2021
16 eps
Naver NOW
Romance Drama BL
New student Tae-in joins his high school's student council when he falls for a classmate — and finds himself navigating an unexpected love triangle that includes the council presid…
If you loved The Summer I Turned Pretty's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Light On Me delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — coming of age and first love — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2005
14 eps
MBC
Romance Drama
A love story between two people who meet in Macau and face obstacles including a terminally ill character.
The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2014
16 eps
MBC
Romance Drama
Four couples navigate different stages and challenges of romantic relationships, exploring what true love means.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2023
16 eps
tvN
Romance Drama Fantasy
Eun-gyeol is a CODA (child of deaf adults), growing up communicating between two worlds. When he stumbles through a music shop and finds himself transported back to 1995, he meets …
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2024
12 eps
Netflix
Romance Comedy Drama
Ha Jae-joo learns he has a terminal illness and a handful of months to live. His response is to track down the woman he's loved since childhood — arriving at her wedding to someone…
Like The Summer I Turned Pretty, it leans hard into first love. The emotional territory — first love — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2023
8 eps
Naver NOW
Romance Drama
Two old friends reunite at a diving trip in Jeju Island. The atmosphere is sun-soaked, the diving sequences are genuinely beautiful, and what begins as a holiday turns into a recko…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: summer. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2021
10 eps
JTBC
Romance Drama
Yoo Na-bi hates romantic relationships but catches herself attracted to Park Jae-eon, a fine arts student who is charming, clearly interested, but refuses to commit. She knows exac…
If you loved The Summer I Turned Pretty's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Nevertheless delivers exactly that. The pacing is bittersweet in the best way: joy and heartbreak in the same breath.
2018
49 eps
Hunan TV
Romance Drama Youth
Dong Shancai is a working-class university student who accidentally crosses the path of F4 — four impossibly wealthy, impossibly good-looking best friends who rule the campus with …
If you loved The Summer I Turned Pretty's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Meteor Garden delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2005
16 eps
SBS
Romance Drama
A Korean woman and a Czech prince meet in Prague and fall in love, navigating cultural differences and family opposition.
The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.
2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Drama
A modern girl is forced to marry the Crown Prince of Korea in an arranged political marriage.
The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.