Top 3 Male K-Drama Characters That Gave Fans The 2nd Lead Syndrome The Most According To Kpopmap Readers

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The 2nd lead syndrome has been one of the most recognized aspects in many K-Dramas, especially those that revolve around a romantic love interest. This syndrome is caused by the attractive characteristics that the 2nd lead in a drama possesses that often puts them on par with the main lead or sometimes, even surpass them. In these situations, viewers often wish the female lead ends up with the 2nd lead rather than the male lead. And even though many finally got their wish with the drama "Love Alarm 2", that is not enough as there are also many series where viewers subtly or loudly wished the female lead will have their happy ending with the reliable and drama-free 2nd lead instead.

With a long list of dramas that have given characters that aptly fall into the 2nd lead syndrome category, we took a fun poll on the 18th of October, asking our readers to vote for the male characters that gave them the 2nd lead syndrome the most. A lot of votes were cast and we thank you fo your keen participation.

The results are in! Here are the top 3 male characters that gave fans the 2nd lead syndrome the most according to Kpopmap readers and based on the data retrieved on the 5th of December 2022.