Top 250 Tv Shows Like Villain & Widow

Bored housewife. dangerous liaison.

A list of the best tv shows similar to Villain & Widow. If you liked Villain & Widow then you may also like: Squid Game, Sweet Home, I'm Sorry, I Love You, Mischievous Kiss, Sungkyunkwan Scandal and many more great tv shows featured on this list.

Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, a widow rents out the second floor of her home to a man who claims to be a novelist working on a new book.

Squid Game

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Sweet Home

As humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.

I'm Sorry, I Love You

Cha Moo Hyuk is a man who was adopted by an Australian family but treated cruelly and then abandoned at a young age. By chance, he meets Song Eun Chae, a fashion coordinator dedicated to her employer, singer Choi Yune. Their meeting will have implications for the rest of Cha Moo Hyuk's life as a devastating turn of events leads him to delve into his past, and ultimately find happiness.

Mischievous Kiss

A clumsy high-school girl - Oh Ha-ni - is at the bottom of her class, and she has had a crush on a popular genius, Baek Seung-Jo, ever since she first laid eyes on him.

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away she has worked to support her family, but also managed to do well in her studies. When her younger brother's illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money. In her desperation to support him, Kim Yoon Hee decides to take the men's only national exam under her younger brother's name and disguises herself as a boy. On the day of the exam, Kim Yun Hee meets Lee Seon Joon and becomes friends. Lee Seon Joon comes from a privileged background and also possesses good looks. He is also arrogant. They both pass the national exam and she has to share a room together with him at Sungkyunkwan University, while hiding her true nature. There, she becomes friends with the playboy Goo Yong Ha and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

Secret Garden

A wealthy man and a poor stunt girl fall in love. But things get complicated when their souls become inexplicably swapped and dark secrets surface.

Dream High

Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

Full House Take 2

Full House Take 2 is a 2012 South Korean television series that was jointly produced by Korean, Chinese and Japanese companies. It aired on Japan's TBS-cable affiliate TBS Channel 2, and South Korean cable channel SBS Plus. The term "sequel" is used loosely, since the series only shares the same premise as Won Soo-yeon's manhwa and the original 2004 hit Full House, but has a completely different set of characters and plot.

To the Beautiful You

Goo Jae-hee lives in the United States and one day sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae-joon. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Korea to attend the same school that Tae-joon attends after he suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. There is a catch, however: Tae-joon attends an all-boys high school and Jae-hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.

Fated to Love You

The hard working, kind and timid Kim Mi Young has little in the way of education, beauty or wealth, but all that changes after a fateful night of accidental passion with the spoiled, rich heir of a family company, Lee Gun. Her insignificant existence completely transforms when she finds out she is pregnant and must tie her life to his in a shot-gun wedding. The couple decides to make the best of a bad situation, but just when Lee Gun begins to show his growing affection for Kim Mi Young, his first love re-enters the picture to stake her claim.

He Who Can't Marry

Cho Jae Hee is a man in his 40s who is very stubborn and hasn't gotten married yet. His personality is so unbearable that women don't find him attractable nor a good candidate for marriage. However, Jae Hee, is perfect in everything that he does. His life will be surrounded by three different women. Jang Moon Jung is a doctor that he meets one day, Jung Yoo Jin is his neighbor whom he meets due to a disturbance, and Yoon Ki Ran is his colleague at work.

Hero

Set in the near future, the country of South Korea has gone bankrupt. In the fictional city of Mooyoung, irregularities and corruption has now become rampant. By chance, Kim Heug-Cheol receives superhuman strength and he fights against the corruption plaguing the city of Mooyoung.

Holy Land

Holy Land tells the story of Kang Yoo (Dong Ho), a young boy who can't get along with people at home or school. He starts learning the basics of boxing from a book, and one day he runs into some thugs and defends himself with his new boxing skills and since then he is called the "Hunter of Thugs". He runs into Sang Ho (Sung Woong) by chance and Sang Ho becomes his mentor. All the while Kang Yoo pushes himself to find out who he really is.

The Suspicious Housekeeper

Eun Sang-Chul (Lee Sung-Jae) and his four children encounter difficulties after the sudden death of his wife. Then, a suspicious housekeeper named Park Bok-Nyeo (Choi Ji-Woo) appears. Because of the housekeeper, Eun Sang-Chul and his children faces various cases and family members who hate each other begin to experience love and reconciliation.

Wang’s Family

Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial difficulties with her jobless husband Heo Sedal, while third daughter Gwangbak suddenly decides to quit her stable job as a teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Navigating the pressures of their circumstances will test every member of the family as they struggle to find happiness and love.

Behind the White Tower

Based on renowned Japanese novelist Yamazaki Toyoko's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital, and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors.

Liar Game

This drama is about various contestants who take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won wherein contestants are encouraged to cheat and lie. The contestants who able to cheat the others will wins the prize but but be in debt if he/she loses the game. Contestants include genius swindler Cha Woo-jin and naive college student Nam Da-jung. Meanwhile, Kang Do-young will play the MC and planner of this game show.

Operation Proposal

Kang Baek-ho and Ham Yi-seul have been best friends since elementary school. Baek-ho has never acknowledged his attraction to her, unaware that Yi-seul has been in love with him for more than 20 years. Finally, at the wedding ceremony where Yi-seul is about to marry another man, Baek-ho regrets that he never confessed his love for the bride. A mysterious conductor suddenly appears and offers him a second chance to win Yi-seul's heart. Baek-ho travels back in time to various events of their lives hoping to change the outcome of their relationship. But changing the future is not as easy as it seems.

Late Night Restaurant

A restaurant opens at midnight until seven in the morning. Its mysterious owner and chef, simply called the "Master," has no fixed items on his menu, but will take orders from any customer and cook up whatever they ask for. As the Master cooks, his customers tell him their life stories. Korean adaptation of the original Japanese drama.

She Was Pretty

After a complete reversal of fortune and looks, childhood sweethearts reunite for the first time in 15 years as employees at a fashion magazine.

Reply 1988

Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighborhood in Seoul.

Oh My Venus

Dumped by her boyfriend of 15 years for gaining weight, a lawyer gets help from a hotshot personal trainer to get in shape and turn her life around.

Cheese in the Trap

Hong Seol and Yoo Jung attend the same college, but they couldn't be more different. Hong Seol is a poor, unpopular student with no money, while Yoo Jung is rich, well-liked, extremely smart, and popular. Hong Seol just wants to get through her college career quietly, but finds herself getting caught up in whatever Yoo Jung drags her into. Can Hong Seol break away, or will she continue to be the only person who sees Yoo Jung's true self?

Jealousy Incarnate

A weather girl reunites with her old crush, a haughty reporter at her TV station. But this time, she has her eyes on someone else -- his best friend.

Second To Last Love

Ko Sang-Sik is in his 40's and still single. He works as the environmental facility section chief at city hall. Ko Sang-Sik becomes involved with Kang Min-Joo. She is also in her 40's and still single. She works as a PD at a broadcasting station.

Game Development Girls

A drama based on a webtoon which depicts and builds a connection through the story of young women who work at a mobile game company.

Solomon's Perjury

A male student's body is found at school. Authorities assume that the student killed himself in a fall. Other students at the school hold a trial to uncover the truth behind his death.

The Sound of Your Heart

Comedy following Cho Seok's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. Based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.

Chief Kim

An accountant who’s deft at embezzling funds becomes an unintentional hero to his colleagues when he gets a new corporate job.

Star of the Universe

It’s about a love story between a gifted singer-songwriter Woo Joo and Byul, a 19 years old student who turned into a grim reaper after dying from an accident.

Romance Full of Life

In-Sung has prepared for the examination to become a police officer for 4 years. He has failed the exam 8 times, but he still has a positive personality. He then applies for the high pay part-time job which is titled "Experiment Full of Life."

Queen of Mystery

Yoo Seol-Ok liked mystery novels and wanted to become a detective, but she gave up her dream after marrying. Now, she is a housewife with a husband who works as a prosecutor. She meets Ha Wan-Seung. He is a passionate detective and they decide to collaborate to solve cases.

Paula

A chemistry teacher's life is turned upside down after a one-night stand with James. They become locked in a dance of destruction. Only one can survive.

Empress Myeongseong

Based on the life of Empress Myeongseong (1851 - 1895), the first official wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty. She was killed on October 8, 1895 by Japanese assassins.

Because This Is My First Life

Nam Se-Hee is a single man in his early 30s. He has chosen to not marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Yoon Ji-Ho is a single woman in her early 30s. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji-Ho begins to live at Nam Se-Hee’s house. They become housemates.

Go Back Couple

Having married young, when frustration with their lives make Choi Ban-du and Ma Jin-joo regret their marriage of 18 years, a strange occurrence has them traveling back in time to the day before they met and into their younger selves.

Mother

A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.

Still 17

Gong Woo-Jin is a 30-year-old single man and he works as a set designer. Due to a trauma he experienced 13 years ago, he does not want to have a relationship with others. When Woo Seo-Ri was 17, she fell into a coma. 13 years later, she wakes up from her coma. Her mental age is still that of a 17-year-old, but she is now 30-years-old. Gong Woo-Jin and Woo Seo-Ri get involved with each other and fall in love.

Ms Ma, Nemesis

Ms. Ma is sent to jail after being accused of killing her daughter. She escapes in order to find the real murderer and starts solving other cases.

Priest

Oh Soo Min is a former doctor, but he is now a Catholic priest. He performs exorcisms. Meanwhile, Ham Eun Ho is a doctor in the emergency room of a hospital. One day, Oh Soo Min goes to the hospital where Ham Eun Ho works. She gets involved with him.

Legal High

A money-hungry lawyer and a righteous rookie become an unlikely courtroom duo in this remake of the Japanese series of the same name.

Love Affairs in the Afternoon

Son Ji Eun moves to a small city due to her husband's new job as a civil servant. She works part-time at a mart. Son Ji Eun is quiet and sincere. Her life in the small city becomes boring. Son Ji Eun's life is shaken by Yoon Jung Woo. Yoon Jung Woo is a biology teacher at a local school.

Perfume

Min Jae-Hee is a middle aged woman. She is a housewife who has devoted her life to her family, but her family gets destroyed. Min Jae-Hee is furious at the world. Through a mysterious perfume, Min Jae-Hee's appearance suddenly changes to a beautiful young woman. She becomes a model with her new youthful appearance. Min Jae-Hee meets Seo Yi-Do. He is a successful fashion designer, but a mean spirited person.

Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency

When he becomes king, Lee Soo hires the Flower Crew matchmaking agency to make a noble woman out of his first love, Gae-Ddong. Ma Hoon, Young-soo and Do Joon try to fulfill their client's request.

Vagabond

Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to work for the National Intelligence Service as a secret ops agent in order to support her mom and younger siblings, although all she wanted to do is to become a civil servant.

Extraordinary You

When a high-school girl finds that she is merely a character from a comic book whose destiny is decided by the writer, she decides to change the plot to suit her desires and find the love of her life.

The Tale of Nokdu

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.

So I Married an Anti-Fan

The romance between top star Hoo Joon and his anti-fan reporter Lee Geun-young who end up living together.

Memorist

When Dong Baek was a high school student, he suddenly gained a supernatural power. Whenever he touches somebody, he can read that person's memory. Dong Baek reveals his memory reading ability to people and he becomes a detective. He is gung-ho to catch as many criminals as possible. He encounters a mysterious serial murder case.

18 Again

At a difficult place in his marriage and career, a middle-aged man gets a shot at a do-over when he's transformed back into his 18-year-old body.

Backstreet Rookie

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.

To All The Guys Who Loved Me

Seo Hyun-Joo works as the leader of a webcomic planning team. She declares that she plans to remain single, but she receives confessions from two men: Hwang Ji-Woo and Park Do-Gyeom. Hwang Ji-Woo is the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. He has a cold personality and excellent business ability. Park Do-Gyeom is a popular webcomic writer. He is a sociable person. He and Seo Hyun-Joo grew up like siblings, but he has held a crush on Seo Hyun-Joo for a long time.

The Penthouse

A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.

Vincenzo

During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicinewith a side of justice.

A Love So Beautiful

Love is as tough as it is sweet for a lovestruck teenager, whose relationship with her next-door neighbor transforms as they grow into adulthood.

Beyond Evil

As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two policemen who each harbor secrets of their own.

Yumi's Cells

Yumi is a 30-year old, ordinary woman who struggles with expressing her feelings. Told from the perspective of the many brain cells in her head, she experiences growth in both her love life, her career, and finds happiness in the small joys of everyday life.

Youth of May

A budding love story between a medical student and a nurse takes place in May 1980, during a time of civil unrest and military oppression in Gwangju.

My Name

Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.

Undercover

“Undercover” depicts the story of Han Jung Hyun, who has been hiding his identity for a long time, and Choi Yeon Soo, a human rights lawyer who becomes the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to fight for justice.

Today's Webtoon

The story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she begins to dream anew when she coincidentally delivers food to the webtoon editorial department.

Light on Me

A high school loner who has difficulty making new friends joins the school's student council to meet new people — but discovers that making friends may be harder than it seems.

Reborn Rich

After ten years, a loyal employee is framed for embezzlement, then murdered by his employers, only to be reborn as their youngest son, with a yearn for revenge guiding his hostile takeover. based on a hit novel.

Business Proposal

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

You Raise Me Up

Do Yong-Sik is 31-year-old man with some troubles. He has prepared for the civil service exam for years. During this time, his physical appearance has deteriorated, with a now big gut. Do Yong-Sik is also impotent. He decides to go to a urology clinic to address his impotency. There, Do Yong-Sik meets his first love Lee Ru-Da. She works at the clinic as a urologist.

Crazy Love

No Go Jin is the most popular mathematics instructor in the private education field and the CEO of GOTOP Education. Even though he has only a high school level education, he has achieved all of his success due to his extreme intelligence. He seems like a perfect man with a handsome appearance, high IQ, and wealth. He is also narcissistic. One day, he is suddenly warned that he will be murdered. Lee Shin A works as No Go Jin’s secretary. She is a diligent and responsible employee. Due to her quiet and introverted personality, she has little presence with her boss No Go Jin and her colleagues at work. Her colleagues begin to recognize her, because she has worked for the notorious No Go Jin for more than 1 year. She then learns that she does not have much time left to live.

Soundtrack #1

Han Sun-woo is a rookie photographer. He doesn't talk much, but he is a kind and warm-hearted man. He is friends with Lee Eun-soo. They have been close friends for 20 years. Meanwhile, Lee Eun-soo works as a lyricist to make living. She has an honest and bright personality. Due to a reason, Han Sun-woo and Lee Eun-soo begin to live together at the same house for 2 weeks. Staying together, their relationship develops romantically.

The Glory

After a childhood marked by pain and violence, a woman puts a carefully planned revenge scheme in motion.

Moving

Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.

From Now On, Showtime!

In addition to the romance between Cha Cha-woong, a magician and employer who handles and manages ghosts, and a passionate female police officer with occult powers, the characters will have to solve a case they coincidentally get swept up in by cooperating with ghosts to uncover clues.

Love in Contract

Sang-eun is a single-life helper with 13 years of career. Her customers are those who need a wife for their public life under social pressure. Ji-ho is Sang-eun's MWF husband client who has been with her for 5 years. While short-term, abusing clients on TTS are driving Sang-eun mad, new long-term contractor Hye-jin appears and takes up the TTS husband schedule. With two different men, MWF husband and TTS husband, Sang-eun's week flows romantically crossing the borderline between public affairs and private emotions.

Love to Hate You

For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they're forced to date each other.

Connect

Dongsoo leads a solitary life, spending his time uploading music to the internet. His ordinary life is upended when he is kidnapped by an organ hunter, who takes out one of his eyes. Soon, Dongsoo is sharing the vision of someone who got his eye. Through the connected vision, he learns that the taker is a notorious serial killer, and pursues the murderer to get his eye back.

