2024
16 eps
MBC
Romance Sports Comedy
Two elite athletes from rival teams have hated each other since they were rookies competing for the same spot. Now they're forced to train together — and everyt…
If you loved Cheer Up!'s slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Heated Rivalry delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2024
12 eps
KakaoTV
Romance Comedy Drama
Han Gi-jun and Go In-a have competed for every promotion, every project, and every scrap of recognition at their company for years — and they are equally matche…
If you loved Cheer Up!'s slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Dearest Nemesis delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery and ambition — is the same. Same light hearted and romantic energy throughout.
2022
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Do Hae-yi joins her university's cheerleading squad to get a coveted family legacy scholarship — but the team is barely holding together, haunted by an incident…
If you loved Cheer Up!'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Cheer Up delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same warm energy throughout.
2025
16 eps
ENA
Romance Comedy Drama
Kang Ji-yoon is the ruthless, exacting CEO of a headhunting firm who has built her reputation on never letting sentiment cloud a placement decision. When her ow…
If you loved Cheer Up!'s slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Love Scout delivers exactly that. Same light hearted and romantic energy throughout.
2014
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A surgeon pressured by his family to marry brings a loud, unsophisticated woman to family events to scare his parents off — not expecting to actually fall for h…
If you loved Cheer Up!'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Marriage Not Dating delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.