5 K-Dramas With Sweet Yet Strong Couples To Watch If You Miss “A Good Day To Be A Dog”

Since “A Good Day to Be a Dog” ended, many of us are suffering from the withdrawal of Han Hae Na (Park Gyu Young) and Jin Seo Won’s (Cha Eun Woo’s) unique and charming romance as they became one of the public’s favorite sweethearts due to their resilience, loveliness, and funny interactions. Our SeoHae couple will surely be hard to surpass or forget any time soon, but there may be some couples in K-dramaland who could fill the void with their cute yet powerful chemistry and romance, so here are some K-dramas to cope with the absence of our SeoHae couple.

1. “My Lovely Liar”

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to tell apart the truths from the lies? It surely would make things easier in many aspects, especially when it comes to love. But to Mok Sol Hee (Kim So Hyun), who is able to literally discern when people are telling lies, this ability isn’t always so beneficial, though she definitely has found practical uses for it. To her, hearing people lying has become a very common thing, which is why when she meets Kim Do Ha (Hwang Minhyun), a handsome but mysterious composer who hides his face and a big secret from his past, she is greatly surprised to realize that he never lies.

What begins as just a random encounter for the two protagonists soon turns into the fate that was preparing to bring them back together. As they get closer together and each other’s pasts start to detangle, both of them learn to trust behind the lies and secrets in order to find the truth. If you haven’t watched this 2023 drama starring Kim So Hyun and Hwang Minhyun, then you are in for a surprise. This show is full of fantasy, mystery, and a sweet romance which helps the main couple resolve the issues from their past and ultimately find new happiness together.

 

 

2. “Encounter”

Sometimes reality can be harder than any other obstacle, and nobody understands this better than Cha Soo Hyun (Song Hye Kyo). She has to not only put up with an overbearing political family but also carry the responsibility of bringing back to business the hotel she received as her only alimony after a disastrous divorce. So she travels to Cuba, where she is preparing to obtain a new hotel in order to make her way out of her dreadful circumstances. But what she never expects is to meet a man who will turn her life upside down.

The last thing on Soo Hyun’s mind is to fall in love, let alone fall for Kim Jin Hyun (Park Bo Gum), a younger man whose career is just beginning. He has no connections and is not afraid to fight for their love despite having all the odds against them. Through overcoming many prejudices and skimmings, they find the courage to live in love and live their lives to the fullest. Though this drama doesn’t exactly have any kind of magic, special abilities, or curses from the past, the fantasy-like scenarios full of beautiful sunsets, cheerful music, and a handsome young photographer make this 2018 drama worthy of being part of this list.

 

 

3.”W”

Some people dream of meeting their idols, and others are even able to do it, but when the hero you want to meet is just a cartoon character, that dream remains just that. Though it wasn’t Oh Yeon Joo’s (Han Hyo Joo’s) actual dream to meet Kang Chul (Lee Jong Suk), the main character in her father’s popular comic, she somehow ends up not only face to face with him, but she also saves his life. After that, she continues being dragged back into the comic, going back and forth between those two worlds.

Kang Chul is everything that a main character should be: handsome, rich, smart, and unfortunately, fictional. But he isn’t aware of this until he meets Oh Yeon Joo, a surgeon who appears out of nowhere every time he seems to be in danger. This makes her appear highly suspicious but at the same time very intriguing, and he quickly convinces himself that she might be the key to his life. There may be couples who have to fight crazy ex-lovers, society prejudices, and sometimes even deities, but in this drama they have to fight with two different dimensions, which makes them unique in their own way and completely worth watching.

 

 

4. “I Am Not a Robot”

Some robots are built in order to have a big resemblance to humans, but what about a human trying to impersonate a robot? As absurd as it seems, this is exactly what Jo Ji Ah (Chae Soo Bin) has to do in order to recover from all of her failed endeavors as an inventor. Though she hasn’t succeeded yet, she is confident in her creativity and that one day someone will recognize the brilliant mind she has. In the meantime, she pretends to be a robot while her ex-boyfriend repairs the real one that—not so coincidentally—looks exactly like her.

But who in the world would be in need of a robot humanoid? The answer is Kim Min Kyu (Yoo Seung Ho), a rich man who suffers from a very rare condition that prevents him from having any kind of contact with people. This is widely inconvenient, especially since this prevents him from winning the heart of his long-time crush. The dynamics between Min Kyu and Ji Ah are far from hilarious and chaotic, since Ji Ah is only human and Min Kyu can’t help but notice her bright charm despite her pretending to be a robot. When the biggest obstacle between you and your lover is none other than yourself, seeing how he overcomes that should be enough to start watching this drama now.

 

5. “Perfect Marriage Revenge”

K-dramas based on contract marriages might be a little outdated now, but when you combine them with time travel, getting revenge on a crazy stepmother, super supportive in-laws, and a very hot husband, you get a pretty perfect drama. And that is exactly why “Perfect Marriage Revenge” doesn’t fall short on the word perfect, offering all of the above plus a strong-minded female lead who isn’t afraid to face those who have hurt her, even if that means to overlook her chances to find true love along the way.

Han Yi Joo (Jung Yoo Min) and Seo Do Guk (Sung Hoon) might be one of the greatest power couples of 2023. They start off as a contract marriage, but they quickly start to develop a nice friendship full of complicity. They support each other’s plans, understand each other’s insecurities, heal their pain, and ultimately give each other the family they always longed for. Despite the unnerving villains, the sweetness between the main couple and the satisfaction of seeing them team up to bring their enemies down makes this a drama worth watching. Plus, it’s only a 12-episode show, which makes it easier to binge-watch during any weekend.

 

 

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