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Plot Summary:
Do Min Joon is an otherworldly beauty, literally. After crash landing on Earth 400 years ago, Min Joon has diligently observed humans for centuries, ultimately coming to cynical conclusions. On top of being a super babe, Min Joon's got enhanced vision, hearing and agility — all the more reason to believe he's superior to everyone on Earth. That is, until he pursues the beautiful actress Cheon Song Yi for a romance out of this world.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, dorama, romantic, semi serious, offbeat, sitcom, anime, romantic drama, humorous
Best tv shows and movies like My Love From Another Star (2013):
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I Hear Your Voice (2013)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed drama of the events that occur when materialistic government tax lawyer Jung Hye-sung meets Park Suha, who has the ability to read people's thoughts.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, exciting, dorama, semi serious, tense, novela
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman is a live-action American television series based on the characters in Superman and Action. Lois & Clark starred Dean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane, and aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14, 1997. Developed for television by Deborah Joy LeVine, the series loosely follows the philosophy of then-Superman writer John Byrne: Clark Kent is the true personality and Superman a disguise. As the show's title suggests, it focuses as much on the relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane as the adventures of Clark's alter-ego. The series spawned several short tie-in books aimed at young adults and a full-length novel for adults, Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel, written by C. J. Cherryh. The show was shot entirely in California.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, epic, saga, thrilling, semi serious, telenovela
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While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Plot Summary:
A supernatural romance about a woman who can see the future in her dreams, and a prosecutor who fights to stop these future events from happening. The heroine has dreams about unfortunate events that will happen to other people, and the hero is a prosecutor who runs around trying to prevent her tragic visions from coming true.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: dorama, humorous, exciting, tense, sincere, romantic
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Faith (2012)
Plot Summary:
Faith is a 2012 South Korean fusion fantasy-historical-medical television series broadcast by SBS from August 13 to October 30, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. It is about a modern-day plastic surgeon who gets kidnapped and travels back in time to the Goryeo period, 700 years in the past. There, she meets and falls in love with a warrior who is the leader of the royal guard.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, romantic, semi serious, dorama, anime, medical drama, period drama
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Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
Plot Summary:
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo is the remake of Chinese drama Bu Bu Jing Xin that stars IU as a woman who gets time-warped back to the Goryeo dynasty, and becomes involved with a very large family of princes, some of whom are vying for the throne, or her affections, or both.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, romantic, dorama, sageuk, sweet, harsh, gothic, sad, suspenseful
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Gu Family Book (2013)
Plot Summary:
Gu Family Book is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Seung-gi and Suzy. The fusion martial arts action historical drama is about a half man-half monster who is searching for a centuries-old book that according to gumiho legend, contains the secret to becoming human. It aired on MBC from April 8 to June 25, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, light, humorous, dorama, sageuk, romantic comedy
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The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
Plot Summary:
How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul? Shim Chung is a mermaid who finds herself transplanted to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon Jae, a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelgänger for Kim Moon, the son of a nobleman from the Joseon Dynasty. But in the present time, Joon Jae works with Jo Nam Doo, a skilled conman who guides Joon Jae to become a genius scammer. But Joon Jae’s friend, Cha Shi Ah, who works as a researcher at KAIST, may be Chung’s only hope for surviving in her strange new world.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, dorama, light, visually appealing, romantic drama, entertaining
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Master's Sun (2013)
Plot Summary:
Joo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near death experience left her seeing needy ghosts. She feels compelled to help them resolve their earthly issues so they can move on to the afterlife... and he feels compelled to think she's crazy. Soon their lives merge into a complicated web of hijinx, misunderstandings, and... yes, love.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, romantic, dorama, semi serious, suspenseful
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My Girlfriend Is an Alien (2019)
Plot Summary:
The alien girl Chai Xiaoqi tells the story of Fang Xiaoqi, the overbearing president of the alien girl who died from the "Cape Town Planet", who was suffering from the "rainy weather heterosexual amnesia". A high-energy hilarious and romantic cross-star love story. The female host Chai Xiaoqi is not only an alien, but also a true-handed witch. Once she inhales the hormones emitted by the males in the earth, she will fall into the "flowery state" and suffer from various diseases. The fun and ridiculously ridiculous romance will restore the singularity of the girl in the perfection of the girl. In order to survive on the human earth, Chai Xiaoqi will use his various super powers to solve one accident after another, like a roller coaster. The ups and downs will make the audience hooked. The male lord is cold and is an alternative overbearing president. When it rains, he will forget the opposite sex that appears around him. For this reason, he and the female host will launch various "fighting and fighting" laughter dramas. The experience of high sweetness and romance is expected to be Strongly slammed the girl's heart when it was broadcast.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, romantic, light, uplifting, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Chicago Typewriter (2017)
