K-Dramas like How to Hate You
Finished How to Hate You (2019) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
Adult Trainee (2021)Also comedyThree different coming-of-age stories from the point of view of the protagonists about how they deal with their realities in high school at the end of their teenage period as Gen Z.
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Absolute Value of Romance (2026)Also drama · comedyHigh schooler Yeo Eui-ju secretly writes web novels by night. When four charming new teachers arrive, they inspire her stories and shake up her school.
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Love Revolution (2020)Also drama · comedyGong Ju Young is a 17-year-old high school student who thinks he has found love at school when he falls in for Wang Ja Rim at first sight. But winning her heart won’t be easy. Wang Ja Rim has earned a reputation for being cold and aloof – and, at first, seems totally unimpressed by Gong Ju Young’s garish displays of affection. But Gong Ju Young won’t be deterred so easily. Persistence is the key, he thinks – and, over time, Wang Ja Rim starts to open up to her classmate. Gong Ju Young’s best buddy since elementary school is Lee Kyung Woo. Will he prove to be a help to Gong Ju Young in his quest for Wang Ja Rim’s heart – or a hindrance?
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Nevertheless, (2021)Also dramaThe intoxicating charm of a flirtatious art school classmate pulls a reluctant love cynic into a friends-with-benefits relationship.
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My Dearest Nemesis (2025)Also comedy · dramaBaek Su-jeong leads a planning team at a renowned department store. She meets her new boss, Ban Ju-yeon, her first love from an online game 16 years ago, stirring up memories of when he confessed his feelings but she rejected him.
★ 4.3 from 3 members11 tracking it here
Love Alarm (2019)Also dramaLove Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is one of the few people who have yet to download the app. However, she soon faces a love triangle situation between Sun-oh whom she starts to have feelings for, and Hye-young, who has had a huge crush on her.
★ 4.0 from 3 members7 tracking it here
Weak Hero (2022)Also dramaWith the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.
★ 4.6 from 7 members31 tracking it here
Serendipity's Embrace (2024)Also drama · comedyAfter 10 years in the US, Hu-young returns to Korea and meets his first love, Hong-ju, at a café by chance. Just as the window into which Peter Pan flew happened to be Wendy's room. Just as the prince happened to find Cinderella's glass shoes. As if nothing had changed in the past 10 years, Hu-young becomes clumsier only in front of Hong-ju. It’s like going back to the age of 19 when he met his first love, Hong-ju. Hu-young and Hong-ju’s days, which have faded a little, begin to turn into vivid rainbow colors again.
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The Fabulous (2022)Also drama · comedyFour best friends chase their dreams in the competitive world of fashion while juggling demanding jobs, romantic dilemmas and wild nights on the town.
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Lovely Runner (2024)Also drama · comedyRight after Ryu Sun-jae, a top star, ends his life, Im Sol, his top fan, somehow ends up at a time when they were in high school and tries to protect him. A fantasy romance unfolds where people who missed each other in time finally meet.
★ 4.6 from 5 members20 tracking it here
Sweet Revenge (2017)Also drama · comedyA teenager manages to stumble upon a phone application, where, upon writing a person's name, that person is punished. Moreover, she uses this newfound power for her own benefit.
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Our Sticky Love (2026)Also drama · comedyAn ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. Can this sticky situation turn into real love?
★ 5.0 from 6 members53 tracking it here
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