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29 short dramas in Substitute — synopsis, ratings and where to watch.
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Fool in LoveSummer Yale designs jewelry and had been married to Henry Gosling for some years when he was hurt in an accident and did not wake up. His younger brother Louie was caught in the same accident and came round soon after.
Louie moves the way Henry moved, keeps Henry's habits, handles money with the same judgment, and knows private things that only Summer and her husband knew. Summer puts him through one test after another and comes to believe that her husband's soul woke up inside Louie's body. Their mother finds out what the two of them are doing and both are condemned for it. By then Summer is carrying Louie's child.
The mother's illness turns out to be terminal, and Louie tells her the truth, which is that no soul moved anywhere. He had been in love with Summer since before the accident and could not stand watching her grieve, so he let her believe her husband had come back. He knows she is still in love with his brother and has been willing to stand in for him.
Fake Heiress, Real BabyYori Taylor is in the Hollis house, and the Hollis elders want her and Zach Hollis registered as married immediately, all the more since learning she has already borne a child for the family.
She was raised as a stand-in for the Taylor family's real daughter. The day the real daughter was found, her adoptive parents arranged to marry her off to a man with a limp. At the meeting with him the Hollis matriarch turned up, claimed her as her grandson's wife and took her back to the Hollis house, and the elders put Zach under oath to take responsibility for her. Zach had gone twenty-eight years without touching a woman and had a reputation for coldness and religion. He and Yori had spent one night together a little over a year before.
Zach begins behaving in ways that do not fit the reputation. She stops eating, so he sits and shells a crab for her by hand, mess and all, which is not something a man with his horror of mess does. She takes work outside the house and he lets her. Then she has dinner with a male friend, and Zach arrives with people behind him and carries on like a man whose wife has been taken.
The Mermaid KingMermaid heir Cassius seduces mutant prisoner Elvin, using him as a living filter for Loran’s poison. Betrayed and cast into the abyss, Elvin returns three years later as its ruthless lord—forcing Cassius to sacrifice his heart and soul for redemption.
The Canary Who Became the CureRaised in a foster home, Ivy signs a ten-year contract with heir Ethan, who can only sleep beside her. She thinks she is special, only to learn she is a stand-in for his first love. When the contract ends, she leaves after he gets engaged. Without her, his illness worsens, and he realizes Ivy saved him from a fire. Full of regret, he wins her back.Vengeance for My GirlS-tier admin Serena's daughter Chloe is transported to a wealthy mission world—forced to be a stand-in and mistreated by Damon. Serena enters, guides Damon to grow, and defuses Iris's schemes. They complete the mission. Chloe returns, opens a flower shop, finds love, and lives peacefully.
Agent BadboyFBI agent Buddy—identical to dead Mafia patriarch Barton—goes undercover, dodging power grabs, Susanna's probes, and falling for Barton's wife Elise. With twin brother Barton's birthmark as cover, he gathers arms-smuggling evidence. But FBI Director Burke is the Mafia's mole—and reveals Buddy and Barton are twins. Helena twitches. Cliffhanger.
Perfect Stand-InThe heroine is forced to act as a perfect stand‑in for another woman in a fake romantic relationship. She lives in the shadow of someone else’s identity for a long time. When the terrible truth finally comes out, she refuses to stay as a replacement. She steps out on her own path and rebuilds her self‑worth.
The Billionaire's Stand-In WifeUnemployed designer Emily becomes a stand-in for heiress Victoria, serving blind heir Alexander. Her honesty heals him, his support lifts her career. Love grows. But his stepmother forces Emily to betray him for inheritance. She must choose—save her sick brother or protect the man she loves. Deeper schemes lurk beneath.
Perfect Stand-in, Named Love YouDevastated by his fiancee's fatal accident, tech tycoon Vance creates an identical android Elena and imprisons her in a smart mansion. Designed to copy her completely, her emotional module gradually evolves genuine self-awareness. Regarded as a bug, this marks her awakening from programmed puppet to a real thinking individual.
He Looks Like the Love I LostAfter witnessing her first love's death, Evelyn spent four years in agony. She met a face so like his. But when the stand-in became her true love, she had to confess her deception to learn not to define love by loss.
The Devil's Contract MarriageBarista Sofia is forced to marry mafia don Dante in her sister's place. He offers a deal: two years, $2 million—no feelings. They fall for each other. Framed and banished, she's kidnapped but fights back. Dante rescues her, they expose the conspiracy, marry for real, and have twins. The forced bride becomes his equal partner.
The Price of DeceptionStruggling artist Serena accepts a contract marriage from tycoon Damian to save her brother. His fiancée fled; his dying grandfather demands he marry—or he loses the family trust. A cold deal becomes a dangerous emotional war. As betrayal closes in, Serena must decide: a substitute—or the woman he'd risk everything for?
When Love Is Just a MemoryXu Qingyin, a brilliant dancer, gives up her dream of performing to marry troupe director Fu Jingshen. Three years later, his first love returns, and Xu realizes she was only her replacement. Heartbroken and pregnant, she keeps her secret, divorces him, transfers to another troupe, and leaves the country. Only after she boards the train does Fu realize he has lost the woman he truly loved. But when he finally comes for her, she’s already with her childhood sweetheart.
The Alpha's Shadow BrideTo save her critically ill mother, Lillian is coerced by her stepsister Cecily: every night, she must disguise herself as Cecily and sleep with Cecily's new husband, Kaelion—a powerful, handsome yet brooding Alpha—until she bears the Alpha's child.
