2005
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…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2022
16 eps
JTBC
Drama Thriller Mystery
Ensemble Female Cast Suburban Secrets
Five mothers whose children attend the same elite elementary school form a reluctant friendship, as their picture-perfect lives begin unraveling to reveal jealousy, ambition, and b…
Like Mickey 17, it leans hard into dark comedy. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2022
8 eps
Apple TV+
Historical Drama Family
Multigenerational Saga Historical Epic
Four generations of a Korean family navigate survival, sacrifice, and identity across Japanese colonial Korea, post-war Japan, and modern-day America — a sweeping saga built on one…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2020
16 eps
MBC
Melodrama Romance Thriller
Hidden Identity Fake Death
A woman fakes her own death to escape a manipulative first husband and create a new life for herself and her daughter, until a chance encounter with a kind man threatens to expose …
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2019
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Thriller Crime
Mistaken Identity Dark Comedy
Yook Dong-shik is a mild-mannered office worker who accidentally witnesses a murder — and then accidentally picks up the killer's diary. Upon reading it, he becomes convinced he IS…
Like Mickey 17, it leans hard into identity crisis. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be.
2006
Comedy Romance Music
Makeover Comedy Hidden Identity
Hanna is a plus-size woman who provides the voice for a shallow pop star's lip-synced performances — and who goes through a full head-to-toe plastic surgery transformation to becom…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same satirical energy throughout.
you'll love
2023
20 eps
MBC
Historical Romance Drama
Wartime Romance Reluctant Lovers
Set during the Manchu invasion of 1636, Gil Chae is a noblewoman obsessed with marrying well — until she crosses paths with Jang Hyun, an enigmatic man of mysterious origins who sa…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2018
16 eps
OCN
Crime Thriller Sci Fi
Time Travel Fish Out Of Water
A meticulous 2018 detective is hit by a car and wakes up in 1988 as a young cop in a rural city. Trapped between a time he knows nothing about and a case he can't solve, he must fi…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2021
14 eps
KBS2
Drama Music Thriller
Underdog Corporate Betrayal
Five members of a K-pop group are unexpectedly disbanded by their label. With nothing but the music they made together and the determination not to be discarded quietly, they decid…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
you'll love
2023
6 eps
Netflix
Action Sci Fi Thriller
Underdog Rises Dystopian Society
2071. A catastrophic meteor strike has turned Korea into a near-uninhabitable wasteland. Less than 1% of the population has clean air; everyone else depends on deliverymen called '…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. You'll recognize the corporate villain immediately.