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Absolute Value of Romance (로맨스의 절대값)
Absolute Value of Romance (로맨스의 절대값) is a 2026 South Korean teen comedy series on Coupang Play about a high school girl who secretly writes hit romance web novels.
All That We Loved (우리가 사랑했던 모든 것)
All That We Loved (우리가 사랑했던 모든 것) is a 2023 TVING Korean teen romance, 8 episodes, May 5–26, 2023, starring EXO's Sehun, Jo Joon-young, and Jang Yeo-bin; a kidney transplant and cellular memory syndrome drive a 2006-set love triangle.
Be My Boyfriend (오늘부터 계약연애)
Be My Boyfriend (오늘부터 계약연애) is a 2021 Korean high-teen web drama, a spin-off of 일진에게 찍혔을 때, in which idol trainee Oh Ji-na proposes a contract relationship to schoolmate Lee Seung-min; 15 short episodes on Naver TV and KolTV YouTube.
Big (빅) (TV series)
Big (빅) is a 2012 KBS2 Monday-Tuesday fantasy romantic comedy by the Hong sisters, starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung in a soul-swap premise; it ran 16 episodes from June 4 to July 24, 2012, averaging 8.5% ratings.
Boys Over Flowers (꽃보다 남자) (2009 TV series)
Boys Over Flowers (꽃보다 남자, Kkotboda Namja) is a 2009 KBS2 Korean drama remake of Yoko Kamio's manga Hana Yori Dango, starring Koo Hye-sun and Lee Min-ho, with a 34.8% finale rating.
Cheer Up! (발칙하게 고고) (TV series)
Cheer Up! (발칙하게 고고, Sassy Go Go) is a 2015 KBS2, 12-episode high-school K-drama in which rival dance club Real King and elite study club Baek Ho are forced into one cheerleading squad, starring Jeong Eun-ji, Lee Won-geun, Chae Soo-bin, and VIXX's N; distinct from SBS's 2022 college series Cheer Up.
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) (TV series)
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) is a 2016 tvN Korean drama adapted from Soonkki's Naver webtoon, starring Park Hae-jin and Kim Go-eun, 16 episodes, aired January 4 to March 1, 2016, record US$2 million China export.
Cinderella with Four Knights (신데렐라와 네 명의 기사)
Cinderella with Four Knights (신데렐라와 네 명의 기사, aka Cinderella and Four Knights) is a 2016 tvN pre-produced romantic comedy, 16 episodes, adapted from a web novel, starring Park So-dam with three chaebol grandsons and their bodyguard.
Crushology 101 (크러시오로지 연구소)
Crushology 101 (바니와 오빠들; record title 크러시오로지 연구소) is a 2025 MBC Korean romantic-comedy series adapted from Ni Eun's Kakao webtoon, starring Roh Jeong-eui as Bunny, airing April 11 to May 17, 2025, in 12 episodes.
Dear. M (디어엠)
Dear.M (디어엠) is a 12-episode South Korean campus romance drama, a Love Playlist spin-off starring Park Hye Soo and NCT's Jaehyun, delayed from 2021 over bullying allegations and finally aired on KBS Joy in April 2025.
Do You Like Brahms? (브람스를 좋아하세요?)
Do You Like Brahms? (브람스를 좋아하세요?) is a 2020 South Korean television drama on SBS about classical music students and young professionals pursuing dreams and love.
Doona! (이두나!)
Doona! (이두나!), also known as The Girl Downstairs, is a 2023 Netflix Korean romance drama adapted from Min Song-a's Naver webtoon, directed by Lee Jung-hyo, starring Bae Suzy as a retired K-pop idol and Yang Se-jong, nine episodes released October 20, 2023.
Dream to You (그대에게 드림)
Dream to You (그대에게 드림) is a 2026 ENA Korean romantic comedy drama, 12 episodes, July 13 to August 18, 2026, starring Hwang In-yeop and Lee Hye-ri as first loves reunited in their 30s; finale rated 2.3 percent.
Fight for My Way (쌈 마이웨이)
Fight for My Way (쌈, 마이웨이; also Ssam, My Way) is a 2017 KBS2 16-episode Korean coming-of-age rom-com by Im Sang-choon starring Park Seo-jun and Kim Ji-won, ending at a record 13.8% Nielsen rating.
Gangnam Beauty
Gangnam Beauty refers to My ID is Gangnam Beauty (내 아이디는 강남미인), a 2018 JTBC drama and Gi Maeng-Gi webtoon about Kang Mi-rae, a bullied student who has plastic surgery before university; it critiques Korean lookism, averaging 2.54% Nielsen ratings.
