Be Melodramatic

Series Similar to Be Melodramatic

If you enjoyed Be Melodramatic, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Unintentional Love Story

   2023 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   It started with an ulterior motive, but falling in love is not part of the plan! The heartwarming romance between two men who fall in love and regain trust in a relationship that started with a lie. In the second year of employment, Ji Won-Young, an employee of the general affairs department of the Tae Pyeong Group, is implicated in the shady dealings of his immediate superior and is dismissed from his position. In order to escape from the complicated reality, Won-Young goes on a trip to Gangneung. After breaking a tableware that was treasured by the owner of the hotel where he was staying, he went to a tableware store to buy a replacement. He even changed his name to Cha Joo Hyun. Tae-Joon who lives as the owner of a small tableware store called Moon Pot in Gangneung Youth Mall, suddenly disappeared two years ago. When Won-Young learns that the chairman of the Pacific Group wants to sign an exclusive contract with Tae-Joon, he starts to approach Tae Joon in order to get his job back. But the more time they spend together, the more Won-Young is attracted to Tae-Joon, and Tae-Joon also grows fond of the cheerful and gentle Yuan-Ying...

2. Theory of Love

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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   Third is a filmology major and a member of the Savage team along with his best friends Too, Bone, and Kai, but he has a secret. Third has been secretly in love with his Kai for years. For three years he has kept his secret love in his heart, silently supporting and loving Kai while knowing there is absolutely no future between them since Kai is as straight as a streetlight pole and also an absolute player.To make matters worse, Kai has a "no dating friends" policy. How long can Third love Kai silently while watching Kai bring a different girl home every night? Third has tried to see Kai as just a friend. But has failed time and time again. Because as easy as it is to fall in love, to stop is just as hard. Maybe even harder. That is until Third learns a secret that breaks his heart completely. But when Third decides to stop, Kai decides to start.

3. Fish Upon the Sky

   2021 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   A nerdy second-year dental student Pi falls in love with a kind-hearted fellow second-year Muang Nan from the Faculty of Allied Health Science; but he's too scared to confess. Muang Nan is like a "fish upon the sky", way too out of reach for someone as boring as him. That's why Pi asks his big brother Duean for some advice. After going through a major makeover with the help of his brother, the now cooler-than-ever Pi plucks up enough courage to approach Muang Nan. But a new problem arises when Mork, the hottest medical student, appears out of nowhere and seems to be aiming for Muang Nan, too. Discouraged and very much afraid, Pi once again turns to his big brother for help. But this time, Duean is caught up in a mess of his own when he can't shake an annoying freshman medical student Meen off his side. And so Pi must face this battle alone to win Muang Nan's love. But as the rivalry goes on, why does it feel as if Mork is hitting on him instead? Pi plunges into full confusion as his feelings for Mork start to change. What should he do with this feeling and will he ever dare to confess?

4. She Would Never Know

   2021 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetic brand. She enjoys her job and does it with vigor. Her dream is to start her own cosmetic brand. Meanwhile, Chae Hyun Seung works with Yoon Song Ah as a marketer. He becomes attracted to Yoon Song Ah and tries to develop a romantic relationship with her. However, Yoon Song Ah rebuffs his advances, because she does not see younger guys as dating partners.

5. Bed Friend

   2023 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Uea and King, while working at the same company, have very different personalities; Uea takes relationships seriously and dislikes the flirtatious King. But fate plays its own games, and despite their differences they become friends with benefits. Even though they have an agreement and guidelines, their lust and desire for possession goes far beyond reason, driving them further and further into their passions with no way of pulling out. Who will be the first to put a stop to the game of lust and confusion? Or will the two of them break their own rules and fall in love?

6. Bad Buddy

   2021 · Comedy, Romance · ended

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   Pat is a playful and mischievous boy while Pran is a tidy, prince-like perfectionist. Even before they were born, these two boys were destined to detest each other. Their parents each own a hardware business next door to each other, and they fiercely compete by lowering prices and stealing each other's employees. Their parents hate one another to the core, which is why the boys have been placed in a competition since they were newborns. The parents compare their children in every way conceivable, who crawls first, who walks first, or even who says mama and papa first.When the boys reach the age of 12, their wall begins to break. Pat's little sister, Pa, accidentally rides her bicycle into a pond in the village. While Pat is still in a state of fear, Pran suddenly jumps into the water and helps Pa up. The incident turns the relationship between the two boys into a change. On the surface, they still appear to be enemies, but they no longer truly despise each other. In their ninth grade, the boys are assigned to be in the same music band and they become closer. At this point, Pran's feeling towards Pat gradually develops.Four years later, fate plays a game with the two of them once more. Pat becomes the first-year class president of the Faculty of Engineering while Pran is also the class president of the Faculty of Architecture, and these two faculties happen to be all-time rivals. Pran and Pat are forced to battle once more. When Pa finds out, she demands Pat not to do Pran any harm because he was the one who saved her life at a young age. Pat decides to come to see Pran to propose an agreement. Pat suggests they exchange information about their groups in order to prevent both faculties from warring. Pran, who prefers not to argue, agrees to the idea and their "secret relationship" starts from there. They are neither buddies nor enemies, but they can certainly steal the hearts of the audience. When will this friendship that grows in the midst of conflicts come to an end? When will their secret be exposed? Will they be accepted by their parents? Will the conflicts get resolved eventually? Hang tight to find out.

7. Age of Youth

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem, also on jTBC.

   With different personalities, life goals and taste in men, five female college students become housemates in a shared residence called Belle Epoque.

8. Love By Chance

   2018 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   When a bashful scholar meets an outgoing athlete, new feelings and friendship blossom in a collegiate world filled with complex truths.  

9. Our Skyy

   2018 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   A five-episode continuation anthology of the stories of Arthit and Kongpob, Kao and Pete, Mork and Tee, Rome and Pick, and Sun and In.

10. Family By Choice

    2024 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem, also on jTBC.

    Yoon Ju-won is a bright, down-to-earth girl who lives with her single father, Yoon Jeong-jae, when Kim San-ha and Kang Hae-jun, two boys from complicated circumstances, come into her life. Her father takes in the boys to grow up together as a family. Despite being unrelated by blood, Ju-won adores San-ha and Hae-jun and thinks of them as her brothers, no matter how differently others think or say. They reunite after a decade apart - facing new dynamics, unresolved pain and the complexities of adulthood.