It’s spring, and love is in the air!

Celebrate this warm season with sweet and satisfying romance dramas that will make your heart race and the butterflies in your stomach flutter!

Featuring our favorite tropes like enemies to lovers, fake to real romances, first loves, fated loves… and many more!

Spring Romance

As the beloved youngest daughter of a well-to-do family, Yoon Dan Oh (Shin Ye Eun) lived a charmed life. At least she did until the day fate dealt her with a rather cruel blow. No longer able to indulge in the carefree lifestyle of a cherished daughter, Dan Oh must do everything she can to help support her family.

The proprietors of Ihwawon Inn, Dan Oh, and her family warmly welcome those looking for a place to stay during their visit to Hanyang. As the majority of those traveling to the area are young men preparing to take the civil servant entrance exam necessary for becoming a ranking official, Ihwawon Inn is frequently visited by a large number of scholars. Among those scholars are Kang San (Ryeoun), Kim Si Yeol (Kang Hoon), and Jeong Yoo Ha (Jung Gun Joo), three very different young men who each harbor a deep secret.

While the young scholars prepare for the exam they, along with Dan Oh, stumble upon bits of information that all seem to tie into a strange disappearance that happened thirteen years ago. Pooling their knowledge, will this unlikely quartet be able to solve this mystery or will they find themselves too distracted by the sudden and unexpected flutterings of their unruly hearts?

Full of delightfully heart-pounding moments, “The Secret Romantic Guesthouse” is a 2023 South Korean historical mystery romance drama directed by Kim Jung Min.

The Secret Romantic Guesthouse

Miura Manatsu (Mizuki Itagaki) is a young office worker who finds himself in a quandary: His mother is suffering from ill-health, and he believes that getting married will be a good way to bring some cheer to her – and help her recovery. The only problem is he doesn’t have a girlfriend.

So he downloads a dating app and starts looking for potential partners.

Another of the app’s users is Haruta Ami (Matsui Airi), a woman who has been struggling to get over her ex, and has resolved to dive headlong into a new relationship in order to forget her former flame.

The two meet online and decide to get married in a hastily arranged ceremony, barely knowing anything about one another.

But there’s a hitch: Little did they know, but they are actually workmates. And as they neglected to tell their co-workers that they were getting married, their relationship becomes an awkward secret.

Little by little, they get to know each other – and start to discover that despite the unconventional nature of their marriage, true love might not be completely out of reach after all…

This drama was based on a hit manga series by Fujiwara Emi that debuted in February 2018.

“In-House Marriage Honey” is a 2020 Japanese drama series that was directed by Ryo Morita, Ryohei Shinmiya, and Daisuke Honda.

In-House Marriage Honey

✨The Honeymooners Team✨

To those that know her well, Do Min Ju (Oh Yu Jin) is a bright and bubbly media communications major, full of smiles. But to the rest of the world, Min Ju is a shy, timid university student struggling to figure out how to navigate school, life in general, and the complicated mess that is romantic relationships, all while simultaneously living through a worldwide pandemic. But Min Ju isn’t the only one on campus trying to make their way through these unprecedented times.

Much like Min Ju, Park Do Yoon (Yoo Jung Hoo) is another university student who appears one way but in reality, is completely the opposite. With the appearance of one who is well-versed in the ways of love and relationships, Do Yoon may seem cool and confident on the outside but when he’s around someone he truly likes, he turns into a flustered mess! This might explain why every meeting with Min Ju goes so wrong…

With a steadfast group of friends to support them, Min Ju and Do Yoon do their best to keep moving forward. As each new day brings with it new opportunities, will this pair of university students find themselves moving steadily toward each other?

The next installment in the “Love Playlist” series, “New Love Playlist” is a 2022 South Korean romance drama directed by Kang Min Kyung.

