Shows Like Mad for Each Other

Loved Mad for Each Other? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

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Doctor Slump

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16 eps JTBC Romance Comedy Drama Rivals To Lovers Healing Romance

Two former rival students who were top of their class reunite after both hitting rock bottom in adulthood.

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Like Mad for Each Other, it leans hard into grumpy sunshine. The emotional territory — mental health and healing — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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16 eps JTBC Romance Comedy Drama Boss Employee Romance OCD Love Interest

CEO Jang Sun-gyul has severe mysophobia — a pathological fear of uncleanliness that has shaped his entire adult life and business. Gil Oh-sol is a cleaning worker who needs money b…

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Both navigate the same emotional territory: mental health and healing. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

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Crazy Love

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16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama Fake Marriage Arrogant Boss Love Interest

Noh Go-jin is Korea's most arrogant math genius — the CEO of a private education company who treats everyone around him as furniture. Lee Shin-a is his assistant, long-suffering an…

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Both are built around the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

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16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama Fake Dating Contract Relationship

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…

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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12 eps SBS Romance Comedy Drama Fake Dating Enemies To Lovers

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…

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, So I Married an Anti-Fan delivers exactly that. Same funny and lighthearted energy throughout.

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The Greatest Love

30% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama Enemies To Lovers Celebrity Romance

Gu Ae-jeong was once the most beloved member of a top girl group — now she's tabloid fodder and the punchline of every variety show. Dokko Jin is Korea's biggest movie star and he …

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, The Greatest Love delivers exactly that. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama Fake Dating Class Divide

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…

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Marriage Not Dating delivers exactly that. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

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My Boss's Ex-Wife

30% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama Identity Reveal Enemies To Lovers

A sharp, underpaid marketing team leader discovers that the charming man she's been confiding in at her neighbourhood café is her company's intimidating new CEO — and worse, he tur…

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, My Boss's Ex-Wife delivers exactly that. Same funny and witty energy throughout.

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My Sweet Lie

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12 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama Fake Relationship Role Reversal

A relationship counsellor who is secretly going through her own difficult break-up meets a novelist who writes about perfect relationships but has never had one. They agree to help…

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Both navigate the same emotional territory: vulnerability and trust. Same funny and witty energy throughout.

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Blossom

30% match
12 eps tvN Romance Drama Slice Of Life Opposites Attract Slow Burn

A landscape architect who designs public gardens has never let herself grow anything private. A man who runs a struggling nursery with his grandmother's garden as the only thing ke…

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If you loved Mad for Each Other's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Blossom delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Shows Like Mad for Each Other: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Mad for Each Other?

The closest match to Mad for Each Other is Doctor Slump, scoring 37% on DramaMatch. You should also check Clean With Passion for Now.

Is there a show like Mad for Each Other I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Mad for Each Other. Top picks: Doctor Slump, Clean With Passion for Now, Crazy Love.

Where can I watch dramas like Mad for Each Other?

Dramas similar to Mad for Each Other 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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