2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
In an alternate modern Korea where the monarchy survived, a clumsy art-school girl is suddenly betrothed to the cold, aloof Crown Prince per a childhood arrangement — navigating pa…
If you loved Rooftop Prince's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Goong (Princess Hours) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2019
16 eps
OCN
Fantasy Mystery Romance
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…
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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…
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
20 eps
KBS
Fantasy Romance Comedy
A mermaid from the Joseon era and a con man karma-reconnect across lifetimes in modern Seoul.
If you loved Rooftop Prince's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Knight Runner delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — reincarnation and identity — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2022
12 eps
tvN
Comedy Fantasy Drama
The soul of Korea's most ruthless CEO gets trapped inside a smartphone, forcing him to manipulate a bumbling but kind-hearted employee to reclaim his company from within.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2023
16 eps
SBS
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A demon who feeds on human desires loses his powers and enters a contract marriage with a fearless heiress.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2023
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Fantasy
Park Yeon-woo is a Joseon-era noblewoman who falls into the sea on her wedding day and wakes up in modern Seoul — where she promptly gets served with divorce papers from a husband …
If you loved Rooftop Prince's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, The Story of Park's Marriage Contract delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel and identity — is the same.
2021
16 eps
KBS2
Historical Romance Comedy
In Joseon Korea where alcohol is forbidden, a sharp-tongued noblewoman secretly brews illegal liquor to survive poverty — until an upright royal inspector assigned to catch her bec…
If you loved Rooftop Prince's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Moonshine delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2017
12 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Fantasy
A married couple who hate each other travel back to their college years and rediscover why they fell in love.
If you loved Rooftop Prince's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Go Back Couple delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
32 eps
KBS2
Comedy Mystery Fantasy
A zombie with no memory of his past life takes a job as a private detective, using his undead abilities to solve cases while secretly searching for clues about who he was before de…
Both are built around the pursuit of justice in a system that was never built for it. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.