2014
17 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A high school hockey star agrees to impersonate his older brother at a company, accidentally excelling at both the ice rink and corporate life — until his cover nearly blows when a…
If you loved The Princess Diaries's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, High School King of Savvy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2015
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A woman who grew up beautiful becomes plain as an adult while her once-ugly childhood friend becomes handsome.
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.
2016
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A shopping-obsessed heir loses his memory and is taken in by a country girl searching for her missing brother.
If you loved The Princess Diaries's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Shopping King Louie delivers exactly that. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2005
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Sam-soon, a 30-year-old pastry chef dumped on Christmas Eve, enters a fake-dating contract with the arrogant CEO of a restaurant chain while both are nursing heartbreak — and slowl…
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.
2012
20 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Four men in their early 40s — childhood friends who've stayed immature in love — navigate romance, heartbreak, and growing up alongside a high school ethics teacher who won't give …
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2020
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
A convenience store district manager's life is upended when a woman he briefly met years ago shows up as his new employee — bringing chaos, honesty, and an inconvenient attraction …
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
2009
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Music
A young woman training to be a nun pretends to be her twin brother and joins an idol group. As she navigates disguises, secret identities, and the pressures of K-pop stardom, three…
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.
2010
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A straight architect pretends to be gay to rent a room from a woman who only trusts gay men. As fake platonic roommates slowly develop real feelings, his pretence becomes increasin…
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.
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 The Princess Diaries'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.
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…
If you loved The Princess Diaries's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Motel California delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.