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1. Alchemy of Souls

   2022 · Action, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Set in a fictional country called Daeho that does not exist in history or on maps, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies. It follows the story of an elite assassin named Naksu, whose soul is accidentally trapped inside the weak body of Moo Duk—Jang Wook's servant from a powerful and noble family in the country. The young master of the Jang Family, Jang Wook, holds a dark secret about his scandalous birth. He wants the formidable assassin to help change his destiny. 

2. Tale of the Nine Tailed

   2020 · Drama, Thriller, Supernatural · ended

   Quality match from the curated show pool.

   Tale of the Nine Tailed follows the life of the gumiho, who once ruled as a living god of the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range but now works as a sort of public official between this world and the underworld. His main job is to clean up the mess left behind by those who disturb the world of the living while hiding behind the guise of ghost tales.

3. The King: Eternal Monarch

   2020 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, highly rated (8), also on SBS.

   The Devil is released into the human world and soon opens a door into a parallel world. The Devil asks if he lived a better life in the other world, if he could live in the other world. Against the Devil's question, Korean Emperor Lee Gon tries to close the door to the parallel world and South Korean Detective Jung Tae Eul tries to protect the lives of people and the person she loves.

4. 49 Days

   2011 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, also on SBS.

   A young woman named Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to be married with her fiancé, but her perfect life is shattered in a car accident that left her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people outside of her family who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store.

5. Destined with You

   2023 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · ended

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

   The irresistible romance between a civil servant who obtains a forbidden book that was thoroughly sealed 300 years ago and a popular lawyer who becomes a victim of the forbidden book.

6. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

   2016 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Guardians are always whom we fear. Surely not this time. A guardian living in Seoul in 2016 is the sexiest chick magnet. More than a hundred years old in reality, he hangs out with the young. But not many people know that he is hollow inside. He has been searching for the ‘goblin bride' for decades, but she is no where to be found. Then one day, he keeps getting summoned by Eun-tak. There, he sees the Reaper, not knowing that they are to become roommates. That's where the story begins. A Goblin, trying to protect a girl who should have been dead a long time ago. A Reaper, desperately wanting to take the girl to complete his task.

7. Pinocchio

   2014 · Family, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, hidden gem, also on SBS.

   A drama depicts love, frustration, growth and the competitive process of young people in their 20s becoming reporters as they cry and get hurt by truth but realize that as reporters, they must tell the truth. It will center the story of a man who hides a special talent living under a fake name and a woman who cannot lie due to ‘Pinocchio Syndrome'.The story starts with a fire incident and all the firemen who entered the building in the blaze were killed by the fire. The fire incident news report was focused on the story of Kim Ha Myung's father, chief of the fire brigade sent his men in the blaze and caused them all to die and then he fled the scene as an error of his misjudgement as reported by the news reporter, Song Cha Ok. This caused a chaotic situation for Ha Myung's family and end up causing his mother to commit suicide with him and his brother ends up in jail over night due to Song Cha Ok's untruth story. However, the led to Ha Myung growing up with hatred for reporters especially Cha Ok. Fatefully, as he is growing up he meets with Cha Ok's ex-husband and daughter, Choi In Ha and takes on a new identity as Choi Dal Po. In Ha is someone with Pinocchio Syndrome hence she cannot lie.The story is about how important news reporting the truth. It revolves about how life's at stakes if lies are reported as news.

8. My Demon

   2023 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, also on SBS.

   A fantasy rom-com about the demon-like chaebol heiress Do Do Hee and the demon Jung Goo Won, who loses his powers one day, as they enter a contractual marriage.

9. The Master's Sun

   2013 · Fantasy, Romance, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Fantasy / Romance profile, also on SBS.

   The story revolves around a woman who can see ghosts and a man who tries to protect her, and is described as a drama with horror and romantic elements infused together. So Ji Sub plays the miserly, greedy, and conceited CEO Joo Joong Won, who measures all human relationships through money. Gong Hyo Jin will play the melancholy and tearful assistant Tae Gong Shil, who is able to see ghosts after an accident and thus suffers from insomnia. She lives a very reclusive and closed-off life due to her ability. The story is being touted as "soul healing" drama that brings together very different types of people: one who can see and hear things that no one else in the world can and another who only hears and see things he wants too. As Joo Joong Won starts to believe in Tae Gong Shil's claim of being able to see ghosts, these two people will grow together in faith and in character.

10. Red Sleeve

    2021 · Drama, Romance, History · ended

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

    Red Sleeve tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.