2024
12 eps
TVING
Romance Historical Drama
In the Joseon dynasty, a nobleman encounters Hongrang — a gisaeng (courtesan artist) whose intelligence and dignity defy every boundary the era draws. Their lov…
If you loved Autumn in My Heart's love story the world is determined to crush — which only makes it burn hotter, Dear Hongrang delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming.
2011
30 eps
MBC
Melodrama Romance Family
A woman who hid her father's deafness her whole life, and a man hiding that he's the son of a chaebol family while pretending to have an intellectual disability…
Both are built around class divide that poisons every relationship it touches.
2018
24 eps
tvN
Historical Romance Action
A Korean boy born into slavery escapes to America, returns as a US Marine captain, and falls for a noblewoman fighting for independence.…
If you loved Autumn in My Heart's love story the world is determined to crush — which only makes it burn hotter, Mr. Sunshine delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. Same tragic energy throughout.
2016
20 eps
KBS2
Melodrama Romance Drama
A top actor with a terminal illness reunites with the first love he was separated from years ago by secrets neither of them knew. As they navigate the space bet…
Like Autumn in My Heart, it leans hard into terminal illness. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same deeply emotional energy throughout.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A South Korean heiress crash-lands in North Korea and falls for a military officer who hides her.…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath.