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When the Devil Calls Your Name (2019)
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When the Devil Calls Your Name (2019)
Original name: 악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Music producer and composer Ha Rib made a contract with the devil to trade his soul for fame. This devilish transaction brought him all the fame he could ask for, producing many hit songs. As the contract expiration draws near, he bargains with the devil for an extension. For that, he must find another person to sell the soul. Ha Rib finds a perfect candidate, but contemplates because she would have to suffer for 10 years for his selfish fame.
Style: suspenseful, dorama, serious, captivating, disturbing, romantic, entertaining
Plot: satan, secret, occult, record producer, aspiring singer, success, performer's life, deal with the devil, devil, supernatural, debt, glory, musician's life, price of fame, mysticism, life, rise to the top, friendship between men, superhuman, life & death, lifestyle, bromance, musician, singer, street musician ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, romantic and dorama films and TV series with plots about musician, music, musician's life, lifestyle, relationships, friendship and male female relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Music genres. Some movies like When the Devil Calls Your Name: Chicago Typewriter (2017), Heartstrings (2011), Crescendo (2015), Tomorrow's Cantabile (2014), Hasta Que Te Conocí (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Chicago Typewriter (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, dorama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: reincarnation, japanese occupation of korea, supernatural, ghost writer, ghost, past life, writer's life, new life, destiny, creative block, identity crisis, life & death ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: korea
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95%
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Heartstrings (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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Story: Lee Gyu Won is the daughter of one of the top three maestros of pansori and is also a gayageum protégé herself. Following her grandfather’s wishes for her to study the gayageum, she enrolls as a major of gugak, or traditional Korean music. Lee ...
Style: romantic, touching, sincere, captivating, dorama ...
Plot: college life, musician's life, traditional versus modern, relationships, lifestyle, music, family relations, male female relationship, musician, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, society, asian ...
Place: korea
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Crescendo (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: During the late eighties, three good friends, Yi Wei, Chu Fan and Da Wei, formed a band called "Crescendo" out of their passion for music. After graduation, they established "Crescendo" Music Company to realize their dreams. Many ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining
Plot: ex wife, music business, friendship between men, revenge, friendship, women, friend, businessman, musician's life, musician, husband wife relationship, business ...
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Tomorrow's Cantabile (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Musical prodigy Cha Yoo Jin dreams of conducting orchestras, but despite his ambitions and international upbringing, he's begrudgingly stuck in South Korea because of a traumatic childhood accident. Cue Seol Nae Il, a nutty classmate who ...
Style: entertaining, disturbing, satirical, captivating, romantic ...
Plot: orchestra, pianist, student, opposites attract, love and romance, unlikely couple, musician, romantic relationship, academy, music, satire, ambition ...
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Hasta Que Te Conocí (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The biographical tv-series about the life of one of the most talented and influential singer/songwriter in latinamerican music: Juan Gabriel.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: historical character, musician's life, rising to stardom, historical figure, singer, life, musician, price of fame, talented, desire for fame, lifestyle, pop singer ...
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The New Edition Story (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: From their humble beginnings in Boston to their chart topping super status, The New Edition Story chronicles the storied journey of one of America's most beloved boy bands.
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, captivating
Plot: black, music history, price of fame, musician's life, music, music band, rising to stardom, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician, life, celebrity culture ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Let Me Be Your Knight (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A story of romance and healing between one of the world’s greatest idols who is suffering from somnambulism and the doctor who is secretly treating him. Jun’s character Yoon Tae In is an untouchable idol star who is loved all around the world, ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, disturbing, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: fighting illness, musician's life, music, illness, doctor, musician, idol, satire, healing
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A riches-to-rags pianist who loses everything but her smile is guided by twinkling little stars to a small town where she finds hope, home and love.
