Movies and TV shows like Backstreet Rookie

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Backstreet Rookie (2020)
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Backstreet Rookie (2020)
Original name: 편의점 샛별이
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: It tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience store. They have met each other accidentally 4 years ago, back then Saet Byeol asked Dae Hyun to buy cigarettes for them. Until now, Saet Byeol comes to the convenience store Dae Hyun runs for a part-time job, their hilarious romantic story starts.
Style: dorama, romantic, captivating, humorous, entertaining
Plot: strong female lead, family relations, love at first sight, friendship, love triangle, female friendship, unspoken love, family business, asian, entertainment, slice of life, celebrity, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, sibling relationship, cheating girlfriend, taekwondo, aspiring singer, convenience store, long haired girl, romance
Keyword: korean

Most similar movies to Backstreet Rookie

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dorama, romantic, captivating and humorous films and TV series with plots about friendship, love and romance, love triangle, love affair, asian, couple relations and couples mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Backstreet Rookie: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), True Beauty (2020), The Greatest Love (2011), Mary Stayed Out All Night (2010), Adolescence Medley (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A professional woman leaves her dental practice in Seoul and moves to a seaside village. There she meets a local resident who is unemployed but seems to do everything around town, from helping those in need to being a part of everyone's life. ...
Style: dorama, smart, sincere, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: friendship, friend, love, seaside, love and romance, dentist, romantic friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, love story, romantic relationship, fall in love ...
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100%
A Little Thing Called First Love (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: An ordinary girl falls head over heels for the most popular boy in school. Xia Miaomiao is a shy, artistic student who develops a crush on a handsome, talented classmate and embarks on a journey of self-discovery through college. Because of Liang ...
Style: dorama, romantic, light, affectionate, teen comedy
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: high school life, high school sweetheart, fashion, family relations, friends, rise to the top, declaration of love, makeover, friendship, love triangle, student, coming of age ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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True Beauty (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Lim Ju-kyung is a high school student. Since she was little, she has had a complex about her appearance. To hide her bare face, Ju-kyung always wears make-up. Her excellent make-up skills make her pretty and she hides her bare face in front of ...
Style: dorama, touching, sincere, romantic, romantic comedy ...
Plot: love triangle, bullying, friendship, fame, teen romance, ugly duckling, teenage love, teenage life, love, makeup artist, asian, opposites attract ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Greatest Love (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Greatest Love is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series about true love in the fake world of entertainment. Starring Cha Seung-won, Gong Hyo-jin, Yoon Kye-sang and Yoo In-na, it aired on MBC from May 4 to June 23, 2011 on ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, dorama ...
Plot: love triangle, love and romance, artists and showbiz, family relations, love at first sight, health situation, complex characters, asian, media industry, serious illness, misunderstanding, scandal ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Mary Stayed Out All Night (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Wi is a wanna-be eco-friendly designer, but she did not major in design, is not qualified and has no social connection in that field. She is cute looking, just like her late mother, but she is short-tempered like her dad. Mary's dad ...
Style: dorama, humorous, romantic, light, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: fake marriage, love triangle, love and romance, parents and children, musician, unlikely friendships, childhood friend, friendship, pretend relationship, female protagonist
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Adolescence Medley (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: A teen drama about high school students in a village high school. Jung Woo is a transfer student in Namil High School. After transferring schools 7 times, Jung Woo learns it is easiest not to make friends!
Style: dorama, romantic, touching, sentimental
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: school, friendship, first love, unrequited love, true love, high school, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love and romance, boy girl friendship, friendship between boys ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
EXO Next Door (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Ji Yeon-hee is an extremely shy, introverted 23-year-old girl with zero dating experience and a tendency to blush when talking to someone she likes. One day, four young men move into the house right next door to Yeon-hee's home, and to her ...
Style: dorama, light, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Plot: first love, neighbor neighbor relationship, friendship, love triangle, romantic relationship, childhood friend, music band, love affair, romantic triangle, relationships, love and romance, old friend ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 79
Smile Again (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Raised in America by his mentally handicapped mother Anna, Dong Hae dreams of traveling to Korea to propose to the woman he loves.. After qualifying for a speed skating competition, he smuggles his mother to Korea with him, but his undying devotion ...
