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…
Like Protect the Boss, My Lovely Sam-Soon (My Name is Kim Sam-Soon) is built around two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2023
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
The son of a hotel conglomerate and an elite hotel employee clash and develop unexpected feelings.
If you loved Protect the Boss's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, King the Land delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. 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 Protect the Boss's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Backstreet Rookie delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. 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.
Both are built around class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A shopping-obsessed heir loses his memory and is taken in by a country girl searching for her missing brother.
Both are built around class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
16 eps
KBS2
Comedy Romance Political
An unemployed woman obsessed with winning competitions finally channels her competitive energy into running for public office after a corrupt councilman destroys her neighbourhood.…
Like Protect the Boss, Into the Ring (Memorials) 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.
2014
20 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A meek, people-pleasing office worker accidentally spends the night with a charismatic heir on a cruise and ends up pregnant — forcing them into a contract marriage that slowly bec…
If you loved Protect the Boss's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Fated to Love You delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about class divide that poisons every relationship it touches. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2012
20 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Four men in their early 40s — childhood friends who've stayed immature in love — navigate romance, heartbreak, and growing up alongside a high school ethics teacher who won't give …
Like Protect the Boss, it leans hard into bromance. 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 Protect the Boss's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growth — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2010
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A straight architect pretends to be gay to rent a room from a woman who only trusts gay men. As fake platonic roommates slowly develop real feelings, his pretence becomes increasin…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.