Asian Dramas Like About Time

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of About Time — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2013 Movie Romance Comedy Fantasy
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12 eps tvN Romance Fantasy Comedy

The Do family has supernatural powers — or they used to. Grandma can see the future, the eldest son can time travel in his dreams, and various other relatives have abilities that a…

If you loved About Time's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, The Atypical Family delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and family — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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12 eps tvN Romance Fantasy Comedy

A family with supernatural abilities is targeted by a con artist woman who ends up falling for one of them.

Like About Time, The Atypical Family is built around ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world. 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.

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12 eps tvN Romance Fantasy Drama

The continuation of Sol and Ryu Sun-jae's time-crossing love story, as new temporal complications threaten the future they fought so hard to create together.

If you loved About Time's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Lovely Runner Season 2 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and fate — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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16 eps tvN Fantasy Romance Comedy

An immortal goblin seeks his bride to end his cursed immortality, finding unexpected love and friendship.

Like About Time, it leans hard into supernatural romance. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

16 eps MBC Romance Fantasy Historical

On her wedding night in Joseon Korea, noblewoman Park Yeon-woo drinks poison and wakes up in 2023 Seoul — with no idea what happened or how to get home. She encounters Tae-ha, a qu…

If you loved About Time's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, The Story of Park's Marriage Contract delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Master of the Sun

33% match
17 eps SBS Romance Comedy Fantasy

A woman who sees ghosts finds that a cold CEO is the only one who can make them disappear when she touches him.

Like About Time, it leans hard into supernatural romance. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

18 Again

33% match
18 eps JTBC Romance Fantasy Comedy

A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.

Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

My Sassy Girl

33% match
Kwak Jae-yong Romance Comedy Drama

A college student meets a strange, unpredictable girl on a subway and falls into an unlikely, turbulent love.

Both navigate the same emotional territory: love and fate. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

About Time

32% match
16 eps MBC Romance Fantasy Drama

Choi Michaela can see everyone's remaining lifespan — including her own, which is running dangerously short. Lee Do-ha's presence somehow stops her clock from ticking. She needs to…

If you loved About Time's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, About Time delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time and fate — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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Coffee Prince

31% match
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 About Time's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Coffee Prince delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Asian Dramas Like About Time: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like About Time?

If you love About Time, start with The Atypical Family or The Atypical Family — both share the same Romance and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of About Time?

The closest Korean equivalent to About Time is The Atypical Family (2024), which scores a 42% match on DramaMatch. If you loved About Time's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, The Atypical Family delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and family — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like About Time?

Asian dramas similar to About Time are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do About Time fans like K-dramas?

About Time fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Romance and Comedy. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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