Brilliant Girls

K-Dramas like Brilliant Girls

Finished Brilliant Girls (2021) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.

12 shows with a similar feel

  • In Time with You (2011)Also comedy

    A sharp-tongued shoe executive makes a bet with her longtime best friend to see who can get married first before turning 35—only to realize that love might have been right beside her all along.

  • Maesetsu! Opening Act (2020)Also comedy

    The anime centers on four girls at the full bloom of their youth, working hard to achieve their dreams as they struggle valiantly. In Japanese entertainment, Maesetsu! refers to an introductory talk or explanation addressed to the audience before the broadcast of television programs, usually performed by assistant directors and particularly comedians in variety or comedy shows.

  • Be Together (2021)Also comedy

    Four female friends and former classmates – Xia Yan, Zhao Xiaolei, Xiang Nan, and Han Shuang – have formed a bond that could last a lifetime. But as they approach the end of their twenties, they all find themselves facing up to a range of very different challenges.

  • True to Love (2023)Also comedy

    Dating coach Bo-ra, whose relationship is failing, and prickly publisher Su-hyeok team up to save Bo-ra’s love life for the sake of her upcoming book about dating. The collaboration results in the mind game of romance.

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  • Sweet Teeth (2021)Also comedy

    Dentist Ai Jingchu, who also teaches at Donghu University, is known to be the most handsome man at school. University librarian Zeng Li, however, is prejudiced against him because of a little misunderstanding. When Zeng Li’s mother forces her to get braces, she tries to avoid Ai Jingchu at all costs, but eventually still ends up becoming his patient. As the two interact more and more with each other, Zeng Li realizes that Ai Jing Chu is actually a very professional and caring person, and starts to develop feelings for him.

  • Lady Tough (2021)Also comedy

    Liu Lian is a 30-year-old single woman who has a tendency to not go by the book. She is contended in simply enjoying her own life. Her mother's sudden passing leaves her unsure about how to cope, so she decides to give herself a short holiday break. She may approach life with sarcasm and contempt but deep inside, she seeks reconciliation between her mother and herself.

  • Oh! Edo Rocket (2007)Also comedy

    Oh! Edo Rocket is a stage play written for the Gekidan Shinkansen theater troupe by Kazuki Nakashima. It was adapted into an anime TV series in April 2007, directed by Seiji Mizushima and produced by Studio Madhouse. It is a comedic story often breaking the fourth wall, that involves a firework maker in medieval Edo and his efforts to build a rocket to carry an alien back to her people on the moon. The series made its North American television debut on the FUNimation Channel on November 15, 2010.

  • #lovesignal (2022)Also comedy

    Two best friends, who live under the same roof, share their daily little things about their relationships with each other. As long as you had fallen in love, you must have known these ten love signals.

  • Mystic Pop-up Bar (2020)Also comedy

    At this mysterious late-night food cart run by an equally mysterious woman and her part-timer, customers are provided a space for respite and counseling through their dreams. But most importantly, everyone here is treated equally—living or dead.

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  • Love in Sync (2026)Also comedy

    A former top actress who has lost her ability to feel and a psychological counselor who feels too much are brought together through a mysterious ability to share emotions. As she begins to rediscover emotions through him, and he learns to manage the overwhelming weight of empathy through her, the two gradually heal each other in unexpected ways.

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  • Dream Eater Merry (2011)Also comedy

    Yumeji has the ability to see the dreams of other people around him. When Yumeji meets Nightmare Merry, a dream demon seeking to return to her own world he uses his power to assist her.

  • Funny Woman (2015)Also comedy

    A drama about a comedian who is sad because she's not funny and a judge who doesn't know how to laugh. Ko Eun Ho is a plain Jane wannabe comedian but most people do not find her funny. She decides to change her name to Ko Rilla to change her luck which is met by resistance from Judge Oh whom she met on a blind date.

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