She Was Pretty

Series Similar to She Was Pretty

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

1. Business Proposal

   2022 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Ha Ri goes on a blind date pretending to be her best friend for a hefty cash payment – but she's horrified to realize "her" date is Tae Mu, the CEO of the company she works at. To make matters worse, he's dead set on marrying her, unaware that she's an employee of his. And the one thing he hates most? Liars.

2. 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.

3. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

   2018 · Drama, Romance · ended

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

   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...

4. Her Private Life

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   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.

5. Another Miss Oh

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Two women working in the same industry with the exact same name keep getting their lives entangled both professionally and personally.

6. 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"?

7. Heartstrings

   2011 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on MBC.

   Lee Shin is a university student majoring in modern music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of the band "The Stupid". Shin is known for his good looks and strong passion for music, but in reality he is cold, lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won.Lee Kyu Won is a bright and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, especially the gayageum. Kyu Won's grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather's expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and becomes a university student who knows nothing outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of "The Stupid", she was forced to go to the band's concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him.

8. Flower Boy Next Door

   2013 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   After a traumatic experience in high school, Go Dok Mi has become a shut-in, rarely venturing outside her house and living off freelance editing work that she can do from home. She has a crush on the man living across the street, who she spies upon using binoculars. One day, his guest catches her in the act, and her reclusive way of life comes to an end.

9. 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.

10. 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.