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10 Highest-Rated K-Dramas Like Business Proposal, Ranked

10 Highest-Rated K-Dramas Like Business Proposal, Ranked
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Just don't show them to your boss!

South Korean romantic comedies are simple: yes, the same tropes and techniques every time, but sometimes we just want to relax, laugh and empathize with the characters' romantic development.

One of the best representatives of such K-dramas is Business Proposal, which presents a hilarious, albeit typical, love story between a boss and a subordinate. But there are many more great K-dramas, and we have compiled a list of the highest-rated ones in this article.

10. My Secret Romance (2019, Viki, Roku, IMDb rating 7.1) — When they meet three years later, the nutritionist and the corporate heir pretend not to recognize each other, but with each passing moment, they find it harder to contain their feelings for each other.

9. The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019, Kocowa+, IMDb rating 7.3) — Office romcom about a stern department head of a mobile media company, who loses the ability to recognize faces, and his secretary.

8. Beauty Inside (2018, Netflix, IMDb rating 7.6) — A comedic love story between a top actress who transforms into a random person once a month and a man with face blindness.

7. Touch Your Heart (2019, Viki, IMDb rating 7.6) — An A-list actress turns to method acting to regain her lost fame and works in a law firm. She falls in love with her boss.

6. Sh**ting Stars (2022, Viki, IMDb rating 7.6) — A love-hate story between a successful South Korean actor and the head of a PR team whose client is the very actor she despises.

5. Her Private Life (2019, Netflix, IMDb rating 7.7) — A talented museum curator comes under public scrutiny as the person who runs a popular fan site dedicated to an idol. To avoid being death threatened by hardcore fans, she enters a fake romance with a former artist.

4. Love to Hate You (2023, Netflix, IMDb rating 7.9) — Another love-hate story featuring a lawyer who hates giving in to men and a top actor who doesn't trust women.

3. Coffee Prince (2007, Kocowa+, IMDb rating 8.2) — A classic K-drama about a desperate-for-money girl who pretends to be a guy to get a job in a coffee shop with male employees. The owner of the coffee shop falls in love with her thinking she's a guy.

2. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016, Disney+, Kocowa+, Viki, Roku, IMDb rating 8.3) — A vibrant and uplifting story of love and friendship between four college students pursuing the dream of becoming professional athletes.

1. Crash Landing On You (2019, Netflix, IMDb rating 8.7) — A sometimes hilarious, sometimes dark drama about the unlikely love affair between a South Korean CEO of a large corporation and a North Korean officer.

Have you seen any of the shows?