also: メロ・ドラマ
melodrama; soap opera
Refers to overly emotional or sensational dramatic works, including TV soap operas and theatrical melodramas.
That drama is a typical melodrama; it makes me cry every episode.
彼女はメロドラマのような恋愛を夢見ている。
She dreams of a romance like something out of a soap opera.
Their romance played out just like a soap opera.
My mother watches a soap opera every night.