K-Dramas like Unexpected

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  When a low-ranked fairy accidentally resurrects a powerful demon, their fates become cosmically entangled as the world is thrown into turmoil.

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  Love and Redemption (2020)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  Legend has it that the god of battle saved heaven a 1000 years in the past in a deadly battle against the demon. Both fell from heaven and disappeared from the world. Chu Xuanji was born in the world without the six senses, making her quite clueless and inept. The Zanhua tournament is held within the Shaoyang sect, and leader Chu Lei has two daughters - his relied on eldest daughter Chu Linglong and youngest daughter Chu Xuanji, who is lazy and horrible in martial arts. When Yu Sifeng and Chu Xuanji happen to meet, they befriend each other. Yu Sifeng falls for Xuanji despite the harsh consequences he has to face, as students at Lize Palace are prohibited from falling in love. Four years later, Xuanji and Yu Sifeng meet again. Sifeng wears a mask because of a curse that can only be broken if he finds true love.
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  Three-Body (2023)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  Nanotechnology researcher Wang Miao is taken to the Joint Operations Center by police officer Shi Qiang, who's investigating the mysterious suicide wave among scientists worldwide. He is recruited to sneak into an organization called the Frontiers of Science to help the investigation. When Wang Miao is contacted by the leader of the organization, Shen Yufei, she introduces him to a sophisticated VR video game called Three-Body, but soon he discovers that it's more than just a game.
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  Derailment (2023)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  Do you believe that there exist countless parallel universes that are exactly like the world you live in? Jiang Xiaoyuan finds herself struggling with her identity as she travels across parallel universes that never seem to intersect. In her original world, she is an invincible wealthy daughter, but in another place, she becomes an ordinary working girl who has absolutely nothing. Along the way, she meets the mysterious Qi Lian and together, they search for the truth involving the mystery surrounding her. Stripped of wealth, family background, appearance, and education, Jiang Xiaoyuan sets herself on a journey to find pieces of her "real" identity.
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  My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019)Also comedy · sci-fi & fantasy · drama

  The alien girl Chai Xiaoqi tells the story of Fang Xiaoqi, the overbearing president of the alien girl who died from the "Cape Town Planet", who was suffering from the "rainy weather heterosexual amnesia". A high-energy hilarious and romantic cross-star love story. The female host Chai Xiaoqi is not only an alien, but also a true-handed witch. Once she inhales the hormones emitted by the males in the earth, she will fall into the "flowery state" and suffer from various diseases. The fun and ridiculously ridiculous romance will restore the singularity of the girl in the perfection of the girl. In order to survive on the human earth, Chai Xiaoqi will use his various super powers to solve one accident after another, like a roller coaster. The ups and downs will make the audience hooked. The male lord is cold and is an alternative overbearing president.
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  My Heroic Husband (2021)Also drama · comedy · sci-fi & fantasy

  Ning Yi, a determined woman from a cold background, grows through poetry, business, and martial arts, taking on increasing responsibilities and, with the help of her friends and family, using courage and wisdom to protect Lin An.

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  Fangs of Fortune (2024)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed both human and demon realms, leads to chaos as demon beasts run rampant. Disguised as Zhao Yuanzhou, the demon leader Zhu Yan offers to form a demon-hunting bureau to help restore order. Wen Xiao, suspicious of Zhao Yuanzhou, joins the bureau along with her childhood friend Zhuo Yichen, skilled archer Pei Sijing, and the talented but timid doctor Bai Jiu. Together, they confront the creatures from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and uncover the darker truths behind the chaos.

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  Rattan (2021)Also sci-fi & fantasy · drama

  An encounter leads to a lifetime of memories. An ordinary man accidentally wakes the mysterious Si Teng from decades of slumber. In helping her search for her identity, they overcome many obstacles to grow together in love. On a journey to retrace his ancestry, young designer Qin Fang accidentally sets off a contraption that leads to him to a woman named Si Teng who is bewitchingly beautiful and powerful. Confused by the fragmented memories in her mind, Si Teng claims to be Qin Fang's new master and forces him to aid in her plans. Si Teng gradually opens up to Qin Fang and grows to discover the novelty and wonders of living. However, Bai Ying who has became crazed from her obsession becomes a roadblock in their relationship.
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  Agent from Above (2026)Also drama · sci-fi & fantasy

  Bound by a deity's pact, Han Chieh fights demons on Earth. When he uncovers an old enemy's plan for a second invasion, he must fight to save humanity.

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  More Than A Childhood Friend (2025)Also drama

  Two longtime childhood friends drift apart when Cheng Xia gives up on her unrequited love, only to reconnect with Xu Jingxiao, another childhood companion, whose sincere pursuit changes her life. As old regrets collide with new romance, she finally finds real love and a fresh start in both career and heart.
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  Love's Stealthy Pulse (2025)Also comedy

  Qiao Mo has disguised herself as a man since childhood. On the day her stepsister is set to marry Li Zhancheng, the wealthiest man in Jinghai, she plans to exact revenge on the Qiao family for her mother's sake—by ruining the wedding. But by a twist of fate, she loses her first night to that very man. To protect her identity as a woman, she reluctantly helps Li Zhancheng search for the “mysterious woman” with whom he slept, while Li Zhancheng finds himself in the greatest confusion of his life: has he been gay this whole time?
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  Boy's Abyss (2022)Also drama

  Kurose Reiji is a 17-year-old high school boy whose family members are full of problems. Due to this circumstance, Reiji has no particular dream and wants to get a job instead of going to college to make his mother's life easier. Just as Reiji was spending his days vaguely, he had a fateful encounter with an idol called Aoe Nagi, who proposed to Reiji that they commit suicide together. Will Reiji be able to find the light in his life after all the problems occurring one after another around him?