2021
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
A big-city dentist moves to a seaside village and clashes with the charming village handyman.
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha delivers exactly that. Same cozy and comedic energy throughout.
2022
12 eps
CloverWorks / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Wakana Gojo, a shy doll-maker's apprentice, meets Marin Kitagawa, a gorgeous and uninhibited gyaru who wants to cosplay as her favorite anime characters. He has the tailoring skill…
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Dress-Up Darling delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2021
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Former high school sweethearts are forced to reunite for a documentary sequel, reigniting old feelings.
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Our Beloved Summer delivers exactly that. Same warm and comedic energy throughout.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
A landscape architect who designs public gardens has never let herself grow anything private. A man who runs a struggling nursery with his grandmother's garden as the only thing ke…
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Blossom delivers exactly that. Same warm and heartwarming energy throughout.
2019
37 eps
A-1 Pictures / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya are the two most accomplished students at their elite high school and co-chairs of the student council. They are both in love with each other.…
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War delivers exactly that. Same warm energy throughout.
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.
Like Spice Up Our Love, Love Next Door is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. The emotional territory — second chances — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Comedy Romance Drama
Three friends scrape together their savings to buy a crumbling motel in a coastal town, dreaming of turning it into a boutique destination. What they didn't budget for: the local g…
The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2024
8 eps
JTBC
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
A data analyst returns to her tiny ssireum (Korean wrestling) hometown after ten years in Seoul — officially to research rural demographics, actually to confront the childhood frie…
Like Spice Up Our Love, Like Flowers in Sand is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. The emotional territory — homecoming — is the same. Same warm energy throughout.
2015
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Lee Jung-joo moves to Jeju Island after her life in Seoul falls apart and, through a series of improbable events, ends up co-owning a seaside restaurant with Baek Gun-woo — a grump…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: rural life. Same warm and cozy energy throughout.
2010
20 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
An assistant pasta chef at an upscale Italian restaurant is constantly berated and challenged by the exacting new executive chef — and slowly, through shared obsession with food an…
If you loved Spice Up Our Love's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Pasta delivers exactly that. Same warm and cozy energy throughout.