

8 Dateable: Lee Gon (The King: Eternal Monarch)

Besides the riveting fantasy storyline of The King: Eternal Monarch, fans had heart eyes for Lee Gon, played by actor Lee Min-ho. Not only is he the king of a country in a parallel world, but he’s also a huge romantic. There’re many occasions where Lee Gon makes the temperature rise when he gets flirty with his female lead.

When he falls in love with her, he does everything possible to protect her. He’s also not shy about his intense feelings. One of the most riveting scenes is when he and his soldiers travel to the parallel world to save her and calls her “his queen.” Lee Gon also makes it very clear to others that she will be his forever and his future wife.

7 Undateable: Goo Jun-Pyo (Boys Over Flowers)

The same actor who played Lee Gon in The King: Eternal Monarch happens to have also played a major jerk in Boys Over Flowers. While she does have him start a relationship with the female lead, it doesn’t make up for his demeanor. He’s the pretentious leader of the most popular boys in school called F4.

When the female lead transfers to their school, he immediately dislikes her and makes her life hell. He’s constantly hot and cold with her and can cause whiplash. But fans have to give him some props for becoming a better person in the end.

6 Dateable: Baek In-ho (Cheese In The Trap)

Baek In-ho (Seo Kang Joon) was subject to the “Second Male Lead Syndrome.” He had fans rooting for him throughout the K-drama to get the girl. He’s incredibly sweet and handsome and shows that he cares for the female lead. The character has good intentions towards the female lead and develops feelings for her.

In-ho ends up being her saving grace on more than one occasion. He constantly tries to look out for her against the other male lead, Yoo Jung (Park Hae-jin). In-ho warns her that Yoo Jung isn’t who he appears to be. The K-drama had fans at odd ends hoping that he’d get the girl and outshine his rival. For some, he was clearly the better choice when it came to a boyfriend.

5 Undateable: Yoo Jung (Cheese In The Trap)

Yoo Jung wasn’t a favorable character in Cheese in the Trap for a reason. Fans didn’t like his superiority complex and how he treated the female lead. Hence why so many fans pitied the second-lead syndrome given to Baek In-ho. While the character is intelligent and handsome, he has a dark side.

He wears a mask as being kind but in reality, is quite manipulative and seeks to tear down others. In the show, the female lead is wary of his intentions when he’s suddenly nice towards her despite his previous cold shoulder. Throughout the show, audiences see how he has slyly manipulated her life like pushing a student to stalk her. While he may make fans’ hearts flutter at times, is he really sincere?

4 Dateable: Cha Eun‑ho (Romance Is A Bonus Book)

Cha Eun‑ho (Lee Jong‑suk) is really a no brainer when it comes to the ultimate dateable K-drama love interest. To start, Eun-ho is a compassionate and successful author and senior editor at a publishing company. From the start, fans know that he’s good of heart when he helps out his childhood friend and future love, Kang Dan-i (Lee Na-young).

When he comes to realize her difficult living situation as a single mother and unemployed, he helps her find her footing. Their lives intertwine when he offers her a place to stay and soon gets a job at his company. Fans cheered gleefully over the kindness and romance from Eun-ho.

3 Undateable: Gu Seo-jin (Hyde Jekyll, Me)

Hyde, Jekyll, Me is a bit of a doozy when it comes to which character is dateable. This is because the female lead has two personalities. The show is loosely based on the famous novel about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gu Seo-jin (Hyun Bin) is a wealthy chaebol and owner of an amusement park. But when becoming enraged, his other personality takes over.

Seo-jin is known for being cold, manipulative and a ruthless boss and overall person. He doesn’t treat the female lead any differently and often brushed her aside. But his other personality is dateable. Robin the exact opposite. He’s kind, actually smiles, and has a savior complex.

2 Dateable: Nam Do-san (Start-Up)

Start-Up a new K-drama on Netflix that has gained popularity. This is another example of fans unsure of which male lead to root for. But Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk) wins more brownie points for being the most dateable. He was once the pride of his family but after being unsuccessful in his investment ventures, he becomes shy and reserved.

Fans fell for his sweet persona and overall cuteness. He’s a character that really goes after the girl and even starts a start-up to turn her into his possible love. While Do-san originally lies to the female lead, it’s clear that he has a good heart and regrets never telling her the truth. In the end, he’s a softy who just wanted to be everything his love interest needed. He also knits for fun.

1 Undateable: Choi Young-do (The Heirs)

Choi Young-do (Kim Woo-bin) is the second male lead in the highly acclaimed show, The Heirs or also knows as The Inheritors. While his bad-boy ways may have been alluring, he’s not dating material. In the show, he’s referred to as the antagonist who develops a crush on the female lead.

But he goes about trying to show it in the worst way possible. He’s highly volatile towards others and bullies other students. At first, he starts to harass the female lead to get back as his ex-best friend. Even when a romantic moment occurs, he still drops her into a pool and calls it an “accident.”

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/best-k-drama-male-love-interests-worst-date/

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