If you loved Nampyeoneul Nae Pyeoneuro Mandeuneun Bangbeop, chances are you'll really enjoy Villains Are Destined to Die, Saving My Sweetheart and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, Fantasy, 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
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Psychological, Romance | 83/100 |
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. Saving My Sweetheart
Synonyms: A Way To Protect You, Sweetheart, A Way to Protect the Lovable You, วิธีปกป้องเธอผู้แสนดี
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural | 75/100 |
Despite being the daughter of the Holy Empire’s most revered divine leader, Leticia is rumored to be a ruthless, bloodthirsty tyrant. The thing is… none of the rumors are true! After years of living as her vindictive mother’s scapegoat, Leticia is ultimately cursed to die if she doesn’t kill her beloved husband, King Ditrian, with her own two hands. But when the clock miraculously resets to mere days before their wedding, she gets a second chance to save not only Ditrian, but his entire kingdom. This time, will the world recognize the real Leticia before it’s too late, or is history doomed to repeat itself? (Source: Tapas)
3. Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story
Synonyms: I Thought It's a Common Possession, Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story, Une réincarnation presque ordinaire
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 77/100 |
Not all villains are evil. When Sun-A Choi reincarnates as Edith Rigelhof, the villain from her favorite novel, she is determined to change Edith’s life around and treats everyone with kindness. Although she marries the handsome Killian Rudwick, he is madly in love with the original protagonist of the book and mistrusts Edith because she is from a rival family. Will her marriage survive the whirlwind of family feuds, love triangles, and more? Will Edith find her happy ending? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)
4. My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me
Synonyms: ครอบครัวสามีเห็นทีจะคลั่งรัก
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 79/100 |
Pereshati Jahardt is a count's daughter who got remarried after her mother’s passing. When her father died, he left her all his fortune. Then, Pereshati's greedy stepmother and stepsister conspire with Pereshati's lover to kill her. However, under mysterious circumstances, Pereshati is brought back to life and travels back in time before her murder. To buy some time before getting her revenge, Pereshati visits the handsome yet notorious grand duke, Therdeo Lapileon, to marry him. During her visit, she uncovers a horrifying secret of his family. How will Pereshati deal with it? Will she be able to take her revenge?(Source: WEBTOONS)
5. Flirting with The Villain's Dad
Synonyms: Seduce the Villain's Father, 爸爸，請跟我結婚!, 快去搞定铁壁皇帝！
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 159 | 76/100 |
Ack! I'm trapped in this webnovel, "Brigitte Wants to be Happy!" No prob, I KNOW what's gonna happen so I'll just—wait. I'm not Brigitte? I'm her aunt, Princess Yerenika?! Uh-oh. I'm stuck 20 years before the main plot... and everyone in my generation ends up tragically dead! Her parents, dead. Me, dead. Villain's dad, King Euredian, dead. A-ha! That's the key. I just need to prevent the villain from being born... time to break out some seduction schemes and flirt like my life depends on it! (Source: Tapas) Chapter count include 19 side stories.
6. Author of My Own Destiny
Synonyms: I Became the Wife of the Male Lead, Autrice de ma déstinée, ラスボスの私が主人公の妻になりました
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 132 | 76/100 |
Evil mage Fiona Green was destined to die at the hands of the protagonist couple in “The Emperor and the Saint.” That is, until the story’s author became Fiona herself! Though mistreated, cast out by her pompous family and thrown into the battle at Heylon, Fiona is determined to use her magic for good. But things take a rather unexpected turn when she rescues the male lead, Siegren, turning him from foe to friend… Will she successfully rewrite her fate without changing the story’s happy ending? (Source: Tapas)
7. A Stepmother’s Märchen
Synonyms: The Fantasie of a Stepmother, Merveilleuse marâtre, Das Märchen von der Stiefmutter
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 81/100 |
The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein is no stranger to hardship: her husband dies when she’s still a teenager, leaving her to manage his lands and raise his semi-grown children herself. Her stepchildren never warm up to her, and other nobles disparage her behind her back. Years later, however, it seems her efforts have finally paid off: her eldest stepson is to be married and take over the estate, freeing her of many responsibilities. But shortly after learning the cruel truth that she’s not invited to his wedding, she dies and wakes up on the day of her husband’s funeral seven years earlier! If Shuri is to live these seven difficult years all over again, she’s going to do things differently. Can she write her own fairy tale ending this time around? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
