Out of many genres and tropes, one of the most appealing is enemies to lovers. They tell stories about people who don’t like each other at first but end up loving each other. These Korean dramas show how main characters who start out as enemies can end up falling in love, which makes watching them exciting and emotional.
If you want to watch this type of drama, which is filled with cheeky romance and swoon-worthy relationships, here is a list of dramas in which the main leads, who are enemies, turn into lovers.
1. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hangul: 갯마을 차차차
Year: 2021
Hye Jin, a dentist moves to the seaside village of Gongjin. She meets Du Shik and becomes curious about him. He is known as Mr. Hong around town. He is unemployed officially, but he is a master of odd jobs who appears to help everyone with any situation.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Shin Min Ah as Yoon Hye Jin
- Kim Seon Ho as Hong Doo Shik
- Lee Sang Yi as Ji Sung Hyun
- Lee Suk Hyeong as Kang Do Ha
No. Of Episodes: 16
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2. Touch Your Heart
Hangul: 진심이 닿다
Year: 2019
Yoon Seo is embroiled in a scandal that affects her career. Later on, she is offered a prominent role in an upcoming drama. She must, however, first serve as a secretary for a lawyer named Jung Rok. They fall in love eventually.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Dong Wook as Kwon Jung Rok
- Yoo In Na as Oh Yoon Seo
- Lee Sang Woo as Kim Se Won
- Son Sung Yoon as Yoo Yeo Reum
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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3. Hyena
Hangul: 하이에나
Year: 2020
Lawyers Yoon Hee Jae and Jung Geum Ja work for the top 1% of society. Geum Ja is an attorney who only wants money. She does whatever it takes to win her fights. Hee Jae is a very smart and confident lawyer who is at the top of his field.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Joo Ji Hoon as Yoon Hee Jae
- Kim Hye Soo as Jung Geum Ja
- Lee Kyung Young as Song Pil Joong
- Kim Ho Jung as Kim Min Joo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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4. Her Private Life
Deok Mi works as a curator at an art gallery. She is a huge fan of idol and secretly runs a fan website about him. She hides this from everyone. At least until Ryan Gold, the art gallery’s new director, enters into her life. When he uncovers Deok Mi’s secret, everything changes.
5. Suspicious Partner
Hangul: 수상한 파트너
Year: 2017
Ji Wook is a perfect prosecutor. Bong Hee is a trainee and assigned to work under him. They work together on a mysterious case involving a psychopath murderer. As they’re working as a team, they develop affection between them.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Chang Wook as Noh Ji Wook
- Nam Ji Hyun as Eun Bong Hee
- Choi Tae Joon as Ji Eun Hyuk
- Kwon Na Ra as Cha Yoo Jung
No. Of Episodes: 40 (30 min. each)
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6. Mad For Each Other
Hwi Oh is crazy and can’t keep his anger in check. He tries to get back to the person he used to be, but during this time, he gets involved with another crazy girl, Min Kyung. Her normal life falls apart, and she stops trusting anyone. They start to like each other.
Cast –
- Oh Yeon Seo as Lee Min Kyung
- Jung Woo as Noh Hwi Oh
- Lee Su Hyun as Soo Hyun
- Ahn Woo Yeon as Sang Yeop
No. Of Episodes – 13
Watch On – Netflix
7. Crazy Love
The crazy romance drama is about a man who pretends to have amnesia when he is told he will be murdered and a woman who pretends to be his fiancée when she is told she doesn’t have much time to live.
Cast –
- Kim Jae Wook as Noh Go Jin
- Krystal Jung as Lee Shin Ah
- Yoo In Young as Baek Soo Young
- Yoo In Young as Baek Soo Young
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Disney+
8. So I Married The Anti-Fan
Hoo Joon is a top star and Geun Young is a magazine reporter. She is approached for a TV show. Joon is also offered the same show. When filming begins, they try to give each other a hard time on set, only to fall head over heels for one another.
