K-Dramas like The Mermaid I Loved

12 shows with a similar feel

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  A Korean Odyssey (2017)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  A self-serving mythical creature's bid for invincibility backfires when he finds himself at the mercy of a woman who can see otherworldly beings.

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  Alchemy of Souls (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

  A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.

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  Head Over Heels (2025)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  A teenage shaman determined to change fate sets out to save a mysterious boy destined to die. As danger looms, their fated encounter sparks a powerful first love that defies darkness and reclaims hope.

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  Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl (2006)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Hazumu confessed his love to Yasuna, but she turned him down. To ease his heartbreak, he went to Mt. Kashimayama where he had met her for the first time. He loses his way in the mountains, and it starts to get dark. Seeing a big shooting star in the sky, he begins to formulate a wish, but quickly notes that something is very wrong. For the shooting star is actually a space ship about to crash into him. And then he died. Only with the help of the aliens could his live be saved. However, he became a girl, due to an accident during the reconstruction of his body.
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  An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride (2024)Also action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

  Zagan might be the most feared evil sorcerer, but when it comes to social interactions, he's the most inept. All those days studying the dark arts won't help him when he falls in love at first sight with Nephelia, the beautiful elven slave, and spends his entire fortune to purchase her. With no clue how to talk to each other, the awkward arrangement for a bumbling sorcerer and timid elf begins.
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  Vampire Dormitory (2024)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  After Mito loses her parents and is fired from her job, she must fend for herself on the streets disguised as a boy. She comes across a stranger named Ruka and learns his dark secret—he's a vampire! Ruka invites Mito, still in disguise, to live in an all-boys dorm. Mito exchanges her blood for a place to stay, but a budding romance and her true identity threaten all that hangs in the balance.
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  Time-Limited Love (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Lin Xiaoxi is transported into a parallel universe by a time transmitter invented by scientist Zhou Yuheng, sparking a love story that unfolds across time and space.
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  The Fairy Lake (2012)Also sci-fi & fantasy
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  Broken Dimension Love (2022)Also sci-fi & fantasy
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  Moonlight Mystique (2025)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Bai Shuo, the youngest daughter of the General's Mansion, aspires to cultivate immortality in order to repay a favor. On her journey to seek immortality, she accidentally rescues the great demon god Fan Yue. As the saying goes, healthy fights strengthen relationships, and they go from mutual manipulation to mutual affection as they fall in love with each other, navigating a love affair intertwined with sweetness and cruelty. Even though they face countless difficulties, their love is strong enough to overcome all limitations, allowing them to truly embrace each other.

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  Back for You (2025)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  When Yu Xingchen learns that his first love Su Ruo has died, he’s suddenly pulled into a time vortex that sends him fifteen years into the past. Now back in high school, he finds Su Ruo alive at eighteen. As he relives their youth, he revisits forgotten moments and uncovers hidden clues about her fate. Caught between the past and present, Yu Xingchen must solve the mystery of her death—before time runs out and he loses her forever.
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  Way Back Love (2025)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  After losing all hope to live, Jeong Hee-wan unexpectedly reunites with her first love, Kim Ram-woo, who is now a grim reaper, opening a new chapter in her life.

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