18+ Best Manhwa Like Geunyeoui Simcheong

If you loved Geunyeoui Simcheong, chances are you'll really enjoy Getting to Know Grace, Moonlight Garden and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, 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. Getting to Know Grace

Synonyms: Grace Tame, Taming Grace, My Fair Grace

Andrew is the only daughter of the famous Grace family. She also has an incurable disease. Due to her family's high status in society, Andrew grew up with no friends save for her maid, Herta, whom she has become intensely infatuated with. Little does she know, her family is responsible for ruining Herta's life. Can Andrew break the hierarchy and be with her? Or will Herta end her suffering first... (Source: Tapas)

2. Moonlight Garden

Synonyms: Flower Garden, 月夜花園

The enchanting flower maidens of Moonlight Garden are coveted by all, as they are known to provide sexual pleasures beyond the imagination. But Dohwa, a young flower maiden who has not yet “bloomed,” concocts potions in the hopes of escaping her destined fate at the brothel. One night, she is caught stealing ingredients for her potions by Lady Hyewon, the new mistress of the Garden. But it turns out Dohwa isn’t the only one with an agenda. Lady Hyewon harbors a few terrible secrets of her own.(Source: Lezhin US) Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and 3 epilogue chapters.

3. I Love Amy

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Bibi is a bubbly girl who's deeply obsessed with Peter, the cutest boy at her high school. So when she sees a random girl talking to him, Bibi invites her to a sleepover with malicious intent... only to have a surprisingly nice time! That's how she makes friends with Amy, a shy and sweet girl who agrees to help Bibi get with Peter. But as they cook up all sorts of love schemes to win Peter over, Amy's place in Bibi's heart grows bigger and bigger by the day... (Source: Tappytoon)

4. Living Will

Synonyms: Stand at Two Crossroads, Two at the Crossroads

Jeanne, a prostitute at address 74, took care of the fallen Janet. Jeanne wants to be friends with Janet, but Janet tries to get information out of her.

5. Ghosts of Greywoods

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Welcome to Greywoods, a beautiful mansion isolated deep in the countryside. Its main inhabitants? The Viscount Rose, his daughter Lady Eileen, the housekeeper, the butler, and... a new maid, Marie. As Lady Eileen and her newest (and only) companion begin to open up to each other, do their hearts follow close behind? Now, don’t mind any lingering ghosts still haunting the grounds, they’re not real! Nor are there any enduring secrets, deep-rooted betrayals, or an air of mystery... just trust me. (Source: Tapas)

6. Yueguo Chenshi de Ge

Synonyms: The Song That Transcends This World, Fugue Across Worlds

During troubled times, Weng Shaoying is one of the most famous singers in Dongping. Many people go to Song of Fairyland just to see her perform. However, under her glamorous facade, she has been controlled for more than 10 years. On the other side of Dongping is Bi Xing Tang, one of the most famous gangs there. After her father’s death, Yanchu became the young female leader of Bi Xing Tang, which caused a lot of rumors to spread. On one inevitably fortuitous night, the two happened to meet. At that time, neither of them knew that they would eventually become the most important person in the other’s life. Starting from that night onwards, the gears in Shaoying and Yanchu’s fate will forever be rotating together. (Source: Bilibili, translated)

7. Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid

Synonyms: The Whale Star, 경성의 인어공주, The Gyeongseong Mermaid

The year is 1926 in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, and Joseon (present-day Korea), is under colonial Japanese rule. Su-A Heo is a handmaiden who spends her days working and swimming in the sea. Her work is her whole life, until one day, when she discovers a wounded independence fighter named Ui-Hyeon Kang washed up on the shore. She nurses him back to health, only to lose her ability to speak in a botched murder attempt by Ui-Hyeon’s comrade, Hae-Su Song. As she travels to the capital, Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul), to get revenge, she finds herself growing more and more intertwined with a strange, brave new world and the people within it.(Source: WEBTOONS) Note: Chapter count includes prologue.

8. Blind Passion

Synonyms: Chijeong, Tragic Romance, Reign of Desire

The royal palace is no place for fun and games—here, only the most cunning and powerful survive. After Soon-ock becomes queen consort thanks to the machinations of her scheming father and his allies, she finds herself in the middle of a bloody fight between the king and the crown prince. Despite her precarious position, Soon-ock is determined to survive and will do anything to ensure the safety of herself and her lover, Hyang-yi. She soon makes a deal that could either make her life heaven or hell. The only catch? Part of the plan involves using her beloved Hyang-yi. A gripping tale of conspiracy, lust, and desire set in the royal court of medieval Korea. (Source: Lezhin US) Note: An adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Eun-Mi Hyeon.

9. Lu Ming Yan

Synonyms: Lu Ming Banquet, Banquet With Deer Crying

Inside the luxurious pavilion, human desires flow like water, and morals are extinguished like ashes. The courtesan Qin You receives a lady visitor, who offers her a large sum to buy her freedom. She claims that she can see the future, and she asks Qin You to come with her to help save the world. (Source: Tencent, translated)

10. Jeongnyeoni

Synonyms: Jeong-Nyeon, Jeongnyeon

Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong-Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich? The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.

11. If You Can't Kill Me, Love Me

Synonyms: If You Can't Kill Me, Love Me

In a kingdom scarred by a historical rebellion, Penny, an assassin masquerading as a servant, aims to break free from Queen Nyla's grasp by executing a perilous mission: the theft of the king's ring from Princess Cher, known as the wicked Princess of Death. Yet her intentions take a turn as she slowly becomes captivated by the princess. As their destinies become entwined, Penny grapples with a dilemma, torn between her pursuit of freedom and the unexpected connections she forges with Cher. (Source: Tapas)

12. Club Amour

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On one rainy day, Dana takes Daisy, distraught among a pile of trash, under her wing. Dana brings Daisy to , the strip club she works at. It's a small, shabby club stuck within the slums, but it has a lot of patrons because the club provides its customers with something "extra". It doesn't take long for Daisy, the new star stripper, to become the patrons' most coveted. But all she wants is true love. Looking for pure affection in a dark alley where none of the men can provide, Daisy asks Dana to be the manager of her love life. At the dazzling scene of a strip club, what awaits our two heroines?! (Source: Copin Comics)

13. Gwisinwangbi

Synonyms: ghost queen

14. June and Alice

Synonyms: Chun and Alice

June, an oriental girl in a foreign country, becomes the queen's dress-up doll to make a living! June wants to escape once she earns enough money, but she gets caught up in a bigger conspiracy struggle for power. (Source: WebComics) Note: Chapter count includes 2 bonus chapters.

15. Blue Glass

Synonyms: 蓝色琉璃, Blue Glass, Cиний лазурит

Every princess in Nak-Rang Kingdom is fated to be married off as a political tool the moment she comes of age, and Princess Sol is no exception. Seeing her older sister die after being used the same way leaves her feeling alone and helpless. That is when a mysterious medium tells her that what she desires most awaits her outside the palace. As fate would have it, Sol finds a frail boy named Mi-Ru at the slave market and feels compelled to save him. Though Mi-Ru quickly becomes Sol's only refuge, it won't be easy to protect him from her evil brother's clutches... (Source: Tappytoon, edited) Note: As of July 19th, 2023, this work has been re-serialized in full color.

16. Nae Choeaeneun Agyeogyeongae: Another Revolution Story

Synonyms: I Favor The Villainess, WataOshi, ILTV

17. Unblossomed

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Gyeongseong, 1920—the early days of colonial Korea. When a young Japanese boy is found dead at a local school's lantern festival, fingers start to point towards Kim Mugyeong. Despite the mounting pressure, Mugyeong refuses to talk, forcing officers to search for information elsewhere. Just what secrets have these two boys been hiding, and why does Mugyeong refuse to talk? In the midst of tumultuous social and political conflicts, the youth are just trying to make do. And while they say that some flowers bloom in adversity, perhaps there are also some that are destined to remain unblossomed. (Source: Lezhin)

18. Twinstar Cyclone Runaway

Synonyms: ツサラ, TCR

Set 6,000 years after humanity has spread out across the stars, the story takes place inside a gigantic city ship orbiting a remote gas giant. The ship is home to a civilization of space fishers that catch valuable fish-like creatures known as Besshu. The society harvests the Besshu through ships operated by enforced male-female pairs of operator and pilot, who are seen by the male-dominated society as a married couple. The story centers on Terra, who is seeking a partner to operate a ship, and finds her in the mysterious runaway girl Diode, with both uniquely able to use the ship despite both being female. (Source: Anime News Network)

19. Goodbye, My Rose Garden

Synonyms: Tạm biệt Vườn hồng, Прощавай, трояндовий саде, Leb wohl, mein Rosengarten

England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship…until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them.(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Chapter count includes an extra Intermission chapter in vol. 2.

If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Geunyeoui Simcheong, 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 Getting to Know Grace, Moonlight Garden... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Geunyeoui Simcheong 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.