2024
12 eps
KakaoTV
Romance Comedy Drama
Han Gi-jun and Go In-a have competed for every promotion, every project, and every scrap of recognition at their company for years — and they are equally matched in every way that …
Both are built around ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same sharp and romantic energy throughout.
2024
12 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A broadcast writer takes experimental medication and loses his filter — unable to say anything but the absolute truth, no matter how catastrophic the social fallout. His unfiltered…
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The emotional territory — authenticity and self discovery — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2025
16 eps
ENA
Romance Comedy Drama
Kang Ji-yoon is the ruthless, exacting CEO of a headhunting firm who has built her reputation on never letting sentiment cloud a placement decision. When her own company hires an i…
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
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…
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The emotional territory — self discovery — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2018
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A narcissistic VP is shocked when his perfect secretary of 9 years announces her resignation.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: self discovery. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2014
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A surgeon pressured by his family to marry brings a loud, unsophisticated woman to family events to scare his parents off — not expecting to actually fall for her. A beloved rom-co…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: authenticity and self discovery. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
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 Race, it leans hard into opposites attract. The emotional territory — authenticity — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
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.
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2022
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Two weather service employees start a secret office romance after their separate messy break-ups.
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
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.
Like Race, it leans hard into workplace romance. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.