2011
18 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
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…
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), Protect the Boss is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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…
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A South Korean heiress crash-lands in North Korea and falls for a military officer who hides her.
Like Into the Ring (Memorials), Crash Landing on You is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
12 eps
Netflix
Romance Comedy Drama
An underachieving office worker discovers her hidden talent for confectionery and falls for a cold-hearted patissier who becomes both her toughest critic and her greatest supporter…
If you loved Into the Ring (Memorials)'s two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love — is the same. 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 Into the Ring (Memorials)'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.
2020
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
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 Into the Ring (Memorials)'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.
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 Into the Ring (Memorials)'s two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Goong (Princess Hours) delivers exactly that. 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 Into the Ring (Memorials)'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, High School King of Savvy delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2007
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.
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2012
20 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Four men in their early 40s — childhood friends who've stayed immature in love — navigate romance, heartbreak, and growing up alongside a high school ethics teacher who won't give …
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.