Shows Like Now We Are Breaking Up

Loved Now We Are Breaking Up? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

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Angel Eyes

29% 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…

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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20 eps KBS2 Melodrama Romance Drama

A top actor with a terminal illness reunites with the first love he was separated from years ago by secrets neither of them knew. As they navigate the space between a past that was…

If you loved Now We Are Breaking Up's second-chance romance carrying the weight of everything they couldn't say before, Uncontrollably Fond delivers exactly that. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

Winter Sonata

28% 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…

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

Stairway to Heaven

28% match
20 eps SBS Melodrama Romance Drama

Two childhood sweethearts are separated when their parents remarry and a scheming stepsister grows obsessed with destroying them. After years apart they reunite — but fate keeps pi…

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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…

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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I Have a Lover

26% 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 Now We Are Breaking Up's second-chance romance carrying the weight of everything they couldn't say before, I Have a Lover delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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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…

The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Encounter

25% 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 —…

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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12 eps ENA Melodrama Drama Romance

A man who has spent his entire life in and out of juvenile detention and prison is sentenced to community service at a hospice. There he joins a team of volunteers who fulfill the …

The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Secret

25% match
16 eps KBS2 Melodrama Romance Drama

A woman takes the blame for a fatal accident caused by her beloved boyfriend — and goes to prison for it. The dead woman's bereaved fiancé sets out to destroy her. What he doesn't …

The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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Shows Like Now We Are Breaking Up: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Now We Are Breaking Up?

The closest match to Now We Are Breaking Up is Angel Eyes, scoring 29% on DramaMatch. You should also check Uncontrollably Fond.

Is there a show like Now We Are Breaking Up I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Now We Are Breaking Up. Top picks: Angel Eyes, Uncontrollably Fond, Winter Sonata.

Where can I watch dramas like Now We Are Breaking Up?

Dramas similar to Now We Are Breaking Up 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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