Answer Me 1988

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1. Crash Landing on You

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2. Because This Is My First Life

   2017 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended97% match

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   A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today.Nam Se Hee is a single man in his early 30's. He has chosen to not marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Meanwhile, Yoon Ji Ho is a single woman in her early 30's. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji Ho begins to live at Nam Se Hee's house. They become housemates.

3. Go Ahead

   2020 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended94% match

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4. Another Miss Oh

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended94% match

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5. True Beauty

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6. Twenty Again

   2015 · Comedy, Romance · ended93% match

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   Due to an unplanned pregnancy, Ha No Ra married young and dropped out of school. But after two decades as a housewife, she finally gets the chance to experience college, alongside her 20-year-old son Kim Min Soo and his girlfriend Oh Hye Mi. Further complicating things, No Ra already has a strained student-teacher relationship, as her husband Kim Woo Chul and her first love Cha Hyun Suk wind up being her professors.

7. Marriage, Not Dating

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   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on tvN.

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8. Emma

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended93% match

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9. Vincenzo

   2021 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended93% match

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   During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicine with a side of justice.

10. Hana Yori Dango

    2005 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended92% match

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    Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by F4 - a group of boys who come from extremely powerful families. Makino hopes to pass her days quietly - without drawing any attention to herself- but one day, she stands up to the head of F4 in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino is targetted for harassment. This story follows Makino as she confronts F4 and finds both her and her enemy's feelings changed forever...Based on the manga called Hana Yori Dango or Boys Over Flowers, this show is the Japanese drama adaptation.