Style: dorama, psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing
Plot: pianist, asian, life philosophy, female protagonist, musician, social problems, satire, music, coping, relationships, musician's life, entertainment ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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The Beauty Inside (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: It is a love story of Han Se-gye who is an A-list actress. She is known as a troublemaker and the object of many rumors. Her life is a mystery, but, in reality, she suffers from an unusual phenomenon. At a certain point every month, her appearance ...
Style: dorama, romantic, sweet, light, feel good ...
Plot: couples, secret, body swapping, actress, hidden identity, love and romance, disorder, illness, happy ending, youth, transformation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
A Song to the Sun (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Story: Amane Kaoru lives a night life, not because she wishes so, but because she is infected with the xeroderma pigmentosum virus. This virus defects the ability to repair damage caused by the sun's rays. Although she cannot expose her body to the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, dorama
Plot: street musician, terminal illness, social problems, male female relationship, musician's life, musician, changing lives, bonding, music, life, love story, love affair ...
Place: japan
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44%
Doom at Your Service (2021)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: Dong-kyung has been working hard ever since her parents passed away. Her life seems to get stable after working as an web novel editor for 6 years, but one day she gets diagnosed with a brain cancer. She blames her unlucky life and wishes to curse ...
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, romantic drama ...
Plot: illness, love triangle, supernatural, last wish, relationship problems, family problems, sick, desire, fighting illness, fate of humanity, life is a bitch, death wish ...
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42%
 7.9
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Quartet (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.
Style: serious, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, psychological
Plot: music, musician, musician's life, female singer, music band, singing, secret, aspiring musician, relationships, female musician, problem, singer ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Over the Rainbow (2006)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The bright and dark side of the world of stars is dramatically captured in this drama by giving a realistic depiction of singer-wannabes ambition and their dash for stardom. A story about the painstaking work it takes to become a popular singer, ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: showbiz, musician, music band, music, rising to stardom, ambition, intrigue, desire for fame, singer, price of fame, problem
Place: korea
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42%
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up4noise (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: The four friends, Leo, Iggy, Sam and Alex, transform overnight into a successful boy band. But what happens to their friendship when they get their dreams fulfilled and celebrity puts their relationships to the test?
Style: captivating, entertaining, light, feel good
Audience: family outing
Plot: pop music, boy band, overnight success, music band, glory, ambition, musician, success, group of friends, ambitious, rising to stardom, price of fame ...
Place: eastern europe
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40%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 48 min.
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Story: Set in the Zheng dynasty of the fantasy world Novoland, the drama revolves around a young girl of the merfolk tribe Ye Haishi; and her love story with the current Emperor, Fang Zhu.
Style: captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot: fantasy world, royal palace, chinese emperor, love affair, lifestyle, relationship problems, lovers apart, love interest, secret, undercover, love and romance, hidden identity ...
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The Sound of Magic (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story: An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.
Style: dorama, disturbing, entertaining, captivating, psychological ...
Audience: teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: grownups, magician's assistant, magician, sister, amusement park, following a dream, stage magician, follow your dream, dream, teenage life, teenager, teenage protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
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Story: Following the rise of the rock band Daisy Jones and The Six through the '70s L.A. music scene on their quest for worldwide icon status.
Style: entertaining, captivating, dramatic, exciting, romantic drama ...
Plot: rock band, rock music, subculture, musical tour, rock concert, rock musician, rock singer, music band, musician, music, success, musician's life ...
Time: 70s
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37%
 8.1
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Master's Sun (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 62 min.
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Story: Joo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near death experience ...
Style: emotional, captivating, romantic, dorama, semi serious ...
Plot: ghost, medium, obsession, rich man poor woman, opposites attract, psychological trauma, supernatural, life, justice, trauma, man-woman relation, tragic past ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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What We Lose to Love (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 34 min.
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Story: Satria has to face a harsh reality. His first love, Dara, even prepares a wedding with a new lover, namely Rendra. In fact, they have been dating for five years. However, the happy plan just stopped when Dara suddenly "disappeared". Dara ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, indonesian
Plot: missing woman, mysterious disappearance, secret, undercover, wedding planning, canceled wedding, investigation, male female relationship, wedding preparations and rituals, supernatural power, private investigation, supernatural ability ...
