2016
20 eps
KBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A mermaid from the Joseon era and a con man karma-reconnect across lifetimes in modern Seoul.…
Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
2025
14 eps
SBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A contemporary woman who works as a wedding planner begins seeing a man who appears only in liminal moments — doorways, crossings, the space between sleeping an…
Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
2016
16 eps
tvN
Fantasy Romance Comedy
An immortal goblin seeks his bride to end his cursed immortality, finding unexpected love and friendship.…
Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same whimsical and emotional energy throughout.
2023
16 eps
SBS
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A demon who feeds on human desires loses his powers and enters a contract marriage with a fearless heiress.…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
2025
10 eps
Netflix
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A woman who has transmigrated into a romance novel realizes she's been cast as the villain's kidnapping target — and must outwit both the plot and her dangerous…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: free will and meta fiction. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.