Cast –
- Choi Tae Joon as Hoo Joon
- Choi Soo Young as Lee Geun Young
- Hwang Chan Sung as Choi Jae Joon
- Han Ji An as Oh In Hyung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
9. I’m Not A Robot
Hangul: 로봇이 아니야
Year: 2017
Ji Ah receives a phone call from her ex-boyfriend, who developed a robot that looks exactly like her, but it was shattered in an accident. He offers her money in exchange for going to the home of a shareholder and pretending to be a robot.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Min Kyu
- Chae Soo Bin as Jo Ji Ah
- Uhm Ki Joon as Hong Baek Gyun
- Park Se Wan as Pi
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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10. It’s Okay, That’s Love
Jae Yeol is a popular novelist. While sitting on a talk show panel with psychiatrist Hae Soo, it became clear to all that the two just rubbed each other the wrong way. Due to an incident, they both become roommates & attempt to heal each other’s deep-seated wounds.
11. The Innocent Man
Hangul: 착한남자
Year: 2012
The story of a guy named Ma Roo whose lifelong love, Jae Hee, has betrayed him. He sets off to take revenge. He goes to Eun Gi, the strong and cold daughter of the man Jae Hee married, to get his revenge.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Moon Chae Won as Seo Eun Ki
- Song Joong Ki as Kang Ma Roo
- Park Shi Yeon as Han Jae Hee
- Yang Ik Jun as Han Jae Shik
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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12. Love To Hate You
Hangul: 연애대전
Year: 2023
Attorney Mi Ran doesn’t want to be in a relationship and is very competitive with the guys in her life. Even though he plays love roles in films, Kang Ho doesn’t trust women. Both of them, who don’t believe in love, fall into a love battle.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Ok Bin as Yeo Mi Ran
- Yoo Teo as Nam Kang Ho
- Kim Ji Hoon as Do Won Joon
- Go Won Hee as Shin Na Eun
No. Of Episodes: 10 (52 min. each)
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13. Secret Love
Min Hyuk has been enraged by the need for revenge, ever since his lover was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Yoo Jung takes the blame for her boyfriend, the actual driver at the time of the accident. She feels betrayed for having done so.
Cast –
- Ji Sung as Jo Min Hyuk
- Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Yoo Jung
- Bae Soo Bin as Ahn Do Hoon
- Lee Da Hee as Shin Se Yeon
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
14. My Love From The Star
Hangul: 별에서 온 그대
Year: 2013
Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago. He has different abilities & a cute appearance. When he discovers that he has three months left on earth, he meets Cheon Song Yi, the biggest Hallyu star in South Korea.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Soo Hyun as Do Min Joon
- Jun Ji Hyun as Cheon Song Yi
- Park Hae Jin as Lee Hee Kyung
- Yoo In Na as Yoo Se Mi
No. Of Episodes: 21
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15. Full House
Hangul: 풀하우스
Year: 2004
Han Ji Eun’s best friends send her to Japan while they sell her house behind her back. On her trip, she meets the famous star Lee Young Jae. When she gets home, she finds that he has bought her house. They decide to live in the house together.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Rain as Lee Young Jae
- Song Hye Kyo as Han Ji Eun
- Kim Sung Soo as Yu Min Hyuk
- Han Da Gam as Kang Hye Won
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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16. Crash Course In Romance
Hangul: 일타 스캔들
Year: 2023
The drama is about a scandal that happens between the owner of a side dish shop who reluctantly enters the world of entrance tests and a star teacher in the highly competitive private education sector in Korea.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Jeon Do Yeon as Nam Haeng Seon
- Jung Kyung Ho as Choi Chi Yeol
- Roh Yoon Seo as Nam Hae Yi
- Shin Jae Ha as Ji Dong Hee
No. Of Episodes: 16 (75 min. each)
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17. Shooting Stars
The drama talks about the people who work behind the scenes of the entertainment industry, such as PR teams, managers, and reporters, and clean up the messes created by the stars. The love story of a star & the PR team.
Cast –
- Lee Sung Kyung as Oh Han Byul
- Kim Young Dae as Gong Tae Sung
- Yoon Jong Hoon as Kang Yoo Sung
- Lee Jung Shin as Do Soo Hyuk
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
18. Let Me Be Your Knight
The drama will be a story of romance between Yoon Tae In, the lead singer of a popular idol band, loved all around the world who suffers from sleepwalking & In Yoon Joo, a live-in doctor who helps him to cure his condition secretly.
Cast –
- Lee Jun Young as Yoon Tae In
- Jung In Sun as In Yoon Joo
- Kim Jong Hyun as Lee Shin
- Yoon Ji Sung as Kim Yoo Chan
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Viki
Wrapping Up
So, these were the recommended enemies to lovers Kdramas that you can watch if you like to watch romance or comedy dramas. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
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