K-Dramas like The Adultlike
Finished The Adultlike (2023) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
Encounter (2018)Also dramaFollowing a chance encounter overseas, a woman with much to lose and a man with little to his name meet again as employer and employee.
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May I Help You? (2022)Also dramaBaek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected. Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company “A Dime A Job” he can be hired for any odd (but legal) task. One day, Kim Tae Hee encounters Baek Dong Joo, when he is hired by her boyfriend to break up with her in his stead. After that, their paths continue to cross, and by the virtue of their jobs, their fates get intertwined deeper and deeper in a series of life and death situations, surrounding the wishes of the people who had died, and the painful past it is going to unravel for both of them.
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Master of the Star Spring (2022)Also dramaSu Jiu accidentally gained the power of "Star Spring" and became the master of it. For this, he set out for a cultivation journey with a fun and extraordinary experience.
The Love We Couldn't Keep (2024)Also dramaTang Weiwei, closed off to love, unexpectedly falls for intern Li Shu after a series of comical misunderstandings. Just as she begins to find happiness, she learns Li Shu is the younger brother of her deceased first love—and his arrival was driven by revenge.
Return the World to You (2019)Also dramaAfter losing her boyfriend Qi Lei in a suspicious accident, aspiring designer Yi En builds a thriving fashion brand on her own. But Qi Lei, secretly alive and seeking revenge, returns under a new identity.
Lord of All Worlds (2024)Also dramaYoung Luo Lie was accidentally selected to be summoned to the other world to live in the identity of others. The large and small forces in the other world are divided, and there are hidden killing opportunities everywhere. The homesick Luo Lie relied on his tenacious character and mysterious ability acquired when he wore his soul to overcome many difficulties in the treacherous situation, break through his own limits, and make a name for himself. However, the dangerous predicament, treacherous and cunning tricks are pressing on him step by step, with the help of his childhood sweetheart, Luo Lie, who has no intention of becoming a hero, unexpectedly embarked on a heroic road, what awaits him in front of him is the abyss of no return, or the light that clears the clouds and sees the sun?
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim (2025)Also dramaKim Nak-su is a middle-aged man who loses everything he once considered valuable in an instant. After a long journey, he finally discovers his true self, beyond his role as a department manager at a large corporation.
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1st Kiss (2023)Also dramaEight years ago, the hero Gu Chi's mother and the heroine Jiang Lan's father died in a car accident. Seeing Gu Chi who was still young and suffering a sudden misfortune as her, Jiang Lan sympathized with him and took him in. Now that Gu Chi is a new model and Jiang Lan is already a super model, their feelings for each other are changing.
报告王爷,王妃又演上了 (2024)Also dramaShu Man, a talented 21st-century magician, is suddenly transported into the fictional Jing Kingdom as Shen Yaoyao, the daughter of a prominent official. After witnessing the ruthless Xiao Yu assassinate the crown prince, she avoids death by feigning blindness. Fate soon entangles them in marriage, making her his princess consort and plunging her into a tense life of hidden dangers and secrets at every step.
No Home (2024)Also dramaGo Hae-jun runs away from home, while Baek Eun-yeong, a troubled student, ends up living in a tent with nowhere else to go. The two, who met by a twisted fate, end up living together in an abandoned old dormitory. Both hate the dormitory and each other, but with nowhere else to go, their difficult journey begins.
Love Crossed (2021)Also dramaA heartbroken woman escapes into a virtual reality world of perfect men, only to uncover a sinister secret that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality.
The Gentlemen (2016)Also dramaThe story revolves around three brothers who grew up in a male-dominant family and all inherited a chauvinistic streak from their father. Eldest brother Zhang Nai Ping aspires to be his own boss but he suffers many setbacks in his career and his marriage. His wife Zhou Hui Min cannot tolerate his chauvinism, they eventually divorced. In a twist of event, Nai Ping chanced upon a business opportunity in confinement food catering. Second brother Zhang Nai Liang suffers from ear disease which leads to migraine and had to give up his passion in ballet. He conducts ballet classes for children instead, but a parent accused him of behaving inappropriately towards her daughter - The youngest brother Zhang Nai Yi graduates from the arts school specializing in fashion design. However, his lack of social skills and introvert nature hinders his chances at job interviews.
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