The New Employee

Series Similar to The New Employee

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

1. Love Mate

   2023 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   An office push-and-pull romance between a tough iron-clad man who doesn't believe in love and a straight-forward man who is sincere in love. It depicts the story of team leader Seo I-joon and new employee Jeong Ha-ram, who are entangled in their first meeting, falling for each other and learning about true love.

2. Cherry Magic!

   2020 · Comedy, Romance · ended

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

   It's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections! Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, discovers he has the magical power to read the minds of people he touches. Unfortunately, the ability just makes him miserable since he doesn't know how to use it well! And to make matters worse, when he accidentally reads the mind of his very competent, handsome colleague, Adachi discovers the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself! Things are about to get VERY awkward!

3. Suspicious Partner

   2017 · Comedy, Romance, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   A forgetful killer can be a dangerous thing. Noh Ji Wook is a prosecutor who changes jobs to become a private attorney at a powerful law firm. Meanwhile, Eun Bong Hee is a prosecutor trainee who works with prosecutor Cha Yoo Jung, Ji Wook's ex-girlfriend who desperately wants to win him back. Attorney Ji Eun Hyuk is a longtime family friend of Ji Wook's but harbors some resentment about their different family circumstances.When a murderer strikes, Bong Hee suddenly finds herself as a suspect in the murder. But it appears the real killer has amnesia, and the killer keeps coming after Bong Hee and Ji Wook. Can the two team up to catch the forgetful killer?

4. 20th Century Boy and Girl

   2017 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   The heartwarming romantic comedy is about the friendship and love lives of three single virgins born in 1983. Their romantic lives begin when the boy they liked in their youth shows up one day. They live in Oksu-dong in rundown apartments, and the warm human drama will be about neighborly affection, and the meaning of home, family, and friendship.

5. Oh! Boarding House

   2022 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Sul Won is an out-of-work young man whose mother runs a low-cost boarding house for students and men who don't have enough money to buy or rent an apartment on their own. But when his mother suddenly has to up sticks to return to her provincial hometown, she leaves Sul Won in charge of the boarding house – becoming the de facto live-in landlord.The residents of the boarding house are a mixed bunch. They include a high school senior, who also happens to be Sul Won's cousin. There is also Sul Won's former college friend, as well as Kim Chun Seo, a high school teacher. Rounding out the number is a third-year Art student who dreams of becoming a cartoon author. As the young men spend more time together, a close bond of friendship begins to form in the house. But when Sul Won discovers that some of the tenants have begun to develop a crush on him, Cupid could well come calling!

6. The Tale of Nokdu

   2019 · Comedy, Romance, History · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   A romantic comedy based on the webtoon of the same name. It tells the story of Jun Nok Doo, a young man who doesn't want to get married and disguises himself as a woman to infiltrate a mysterious women-only community, and a young woman named Dong Dong Joo, who does not want to become a gisaeng.

7. Answer Me 1997

   2012 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   This drama will focus on the extreme fan culture that emerged in the 1990s when idol groups took center stage and K-pop was blossoming.It tells the story of 6 former high school friends from a school in Busan who meet again in 2012 and brings back memories to 1997 when they were still high school students. Moving back and forth between the '90s and today, the story centers on the life of Sung Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T., and her 5 high school friends.

8. Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to be Recognized

   2022 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Mamoru Nekoyashiki is a reclusive artist who makes doujinshi works: fan-created or self-published works. He has created a BL-themed manga series that he dreams of being able to sell in a special section for popular doujinshi titles in bookstores. Only a select few doujinshi artists are ever granted this rare honor – and being selected to sell his works in this manner would be a major source of recognition for his art.But his life turns upside down when he is suddenly reunited with Kazama Issei, a childhood friend that he used to have a crush on. The two parted in somewhat ambiguous circumstances when they had an exchange at their high school graduation ceremony. Since leaving school, Kazama Issei has become a pop star. He has now joined an all-male pop group named Shiny Smile, which is on the road to chart success. Will reuniting with Kazama Issei help Mamoru Nekoyashiki attain his dream – or could it lead the duo down an unexpected path to romance?

9. Long Time No See

   2017 · Comedy, Action, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   The renown hitman, ‘Flying Dagger', bumps into ‘Wild Dog', who happens to be a hired assassin for mobster ‘Black Leopard'. While both of them try to be incognito, they cannot help falling in love with each other. However, ‘Wild Dog' has a secret that he couldn't confide to 'Flying Dagger.' After all, ‘Flying Dagger' and ‘Wild Dog' reveal their secret identities to each other during the fight led by their bosses. Theyrun into danger as gangsters brand them as traitors. Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?

10. My Love Mix-Up!

    2021 · Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

    For longer than he'd care to admit, Sota Aoki has had a crush on his classmate Mio Hashimoto. Sitting next to her in class every day, Aoki wishes he could find a way to tell her how he feels but something keeps holding him back. Despite being unable to confess his feelings, he's at least able to talk to her about other, simpler things. He's even occasionally borrowed school supplies from her, which is why he didn't think twice about asking to borrow an eraser from her when he found himself needing one during class one day.Little did Aoki know that borrowing one simple eraser would change his life forever. Noticing Hashimoto had written something on the eraser he'd borrowed, Aoki is devastated to find that she had written "Ida-kun". Crushed by the realization that she has absolutely no romantic interest in him, Aoki finds himself so flustered that he accidentally drops the eraser. Much to his horror, the very same Kousuke Ida, picks up the eraser and hands it back to Aoki. Noticing his name on the eraser, Ida suddenly sees Aoki in an entirely different light.With Ida now convinced Aoki has a crush on him and Hashimoto wanting nothing more from him than their casual friendship, Aoki has no idea what to do next. Will he be able to clear up this misunderstanding with Ida, or will he find that fate has other plans?