2010
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A straight architect pretends to be gay to rent a room from a woman who only trusts gay men. As fake platonic roommates slowly develop real feelings, his preten…
Like Playful Kiss, Personal Taste is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. The emotional territory — first love and family — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
In an alternate modern Korea where the monarchy survived, a clumsy art-school girl is suddenly betrothed to the cold, aloof Crown Prince per a childhood arrange…
If you loved Playful Kiss's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Goong (Princess Hours) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love and class divide — is the same. 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.…
If you loved Playful Kiss's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Coffee Prince delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love and class divide — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2009
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Music
A young woman training to be a nun pretends to be her twin brother and joins an idol group. As she navigates disguises, secret identities, and the pressures of …
If you loved Playful Kiss's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, You're Beautiful delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love and family — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 Playful Kiss'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. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.