Asian Dramas Like Set It Up

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Set It Up — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2018 Movie Romance Comedy
10 Asian Drama Matches

Her Private Life

32% match
16 eps tvN Romance Comedy

A professional art curator secretly leads a double life as a devoted K-pop fangirl until her new boss discovers her secret.

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Frankly Speaking

30% match
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 Set It Up, Frankly Speaking is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. The emotional territory — love — is the same. Same charming and romantic energy throughout.

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Shooting Stars

30% match
16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

The head of the PR team managing celebrity crises falls into a reluctant alliance — and then something more — with the top actor she spends every day publicly defending and private…

If you loved Set It Up's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Shooting Stars delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — workplace — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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Ex-Girlfriend Club

30% match
12 eps tvN Romance Comedy

A film producer creates a club for his ex-girlfriends to help them succeed while dealing with their past relationships.

Both are built around a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Be My Candy

30% match
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…

If you loved Set It Up's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Be My Candy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Heated Rivalry

30% match
16 eps MBC Romance Sports Comedy

Two elite athletes from rival teams have hated each other since they were rookies competing for the same spot. Now they're forced to train together — and everything they built thei…

If you loved Set It Up's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Heated Rivalry delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and ambition — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Anti-Fan

29% match
18 eps MBC Romance Comedy

An architect pretends to be gay to share an apartment with a woman, leading to unexpected feelings developing.

If you loved Set It Up's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Anti-Fan delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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My Dearest Nemesis

29% match
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 …

If you loved Set It Up's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, My Dearest Nemesis delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Thriller

Oh Dan-ah is a no-nonsense fraud detective who has spent her career catching con artists — which makes it spectacularly inconvenient when the most charming man she has ever met tur…

If you loved Set It Up's two people who despise each other helplessly, inevitably falling in love, Catch Me If You Can delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Business Proposal

28% match
12 eps SBS Romance Comedy

An employee goes on a blind date in place of her friend, only to discover her date is her company CEO.

The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Asian Dramas Like Set It Up: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Set It Up?

If you love Set It Up, start with Her Private Life or Frankly Speaking — both share the same Romance and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Set It Up?

The closest Korean equivalent to Set It Up is Her Private Life (2019), which scores a 32% match on DramaMatch. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Set It Up?

Asian dramas similar to Set It Up 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.

Why do Set It Up fans like K-dramas?

Set It Up fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Romance and Comedy. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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