Plot Summary:
Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, dorama, psychological, romantic, rough, captivating, disturbing, semi serious
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Suspicious Partner (2017)
Plot Summary:
Noh Ji Wook is a prosecutor in the Central District Prosecutors’ Office who ends up switching professions to a private attorney. He harbors a trauma stemming from an event in his childhood involving his parents and his first love. Eun Bong Hee, a Taekwondo athlete in her youth, is a prosecutor trainee who has become a murder suspect. Eun Bong Hee and Noh Ji Wook both find themselves being the focus of a killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sweet, exciting, romantic, thought provoking, humorous, tear jerker, romantic drama, dorama, teen comedy
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I Am Not a Robot (2017)
Plot Summary:
Inevitably, everybody gets hurt at some point in their lives. There are different remedies for different types of wounds, and as time elapses, these remedies start to become less effective. This is a story about a man who created a shield for his broken heart. Since the day his heart broke, he has been living inside a shell. One day, he encounters a being unlike any other, and by interacting with her, he slowly learns how to break out of his shell.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, exciting, funny, captivating, dorama, romantic, novela, romantic drama
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Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Plot Summary:
A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, scenic, light, humorous, dorama, feel good, romantic drama, exciting, multicultural
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Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
Follow four people as they seek love and happiness: Kim Seol-A who once worked as an announcer and is now married to CEO Do Jin-Woo; Moon Tae-Rang, a chef and the oldest brother from a family of adoptees; and Moon Hae-Rang, Moon Tae-Rang's younger sister, who works as a secretary for Do Jin-Woo.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, uplifting, touching, captivating, dorama
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Fight For My Way (2017)
Plot Summary:
Drama tells the story of Ko Dong-Man and Choi Ae-Ra. In their school days, Ko Dong-Man took part in taekwondo. Now, he makes a living by working as a contract employee and also goes after the UFC title. Choi Ae-Ra hoped to become an announcer, but she gave up her dream. Now, she works at the information desk of a department store.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: uplifting, light, sincere, dorama, captivating, exciting, romantic, romantic drama
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The Bride of the Water God (2017)
Plot Summary:
Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who carries a tremendous financial burden to run her own practice. Her family has been tasked with serving Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, for many generations, and So Ah is forced to do the same. Ha Baek starts to develop feelings for So Ah, but he has competition for her heart from Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort company, who clashes with So Ah over a piece of land but then falls in love with her. Can a relationship between a mortal female and a god have a future?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: exciting, dorama, romantic, enigmatic, sentimental, romantic drama, romantic comedy, humorous, teen comedy
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W: Two Worlds Apart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Han Hyo-joo plays a surgeon whose father is a famous comic book creator. One day Dad goes missing and she rushes to his workshop to look for him, and instead finds a strange man bathed in blood. She gets kidnapped by the bloody man, which is where their story begins. The drama takes place in 2016 Seoul, but in different dimensions that exist in parallel with one another. It’s described as a suspense romance melodrama about “a man and a woman who are living in the same time, but different worlds.”.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, captivating, exciting, sentimental, romantic drama, tense, comic
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Oh My Ghost (2015)
Plot Summary:
Na Bong Sun may be a skilled sous chef, but she lacks the self-esteem to shine professionally and socially. Beyond her cooking talents, however, is an uncanny ability to communicate with ghosts. One day, her mystic senses go out of control when the seductive ghost of Shin Soon Ae possesses her. Imbued with a fiery new "personality," Bong Sun starts turning heads, including that of Kang Sun Woo, the hottest chef in town and Bong Sun's secret crush!.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, touching, dorama, romantic, entertaining, sweet, romantic drama, humorous
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A Korean Odyssey (2017)
Plot Summary:
A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: exciting, funny, captivating, light, dorama, dark fantasy, anime, romantic drama, urban fantasy
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected—a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: dorama, romantic, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, feel good, romantic comedy, dark fairy tale, romantic drama, heartfelt, fairy tale
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Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
Plot Summary:
