K-Dramas like Hanging On

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Extraordinary You (2019)Also comedy

  When a high-school girl finds that she is merely a character from a comic book whose destiny is decided by the writer, she decides to change the plot to suit her desires and find the love of her life.

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  Wonder Momo (2014)Also comedy

  One day, a group of aliens planning to take over Earth invade Tokyo. Momoko, who aspires to be an idol, gets involved in the fight in an unexpected form. Warudemon, king of the alien empire, uses various tactics to hunt down Momoko and the people around her. Momoko then decides to stand up to the Warudemon, plain and simple.
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  Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014)Also comedy

  Since he was a child, the board game baduk has been everything to Jang Geu-rae. But when he fails at achieving his dream of becoming a professional baduk player, Geu-rae must leave his isolated existence and enter the real world armed with nothing but a high school equivalency exam on his resume.

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  Summer Punch (2023)Also comedy

  From the very beginning, it's a legend of triumph upon entering the scene, and this younger sister is extraordinary! Once the strongest in the martial arts world, Shen Dong now only desires a peaceful life. However, the appearance of Xia Ri shatters the tranquility. This troublemaking girl seems rebellious on the surface, but her heart is kind and warm. Shen Dong is gradually moved by her influence. Meanwhile, conflicts escalate among the four major martial arts sects, and this time, new grudges and old grievances are settled together!(Gpt)
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  Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015)Also comedy

  A chaebol executive with a split personality spars with a circus leader determined to save her troupe, which he’s trying to eject from his theme park.

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  A Good Day to be a Dog (2023)Also comedy

  Hae-na who is bound to inherit her family curse which is turning into a dog after getting her first kiss. The only way to break the curse is to get a second kiss. The problem is the guy who gave Hae-na her first kiss is afraid of dogs.

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  The Dragon Next Door (2024)Also comedy

  Meet my neighbor—a typical fantasy novelist, more than a little scatterbrained, likes to gossip, borrow things without asking, and play MMORPGs. Oh, and by the way, he's a dragon in disguise named Dragon Kim.
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  True Beauty (2024)Also comedy

  Once bullied for her looks, Jugyeong transforms herself using the art of makeup. When she joins a new school with a True Beauty goddess competition, offering winners the chance of recruitment by entertainment agencies, she instantly becomes a top candidate! But her new identity is at stake when heartthrob Suho Lee accidentally sees her bare face. Will her elite status be short-lived?

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  At a Distance, Spring is Green (2021)Also comedy

  A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo-hyun and Yeon Joo, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends when they work on a project together.

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  The Tale of Nokdu (2019)Also comedy

  While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.

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  I Buy, Therefore I Am (2025)Also comedy

  A healing romance about a bookstore part-timer living an ordinary life, who develops feelings for the bookstore owner, her former lover, and the new bookstore part-timer.
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  Ho Gu's Love (2015)Also comedy

  It's not easy being Ho Goo, a low-key guy who can neither score a date nor score high enough on his civil service exams, which he's failed 7 years running. But when he has a chance reunion with national swimming champion Do Hee, the most popular girl of his high school, his luck begins to change — perhaps for the worse. After staying out all night with Do Hee, Ho Goo experiences a rude awakening when he realizes that not only has Do Hee left him, she's also pregnant!