Asian Dramas that are re-makes of each other.

Favorite Re-makes

TTV/SETTV

When Chen Xin Yi attempts to salvage her failing relationship, she unexpectedly ends up in a one-night stand with Ji Cun Xi, a complete stranger. After discovering she is pregnant, Cun Xi's powerful family insists they marry, thrusting the timid Xin Yi into an arranged marriage. As they navigate their unexpected partnership, Xin Yi must find the strength to assert herself and determine her own destiny. This is a South Korean romantic drama exploring themes of unexpected love and personal growth.

Fated to Love You

Fated to Love You Team

Kim Mi Young (Jang Na Ra) is a clerical worker who takes orders from everyone due to her abundance of kindness. She has an unexpected romantic encounter with a man named Lee Gun (Jang Hyuk), who is hoping to propose to his long-term girlfriend, Kang Se Ra (Wang Ji Won). However, when Mi Young discovers she is pregnant with Gun’s child, his marriage plans with Se Ra are quickly cast aside. Mi Young and Gun go through rough patches in their relationship – and marriage leads to their lives changing forever!

The Fated Team

Oh Ha Na (Ha Ji Won) and Choi Won (Lee Jin Uk) have been best friends for twenty years, navigating life's ups and downs together since high school. Now in their mid-30s, both are successful professionals but somehow remain single. As they witness friends getting married and starting families, they begin to question their own close, yet undefined, relationship. Things only grow more complicated when Choi Won strikes up a friendship with a female coworker and Ha Na reunites with an ex, but neither of them fully recognizes why they feel unsettled by the other’s new companion. Will they find love with someone else, or will they realize that their perfect match has been in front of them the whole time? This drama was adapted from the 2011 Taiwanese drama “In Time with You.”

The Time We Were Not in Love

The Timeless Lovers

Time has not been kind to Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum). Once a beautiful girl from a wealthy family, she has now lost both her looks and her wealth. Currently living rent-free with a friend and working part-time as a clerk, Hye Jin is shocked when her first love, Ji Sung Joon (Park Seo Joon), contacts her out of the blue. Sung Joon, who was once unattractive, is now a handsome and successful editor. To preserve his perfect image of her, Hye Jin asks her pretty best friend Min Ha Ri (Go Jun Hee) to meet him in her place. This plan backfires when Hye Jin lands a full-time job and discovers that Sung Joon is her boss. Adding to the chaos, her co-worker Kim Shin Hyeok (Choi Si Won) develops feelings for her. Can a lasting romance emerge from this tangled mess?

She Was Pretty

The Ugly Ducklings

KBS2

Working-class highschooler Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun) secures a scholarship at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School. Shin Hwa is attended by elites, most infamously the F4 — the four richest boys in school. Not one to stir up trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself... until her best friend accidentally drops ice cream on F4 leader Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho). After Jan Di stands up for her friend, her anonymity goes out the window and the F4 won't leave her alone. However, as Jan Di learns more about the F4, she realizes that there's more than meets the eye... and it seems Joon Pyo feels the same way. Will this unlikely duo find romance? Released in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga of the same name, this drama is a worldwide phenomenon and a fan-favorite classic. It was directed by the late Jeon Ki Sang and Lee Min Woo.

Boys Over Flowers

🌸The Fabulous Four Team🌸

Fuji TV TWO

Kotoko Aihara (Honoka Yahagi), an average girl with poor grades, falls head-over-heels for Naoki Irie (Yuki Furukawa), the smartest and most handsome boy in school. For three years, she admires him from afar, but fate intervenes when a meteorite destroys her home, forcing her family to stay with Naoki’s. Living under one roof, Kotoko seizes her chance to win Naoki’s heart. Can she convince him to see her as someone he truly cares for, or will her dreams of love remain unfulfilled? This drama is the fifth TV adaptation of Kaoru Tada’s manga series Itazura Na Kiss.

Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO

Mischievous Kisser Team

Oh Ha Ni (Jung So Min) is head-over-heels for Baek Seung Jo (Kim Hyun Joong), the school's most popular boy, but there's just one problem: he doesn't even know she exists! Determined to win his heart, Ha Ni concocts countless schemes to get his attention, but nothing seems to work. But when all hope seems lost, fate steps in when an earthquake destroys Ha Ni’s house, forcing her and her father to move in with a family friend – who just happens to be Seung Jo’s father! Now living under the same roof, Ha Ni’s dreams of catching Seung Jo’s eye seem closer than ever. Will she finally melt his icy exterior, or is she doomed to be stuck in the friend zone forever ? This 2010 South Korean drama was adapted from Kaoru Tada’s manga of the same name.

Playful Kiss

the PKer team

Fuji TV

Back in high school, a meteorite crashed into Kotoko (Honoka Yahagi)'s home, leaving her with no choice but to move in with classmate Naoki (Yuki Furukawa). For Kotoko, this was a dream come true, as she’d had a longstanding crush on Naoki. Despite his initial disdain for her, Naoki eventually fell for Kotoko, and they ended up getting married. However, married life may not be the sweet fantasy they’d dreamed it would be. Kotoko has decided to become a nurse, but her studies aren’t going well. Plus, having a charming, good-looking husband has its drawbacks – as Naoki seems to have no shortage of female admirers! Can they overcome these hurdles and ensure their love survives the test of time? This 2014 Japanese drama, based on the hit manga of the same name by Kaoru Tada, follows 2013’s Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO. It was directed by Kazuya Konaka and Takashi Ninomiya.

Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO

Aspiring nun Go Mi Nyeo (Park Shin Hye) never expected to receive this mission: stand in as her twin brother Mi Nam in the idol band A.N.Jell while he tries to get a botched plastic surgery revised. Suddenly thrust into the glamorous and cutthroat world of K-pop, Mi Nyeo must navigate the challenges of living as a man while keeping her true identity a secret from the band's demanding leader, Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Suk), the kind-hearted Kang Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa), and the cheerful Jeremy (Lee Hong Ki). As she struggles to maintain her disguise amidst hilarious mishaps and close calls, Mi Nyeo finds herself entangled in a complicated web of friendship, rivalry, and unexpected romance, all while trying to achieve her brother's dream.

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