2024
16 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
Sol is a lifelong fan of K-pop idol Ryu Sun-jae — his music has been the thing she returned to every time she needed to feel okay through years of chronic illness. Then she wakes u…
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Lovely Runner delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2012
20 eps
MBC
Romance Historical Fantasy
A king falls in love with a shaman who unknowingly resembles his first love, sparking dangerous memories.
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, The Moon That Embraces the Sun delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2021
16 eps
MBC
Historical Fantasy Romance
In Joseon Korea, a legendary female painter blessed with the ability to see demons and a brilliant blind scholar connected to an ancient evil are drawn together by fate, prophecy, …
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Lovers of the Red Sky delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2016
20 eps
SBS
Historical Romance Drama
A modern woman is transported to the Goryeo Dynasty and gets entangled with warring princes.
Like Queen In-hyun's Man, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo is built around fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2012
20 eps
MBC
Fantasy Romance Historical
A ghost girl with no memory of her death enlists a reluctant young magistrate — the only human who can see ghosts — to help her discover how she died and who killed her. Their inve…
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Arang and the Magistrate delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
14 eps
SBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A contemporary woman who works as a wedding planner begins seeing a man who appears only in liminal moments — doorways, crossings, the space between sleeping and waking. He turns o…
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Fox Bride Star delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
The continuation of Sol and Ryu Sun-jae's time-crossing love story, as new temporal complications threaten the future they fought so hard to create together.
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Lovely Runner Season 2 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2021
20 eps
KBS2
Historical Romance Drama
A crown prince dies unexpectedly, and his secret twin sister takes his place — ruling as king for years while hiding her identity. When a new court tutor arrives, the "king" finds …
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2013
24 eps
MBC
Historical Fantasy Romance
The son of a legendary nine-tailed fox who was betrayed by humans grows up hiding his supernatural nature in the Joseon period, longing for the mythical book that will make him hum…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2012
24 eps
MBC
Historical Romance Fantasy
A medieval general travels forward in time to bring a modern Korean doctor back to Goryeo to save the queen — and falls in love with her. A time-travel historical romance that uses…
If you loved Queen In-hyun's Man's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Faith (The Great Doctor) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.