Shows Like Love in Contract

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

2022 TV Show Romance Comedy Drama
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16 eps ENA Romance Comedy Drama

Goo Yeo-reum and Park Jae-hoon have been best friends for 20 years, going through every relationship disaster together while insisting they'll never date each other. Then Yeo-reum …

Both navigate the same emotional territory: self discovery. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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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…

If you loved Love in Contract's contract relationship with feelings neither party contracted for, My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be.

My Sweet Mobster

33% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama

Go Eun-ha runs a small but wildly popular online content business, and her biggest financial backer turns out to have a considerably murkier background than she knew. Seo Il-hwan i…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: class difference. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

A surgeon pressured by his family to marry brings a loud, unsophisticated woman to family events to scare his parents off — not expecting to actually fall for her. A beloved rom-co…

If you loved Love in Contract's fake relationship that becomes dangerously real, Marriage Not Dating delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery — is the same. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Woori the Virgin

32% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama

Oh Woo-ri has kept a virginity pledge since high school, waiting until marriage. During a routine procedure, she is accidentally artificially inseminated by a fertility specialist …

If you loved Love in Contract's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Woori the Virgin 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 warm energy throughout.

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14 eps Netflix Romance Comedy Drama

Shin Dan-ah has spent her life believing she's the ordinary character in someone else's story — the kind of woman who ends up with a comfortable enough life but never the fairytale…

If you loved Love in Contract's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale 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 warm and funny energy throughout.

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Wedding Impossible

32% match
12 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

Na Ah-jung is a struggling actress who agrees to a fake marriage with a chaebol's second son to protect a secret — only to discover the first son keeps showing up and making the fa…

If you loved Love in Contract's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Wedding Impossible 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 warm and funny energy throughout.

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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 Love in Contract's fake relationship that becomes dangerously real, So I Married an Anti-Fan 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 warm and funny energy throughout.

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16 eps KBS2 Romance Comedy Drama

Kim Dal-li is the sophisticated, Harvard-educated daughter of a museum director who has spent her life surrounded by art and culture. Jin Moo-hak is a self-made entrepreneur from a…

If you loved Love in Contract's contract relationship with feelings neither party contracted for, Dali and the Cocky Prince 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 warm and funny energy throughout.

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Mr. Plankton

30% match
12 eps Netflix Romance Comedy Drama

Ha Jae-joo learns he has a terminal illness and a handful of months to live. His response is to track down the woman he's loved since childhood — arriving at her wedding to someone…

If you loved Love in Contract's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Mr. Plankton delivers exactly that. Same funny and bittersweet energy throughout.

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Shows Like Love in Contract: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Love in Contract?

The closest match to Love in Contract is Love is for Suckers, scoring 34% on DramaMatch. You should also check My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon).

Is there a show like Love in Contract I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Love in Contract. Top picks: Love is for Suckers, My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon), My Sweet Mobster.

Where can I watch dramas like Love in Contract?

Dramas similar to Love in Contract 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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