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2021 · 30 min · Comedy · Drama
New friends, new loves and new experiences mix together inside a colorful college dormitory in Korea that's home to students from around the world.
Genre overlap
2020 · 65 min · Drama
Lee Ji Su is a bold intern reporter who isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said, even during a job interview. When she meets Han Jun Hyeok as her mentor, she begins to dream of becoming a true journalist.
Strong story similarity
2026 · Reality
Comedian Kim Won-hun returns to military life as a private, teaming up with other soldiers to experience and showcase a wide variety of specialty roles.
Genre overlap
2022 · 36 min · Drama
A hyperrealistic comedy-drama depicting the crisis of each generation living in the present era. It tells the story of a simpleton, Mr. A, who suddenly has to struggle to survive after being faced with a three-tier combo, being urged to resign, going from rags to riches, and facing the realities of aging...
Genre overlap
2017 · 32 min · Drama
After creating a bunch of famous idols, a producer begins to question the whole process of making a star, so he goes on a break for a few years. Once he returns to the company, he gathers some trainees left on the back burner and tries to launch a co-ed idol group. The trainees undergo some peculiar training to debut in this group.
Strong series match
2010 · 85 min · Comedy · Reality
These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible for Sunday evenings for over 10 years. This program features numerous stars and members going around various places, playing games, and completing missions. In particular, among the many fun elements of variety shows, this one focuses solely on laughter. Open your eyes! Big fun is coming in! Open your mouth! Big laughter is coming in! Open your heart! Useful lessons are coming in!
Genre overlap
2023 · 58 min · Drama
With little on her resume but full of passion, Park Yoonjo manages to get hired by a top company through an unbiased recruitment project. Proving her value at work is hard, but she powers through life with her old friend and colleague Ryu Jaemin, role model Goo Yijung, and best supporter Seo Donghoon.
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2010 · 55 min · Action & Adventure · Drama
Legend of the Patriots is a remake of the 1975 South Korean drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Director Kim Sang-hwi remarked that the series is not about the ideologies of South and North Korea, but rather focuses on the struggles of ordinary people who lived through the war.
Shared themes
2010 · 60 min · Drama
A high-budget war epic, Road Number One commemorates the sixty years that have passed since the Korean War. It's based around the historical Route 1, a national highway that served as the main passageway between North and South Korea during the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Lee Jang Woo, the son of a poor peasant, has been in love with his master's daughter, Soo Yeon, since childhood. He joins the military in order to put her through medical school and becomes a brilliant officer, leading his men to victory through guerilla warfare. Mistakenly believing that Jang Woo was killed in battle, Soo Yeon becomes engaged to military officer Tae Ho. Jang Woo returns on the eve of their wedding, and the two are briefly, painfully united, but the eruption of war tears them apart once again, forcing him to fight alongside Tae Ho on top of everything. Jang Woo keeps fighting to get back to his love, but the war continues to find new ways to keep them apart. Leading drama stars So Ji Sub and Kim Ha Neul portray star-crossed lovers who are torn apart by war.
Strong series match
2014 · 60 min · Comedy · Family
Based in a farming village, this drama deals with warm and realistic episodes.
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