2022
30 eps
tvN
Fantasy Romance Action
In a fantasy world, a powerful sorceress trapped in a blind woman's body becomes the master of a young mage.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same adventurous and romantic energy throughout.
2017
40 eps
MBC
Historical Action Drama
A Joseon crown prince, forced to wear a mask to survive a conspiracy that controls the water supply, must outwit a powerful merchant guild monopolising the nation's most essential …
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same adventurous and romantic energy throughout.
2021
20 eps
KBS2
Historical Romance Action
A fierce Goguryeo princess raised as an assassin infiltrates enemy territory disguised as a commoner — and finds unexpected peace with a humble general's son who wants nothing to d…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2016
18 eps
KBS
Historical Romance Comedy
A young woman disguised as a eunuch becomes the Crown Prince's attendant, leading to a forbidden romance.
If you loved Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Love in the Moonlight 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 romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2013
51 eps
MBC
Historical Melodrama Romance
The epic true-ish story of Ki Seung-nyang, a Goryeo woman who rises from virtual slave to become Empress of the Yuan dynasty — navigating two men who love her, a throne she was nev…
If you loved Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Empress Ki delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.
2013
24 eps
MBC
Historical Fantasy Romance
The son of a legendary nine-tailed fox who was betrayed by humans grows up hiding his supernatural nature in the Joseon period, longing for the mythical book that will make him hum…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same adventurous and romantic energy throughout.
2017
30 eps
MBC
Historical Action Drama
The legendary story of Gil Dong, a man born with supernatural strength to a slave mother, who rises from oppressed commoner to folk hero — robbing from corrupt nobles to give to th…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same adventurous and dramatic energy throughout.
2011
24 eps
KBS2
Historical Romance Melodrama
In Joseon's turbulent political succession, the son of a loyal minister and the daughter of the usurping Prince Suyang fall desperately in love — but their fathers' conflict puts t…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2020
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Coming Of Age
A girl bullied for her looks becomes a makeup goddess, hiding her bare face while navigating high school romance.
If you loved Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, True Beauty 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 commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.
2012
24 eps
MBC
Historical Romance Fantasy
A medieval general travels forward in time to bring a modern Korean doctor back to Goryeo to save the queen — and falls in love with her. A time-travel historical romance that uses…
Both are built around loyalty tested until it breaks — or proves it won't. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.