History of Scruffiness (찌질의 역사)
History of Scruffiness (찌질의 역사) is a 2025 South Korean youth romantic comedy web series in eight episodes, directed by Kim Sung-hoon and starring Jo Byeong-kyu, Song Ha-yoon, and Ryeoun.
Imitation (이미테이션) (TV series)
Imitation (이미테이션) is a 2021 KBS2 Korean drama, 12 episodes, adapted from Park Kyung-ran's webtoon, starring Lee Jun-young and Jung Ji-so as K-pop idols, notable for casting real idols from SF9 and ATEEZ.
Last Summer (마지막 썸머) (TV series)
Last Summer (마지막 썸머) is a 2025 KBS2 12-episode weekend romance drama by director Min Yeon-hong and writer Jeon Yoo-ri, starring Lee Jae-wook in his first dual role as twins Baek Do-ha and Baek Do-yeong and Choi Sung-eun as Song Ha-kyung; aired Nov 1 to Dec 7, 2025, averaging 2.0% Nielsen Korea.
Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회)
Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회, Saebit Boys' High School Council) is a 2021 South Korean BL web drama, 16 episodes about 26 minutes each, directed by Lee Yoo Yeon for WhyNot Media and adapted from a mobile game; it aired June 29 to August 19, 2021, starring Lee Sae-on and Kang You-seok.
Love Revolution (恋愛革命)
Love Revolution (연애혁명) is a South Korean romance-comedy webtoon by 232, serialized on Naver Webtoon from 2013, following high schooler Gong Ju-young's pursuit of Wang Ja-rim.
More Than Friends (청춘시대의 연애) (TV series)
More Than Friends (경우의 수, "Number of Cases"), a 2020 JTBC Friday-Saturday Korean romantic comedy, 16 episodes; Ong Seong-wu and Shin Ye-eun play friends with ten years of unspoken crushes; ended at 1.3% ratings.
My First First Love (첫사랑은 처음이라서)
My First First Love (첫사랑은 처음이라서) is a 2019 South Korean Netflix original coming-of-age romance drama, its second Korean original after Kingdom. Two 8-episode seasons (April 18 and July 26, 2019), directed by Oh Jin-seok, starring Ji Soo, Jung Chae-yeon, and Jinyoung as five friends sharing a house.
My Princess (마이 프린세스) (TV series)
My Princess (마이 프린세스) is a 2011 MBC 16-episode romantic-comedy drama starring Song Seung-heon and Kim Tae-hee; a college student discovers royal descent and is tutored by a chaebol heir, ending at 17.2% Seoul ratings.
My Strange Hero (복수가 돌아왔다)
My Strange Hero (복수가 돌아왔다, Revenge Has Returned) is a 2018-2019 SBS Monday-Tuesday K-drama, 32 episodes, starring Yoo Seung-ho and Cho Bo-ah; a falsely expelled student returns to his high school for revenge and romance.
Nevertheless (알고 있지만) (TV series)
Nevertheless (알고있지만,) is a 2021 JTBC Korean romantic drama, 10 episodes, adapted from Jung Seo's webtoon, starring Han So-hee and Song Kang as art students in a friends-with-benefits relationship; low Korean ratings but wide Netflix reach.
Our Beloved Summer (그 해 우리는)
Our Beloved Summer (그 해 우리는) is a 2021 SBS, 16-episode Korean romantic comedy drama, also on Netflix, starring Choi Woo-shik and Kim Da-mi as exes reunited by a viral high-school documentary; written by Lee Na-eun, directed by Kim Youn-jin, inspired by a 2015 EBS documentary.
Replay: The Moment (리플레이: 다시 시작되는 순간)
Replay: The Moment (리플레이: 다시 시작되는 순간) is a 2021 South Korean web drama about a high school band and a love triangle, aired in ten episodes on YouTube.
Semantic Error (시맨틱 에러)
Semantic Error (시맨틱 에러) is a Korean BL campus romance by Jeo Soo-ri, adapted into a webtoon, anime, 2022 Watcha drama starring Park Seo-ham and Park Jae-chan, and a 2022 film.
Social Savvy Class 101 (0교시는 인싸타임)
Social Savvy Class 101 (0교시는 인싸타임) is an 8-episode 2024 South Korean teen romantic-comedy web drama on Cinema Heaven, directed by Bae Ha-neul, starring Kim Woo-seok and Kang Na-eon as students entangled by an anonymous secrets app.
Spring of Youth (사계의 봄) (TV series)
Spring of Youth (사계의 봄, Sagyeui Bom; Spring of the Four Seasons) is a 2025 SBS Korean youth music romance drama, 10 episodes, May 6 to July 2, 2025, starring Ha Yoo-joon, Park Ji-hu, and N.Flying's Lee Seung-hyub, about an ousted K-pop band star forming a college band, noted for its record-low ratings.