Oops—We're the Billionaires' Stand-Ins!Trapped in a romance novel as doomed side characters, best friends Maddie and Alexis secretly drain the rich families dry. When the real first love returns, they fake their deaths and vanish. Years later, they're rich and free while the men drown in regret—until fate reunites them, and the women once dismissed are no longer substitutes, but queens.
When Love Comes LateAmong the Qin family a wife's position can be held by a stand-in until the real one comes back, and Arabella took that place. Theodore Qin said "Marry me" to her when she had nowhere left to go, and in return she agreed to stand in for Cordelia and keep the title of Mrs. Qin for her. Arabella went into it as an unspoken contract, money rather than feeling.
They lived together four years. Arabella kept to her part quietly and asked for nothing beyond what was agreed. Her heart moved sometimes and she pulled herself back each time, reminding herself what it actually was between them. Then Cordelia came back to the country. Arabella kept her promise and left Theodore's world, and Theodore was the one who regretted it.When Love Comes LateAmong the Qin family a wife's position can be held by a stand-in until the real one comes back, and Arabella took that place. Theodore Qin said "Marry me" to her when she had nowhere left to go, and in return she agreed to stand in for Cordelia and keep the title of Mrs. Qin for her. Arabella went into it as an unspoken contract, money rather than feeling.
They lived together four years. Arabella kept to her part quietly and asked for nothing beyond what was agreed. Her heart moved sometimes and she pulled herself back each time, reminding herself what it actually was between them. Then Cordelia came back to the country. Arabella kept her promise and left Theodore's world, and Theodore was the one who regretted it.
Twin Jades: Trapped in LoveThe Wen family of Harbor City collapses overnight and Sandra is locked up by Benedict. Benedict wants the North Harbor docks, so he makes Sandra's twin sister Winnie take her place and play his loving wife in a marriage that is staged. Winnie has no intention of staying a piece Benedict moves around. She plans her way out and settles on Patrick Pei, the heir of Harbor City, a dangerous man and a hard one to pin down. Patrick is drawn to the woman whose identity does not add up and starts pulling apart the secrets behind the disguise, which tangles the three of them in power, revenge and feelings none of them planned on.
Stand Aside, ImpostorEmily Campbell comes home to find she's been betrayed. Her fiancé and half-brother fall under the spell of Esme, her perfect look-alike. Using the Codebook to foresee the future, Esme teams up with the Marsh family to bring down the Campbells. Emily joins forces with Kory to expose her scheme.
Widow of His TwinPregnant widow Elise finds shelter with her late husband's estranged mother, only to meet an heir with his face. Vincent Thorne assumes she is after the family's money. As her conduct changes his view, their growing feelings complicate the grief that brought her into his home.
Love's Ultimate SurrenderShe was an orphan, and his bodyguard. She stood by him through the depths of his struggle, clawing her way up by his side, yet she never truly submitted. To break her defiant spirit, he used the excuse of his first love to justify every torment he inflicted. But she never yielded. She even staged her own death to escape. He had no choice but to drag her back. Desperate to keep her, he resorted to erasing her memory through hypnosis. It was only later that he finally understood: a world without her held no meaning for him at all.
All My Seven Girlfriends Loved HimAs the sole heir to the Duan Group, Emerson was raised under his father Victor’s careful arrangements—including seven girlfriends chosen for him since childhood. Each appears devoted to Emerson, until he uncovers their shared secret: they are all in love with Marcus. Everything they did was a lie to deceive the Duan family, so Marcus could stay and continue living the high life. Devastated by the betrayal, Emerson cuts them all off and resolves to take control of his destiny by marrying Cecilia, the heiress of the Ning family.
A Father's Cruel PracticeNatalee overhears that her father’s rare kindness is meant for another child and arranges adoption through her grandmother. With three days before she leaves, he still dismisses her departure as a trick rather than recognizing that his daughter has stopped waiting for love.
Dumped Him, Married the WarlordThe Zhao family picked up a five-year-old chubby girl. Despite mockeries from villagers, the Zhao family cherished her dearly. After she joined the family, miracles happened one after another. The blind Hawley regained his vision. The poison in Sewell was neutralized. The once poverty-stricken family became an eminent wealthy family. Someone tried to find out the secret by eavesdropping, only to hear the chubby girl asking her mother for the red string on her root!
He Loved Her, But Used MeGraham proves that immortal Lysandra is only Cynthia's replacement when he threatens her mother's keepsake and forces her to face a serial killer to save his favored woman. Lysandra answers by surrendering the immortality that kept her bound to him. Becoming mortal is the price she chooses for leaving Graham and forgetting the love he exploited.
I'll Make Him SurrenderAs the adopted daughter of his father's dying mistress—and her haunting lookalike—she forces the heir to shelter her… while seducing him, testing his love, and daring to ask: What am I to you?
Hooked Up with My Boss's LookalikeShe thought he was just a sweet escape—but the puppy from her one-night stand turns out to be a wolf in disguise, ready to claim her heart with ruthless passion!
The Billionaire's Revenge: Stolen CodeAfter his girlfriend steals his Divine Cipher System, Frederick decides it's time to reveal his true identity—the richest man in town!
She Loves My Brother — So I Became HimWhen her husband falls into a coma, Cassandra is devastated—until his brother begins to act exactly like him. Is it a miracle... or something far more complicated?