New Love Playlist

Are Cheng Yao (Zhang Ruo Nan)’s dreams of becoming a top lawyer about to come true? It seems so – when she is unexpectedly recruited by a leading legal firm. Excited, she moves house so she can be nearer her new office. She moves in, full of hope, and soon encounters her new roommate Qian Heng (Chen Xing Xu). However, a surprise awaits her on her first day at work…

Qian Heng turns out to be her direct superior at the office...and he proves to be incredibly hard to please! Her training period quickly turns into a baptism of fire, and she starts to feel as though he is trying to chase her out of the company. But Cheng Yao won’t be so easily deterred. She redoubles her efforts, determined to prove she’s got what it takes to succeed. Could her zeal send this duo on the path to harmony...and even love?

This drama was based on a novel named “What Comes Around Goes Around” by Ye Fei Ran.

“My Boss” is a 2024 Chinese drama series that was directed by Chen Ming Zhang and Chen Shi Yi.

My Boss

Persistent in Love Team

The handsome son of a wealthy family, Yeo Joon (Park Ji Hoon) had what most people could only dream of having. A first-year economics student at a prestigious university, Yeo Joon seems to be perfectly at ease, living up to everyone’s expectations of him. But what his charming exterior portrays is far different from what he keeps hidden on the inside. Hurting beyond belief, what Yeo Joon needed more than anything is a friend. Unfortunately, finding a true friend is a lot easier said than done.

Assigned to work together on a class project, Yeo Joon inexplicably finds himself drawn to his partner, Nam Soo Hyun (Bae In Hyuk). A third-year student in the same program, Soo Hyun is a straight A student who has no time for spoiled little rich kids. Despite their rocky beginning, Yeo Joon and Soo Hyun eventually begin to accept each other for who they are, and very slowly, a bond of friendship begins to grow between them. Polar opposites in every way, Yeo Joon and Soo Hyun have little in common but their friendship is real, providing them each the strength they need to take on the challenges they both face in life.

But their friendship is put to the test when Kim So Bin (Kang Min Ah) enters the scene. Will Yeo Joo and Soo Hyun’s unlikely friendship crumble when love begins to bloom?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Ji Nyoong, “At a Distance, Spring is Green” is a Viki Original 2021 slice of life drama directed by Kim Jung Hyun.

At a Distance, Spring is Green

🌿  Spring is Green Team 🍃

Fuji TV

Michi Yoshino (Nao) is 32 years old. She works in the sales department of a construction company. Her life is comfortable and trouble-free. But there is just one problem: her husband. She married the shy and reticent Yoichi Yoshino (Eita Nagayama) five years ago. He works as a manager at a struggling cafe and loves her very much. But he doesn’t want to have sex with her. And whenever she tries to instigate intimacy, he shies away from the situation. Two years have passed since they had sex, and she feels somewhat neglected and frustrated by the situation.

One evening, when she was supposed to meet her husband, she finds herself drinking a can of beer alone outside. And she happens to meet her company’s boss, Makoto Niina (Iwata Takanori), who is also outside at this time. Makoto Niina is everything her husband is not: He is outgoing, popular, and successful. He is married to Kaede Niina (Minami Tanaka), a senior editor at a fashion magazine. But like Michi Yoshino, Makoto Niina is not satisfied with his marriage: Kaede Niina is always “too busy” to be intimate with him. As Michi Yoshino and Makoto Niina chat, they learn one another’s marriage secrets. Could this lead them to a dangerous encounter that could threaten both of their marriages?

This drama was based on a manga series by Haru Haruno that was first published in 2017.

“Even If You Don’t Do It” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.

Even if You Don’t Do It

The Forbidden Couple

Kokdu (Kim Jung Hyun) was once a human male who lived in Korea’s past. The gods have turned hi into an immortal grim reaper who must come to the mortal realm every 99 years to ruthlessly punish humans for their weakness and frailty. He has come to despise humans, and is now cruel and pitiless. When he comes to the mortal realm this time around, he “possesses” the body of a promising young medic named Do Jin Woo (also played by Kim Jung Hyun).

But he finds his mission to send souls to the afterlife compromised when he must fulfill Do Jin Woo’s medical duties. This leads him to cross paths with Han Gye Jeol (Im Soo Hyang), a doctor who graduated from the lowest-ranking medical school in South Korea. Despite her unpromising background, however, Kokdu discovers that Han Gye Jeol has mysterious powers – and seems to have him under her spell. Could his fate have been intertwined with hers in a past life? Why does she have the ability to enthrall him so? Will he complete his mission – or could it be derailed by love?