Place: indonesia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
El Último Rey (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Follows the biopic of Vicente Fernández, the indisputable king of traditional Mexican ranchera music.
Style: serious, captivating, dramatic, thrilling, disturbing ...
Plot: family relations, musician, musician's life, lifestyle, music, singer, social problems, life is a bitch, singing, biopic
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Barrack O'Karma (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
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Story: Siu Wai-ming has been haunted by a dream of a woman wearing a cheongsam for many years. When he becomes an administrative manager for an old apartment building, he meets a tenant – air stewardess Alex Cheung – who looks exactly like the woman in ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, mystical, tense
Plot: romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, mysticism, couple relations, unfulfilled love, supernatural, undercover, love affair
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36%
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Angel Eyes (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
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Story: Yoon Soo-wan and Park Dong-joo were each other's first loves, but were forced to separate due to painful family circumstances. Soo-wan, who had been blind, eventually undergoes an eye transplant surgery that restores her sight. Twelve years ...
Style: romantic, captivating, disturbing, novela, dorama
Plot: male female relationship, love story, in love, relationship problems, love affair, unfulfilled love, first love, love and romance, love interest, relationships, lifestyle, lovers apart ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Nashville (2012)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well ...
Style: captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
Plot: country music, music, fame, musician, music industry, family relations, celebrity, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, musician's life, hopes ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, nashville tennessee, southern usa, tennessee
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Gönülçelen (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: satirical, psychological, romantic, thrilling, feel good ...
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Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
I Hear Your Voice (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An action-packed drama of the events that occur when materialistic government tax lawyer Jung Hye-sung meets Park Suha, who has the ability to read people's thoughts.
Style: sincere, romantic, captivating, exciting, dorama ...
Audience: teens
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Oh My Venus (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Young Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. Even though he comes from a wealthy family background, he suffered a devastating injury during his childhood days. Now, he overcomes his problems with patience and stubbornness. Meanwhile, Kang ...
Style: dorama, light, captivating, humorous, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night
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Place: korea
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33%
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Imitation (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Ma-Ha is a member of girl group Teaparty. The other members are Ri-A and Hyun-Ji. Since their debut, they haven't achieved much success. Ma-Ha has received some attention due to her resemblance to popular singer Ri-Ma. Teaparty then takes part ...
Style: disturbing, satirical, psychological, romantic, captivating
Plot: entertainment industry, singer, record producer, relationship vs career, music industry, idol, romantic relationship, couple relations, love and romance, relationships, musician's life, love affair ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Falling for Innocence (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After his uncle's unjust takeover of the family company, Kang Min Ho grows up to be a successful, if not cynical investor who only cares about money. But when he undergoes a sudden heart transplant surgery, Min Ho literally has a change of ...
Style: touching, semi serious, sweet, romantic, witty
Plot: true love, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, road not taken, orphan, life & death, couple relations, revenge, male female relationship, life philosophy, fall in love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 8.6
 9K
Death's Game (2023)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: At the brink of going to hell, Yee-jae must cycle through twelve separate lives and twelve separate deaths in this reincarnation drama.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating
Plot: death, reincarnation, punishment, afterlife, grim reaper, suicide, survival, life & death, life, graphic violence, martial artist, student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Padam, Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats (2011)
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Story: A man serves 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Yang Kang Chil maintains his good nature nonetheless and is protected by his best friend Gook Soo. After his release from prison, Kang Chil becomes a carpenter and tries to rebuild his ...
Style: disturbing, entertaining, romantic, captivating
Plot: angel, guardian angel, friendship, couple relations, relationships, ex convict, love affair, male female relationship, love and romance, romantic relationship, asian, terminal illness ...
Place: south korea
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