8. Karina's Last Days
Synonyms: Time of the Terminally-Ill Extra, Limited Time Extra, 余命わずかの脇役令嬢
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 73/100 |
Though gifted with an ability to bring her drawings to life, Karina Leopold spent her years in the shadow of her famous siblings, forced to be the good daughter her parents wanted. But when she’s told that a deadly disease will kill her in a year, she offers a deal to her fiancé, Milian Pastellio, with the goal to live the remainder of her days far from her family’s reach. Much to her surprise, their encounter proceeds to change them both in a way she never imagined… (Source: Tapas)
9. Baroness Goes on Strike
Synonyms: Honey, I'm Going on Strike, あなた！私、ストライキします, Anata! Watashi, Strike Shimasu
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fantasy, Romance | 72/100 |
Although Baroness Cassia is on her deathbed, she’s relieved that it means she’s finally free from her loveless marriage to her mercenary husband, Zester. Oh, how she regrets her tireless efforts to keep his territory afloat! If only she had taken more time for herself. Her wish becomes reality when Cassia wakes up to find herself ten years back in the past. With this second chance, she’s determined to live a stress-free life. But can Cassia find the courage to rebel against Zester? Or is she doomed to repeat her nightmare of a past life? (Source: Tapas)
10. Under the Oak Tree
Synonyms: Debajo del roble, 橡树之下, オークの樹の下
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 74/100 |
A flawless love story of the flawed. Stuttering lady Maximilian is forced into a marriage with Sir Riftan, but he leaves on a campaign after their wedding night. 3 years later, he triumphantly returns, ready to cherish her. As life with her husband finally begins, she only has one question — does she deserve this love and happiness? (Source: Manta)
11. What It Means to Be You
Synonyms: To Help You Understand, あなたの心がわかるように, 為了幫助你理解
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 165 | 69/100 |
Princess Violet always played by the rules—right down to marrying the hot-tempered Winter, an illegitimate noble, to save her family from ruin. Though Violet fell head over heels for Winter at first sight, her dream of happiness was shattered when her family lost its royal standing on their wedding day, leaving her branded a swindler and an outcast. Three years later, Violet endures endless shame, convinced even her husband wouldn’t care if she died. Desperate, she attempts to take her own life… only to wake up in Winter’s body! Now, trapped in each other’s lives, they’re forced to see the world through the other’s eyes. Could this strange twist be their one chance to truly understand—and love—each other? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Chapter count includes 10 side stories and 3 special side stories.
12. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
Synonyms: Queen with a Scalpel, Surgeon Elise, Doctor Elise
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 156 | 76/100 |
Jihyun is a master surgeon at the peak of her medical prowess. She’s made it her life’s mission to save lives in order to atone for the sins of her past life, but her dreams are cut short when her plane crashes in the middle of the Pacific. When Jihyun wakes up, she finds herself back in her first life as Elise de Clarence - the haughty nightmare of a girl who brought on her own tragic end. The new Elise, however, still has time to set things straight - with her newfound medical knowledge, the reformed Elise sets out to right the wrongs of her tragic first life!(Source: Lezhin US) Note: Chapter count includes 13 side stories.
13. Please Marry Me Again!
Synonyms: Husband, Please Marry Me Again! , Please Marry Me Again, Husband! , Bitte heirate mich wieder!
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fantasy, Romance | 70/100 |
As a so-called "half-noblewoman," Shurya Littenheim was shunned by all in high society except her husband, Grand Duke Kardi Esperand. So when the powers Kardi inherited from his family start to slowly kill him, Shurya gladly makes a deal to sacrifice her own life instead. Upon her death, she's reborn as her younger, single self, and this time... she's doing it all over again! Shurya's on a mission to make Kardi her hubby once more, but is there any hope of avoiding yet another tragic ending? (Source: Tapas) Note: The side stories are rated R19.
