2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
The continuation of Sol and Ryu Sun-jae's time-crossing love story, as new temporal complications threaten the future they fought so hard to create together.
If you loved Twinkling Watermelon's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Lovely Runner Season 2 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — time travel — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2021
16 eps
KBS
Fantasy Comedy Drama
Han Yoo-hyun is 37, broke, exhausted, and completely adrift — her bright, ambitious 17-year-old self would be horrified. When that 17-year-old actually shows up from the past, they…
If you loved Twinkling Watermelon's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Hello, Me! delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery and identity — is the same. Same warm and nostalgic energy throughout.
2019
32 eps
KBS2
Romance Fantasy Drama
A mischievous, rule-breaking angel is assigned his final mission: make a cold, injured ballerina fall in love and rediscover her joy before he loses his wings forever. Lee Yeon-seo…
Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2020
18 eps
JTBC
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.
Like Twinkling Watermelon, it leans hard into nostalgia. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2023
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
A woman who remembers all her past lives searches for her soul connection from her most recent life.
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
12 eps
JTBC
Romance Fantasy Drama
A young woman gains a watch that controls time and uses it to help others, but each use costs years of her own life.
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2018
16 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Melodrama
An exhausted, dissatisfied husband uses a mysterious opportunity to travel back in time and choose a different woman — and wakes up in a comfortable life with his ideal partner. Bu…
If you loved Twinkling Watermelon's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, Familiar Wife delivers exactly that. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2015
16 eps
MBC
Fantasy Drama Romance
A young woman who lost her cat meets a cat that only she can see, who helps her deal with a personal crisis.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: self discovery. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2024
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Comedy
The Do family has supernatural powers — or they used to. Grandma can see the future, the eldest son can time travel in his dreams, and various other relatives have abilities that a…
If you loved Twinkling Watermelon's time travel used to explore what we'd change — and what we can't, The Atypical Family delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2023
16 eps
ENA
Romance Fantasy Drama
Do Ha is a young actor whose sudden breakout fame sits uneasily on him — in part because the soul of a Silla Dynasty warrior named Eunseom keeps surfacing inside him, complete with…
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.