2013
21 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character…
If you loved Project 17: Never Stand Still's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2022
16 eps
tvN
Romance Coming Of Age Sports
In the late 90s, a fencing prodigy and a young reporter form a deep bond during Korea's economic crisis.…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2020
24 eps
Youku
Romance Sports Drama
Wen Bing is a figure skating prodigy who has never been challenged by anyone — until the girl who just joined his team's men's program in disguise starts landin…
If you loved Project 17: Never Stand Still's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Unicorn Girl delivers exactly that. Same light hearted energy throughout.
2012
15 eps
tvN
Drama Music Youth
Six high school boys from a rough-and-tumble background form a band that's too raw, too real, and too good to stay small. When they're forced to transfer to an …
If you loved Project 17: Never Stand Still's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Flower Boy Band delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2018
49 eps
Hunan TV
Romance Drama Youth
Dong Shancai is a working-class university student who accidentally crosses the path of F4 — four impossibly wealthy, impossibly good-looking best friends who r…
If you loved Project 17: Never Stand Still's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Meteor Garden delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.