K-Dramas like 20th Century Boy and Girl

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Place to Place (2012)Also comedy

  Tsumiki Miniwa, a small girl who packs a punch, is in love with her best friend, tall and easygoing Io Otonashi. The only problem is that she can't bring herself to come out and say it. And, despite the fact that he can otherwise read her like a book, Io doesn't seem to be able to pick up the obvious clues—even with all of their friends teasing that there's no one better suited for each other. Acchi Kocchi follows Tsumiki and her circle of friends as they go through their day-to-day lives. Between Mayoi the electronics nerd, Sakaki the good-natured prankster, and the nosebleed-prone Hime, Tsumiki's friends will never let her live down her crush. But only time will tell if Tsumiki will gain the courage to finally say how she truly feels.
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  She Was Pretty (2015)Also comedy

  A former ugly duckling tries to track down his childhood first love. But what will happen when a case of false identities backfires?

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  Love Cells (2014)Also comedy

  Fresh from playing matchmaker in Love Cells, the love guru Ne-bi returns to work her magic on a couple that is tragically torn apart when they lose memories of their romance.
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  我成了恶毒女配 (2021)Also comedy

  Internet novelist Xia Youyou time-travels into her new novel “Lin Manor Crisis”, taking on the role of the nasty cast member, Situ Chacha.
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  Untouchable Princess (2022)Also comedy

  Chu Yueli finds herself transported into her own novel, equipped with a magic paintbrush that allows her to alter the story. As she searches for a way back to the real world, she meets the male protagonist, Yun Jingye, and love begins to blossom between them. However, unexpected twists in the plot arise, caused by another novelist in the real world who is also rewriting the story's course.
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  Niji-iro Prism Girl (2013)Also comedy
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  Joy of Life (2019)Also comedy

  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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  She Was Pretty (2021)Also comedy

  Hasebe Sosuke is the deputy editor-in-chief for the Japanese version of the fashion magazine "The Most" which is released in 30 countries worldwide. He is an unfriendly and cool rationalist. He's been transferred from the New York branch to complete a particular mission. When he was young, he was fat and often bullied. Now a handsome elite, he strives to meet his first love again. On the other hand, Sato Ai is unemployed and living with her best friend. After her company went bankrupt, she's eventually hired as a helper. She's a cheerful, energetic, and honest person. In her youth, she was a beautiful honor student who has now grown into a self-conscious person. Although she meets Sosuke again, she doesn't want to reveal her identity.
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  Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! (2022)Also comedy

  Yumeko used to be bullied for being bigger than other girls, but after she almost dies in an accident and awakens with no memories, she decides to turn her life aroundーby living happily in her own skin and even going after the one she loves.
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  Oh! Youngsim (2023)Also comedy

  Oh Young-Sim is single and in her 30's. She has worked as a TV variety show PD for 8 years. She wants to make people laugh with her TV shows, but they were always cancelled due to low popularity ratings. Her career is now in a crisis.
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  Perfect Crown (2026)Also comedy

  In 21st-century Korea under a constitutional monarchy, a chaebol heiress with everything but status tries to take control of her future after crossing paths with a lonely prince with nothing but his title. Together, bound by a contract marriage, they begin a class-defying romance to rewrite destiny.

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  Diamond Lover (2015)Also comedy

  Xiao Liang is the CEO of the world's biggest Diamond company. He's reserved, strict and counts every penny while doing business. He also chooses to close himself off from people, insisting relationships are of no worth in his life. Everything turns upside down when he meets Mi Dou, a woman who changes his views in life and teaches him what it means to be alive and happy.