K-Dramas like Sound Candy
Finished Sound Candy (2023) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
Top Management (2018)Also dramaA former K-Pop idol trainee finds a new dream as an idol manager.
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When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)Also dramaIn Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.
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Secret Love Affair (2014)Also dramaDespite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seon Jae, Hye Won's appetite for passion is awakened, and she soon falls for the impoverished piano prodigy. Though they risk everything, Hye Won and Seon Jae can't help but embark on an affair that threatens to destroy both their lives. Based on the 2005 Japanese film Tokyo Tower, this romance aches with the desperate struggle between love and reality.
The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)Also dramaIn the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps him grow as a ruler.
My Naughty Assistant (2022)Also dramaYoung actress Zhang Duoduo witnesses her boyfriend cheating and accidentally gets the protection of popular star Xing Enchen. Then, she begins a relationship with him. The two hearts gradually attract each other and draw closer together. He gives up his dreams and fame for her, and she gives up love for him and travels far from home. The two finally end up together with joint efforts.
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (2022)Also dramaEripiyo is initially a woman leading a normal life until it is turned upside down after watching a performance of the minor idol group ChamJam, which leads her to becoming obsessed with one of its members, Maina Ichii. Despite Eripiyo's enthusiasm towards her, Maina is consistently the least popular member of the group, leaving Eripiyo to take it upon herself to buy a lot of Maina's merchandise, which mainly involves singles.
Given (2021)Also dramaRitsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Satō and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Love Song in August (2011)Also dramaA Korean pop star and a Japanese housewife meet and start developing feelings for each other. How will things evolve from now on?
MARS (2016)Also dramaThe story revolves around Kira and Rei, two high school students. Kira is an extremely introverted artist, and Rei is an outgoing playboy with a frightening violent side. The two start a friendship and eventually a romance after Rei sees a drawing that Kira drew on the back of a map she gave him. However, both Kira and Rei are hiding troubled pasts, and through their relationship they confront their past demons. Masao, a student at Kira and Rei's school, has a connection to Rei's violent past. He enters Kira and Rei's lives to try to force Rei to return to the person he used to be.
Smile After Tears (2026)Also dramaAfter a tragic accident tears them apart, a cheerful student finds healing and unexpected love through the boy who stayed beside him.
Four Hands, Two Sonatas (2026)Also dramaWhen two young pianists from completely different worlds meet at an elite music high school, the melodies of their lives become intimately intertwined.
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The Blockbusters (2024)Also dramaFour students from Why Dance Studio unexpectedly become viral sensations with a dance video posted online, and they decide to form the first local plus-sized dance group, Team BB. As the group slowly blossoms, connections from their past begin to re-emerge, and they must deal with challenges as they navigate the intricacies of friendship and fame.
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