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 King the Land's power dynamic that makes the romance both complicated and electric, Backstreet Rookie delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2004
16 eps
KBS
Romance Comedy Drama
A young woman is forced into an arranged marriage with a successful CEO despite their age difference and clash of personalities.
If you loved King the Land's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, My Little Bride delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — workplace romance — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2018
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A narcissistic VP is shocked when his perfect secretary of 9 years announces her resignation.
If you loved King the Land's power dynamic that makes the romance both complicated and electric, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim delivers exactly that. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 King the Land, Protect the Boss is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 King the Land's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2009
25 eps
KBS
Romance Comedy Drama
A poor girl attends an elite school and clashes with the leader of the school's most powerful group of boys.
Like King the Land, it leans hard into chaebol romance. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2021
12 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
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 King the Land's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, So I Married an Anti-Fan delivers exactly that. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Legal
A famous actress goes undercover as a secretary at a law firm to prepare for a role and falls for her boss.
If you loved King the Land's power dynamic that makes the romance both complicated and electric, Touch Your Heart delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — workplace romance — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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.
Both are built around class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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.
Both are built around class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.