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 Frankly Speaking's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Marriage Not Dating delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — authenticity and self discovery — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2023
12 eps
ENA
Romance Comedy Drama
A competitive, image-obsessed PR strategist and a free-spirited, principled product developer are thrown into a high-stakes rivalry for the same senior position…
Like Frankly Speaking, it leans hard into workplace romance. The emotional territory — authenticity and self discovery — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
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…
Like Frankly Speaking, Love Scout is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A relationship counsellor who is secretly going through her own difficult break-up meets a novelist who writes about perfect relationships but has never had one…
If you loved Frankly Speaking's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Sweet Lie delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — authenticity — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2018
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
CEO Jang Sun-gyul has severe mysophobia — a pathological fear of uncleanliness that has shaped his entire adult life and business. Gil Oh-sol is a cleaning work…
If you loved Frankly Speaking's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Clean With Passion for Now delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.