13 Drama Like When The Weather Is Fine You Must Watch

The 2020 drama When The Weather Is Fine, follows Mok Hae-won and Im Eun-seob. Hae-won, a young cellist, quit her job to return to Bookhyun Village. In the past, she used to live in the neighborhood when she was still in high school.

Upon her arrival, she meets her former classmate and neighbor, Eun-seob. All grown up with adult responsibilities, Eun-seob is now a bookstore owner.

In the cold, bitter winter, as they try to find refuge in each other, they learn to heal their wounds that still cut deep. Eventually, they open their hearts and fall for each other.

This drama stars Park Min-young as Mok Hae-won and Seo Kang-joon as Im Eun-seob. With a heartwarming story about forgiveness and healing, this show expresses the intended message in just 16 episodes.

Based on I’ll Go To You When The Weather Is Fine by Lee Do-woo, the show is slow, but it’s written impeccably with great actors and setting, making it a must-watch for Korean drama lovers.

If you loved this show, When The Weather Is Fine, to the point that you want something new just like it, don’t worry. Here are some of the best shows we think you will love. So, buckle up because you’re going to get a lot of romance recommendations now!

Clean With Passion For Now

The show Clean With Passion For Now is as messy as it gets, but not in the way you might think. Jang Sun Gyeol is a rich and handsome guy with everything, but there’s one minus point. Suffering from mysophobia, he is obsessed with cleaning to the point that he owns a cleaning company.

Gil Oh Sol is a carefree girl with no time for mundane issues such as cleaning and keeping her surroundings clean. After working odd jobs, she gave up on being neat and clean.

An untidy girl working at a cleaning company, when she joins Sun Gyeol’s company, it’s as chaotic and messy as possible. But as the two begin working together, Sun Gyeol tries facing his phobia and also falls for her.

• Release Date: 26 November 2018 – 4 February 2019
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 10min
• Original Network: jTBC
• Where To Watch: WeTV, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI

Extraordinary You

We might not be a character in a drama, but isn’t it exciting to know that we can watch a show with a similar plotline? Eun Dan Oh, a 17-year-old, is experiencing something just like that.

As a person with a heart condition, Dan Oh doesn’t expect much from life. She knows she won’t get to live past her teenage years, and she’s dealing with the facts in her way.

She decides to change her fate when she learns that she is just an extra character in a comic. Dan Oh is relentless about finding true love in her plotline and living her life like the main character. But can she change her fate so easily when it has already been written for her by the writer?

• Release Date: 2 October 2019 – 21 November 2019
• Episodes: 32 [TV] 16 [Online]
• Duration: 35min
• Original Network: MBC
• Where To Watch: Viki, WeTV, Netflix

Her Private Life

Sung Deok Mi has a secret that she must protect, as her life depends on it because it does. An art gallery curator, Deok Mi is exceptional in her work and in every possible way. But don’t be fooled. Underneath this charming, professional façade, she hides her real self, the secret that scares her lovers away.

She is the biggest Cha Shi An fangirl and a devoted manager of a Shi An fansite. This man is everything to her, but she must hide this side of her from the world. When Ryan Gold meets Deok Mi and learns her secret, everything changes, but if it’s better or for the worst can only be decided by them.

• Release Date: 10 April 2019 – 30 May 2019
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 15min
• Original Network: tvN
• Where To Watch: WeTV, Netflix, Prime Video, Viki

Hometown Cha Cha Cha

The famous romantic comedy Hometown Cha Cha Cha perfectly depicts everyone’s state of mind and has become a comfort watch for many.

Tired of her life, Yoon Hye-jin, a successful dentist, returns to a seaside village she used to visit as a little girl. When she discovers the village has no dentist, she sets up her clinic there.

There, amongst the locals, she meets Hong Do Shik, the jack of all trades. Although they don’t get along much, he tries to help her settle nicely in the village. Somewhere between these moments, they begin to like each other’s company and fall in love.

• Release Date: 28 August 2021 – 17 October 2021
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 20min
• Original Network: Netflix tvN
• Where To Watch: Netflix, TVING

Lovestruck In The City

The 32-year-old architect, Park Jae-won, is a hopeless romantic who can’t forget about the woman who stole his heart. He is an honest man and a lover of city alleyways who also loves collecting new hobbies.

The 29-year-old Lee Eun Ho is an ordinary woman who works as a freelance marketer. But she hides her alter ego behind this ordinary personality, Yoon Seon-a. One day, she meets Jae-won as Seon-a and falls for him.

Following the lives of six different people, Lovestruck in the City depicts what finding romance in a fast-paced world looks like.

• Release Date: 22 December 2020 – 16 February 2021
• Episodes: 17
• Duration: 33min
• Original Network: Daum Kakao TV Netflix
• Where To Watch: Kakao TV, Netflix

Melting Me Softly

Melting Me Softly follows two individuals, Ma Dong-chan and Go Mi-ran, who participated in a twenty-four-hour experiment where they were frozen. However, things didn’t go as planned, and both woke up 20 years later instead of the allotted 24 hours.

To fight off this experiment’s effects, both must maintain a normal heart rate and ensure their body temperature is at 33 degrees Celsius.

As they struggle to return to normalcy, they must catch up on the lost time while also figuring out what went wrong with their experiments to survive. A lot can change in twenty years, and living in a new world, will these two find the answers they seek?

