Western Shows Like Surplus Princess

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A mermaid from the Joseon era and a con man karma-reconnect across lifetimes in modern Seoul.

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Knight Runner 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.

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Pontifex Lembrary, a saintly religious leader in a high fantasy kingdom, is transported into the body of Wild Animal — a notoriously arrogant K-pop idol with scandals stacked to th…

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, The Heavenly Idol delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be.

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A sharp-tongued modern food critic accidentally tumbles into Joseon and finds herself navigating royal kitchens and palace intrigue — while the Crown Prince is the one person stand…

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty 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.

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Seul-bi is a woman who brings miraculous good fortune to anyone she touches — but has been locked away from the world by the powerful family that exploits her gift. When she escape…

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Jinxed at First delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Han Hae-na has a family curse: if she kisses someone, she transforms into a dog until she gets another kiss from the same person to break the spell. This is a problem when she acci…

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.

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A woman who has transmigrated into a romance novel realizes she's been cast as the villain's kidnapping target — and must outwit both the plot and her dangerously compelling captor…

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.

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Two dead men get a second chance at life — but in different bodies. A devoted family man returns as a handsome young department store employee; a tough gangster returns as a beauti…

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Come Back Mister 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 delightfully weird in a way that takes some getting used to and then becomes the whole appeal.

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A TV producer's future self travels back in time specifically to warn her younger self not to marry the wrong man. The catch: the future-self version is happy about the warning, bu…

If you loved Surplus Princess's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Marry Him If You Dare delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.

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Eighteen-year-old Yoon Kyung-joon is in a coma after an accident — and his soul ends up in the body of Seo Yoon-jae, the brilliant doctor engaged to travel agent Gil Da-ran. Da-ran…

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.

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A 999-year-old fox spirit accidentally swallows a college student's fox bead and they must live together.

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