Style: entertaining, psychological, sincere, captivating, dorama
Audience: family outing
Plot: lifestyle, relationship problems, mother son relationship, family problems, family life, unrequited love, family relations, love affair, social problems, mental disorder, hotel, ex girlfriend ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A supernatural romance about a woman who can see the future in her dreams, and a prosecutor who fights to stop these future events from happening. The heroine has dreams about unfortunate events that will happen to other people, and the hero is a ...
Style: dorama, humorous, sincere, exciting, tense ...
Plot: friendship, seeing the future, danger, precognition, love triangle, legal, prosecutor, supernatural, lawyer, justice, fantasy life, couples ...
Time: future
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 125
Love Cells (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A fantasy, romantic comedy about a ′love cell′ cat that looks like a human, Navi teaching love to Ma Dae Choong, who is determined to revive his dying love cells with an extraordinary romance, particularly with top star, Seo Rin.
Style: touching, humorous, sentimental, suspenseful, romantic comedy
Plot: friendship, love, jealousy, crush, love affair, first love, love and romance, love at first sight, young love, life, true love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Love Revolution (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: It's a new concept of comedy romance that captures teenage romance, friendship and dreams centered on a cute and lovely couple who fell in love with Wang Ja-rim, the goddess of information.
Style: sincere, captivating, romantic, humorous
Plot: friendship, love, romantic friendship, teenager, teenage love, fall in love, in love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, couple relations, teenage life, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Gentleman's Dignity (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Four men with complicated love lives refuse to admit they're getting older, and attempt to prove that forty is the new thirty!
Style: light, romantic, humorous, touching, captivating ...
Plot: unrequited love, love triangle, friendship between men, love and romance, middle aged man, male protagonist, relationship vs career, multiple storylines, opposites attract, relationships, male female relationship, husband wife relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Do Min-Ik works as a director of the mobile media 1 team at T&T. He is smart and excellent at his job. His secretary is Jung Gal-Hee. Do Min-Ik often does childish things like calling Jung Gal-Hee continually. Jung Gal-Hee carries out Do ...
Style: dorama, feel good, touching, funny, light ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: romantic relationship, boss, relationships, office, secretary, employer employee relationship, love, love and romance, love affair, old friend, love interest, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 75
Rosy Lovers (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A family drama about a college student couple who unintentionally becomes parents and realize the true meaning of love and life. Jang Mi is an immature mama’s girl who grew without experiencing any hardship in life. Unlike her parents’ will to ...
Style: captivating, romantic, light, dorama
Plot: coping, couple relations, family relations, love and romance, romantic relationship, love affair, husband wife relationship, relationships, young wife, grownups, kids and family, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: As Si Tu Mo's graduation is nearing, she is confused about her future plans. Her ordinary days are suddenly shaken up when the genius Physics student Gu Wei Yi appears in her life. The two accidentally end up living together and chaos begins.
Style: dorama, light, touching, sweet, visually appealing ...
Plot: first love, student, romantic friendship, teenager in love, indecision, relationships, love affair, couple relations, romantic relationship, male female relationship, friends who live together, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Her Private Life (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: An art curator's life unravels, as she tries to keep her pastime as a die-hard K-pop fan secret from her gallery's new director.
Style: dorama, touching, romantic, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: office romance, idol, fan culture, art gallery, romancing partners, love and romance, couple relations, love interest, male female relationship, relationships, relationship vs career, employer employee relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Iljimae (2008)
Genre: Action, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Iljimae is a 2008 South Korean historical action television drama series, starring Lee Joon-gi in the title role of Iljimae, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Young-ah and Park Si-hoo. It is loosely based on a comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by ...
Style: sageuk, captivating, touching, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: tough guy, family relations, friendship, treason, orphan, revenge, family secret, betrayal, young love, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, amnesia ...
Time: 17th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
Style: dorama, romantic, sweet, exciting, epic ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, gender bending, cross dressing, hidden identity, switching roles, disorder, love and romance, strong female character, pretense, fish out of water, lifestyle, escape ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A spunky female weightlifter and free-spirited male swimmer meet on campus, only to find out their pasts may be intertwined.
Style: dorama, romantic, touching, sweet, humorous ...
Plot: weightlifting, friendship, childhood friend, college, teen romance, dream, friends, direction and purpose, teenager, teenage life, adolescence, follow your dream ...
Place: korea, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Marriage, Not Dating (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: A romantic comedy about a man who doesn't want to get married and a woman who has no luck in marriage prospect. Gong Ki Tae is a successful bachelor who keeps getting pressured by his family to settle down. He then comes up with a plan to ...
