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10 Best Rom-Com K-Dramas That Aren't Even a Year Old

10 Best Rom-Com K-Dramas That Aren't Even a Year Old
Image credit: MBC, JTBC, ENA, tvN, SBS, Netflix

If you’ve been missing out lately, don’t worry: we collected the best and freshest Korean rom-coms for you.

You can watch these shows on Viki or Netflix.

10. A Good Day To Be A Dog (2023–Now)

Let’s stop and think logically for a second. Say, we have a young woman who’s cursed to turn into a dog each time someone kisses her. Who would be the worst possible person to fall in love with her — and try to break her curse? Of course, a man who’s absolutely terrified of dogs! Now, that will be a journey to remember…

9. Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023–Now)

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Sometimes, falling from grace is the best thing that can happen to you — if you have the right attitude, that is. A popular fashion photographer loses everything and returns to her hometown, and this changes her life. Because there, she bumps into her childhood friend, and their relationship rekindles, developing into something else.

8. Bo-ra! Deborah (2023)

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Fake it till you make it works like a charm… Till it doesn’t. A popular love coach author’s personal life is a hopeless mess as she can’t find her soulmate. Things only get more complicated when she falls for a publishing planner who, while charming and handsome, fails to grasp the concepts of love and romantic relationship.

7. Crash Course in Romance (2023)

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Love awaits around every corner… Sometimes, even around the corner you’d never wished to turn. She was once a successful professional handball player — but now that she has a daughter, she runs a small grocery store. He is her daughter’s hired tutor who has an eating disorder. She wants to help him; but then, she wants more.

6. My Demon (2023–2024)

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Some people are genuinely terrified of all things supernatural; others wish to get involved with someone supernatural. A young woman from a rich family turns out to be key to restoring a pitiless demon’s lost powers, and he needs her help. One thing leads to another, and they have to get married — but it’s not like they like each other.

5. King the Land (2023)

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Rags to riches through the power of true love? Sign us up! As a luxury hotel conglomerate falls into an inheritance war, its rich heir meets a simple employee that doesn’t seem to leave his head. Her perfectly-trained smile is annoying him to no end, but there’s something else behind his frustration. Either way, he sticks around.

4. Love To Hate You (2023)

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Love-hate relationships don’t have passion; they are passion, however toxic they might be. She is an attorney who hates losing to men — and men too, for that matter. He is an A-list movie star who doesn’t believe in love and distrust women. They are forced into marriage, and neither is ready to defer to another at all.

3. Queen of Divorce (2024)

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When you’re caught up in chaos and despair, there’s only one correct answer: instead of running from it, become its leader! After a painful divorce, a betrayed woman creates her own divorce-case agency: now, she’s going to protect those who were wronged by their spouses, making sure no vile deed goes unpunished.

2. Doctor Slump (2024)

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Medical world can be tough and unforgiving, and even with years of experience, it can still ruin you. He is a successful plastic surgeon who has to quit because of an incident. She is a great anesthesiologist who realizes she took a wrong turn. They were once rivals in school, but now they meet exactly when they need each other.

1. Queen of Tears (2024–Now)

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It’s easy to give up on your relationship when a major crisis happens; it’s much harder to keep working on it and on yourself to save it. When a couple’s marriage comes crumbling down, it takes immense effort from them both to fix what’s broken, but their love and positive attitude will inevitably lead them to happiness.