Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Pushing Daisies — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.
A Joseon crown prince whose wife is murdered mysteriously is transported 300 years into the future — arriving in modern Seoul with three loyal retainers — and discovers his reincar…
Same whimsical and heartwarming energy throughout.
When two people are murdered on the same night, a magical marble resurrects them — but in new bodies. A lonely prosecutor wakes up as an averagely-looking man. His beautiful neighb…
The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
A mischievous heavenly angel is given one last mission before earning his wings: find the one person a cold, blind prima ballerina can truly love. The catch? He's strictly forbidde…
If you loved Pushing Daisies's love story the world is determined to crush — which only makes it burn hotter, Angel's Last Mission: Love delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
A vet who gains psychometric powers by touching animals teams up with a grumpy detective to solve village crimes.
The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
An alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago falls for a top celebrity before his departure.
Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
A pompous CEO and a stuntwoman swap bodies and discover they may be connected by fate and a magical garden.
Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
A civil servant finds a spell book sealed for 300 years and accidentally binds herself to a cold lawyer through a love spell.
Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
Han Hae-na has a family curse: if she kisses someone, she transforms into a dog until she gets another kiss from the same person to break the spell. This is a problem when she acci…
Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
A demon who feeds on human desires loses his powers and enters a contract marriage with a fearless heiress.
Same whimsical and romantic energy throughout.
A grim reaper possesses a detective's body and teams up with a woman who can see death shadows.
Like Pushing Daisies, it leans hard into supernatural detective. At its core, it's about love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay for it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
If you love Pushing Daisies, start with Rooftop Prince or Abyss — both share the same Fantasy and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.
The closest Korean equivalent to Pushing Daisies is Rooftop Prince (2012), which scores a 29% match on DramaMatch. Same whimsical and heartwarming energy throughout.
Asian dramas similar to Pushing Daisies are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.
Pushing Daisies fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Fantasy and Comedy. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.
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