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.
If you loved Secret Garden's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, My Demon delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2009
25 eps
KBS
Romance Comedy Drama
A poor girl attends an elite school and clashes with the leader of the school's most powerful group of boys.
Like Secret Garden, it leans hard into poor girl rich boy. 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.
2017
16 eps
tvN
Fantasy Romance Comedy
The water god Habaek descends to the human world to retrieve divine stones — and by ancient prophecy, a human woman named So-ah is destined to serve as his guide. The problem: she'…
If you loved Secret Garden's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, The Bride of Habaek 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.
2023
16 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A civil servant finds a spell book sealed for 300 years and accidentally binds herself to a cold lawyer through a love spell.
If you loved Secret Garden's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Destined with You 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 sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2013
21 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Sci Fi
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. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2016
16 eps
tvN
Fantasy Romance Comedy
An immortal goblin seeks his bride to end his cursed immortality, finding unexpected love and friendship.
If you loved Secret Garden's two souls pulled together by something bigger than either of them, Goblin (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) 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 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 Secret Garden'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.
2019
32 eps
KBS2
Romance Fantasy Comedy
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…
Both are built around love that crosses a line society drew and the price they pay 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.
Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. 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 Secret Garden'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.