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2005
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Fake Dating Contract Relationship
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 heartbreak — and slowl…
If you loved Birth of a Beauty'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 questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Arranged Marriage Enemies To Lovers
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 arrangement — navigating pa…
If you loved Birth of a Beauty's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Goong (Princess Hours) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2010
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Fake Relationship Cohabitation
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 pretence becomes increasin…
Like Birth of a Beauty, it leans hard into fake relationship. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2011
18 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Reversed Power Dynamic Strong Female Lead
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 rivals and family s…
If you loved Birth of a Beauty's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Protect the Boss delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self worth — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2023
12 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Amnesia Romance Second Chance Romance
A couple on the verge of finalizing their divorce makes a bet: live together for 30 more days and see if they still want to split. The catch — they wake up the next morning to find…
Like Birth of a Beauty, it leans hard into fake relationship. The emotional territory — second chance — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2015
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Childhood Connection Misunderstanding
A woman who grew up beautiful becomes plain as an adult while her once-ugly childhood friend becomes handsome.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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you'll love
2014
20 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
Contract Marriage Accidental Pregnancy
A meek, people-pleasing office worker accidentally spends the night with a charismatic heir on a cruise and ends up pregnant — forcing them into a contract marriage that slowly bec…
If you loved Birth of a Beauty's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Fated to Love You delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2020
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Boss Employee Romance Enemies To Lovers
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 inconvenient attraction …
If you loved Birth of a Beauty'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.
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2021
12 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Fake Dating Enemies To Lovers
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, known for writing unflat…
If you loved Birth of a Beauty's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, So I Married an Anti-Fan delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Opposites Attract Fake Relationship
A superstitious woman convinced she's cursed decides she needs to sleep with a 'tiger-born' man to break her bad luck — and the only tiger-born man she can find is the calculating,…
Like Birth of a Beauty, it leans hard into fake relationship. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.