Shows Like Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

2019 TV Show Romance Drama Melodrama
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16 eps KBS2 Melodrama Romance Drama

A flight attendant in an empty marriage and a quiet airline ground supervisor meet repeatedly by chance — their restrained, undeniable connection forcing both to confront the lives…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, On the Way to the Airport delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery — is the same. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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I Have a Lover

23% match
38 eps SBS Romance Drama Melodrama

Choi Jin-eon and Han Jung-hoon were once married, but the death of their child and professional betrayal ended them. When Choi Yoon-gi — a woman with no memory of her past — begins…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, I Have a Lover delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — marriage — is the same. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Encounter

22% match
16 eps tvN Romance Melodrama Drama

A divorced CEO of a hotel group, living under the thumb of her powerful politician mother-in-law, has a spontaneous, magical night in Cuba with a young man she'll never see again —…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Encounter delivers exactly that. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Angel Eyes

22% match
20 eps MBC Melodrama Romance Drama

Two childhood sweethearts are separated after a tragic accident gives a blind girl her sight — twelve years later, a firefighter returns to find her, not knowing she's become engag…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Angel Eyes delivers exactly that. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Winter Sonata

21% match
20 eps KBS2 Romance Melodrama Drama

A woman falls in love with a mysterious young man who appears in her life twenty years after her first love died in a tragic accident — identical in face and manner, ignorant of th…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

32 eps MBC Romance Drama Melodrama

Three rich, bored friends make a cruel bet: seduce a serious, rule-abiding woman and break her heart within a month. But the designated seducer — charming, emotionally closed-off, …

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Tempted (The Great Seducer) delivers exactly that. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

16 eps SBS Melodrama Romance Thriller

A debt-ridden con man pretends to be the long-lost brother of a blind heiress to steal her inheritance — but as he's drawn into her isolated, fragile world, his scheme unravels int…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's love story the world is determined to crush — which only makes it burn hotter, That Winter, The Wind Blows delivers exactly that. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

12 eps JTBC Romance Drama Comedy

Two people who both want a divorce are forced to navigate the process together — except they're not each other's spouses. Kang Yoon-woo is trying to divorce his wife, and Choi Jung…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Can We Be Strangers? delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same mature and romantic energy throughout.

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16 eps JTBC Romance Melodrama Drama

A 35-year-old woman working in a coffee franchise and enduring relentless marriage pressure from her family falls slowly, quietly in love with her best friend's younger brother. So…

If you loved Love Affairs in the Afternoon's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Something in the Rain delivers exactly that. Same melancholic energy throughout.

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16 eps SBS Romance Drama Melodrama

Ha Young-eun is the head designer at a Seoul fashion company — composed, excellent at her work, and clear about what she wants and doesn't. Yoon Jae-guk is a photographer based in …

Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Shows Like Love Affairs in the Afternoon: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Love Affairs in the Afternoon?

The closest match to Love Affairs in the Afternoon is On the Way to the Airport, scoring 30% on DramaMatch. You should also check I Have a Lover.

Is there a show like Love Affairs in the Afternoon I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Love Affairs in the Afternoon. Top picks: On the Way to the Airport, I Have a Lover, Encounter.

Where can I watch dramas like Love Affairs in the Afternoon?

Dramas similar to Love Affairs in the Afternoon are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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