“Kokdu: Season of Deity” is a 2023 South Korean drama series that was directed by Baek Soo Chan and Kim Ji Hoon.

Kokdu: Season of Deity

GRIM PUPPET TEAM

Youku

The leader of the Shao Yang clan hosts a magic and martial arts tournament for young apprentices. His daughter Chu Xuan Ji (Crystal Yuan), who has been deprived of the use of her senses, has been entered in the competition – even though her skills are far from advanced.

Also taking part in the competition is the Lize Palace’s star student Yu Si Feng (Cheng Yi).

Students are forbidden from embarking on romantic relationships with one another. But when the two meet, they first become firm friends…and then start to develop much deeper feelings for one another.

After a dispute between other students, Chu Xuan Ji is injured and the two young students become separated.

To make matters worse, Yu Si Feng is cursed with a spell that forces him to wear a mask that will only fall away if he can find true love.

But four years later, their paths cross again – and the duo slowly begins to learn that their pasts (as well as their futures) may well be intertwined, with heavenly forces very interested in their fate.

This series was adapted from a novel named “The Glass Maiden,” which was written by Shi Si Lang.

“Love and Redemption” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was co-direct by Yin Tao and Mai Guan Zhi.

Love and Redemption

Destined ❤ Love Team

Sohn & Co

A life can change in an instant.

Woo Seo Ri (Shin Hye Sun) was a 17-year-old violin prodigy who is getting ready to study abroad in Germany. But a serious car accident leaves her in a coma.

Gong Woo Jin (Yang Se Jong), who caused the accident, is traumatized and plagued by the guilt of what he has done. Thirteen years later, he works as a set designer but is emotionally cut off from everyone around him.

When Seo Ri wakes up unexpectedly from her coma 13 years later, she is in the body of a 30-year-old woman but is mentally still only 17. Can Woo Jin help her adjust to her new world and learn to live and love again?

“Thirty But Seventeen” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Jo Soo Won.

Thirty But Seventeen

iQIYI

Fu Rong (Ju Jing Yi) is the second daughter of the powerful Fu family. But after a terrible mishap and a painful illness, she is granted the gift of foresight.

Able to look into her own future, she can see great wonders – an unspeakable sadness.

She sees herself marrying a dashing duke named Su Xu Jin (Zhang Zhe Han). But she can also see that a tragic and untimely destiny also awaits her.

She begins to think that her untimely end may be linked to her relationship with the duke, so decides to avoid him at all costs. However, destiny will not be so easily dissuaded: A number of dastardly plots threaten to dethrone the royal family and cast the realm into chaos.

Eventually, Su Xu Jin realizes that the only way she can help bring peace to the land is to join forces with the duke – and attempt to do whatever it takes to change her fortunes!

This series was based on a novel of the same name penned by author Xiao Jia Ren.

“The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was directed by Kin Lung Lam and Tony.

The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion

💞 Blooming Love Team 🌼

Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations. Bong Hee is falsely accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend, and Ji Wook gets demoted because he risks his career and reputation to save Bong Hee. Things get complicated as their careers, and love lives get entangled, but one thing brings them together- catching the real culprit responsible for a series of murders before they run out of time and get themselves killed. Ji Eun Hyuk used to be a good friend of Ji Wook, and their friendship used to be the strongest ever. During Eun Hyuk's troubled childhood, Ji Wook used to feel like his only family.

Suspicious Partner

The Suspicious Team

KBS02

Nam Young is a professional inspector from Saheonbu who has left his hometown for the sake of his family honor, and he controls illegal liquor manufacturers. Young is a good looking young man who keeps his straight posture like bamboo, and he is a true blue man who values integrity and honesty the most in his life. Meanwhile, Ro Seo is a daughter of a poor noble family, and therefore she has no choice but to make liquor illegally to pay off her family debt. Unlike her classy appearance, she would do anything she could to make money. These two young people from completely different backgrounds happen to live under the same roof, and their chaotic housemate life begins. What will happen to their unpredictable crisis?

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