Flower Boy Next Door

Series Similar to Flower Boy Next Door

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

1. Her Private Life

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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   Duk Mi lives a double-life. By day, she is the respected curator of an art gallery, but by night she secretly obsesses over a boy group idol named Shi Ahn, even running a fansite about him. Her obsession with the idol has already ruined several personal relationships. When a new director of the art gallery, named Ryan, discovers her secret, he is intrigued.

2. Personal Taste

   2010 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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   Jeon Jin Ho is a straight guy who pretends to be gay in order to become a roommate to his female friend, Park Kae In. His hobbies include organization and ironing, and he's known for his stoic poker face. He's a stickler for cleanliness, but he also has a talent for figuring out a women's feelings. Kae In is very trusting even though she has a habit of being betrayed. However that doesn't stop her from giving people the benefit of doubt and Jin Ho is no different. How will Kae In react when she finds out that her gay roommate is not actually gay at all and that he has fallen for her?

3. She Was Pretty

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Can you over-romanticize a cherished memory from childhood? Ji Sung Joon (Park Seo Joon) was a shy, porky kid who was constantly teased by the other kids for his rotund shape. When he transfers to a new school in fifth grade and meets Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum), the prettiest, most popular girl in school, his life turns around. The kind-hearted Hye Jin becomes his only friend and protector — and they become each other's first love. But then everything changes when Sung Joon's family immigrates to the United States and then Hye Jin's father's business goes downhill, plunging her family from their previous wealthy lifestyle. But that's not all! Hye Jin's beautiful looks initially took after her mother. But as soon as Hye Jin hits puberty, her father's genetic skin condition takes hold and leaves her with reddish facial scars that makes her resemble a raccoon. Fifteen years later, Sung Joon is a whole new person — dashing and handsome and a successful art director — who is transferred from New York to the Seoul office of "The Most" fashion magazine to work as the deputy chief editor. He tries to find his childhood friend, Hye Jin, again. But embarrassed by her current unglamorous appearance, Hye Jin passes off her best friend, the stunning Min Ha Ri (Go Jun Hee), as herself. But when Hye Jin is suddenly transferred to the magazine department at her new job to work as in intern under Sung Joon, how much longer can she keep her true identity a secret? "She Was Pretty" is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Jung Dae Yoon

4. Clean with Passion for Now

   2018 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Jang Sun Kyul sufferes from mysophobia and operates a cleaning company. He meets Gil Oh Sol, who has a bright personality, but does not mind getting dirty. With the help of Oh Sol, Sun Kyul faces his fears and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Choi Koon is a mysterious man who lives on the rooftop of Oh Sol's house and is known for being a free spirit.

5. My Lovely Sam Soon

   2005 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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   Kim Sam Soon is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo, cheating on her and breaks up on the same night. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun, a somewhat callous fellow but sometimes considerate guy. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fights like cat and dog. Nevertheless, they started to have feeling for each other and Sam Soon agreed to post as Jin Hun's girlfriend so his mother would leave him alone. Things got complicated when Jin Hun's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee Jin came back from the States intending to win him back.

6. Our Beloved Summer

   2021 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   A romance comedy that portrays the complicated feelings of a couple that breaks up saying, "It was an awful time with you, and let's never meet again!" However, the documentary they filmed 10 years ago in high school suddenly gains popularity, and they're forcibly brought together in front of the camera once more.

7. Because This Is My First Life

   2017 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   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.

8. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

   2018 · Drama, Romance · ended

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

   Lee Young's family runs a large firm in which Lee Young Joon works as vice-president. He is known to be rich, smart and handsome, but is known to be very arrogant. His secretary Kim Mi So, who works for them for many years, makes a decision which shocks him...

9. Answer Me 1988

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   A drama about a small cluster of neighboring families set in 1988.

10. Cinderella and the Four Knights

    2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

    The story about Eun Ha Won, a bright but lonely girl abused by her stepmother and stepsister who, in order to pursue her dream, left home and ends up living in a big mansion together with three Kang cousins and their bodyguard.