K-Dramas like Eight Hours

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Swallowed Star (2020)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  On the Earth, a catastrophe triggered the variation of all kinds of species. The superior survived and the inferior were extinct. Under this circumstance, Luo Feng inherited from the owner of Yunmo Star and became one of the three strongest people on the Earth. He lost his flesh during the fight against giant swallowed monster but then he took the flesh of the monster. In the flesh, he developed a human body. Later, he stepped out of the Earth and headed to the universe.
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  Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  When a low-ranked fairy accidentally resurrects a powerful demon, their fates become cosmically entangled as the world is thrown into turmoil.

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  Joy of Life (2019)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

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  The Golden Eyes (2019)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  An ordinary man working at a pawnshop accidentally encounters an incident that affects his eyes and ignites changes in his life that start him on a tomb-raiding adventure.
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  Affinity (2026)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  In 2051, bioengineering student Wu Nongyu and sociopath Xie Xinxu are drawn together by a mysterious genetic attraction. As their relationship grows, they must confront their pasts and navigate love, trust, and redemption while racing to find a way to break the powerful bond that threatens to control their lives.

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  Hitori No Shita - The Outcast (2016)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Zhang Chulan leads a very common college student's life until he finds himself caught up in a terrible incident that happened in a small village. As he was walking through a graveyard, he is assaulted by zombies. Thinking that it was over for him, a mysterious girl carrying a sword suddenly saves him and disappears.
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  The Immortal Ascension (2025)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Han Li, an ordinary, poor boy from a mountain village, joins a small martial arts sect by chance. Despite his mediocre talent, he eventually cultivates himself into an immortal through hard work and careful planning.

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  Eternal Love of Dream (2020)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Having been saved by Emperor Dong Hua from a vicious monster attack, Princess of Qingqiu, Bai Fengjiu becomes immensely indebted to him. To repay him, Fengjiu follows Donghua around on his adventures to eliminate evil but unwittingly realizes that her feelings of gratitude towards him has turned to romantic. However, after a hundred thousand years of fighting evil, Donghua has long forgotten the meaning of “love". To protect Fengjiu, Dong Hua sends her to the human world but accidentally causes the death of Fengjiu’s friend. Fengjiu enters the dream of Ah Lan Ruo to search for the fruit that will be able to resurrect her friend. However, Fengjiu ends up getting trapped in the dream. Dong Hua comes to rescue, and realizes he has fallen in love with Fengjiu…
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  The Blood of Youth (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  A young martial artist's quest to prove himself takes an unexpected turn when he and his companions stumble into a mystery surrounding a golden coffin.
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  Word of Honor (2021)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  A disillusioned leader of assassins sets out for the martial arts world, where he encounters a bosom friend and becomes entangled in a conspiracy.
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  Ever Night (2018)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  As the lone survivor of his kingdom, Ning Que joins a martial arts academy and must fight to protect his beloved, who's prophesied to bring about chaos.
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  The Founder of Diabolism (2018)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  A feared outlaw is reborn in another’s body and joins an old rival to unravel ghostly mysteries—and maybe his own past.

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