2011
18 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A tough, street-smart woman becomes the secretary and bodyguard for a handsome but socially anxious heir to a chaebol empire. As she protects him from corporate…
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), Protect the Boss is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2005
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Sam-soon, a 30-year-old pastry chef dumped on Christmas Eve, enters a fake-dating contract with the arrogant CEO of a restaurant chain while both are nursing he…
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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.…
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), Crash Landing on You is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
12 eps
Netflix
Romance Comedy Drama
An underachieving office worker discovers her hidden talent for confectionery and falls for a cold-hearted patissier who becomes both her toughest critic and he…
If you loved Into the Ring (Memorials)'s two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A shopping-obsessed heir loses his memory and is taken in by a country girl searching for her missing brother.…
If you loved Into the Ring (Memorials)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Shopping King Louie delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.