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What I Broke My Engagement and Chose the General is about
Born into nobility, she dimmed her warrior spirit for a humble scholar, only to catch him writing love poems to her half-sister. When he humiliates her at a royal banquet, she boldly breaks the engagement and sets her sights on the empire's most fearsome general. Intrigued by her courage, the warrior heads to the front lines, vowing to return and claim her hand.
I Broke My Engagement and Chose the General is a 53-episode vertical short drama from iDrama, built around romance.
Is it worth watching?
The draw here is the push and pull between two leads who shouldn't work but do.
Plan on roughly 1–2 hours from the first episode to the finale.
How to watch it
Every episode is listed on this page. Tap episode 1 to start, and switch episodes from the strip under the player at any time. It was added to DramaNext on Oct 14, 2026.
