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…
Like No Gain No Love, Heated Rivalry 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…
If you loved No Gain No Love's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self worth and second chances — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
A convenience store district manager's life is upended when a woman he briefly met years ago shows up as his new employee — bringing chaos, honesty, and an inco…
If you loved No Gain No Love's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Backstreet Rookie delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2021
12 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Lee Ho-joon is Korea's top idol — handsome, famous, and accustomed to adoration. Choi Geun-young is a tabloid reporter and one of his most vocal anti-fans, know…
Like No Gain No Love, So I Married an Anti-Fan 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.
2007
17 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A tomboyish woman is mistaken for a man and hired at a coffee shop by its owner who begins to fall for her.…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.