• Release Date: 28 September 2019 – 17 November 2019
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 5min
• Original Network: tvN
• Where To Watch: iQIYI, Viki

More Than Friends

This romantic drama, More Than Friends, follows Kyun Woo Yeon, who loves her friend Lee Soo. She confesses her feelings to him but sadly gets friend-zoned. Years later, she tries to confess her feelings to him, but Lee Soo, who can’t reciprocate those feelings, rejects her.

One day, she meets a man, Joon Soo, who tries to help a disappointed Woo Yeon, who thinks she’s cursed. However, when Lee Soo sees her with another man, he decides to overcome his fears and vows not to let his past define his future.

The two of them have let time and misunderstandings ruin their chances with each other, but will love finally succeed this time? 

• Release Date: 25 September 2020 – 28 November 2020
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 8min
• Original Network: jTBC Viki
• Where To Watch: Disney+ Hotstar, WeTV, Netflix, Hulu, Viki, iQIYI

My Secret Romance

This 2017 drama, My Secret Romance, perfectly depicts “misunderstanding.” Filled with misunderstandings and accidents, Jin-wook and Yoo-mi have never had it easy.

They met and spent a night together when Yoo-mi disappeared in the morning without a word. Three years later, they meet again, but disappointed by the past events, Jin-wook is harsh to her.

Started with a shaky reunion; while these two are still trying to understand each other’s feelings, another misunderstanding arrives in the face of their families.

These two must resolve their family’s issues if they want to be together, but with so many individuals involved in their drama, will these two succeed at keeping their love strong? 

• Release Date: 17 April 2017 – 30 May 2017
• Episodes: 13
• Duration: 60min
• Original Network: OCN
• Where To Watch: Viki, Netflix

Romance Is A Bonus Book

Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer and the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. Kang Dan-i is a single mother and a former copywriter looking for a job. The two of them used to be close friends, so Cha Eun Ho has asked her to help him find a good housekeeper.

However, he doesn’t know the truth about his friend. He doubts something is going on with her but doesn’t know what.

Eventually, the secrets are spilled, and Kang Dan-i is offered a job at the publishing company where Cha Eun Ho works. Their lives intertwine, and as they battle challenges, they slowly fall for each other.

As they say, what’s meant to be yours will always find you, and Eun Ho and Dan-i were always meant to be if it’s a few years too late. 

• Release Date: 26 January 2019 – 17 March 2019
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 2min
• Original Network: Netflix tvN
• Where To Watch: Netflix

The Secret Life Of My Secretary

A romance drama filled with lots of twists, The Secret Life Of My Secretary follows Do Min Ik, who is a department manager of a mobile media company.

The intelligent and perfectionist Min Ik relies heavily on his secretary, Jung Gal Hee, regarding work. Although she diligently does what she’s told, she can’t hold back her words, thanks to her hot-tempered attitude.

Due to something that happened to him, Min Ik begins working with Gal Hee to uncover the truth about those events. But as the boss and secretary begin working closely, will their feelings get in their professional way? Or can they be wise enough to separate their professional and personal lives?

• Release Date: 6 May 2019 – 25 June 2019
• Episodes: 32
• Duration: 35min
• Original Network: SBS
• Where To Watch: Viki, WeTV, Netflix

Today’s Webtoon

Ma Eum once used to be a girl who lived and breathed sports. As a member of the National Judo Team, she is forced to give away her dreams and life as she used to know after a match leaves her with an injury. With nothing left to go on, she must find a way to move forward without the most vital part of her life: sports.

Clueless, she begins working in a Webtoon editorial department where she sticks out like a sore thumb. She struggles to grasp this new path her life is heading to when she dreams of a new vision. But will she be able to take a leap of faith and turn that dream into reality?

• Release Date: 29 July 2022 – 17 September 2022
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 10min
• Original Network: SBS Viki ViuTV
• Where To Watch: Hulu, Viki

Touch Your Heart

In this romance drama, Oh Yoon Seo is a popular actress struggling to land an acting role following a scandal. One day, she hears that a screenwriter wants her to play the lead role in a drama in which she is a secretary to a lawyer. She has the offer, but to gain the required experience, she must work as a secretary to Kwon Jung Rok.

Arrogant and cold-hearted, Jung Rok is an attorney for a law firm. He’s unhappy and reluctant to work with Yoon Seo. However, he has no choice and must accept the decision made by his superiors. What begins as dislike turns into something like love when the duo begins to spend together.

• Release Date: 6 February 2019 – 28 March 2019
• Episodes: 16
• Duration: 1hr 10min
• Original Network: tvN
• Where To Watch: WeTV, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI

Uncontrollably Fond

Shin Joon-young and Noh Eul used to be friends when they were teenagers, but unfortunate circumstances led to their untimely separation.

Years later, the stars align for these two, making them encounter each other again. In the present, Joon-young is a famous actor-singer who quit law school. On the other hand, Noh Eul had a tough life, and she’s now a documentary producer.

Noh Eul is assigned the task of filming Joon-young’s documentary. However, it’s difficult when Joon-young is reluctant to cooperate with her. The two have a rough start, but eventually, they try to mend what’s broken between them and rekindle their past relationship.

• Release Date: 6 July 2016 – 8 September 2016
• Episodes: 20
• Duration: 60min
• Original Network: KBS2
• Where To Watch: Hulu, Viki, Netflix

These are the top 13 shows to watch after you’ve watched When The Weather Is Fine. These are filled with fluffy romances, cute actors, and amazing plots that will hit you right in your heart.