Heartstrings

Series Similar to Heartstrings

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

1. 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.

2. 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.  

3. Sex Education

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.

4. Coffee Prince

   2007 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   The life of Go Eun Chan is not easy; she works many jobs to pay off debts and even gave up her feminine image. Choi Han Kyul is the heir of a big food company, but his grandmother wants him to settle down, so she arranged many dates for him. After Eun Chan bumped into Han Kyul and was mistaken for a boy, Han Kyul decided to hire Eun Chan to be his gay lover in order to avoid the arranged dates. Desperately in need of money, Eun Chan had no choice but to accept. Han Kyul's grandmother also made Han Kyul in charge of a filthy coffee shop in danger of being bankrupt. Eun Chan begged to work at the coffee shop, and not long after, feelings start to spark, except, how would Han Kyul accept his "homosexuality"?

5. My Lovely Sam Soon

   2005 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on MBC.

   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. Answer Me 1988

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

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

7. You're Beautiful

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu,to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother.

8. She Would Never Know

   2021 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   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.

9. Because This Is My First Life

   2017 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   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.

10. Bad Buddy

    2021 · Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile.

    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.