also: メロ・ドラマ
noun
melodrama; soap opera
Refers to overly emotional or sensational dramatic works, including TV soap operas and theatrical melodramas.
あのドラマは典型的なメロドラマで、毎回泣かされる。
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
She dreams of a romance like something out of a soap opera.