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 arrangement — navigating pa…
If you loved Bridesmaids's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, 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.
2014
17 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A high school hockey star agrees to impersonate his older brother at a company, accidentally excelling at both the ice rink and corporate life — until his cover nearly blows when a…
If you loved Bridesmaids's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, High School King of Savvy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2021
14 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
Yumi is an ordinary 30-something office worker who feels her emotions and impulses — Food Cell, Reason Cell, Love Cell — as tiny animated characters running a control room inside h…
Like Bridesmaids, it leans hard into slow burn romance. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2014
Im Chan-sang
Romance Comedy Drama
A newly married couple adjusts to life together, navigating the gap between romantic ideals and the hilarious reality of sharing a life.
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2015
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
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.
2017
16 eps
KBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Two childhood best friends who gave up on their dreams push each other to pursue what they truly want.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A shopping-obsessed heir loses his memory and is taken in by a country girl searching for her missing brother.
If you loved Bridesmaids's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Shopping King Louie delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
16 eps
KBS
Romance Drama Comedy
Two orphans who grew up as fake siblings reunite in adulthood and must navigate the fine line between family and love.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
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 heartbreak — and slowl…
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.