Style: dorama, romantic, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: pretend relationship, engagement, love and romance, escapades, rivalry, friendship, deception, parents and children, ambition, family relations, love triangle, fall in love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Flower Boy Next Door (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Go Dok Mi doesn't spend all day dreaming about her knight in shining armor — she’s too busy spying on her neighbors who all happen to be hot, "flower-boy" types, including cartoon artist Oh Jin Rak. But when Enrique Geum, the new ...
Style: dorama, light, humorous, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot: introvert, unrequited love, neighbor, love and romance, friendship, socially awkward, shyness, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, love interest, shy girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Something About 1% (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Lee Jae-In possesses a good appearance, he is smart and comes from a wealthy family, but he is also arrogant. His grandfather orders Jae-In to enter into a 10 month contract engagement with a female school teacher that he has never met in his life. ...
Style: dorama, light, entertaining, romantic, humorous ...
Plot: couples, initially antagonists, dating, school, love and romance, male female relationship, romantic relationship, inheritance, grandfather grandson relationship, love affair, unlikely couple, heiress ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Wok of Love (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: It's a love story hotter than the boiling oil in a sizzling hot wok. Across the street of the 6-star Hotel Giant, there stands a small, shabby Chinese restaurant, Hungry Wok. Chil Seong, the owner of the restaurant, originally took over the ...
Style: captivating, dorama, light, sincere, humorous ...
Plot: love triangle, restaurant, food, fall in love, chef, popularity, friendship, workplace, revenge, rivalry, entrepreneurship, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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 2K
Reply 1994 (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Generation Y, meet Generation X: on the heels of the success of Answer Me 1997, ‘90s nostalgia continues with a series set in 1994. Journey with a group of high schoolers as they discover the now legendary—then new—K-pop group Seo Taiji and ...
Style: dorama, humorous, disturbing, captivating
Plot: family problems, childhood memory, lifestyle, society, grownups, family life, social problems, adolescence vs adulthood, memories, family relations, unrequited love, friends to lovers ...
Time: 90s
Place: seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Don't Dare to Dream (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Depicts the fierce competition at a broadcasting station and the love between anchor Lee Hwa-Shin and weather caster Pyo Na-Ri.
Style: romantic, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: couples, friendship, coworker relationship, coworker, relationship vs career, employee employee relationship, co worker co worker relationship, ambition, journalism, rivalry, kindness, workplace ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Wonderful Life (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Han Seung Wan and Jung Se Jin bumps into each other at the airport and accidentally take each other's passports. They meet again and Seung Wan and Se Jin end up spending the day together. Both having to deal with love complications, they end up ...
Style: funny, romantic, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Plot: love and romance, parents and children, relationships, family relations, love story, male female relationship, relationship problems, humour, love interest, couple relations, love affair, romantic relationship ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Welcome to Samdalri (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend — rekindling an unfinished romance.
Style: serious, tense, exciting, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: homecoming, sister sister relationship, planet earth, fight, family relations, heroes, escapades, earth, heaven, childhood friend, slice of life, friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.9
 2K
Reply 1997 (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the 1990's, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 ...
Style: dorama, sincere, not serious, light, captivating ...
Plot: friendship, friends to lovers, first love, love, family relations, fall in love, ambition, teenage life, family problems, parents and children, lifestyle, past ...
Time: future, 90s
Place: seoul, thailand, busan
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.0
 368
Witch's Love (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In plain sight in bustling Seoul, three generations of witches have been living below the radar of everyone around them. Kang Cho Hong operates a restaurant with her fellow witches, Maeng Ye Soon and Jo Aeng Doo. They try to keep a low profile, but ...
Style: dorama, entertaining, captivating, humorous
Plot: witch, witchcraft, hidden identity, magical girl, relationships, magical power, wizards and magicians, magical, love affair, couple relations, magician, love and romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Shopping King Louie (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A romance takes place between Kang Ji-Sung aka Louie and Ko Bok-Sil. Louie is from a rich family, but he has lost his memory. Ko Bok-Sil is a woman with a heart like an angel. Louie learns about true love after meeting Ko Bok-Sil.
Style: dorama, feel good, captivating, humorous, romantic ...
Plot: shopping, memory loss, love, fashion, rich, fall in love, heir, adaptation, social differences, dishonesty, wealth, stereotypes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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