2024
16 eps
MBC
Romance Sports Comedy
Two elite athletes from rival teams have hated each other since they were rookies competing for the same spot. Now they're forced to train together — and everything they built thei…
Like No Gain No Love, Heated Rivalry is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2005
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 No Gain No Love'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 emotional territory — self worth and second chances — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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 No Gain No Love's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Backstreet Rookie delivers exactly that. 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…
Like No Gain No Love, So I Married an Anti-Fan is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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.
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Romance Drama Comedy
A former advertising executive rebuilds her career as an entry-level employee in a publishing company run by her childhood friend.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: self worth and second chances. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2014
17 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A high school hockey star agrees to impersonate his older brother at a company, accidentally excelling at both the ice rink and corporate life — until his cover nearly blows when a…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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 No Gain No Love's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2015
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A woman who grew up beautiful becomes plain as an adult while her once-ugly childhood friend becomes handsome.
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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…
If you loved No Gain No Love's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Protect the Boss delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self worth — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.