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…
If you loved You're Beautiful's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Personal Taste 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 light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2007
17 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A tomboyish woman is mistaken for a man and hired at a coffee shop by its owner who begins to fall for her.
If you loved You're Beautiful's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Coffee Prince delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — first love — is the same. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2013
21 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…
If you loved You're Beautiful's love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart, Reply 1994 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.
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 …
If you loved You're Beautiful's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, A Gentleman's Dignity delivers exactly that. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
2010
16 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Drama
A bubbly but academically average girl confesses to the school genius — and gets rejected. When a freak accident forces her family to move into his house, she refuses to give up on…
If you loved You're Beautiful's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Playful Kiss 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 light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 You're Beautiful's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, 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.
2019
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
A South Korean heiress crash-lands in North Korea and falls for a military officer who hides her.
If you loved You're Beautiful's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Crash Landing on You 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.
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 are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is light on its feet even when the stakes are real.
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 light on its feet even when the stakes are real.