She is no ordinary woman. Do Bong Soon is a woman who possesses Herculean strength. She can crush objects in her bare hands when she holds them too tightly. Although Bong Soon longs to be a dainty, elegant woman that men fall in love with, she can’t deny her superhuman strength. Her special attribute allows her to get a job as a bodyguard for Ahn Min Hyuk, the chaebol heir with eccentric tendencies who runs a gaming company. Bong Soon’s childhood friend In Gook Doo has had a secret crush on her since elementary school. How will he react when sparks begin to fly between Bong Soon and her crazy boss?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: exciting, romantic, touching, sweet, dorama, feel good, romantic drama, humorous
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A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Plot Summary:
Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 1107 min
Plot tags: stylized, romantic, captivating, scenic, costume drama, enigmatic, gothic, epic, sad, demonic
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Boys Over Flowers (2009)
Plot Summary:
A working class girl winds up at an exclusive prep school. Unassuming high school girl Jan Di stands up to -- and eventually falls for -- a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerfu clique.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, touching, sentimental, romantic, sincere, anime, novela, romantic drama, humorous, realistic
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Hotel Del Luna (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Hotel Del Luna, located in Seoul, is not like any other hotel: its client are all ghosts. Jang Man-Wol, stuck in the hotel for the past millennium, meets Koo Chan-Sung, the new manager.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: emotional, captivating, touching, dorama, semi serious, romantic drama, entertaining
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Healer (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kim Moon Ho is a successful reporter at a mainstream news station, but when he stumbles upon a 10-year-old mystery, he's forced to dive into a subversive underground news agency. On his journey to break open the case, Moon Ho teams up with Chae Young Shin, a second rate tabloid writer, and Healer, a mysterious internet-based journalist. With his career and his safety on the line, who can Moon Ho trust in a world full of unreliable sources?.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, dorama, romantic, touching, humorous, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, romantic drama, suspense
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Goblin (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kim Shin is an immortal “goblin,” and has the rather honorable title of being the Protector of Souls. His roommate Wang Yeo also happens to have the equally lofty, if thoroughly opposing, title of Angel of Death, and he acts as the storied grim reaper that claims souls. However, both these devilishly handsome angels have a problem: Wang Yeo has amnesia and Kim Shin wants to end his own (immortal) life. Unfortunately for goblins, the only way to defeat immortality is to marry a human bride. For that purpose, Kim Shin decides to win over Ji Eun Tak an optimistic high school girl who he thinks will be the priestess that ends his cursed existence. Now, once responsible for protecting souls and watching them pass, Kim Shin now tries to send his own to the afterlife. But when a slightly complicated method of suicide starts turning into true love, will our immortal goblin begin to regret his decision--where acting on that very love ultimately means the end of his life?.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, mysterious, emotional, humorous, dorama, romantic drama, anime, tear jerker, heartfelt, tearjerker
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My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010)
Plot Summary:
Cha Dae-woong (Lee Seung Gi) accidentally releases a troublesome gumiho, a legendary fox with nine tails, sealed inside a painting by Grandma Samshin . Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho giving him her "fox bead". When Dae-woong awakes and meets a mysterious pretty girl, he initially treats her as eccentric or mentally ill, before fully understanding she is a gumiho in disguise-at which point he tries to research gumihos, but fails to find correct information in the library or on the internet. He agrees to stay with her and he tries to keep her happy, while hiding her true identity as a gumiho from all others by introducing her as his friend, Mi Ho. Slowly, however, he becomes less scared of her and more protective of her-finally admitting to himself and to her that he loves her. As the story unfolds, Mi Ho (Shin Min Ah) pursues her goal of becoming human, with the half-human, half-supernatural Park Dong Joo, who has a career.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, sincere, feel good, dorama, sentimental, offbeat, romantic drama, semi serious, humorous
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Oh My Venus (2015)
Plot Summary:
Kim Young Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. Even though he comes from a wealthy family background, he suffered a devastating injury during his childhood days. Now, he overcomes his problems with patience and stubbornness. Meanwhile, Kang Joo Eun is 33-years-old lawyer. She has struggled to support her family. Now, she is overweight and challenge her-selves for a diet.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, dorama, humorous, romantic, romantic drama, exciting
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Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
Cha Do Hyun is a rich heir to a family company with one major problem. Due to suppressed childhood trauma, he suffers from dissociative identity disorder manifested in 7 unique personalities who are out of his control. In order to overcome this disorder in secret, he hires a first year medical resident to help him heal by killing off each personality one by one.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, sentimental, light, dorama, psychological, romantic drama, medical drama, humorous
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Shooting Stars (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sh**ting Stars is about people in the entertainment industry who take care of everything of top stars. They bleed, sweat, and shed tears to make their celebrities shine. A romance appears between the perfect and flawless top star and the head of the promotion team, who is at the forefront of the star management. This is about the sparkling stories of the two main characters and others surrounding them.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious