13+ Best Manhwa Like Hugugongnyak

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If you loved Hugugongnyak, chances are you'll really enjoy Villains Are Destined to Die, Surviving Romance and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, or just the vibe that keeps you hooked. While you wait for the next chapters to drop, it’s the perfect time to explore something new that still feels familiar. These picks aren't just similar—they're fan favorites for a reason, and they might just become your next obsession.

1. Villains Are Destined to Die

Synonyms: Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess , The Villain's Ending Is Death , Seule la mort attend la Vilaine

This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated villainess, I’m trying very hard not to die… at the hands of my brothers… the prince… a fork… every possible ending is death! This world is stacked against me, but can my wits and insider game knowledge score the affection of these male characters? Or the reset button???(Source: Tapas)

2. Surviving Romance

Synonyms: Survive Romance

When Chaerin Eun becomes the protagonist of the romance novel she is reading, she expects a fairytale ending with the novel’s love interest, Jeha. But when a bizarre twist makes her realize the story is not playing out as it does in the book, she’ll need the help of an unlikely character from her class to defy the new storyline and find her happy ending -- if only she can figure out who this ‘Unknown Extra’ is first! (Source: WEBTOONS)

3. I Fell into a Reverse Harem Game!

Synonyms: It Looks Like I've Fallen Into the World of a Reverse Harem Game, It Looks Like It Fell Into a Reverse Harem Game

I woke up in a strange bed, with not just one, but two lovers beside me! In this game of love, affection, and deception, I’m Elvia, the Imperial Princess, with a gaggle of men vying for my favor. Sounds great, right? Except this means I'm also stuck as the villainess while the main character is my manipulative maid, Arielle! She’s out to bring me down, and she’s got plans for my harem of men. But I know all her secrets, because I can see her player notifications. Can I beat her at her own game? (Source: Tapas)

4. Girl Jock Empress

Synonyms: College Student Empress, Empress Palace College Student, ยัยตัวแสบแห่งวังจักรพรรดินี

Wild and carefree by day, heart breaker by night. the beautiful hae-Sul one day wakes up in the body of an empress of an unfamiliar world. As she navigates her new life in the palace she must stay alert to stave off assassination attempts on her life while also juggling the temperamental and childish emperor who has no love for her.(Source: Pocket Comics)

5. The Crown Princess Scandal

Synonyms: 後宮スキャンダル, Concubine Scandal, ข้าต้องไม่ใช่พระชายา!

Victimized by her little sister's trick, Hwa-Yeong heads to the imperial palace to participate in the crown princess selection process. Now she'll have to put up with… six months of palace stay?! No way! As a last resort, Hwa-Yeong tries to do everything wrong to get disqualified and sent home early but instead finds herself in the royals' favor. What's worse, coincidence keeps bringing Shin-Yeong, the Crown Prince, in her way, and now things are becoming more intense and personal for both of them. ""You wish to get kicked out now? I'll do everything in my power to see the opposite happen!"" Will Hwa-Yeong see her way through these obstacles and return home before six months? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

6. Gureumi Piwonaen Kkot

Synonyms: The Flower That Was Bloomed by a Cloud, Cloud Flower, 雲が咲かせた花

Hong Lyon, a pitiful young princess with only a title, but no power nor authority, meets a young boy named Dowun who offers to help her become a true royal princess… but at what cost?

7. Mystic Prince

Synonyms: The Prince of Myolyeong, Mystic Prince, Crown Prince of the Mystic

An immortal emperor rules the Kingdom of Yeol, a divine country blessed by gods with awesome powers. After a thousand years of peaceful rule, the time has come for a new emperor to be chosen. This is determined by a series of trials, in which twenty princes with special powers who have trained since birth must compete. As all princes of varying personalities and agendas gather to partake in the trials, intrigue and possibly even bloodshed seem all but certain. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the other princes, the Fourth Prince Jeok-yeon Ryu hides a secret he must guard with his life. (Source: WEBTOONS)

8. The Handsome Male Lead Won't Let Me Log Out

Synonyms: 閉じ込められた令嬢は死なせてもらえない, 舱内的玛利高德, แมริโกลด์ในหีบ

The development of ""Marigold in a Box"", a virtual reality game, is stopped after an unfortunate accident. Sun-ah can't help but be sad and disappointed as the manager of the development team. She decides to log on to the game as a farewell... But she can't customize her character? She can't even log out?! She is forced into becoming the protagonist of the game, Cloe Marigold. What choice does she have? She just has to kill herself and reach the 'dead ending' in the game. Then, she'll be free! However, due to interfering NPC characters, she always fails. She almost makes it out once... but she doesn't. Now, there's only one way to get out. She must beat the game. (Source: PocketComics)

9. A Martial Master Wakes Up as a Concubine

Synonyms: 武林高手转生后宫小主, ข้าเนี่ยนะเป็นพระสนม, A Master, Who Woke Up as a Concubine

Once a notorious master of the deviant sects, Nyeon-Bi Cheon pays a hefty price for her romance with a man of a virtuous sect, Won Gae of the True-spirited Sword. As her lover poisons her to death with a dragonsbane fruit, Nyeon-Bi perishes with more questions than answers. When she wakes up, however, she finds herself in a different sort of peril, as she reincarnates in the body of Noble Lady So-Yeo Cheon, a concubine of the imperial palace. As So-Yeo, Nyeon-Bi must rely on her knowledge from her past life to navigate both intrigue and romance in the palace! (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

10. My Life as an Internet Novel

Synonyms: Inso's Law, Les Lois de la Web-romance, ネット小説の法則

Every novel has the usual cast: a gorgeous heroine, handsome boys vying for her attention, and a homely best friend at the heroine’s side. Dan-I, an ordinary student and avid reader of internet novels, is all too familiar with these tropes. But she never imagined that one day she’d wake up at the center of one herself! Her new fictional world is complete with a beautiful best friend named Yeo- Ryeong, and four impossibly good-looking boys who all happen to be in her class. Dan-I is determined to stay out of the way and not get involved in the twists and turns of the plot. But is she really just the sidekick -- or is Dan-I actually the leading lady? Anything is possible in the world of a novel! (Source: TappyToon, edited)

11. Vampire of the East

Synonyms: Scholar of the Night, Scholar Walking at Night, Scholar Who Walks the Night

After the fall of her family, Yangsun begins living as a book dealer while hiding her true identity. One day, while visiting Eumseokgol to deliver a book, she meets a breathtakingly beautiful scholar by the name of Sungyul Kim. They find themselves drawn to each other, but their love is stunted from the start: Sungyul is a vampire. (Source: Tappytoon)

12. Rewriting Our Love Story

Synonyms: Rewritten Love Story, Rewriting the Love Story

Jeya is just a normal guy living a normal life. His life gets turned upside down when he meets his ex-girlfriend at a job interview. However, things get even worse when they get it an accident, travel back in time and swap bodies. (Source: WEBTOONS)

13. Flower and the Beast

Synonyms: Beast with Flowers, A Flowering Beast, Ggoch'eul Mun Jimseung

""Could this all perhaps be Hwayeon's dream? Or did Yeonu create this fantasy world in her head to escape her harsh reality?"" Hwayeon Ryu, without knowing the cause, falls into a coma at the age of six. Then after 12 long years of her father, Chung Ryu's persistent attempts, she finally opens her eyes. As she wakens from her prolonged sleep, she realizes she not only has her memories but has the memories of someone else's life, Yeonu Lee. Though startled at first, as time passes, she manages to adjust to her new life. Then one day, in hope to have lunch with her father, she pays a visit to the palace. But she ends up taking the wrong turn and finds herself in front of the notorious beast, crown prince Muyeong... The story unfolds then, when the soft and delicate flower Hwayeon meets the arrogant and fearless beast, Muyeong. (Source: Pocket Comics) Note: Includes 8 after stories and 24 side stories

14. Lia's Bad Ending

Synonyms: จุดจบแสนเศร้าของเกมโอโตเมะ

Emilia is reborn in a romance game as the jealous friend of Ophelia Windrose. Knowing that Ophelia will die young, Emilia chooses to love her, and the two grow as close as sisters. After her friend's death, Emilia departs to live a quiet life. The three male love interests are supposed to use the loss to connect to Ophelia's replacement. But instead of pursuing her, they all seem more interested in Emilia! Can Emilia navigate their newfound desire, or will she always be in Ophelia's shadow? (Source: Tapas)

If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Hugugongnyak, you're left wondering—what now? Luckily, there’s a whole world of stories out there that give off the same energy, whether it’s the intense fights, emotional backstories, or just that feeling of being completely hooked. The titles like Villains Are Destined to Die, Surviving Romance... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Hugugongnyak special in the first place. Of course, everyone’s taste is different, but I really think you’ll find something here that pulls you in. And hey—if you’ve got a favorite that didn’t make the list, I’d love to hear about it. I’m always looking for my next obsession.