K-Dramas like Joseon Beauty Pageant
Finished Joseon Beauty Pageant (2018) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (2019)Also comedy · dramaWhen he becomes king, Lee Soo hires the Flower Crew matchmaking agency to make a noble woman out of his first love, Gae-Ddong. Ma Hoon, Young-soo and Do Joon try to fulfill their client's request.
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)Also comedy · dramaIn the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.
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Moon River (2025)Also drama · comedyIn Joseon, a vengeful crown prince and a memory-lost merchant mysteriously swap bodies, unraveling a web of chaos, secrets, and unexpected fate.
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Moonshine (2021)Also comedy · dramaAbout human love against the backdrop of the most powerful alcohol prohibition period in the Joseon. The private prosecutor who comes to Seoul to raise the family, a poor man and his wife who start to make drinks to pay off their debts, and the prince who keeps going over the wall to drink; the drama is about three people who can end each other's lives fatefully encountering in front of a secret liquor warehouse.
The Tale of Nokdu (2019)Also comedy · dramaWhile on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
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The Crowned Clown (2019)Also dramaStanding in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people.
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Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022)Also dramaA spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.
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Nice to Not Meet You (2025)Also comedy · dramaA hateful romance between a professional detective actor who wants to become a melodrama master and a female reporter who was demoted from a political reporter who won the Reporter of the Year award to the entertainment department.
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Surely Tomorrow (2025)Also comedy · dramaIn their twenties, Lee Kyeong-do and Seo Ji-woo part ways after two passionate relationships. A decade later, they meet again as a reporter who covers an adultery scandal and the wife of the man at the center of that scandal. Reuniting in their late thirties, their youth has passed, but their love remains vivid. Kyeong-do now strives to prove to her and to himself that he still loves her.
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My Sassy Girl (2017)Also comedy · dramaWhen a respected scholar becomes the unexpected protector of a sassy princess, he must save her from rebels threatening her royal future.
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Dear Hongrang (2025)Also dramaWhen a long-missing heir returns with lost memories, love and suspicion entwine. Is he truly Hongrang, or a stranger disturbing hearts and family ties?
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The Murky Stream (2025)Also dramaThe fates of a man with a hidden past, a wise and just woman, and an upright man intertwine.
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