Roommates of Poongduck 304

When Ho-jun receives an ultimatum to move out and become a successful team leader, he must rent from feisty Jae-yoon, who owns a villa. But when a twist of fate transfers Jae-yoon to Ho-jun's team, he becomes his unwilling employee.

Parasyte: The Grey

When unidentified parasites violently take over human hosts and gain power, humanity must rise to combat the growing threat.

Unlock My Boss

At the brink of his death, the CEO and founder of an IT company's spirit gets stuck inside a smartphone and enlists the help of a young man to do favors on his behalf in exchange for 10 billion won.

A Time Called You

A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.

The Worst of Evil

Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.

Pandora: Beneath the Paradise

Hong Taera gets trapped in a fate like that of Pandora in Greek mythology. With a perfect husband and a lovely daughter, Taera leads a life envied by all. However, her repressed memories resurface. She sets out to take revenge and protect her beloved family.

Crash Course in Romance

A mother with a heart of gold navigates the cutthroat world of private education when her daughter tries to join a celebrity math instructor's class.

Choco Milk Shake

A cat and dog crossed a rainbow bridge, but came back as humans?! Jung Woo lives alone after losing his parents at the age of 20 and working part-time in his Uncle's shop. One day, two strangers enter the house and claim they were Choco and Milk! The two were indeed the reincarnation of Choco and Milk whom he raised from childhood to high school and lost by an accident. The arrival of the two embarks on a new beginning and the quest to discover love.

Revenge of Others

A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed her brother's death. A "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.

Vigilante

Kim Ji-yong leads a double life as a Korean National Police University student by day and the Vigilante by night, personally punishing criminals who evade the law. He is surrounded by people who all possess different ulterior motives.

Big Bet

Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he is suddenly framed as a suspect in Min Seokjun's death, and is tracked by Oh Seunghoon of the Korean Desk. Betrayal is rampant in the presence of money.

Call It Love

A woman vows revenge on her for, a heart-wrenchingly lonely and gentle man.

Tell Me That You Love Me

Since he lost his hearing, Cha Jin-woo has gotten used to his solitary life. One day, an aspiring actress Jung Mo-eun, enters his quiet daily routine.

A Shoulder to Cry On

A drama about two boys suffering from growing pains becoming special beings to each other.

True to Love

Dating coach Bo-ra, whose relationship is failing, and prickly publisher Su-hyeok team up to save Bo-ra’s love life for the sake of her upcoming book about dating. The collaboration results in the mind game of romance.

My Demon

A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.

Death's Game

At the brink of going to hell, Yee-jae must cycle through twelve separate lives and twelve separate deaths in this reincarnation drama.

All That We Loved

A love story that covers adolescent teenagers having trouble deciding the gravity of love and friendship.

HeartBeat

When fate brings a half-human, half-vampire man and a cold-hearted woman together, they have to learn to care for each other.

My Lovely Liar

A woman who can't trust people because of her ability to hear lies and a mystic composer who hid his indescribable identity, become involved in each other's lives to uncover the truth.

A Killer Paradox

When one accidental killing leads to another, an ordinary young man finds himself stuck in an endless cat-and-mouse chase with a shrewd detective.

Behind Your Touch

A psychic vet and a detective join forces to crack small-town cases — but their skills are tested when they unravel a chilling serial killer mystery

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

A woman travels from 19th century Joseon to modern-day Seoul, her fate takes a twist with a ‘fake marriage’ with a man who resembles her ex-husband.

My Happy Ending

Seo Jae-won who suffered an unfortunate childhood, becomes an ambitious and driven CEO that chases after success. But when her obsession gets out of hand, she tries to escape from her unhealthy desires but her husband, a designer and college professor, gets swept up in the process.

Like Flowers in Sand

Struggling to find success, a former wrestling prodigy finds himself ready to quit until he reencounters an old friend who reignites his passion.

Marry My Husband

Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill cancer patient, is killed by her husband and best friend after she witnesses them having an affair. She wakes up 10 years before the incident and decides to seek revenge with the help of Yu Ji-hyuk, a director at the company where she works. Now, she must reclaim her fate and eliminate the trash from her life.

THE iDOLM@STER.KR

THE IDOLM@STER.KR, set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols of course, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams.

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