14. My Husband Who Hates Me Has Lost His Memories
Synonyms: My Husband Hates Me, But He Lost His Memories, สามีที่เกลียดข้าสูญเสียความทรงจำ, My Resentful Husband Lost His Memories
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 68/100 |
In a politically arranged marriage devoid of love, Lily is wed to Theodore, the head of a rival family. Theodore loathes the union, but little does he know that Lily despises her own family as much as he does. Living a quiet life, she counts the days until their inevitable divorce. Then fate intervenes—a sudden accident erases Theodore’s memories of her, transforming his coldness into unexpected affection. Can Lily trust this dramatic shift, or must she guard her heart to avoid future heartbreak? (Source: Tappytoon)
15. Sacrificed
Synonyms: The Sacrificial Princess, 活祭品皇女殿下, 祭品公主
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fantasy, Romance | 87 | 65/100 |
An illegitimate daughter of Emperor Berthold Amaryllis of Visio, Ludis has spent her entire life being mistreated and pushed into the shadows. Now, with the Visio Empire standing on the precipice of destruction under the threat of Demonspawn hordes, her father finds a new use for her in becoming the sacrifice necessary to summmon an ancient god. But as the colossal golden eyes seem ready to consume her, she finds herself in the embrace of a mysterious man... (Source: Pocket Comics) Note: Includes 7 side stories.
16. Just Leave Me Be
Synonyms: I Want You to Throw Me Away, Please Leave Me Behind, Please Throw Me Away
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural | 126 | 69/100 |
Adele was a hapless orphan until a duke gave her a choice: live as a substitute for his dead daughter, or die on the streets. Despite playing this role to the best of her ability, an order for her assassination was given shortly after he married her off. Miraculously, she is sent back in time and decides to make up for the years wasted living a lie. As ancient ruins call to her, can she use her past knowledge and unexpected help from the Black Knight to defeat the dangers ahead and change fate? (Source: Tapas)
17. Father, I Don't Want this Marriage
Synonyms: Dad, I'm Not Getting Married, Father, I Don't Want to Get Married!!, Daddy, I Don't Want to Marry!
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 131 | 77/100 |
Juvelian is a villainess so hated by everyone that even her lover and father leave her to die a pitiful death. Just as she’s about to face her fate, she gets the chance to change the course of her story. In order to avoid the tragic end she knows awaits her, she breaks up with her lover and gives up trying to win her father’s love. Instead, she focuses on using his wealth to enjoy her new life to its fullest! But while she prepares for her extravagant life as a lady, her father begins looking for her new suitor. Afraid that he’ll marry her off to the infamously unpredictable and stormy prince, she lands on a desperate solution: a dating contract. And the best candidate is none other than her father’s student. (Source: Tappytoon)
18. I'm All Out Of Health
Synonyms: I Am Not Healthy, I Have No Health , คุณหนูผู้อ่อนแอ
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fantasy, Romance | 94 | 72/100 |
Ninenya Seiah’s misfortunes began from birth, owing to her mother’s traitorous reputation and subsequent death. Ninenya was thus banished from the noble Seiah family and forcibly separated from her father, Lord Rubenio Seiah. In extremely poor health, Ninenya has mere months to live. To save his daughter, Rubenio enlists the mysterious Count Adelman as her protector. Ninenya must now work with Adelman to improve her poor health and stop her from becoming the victim of a deadly family feud. (Source: Tapas)
19. The Promise Isn't Mine
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance | N/A/100 |
"Kill me, as you promised." When her twin sister Leyla, the Holy Maiden, suddenly disappears one day, the ordinary Elena finds herself having to marry Crown Prince Kyle, a man infamous for his ruthlessness, in her stead. After a dreadful marriage ceremony, Kyle demands that a certain promise be fulfilled, to Elena’s confusion. (Source: Manta)
20. Like Wind on a Dry Branch
Synonyms: Wie ein welker Ast im Winde, El viento que mece las ramas, 赤い瞳の廃皇子
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 74/100 |
As plague and turmoil afflicts the empire, enchanting widow Rieta Tristi finds herself at the mercy of a malicious nobleman and his dying wish to have her buried alive beside his corpse. The plague has taken her husband, slave traders have taken her young child, and now her own life is at risk -- until an unexpected visit from the empire's outcast prince changes everything. (Source: WEBTOONS)
21. Royal Marriage
Synonyms: loyeol meliji, 皇家婚姻, 皇室婚姻
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drama, Romance | 105 | 67/100 |
As the beloved daughter of a viscountess and the fiancée of a duke, Tatiana Cartienne was the belle of high society. But when she refuses to marry after discovering the duke's infidelity, she begins to see that she was simply a pawn in her family's power play. In her attempt to break free, she turns to Kynell Townsend, a war hero who was once humiliated by the viscountess for his attempt to woo Tatiana. With title and fortune out of the picture, will they be able to reset their love story? (Source: Tapas)
22. Marriage of Convenience
Synonyms: The Marriage Business, 結婚商売, 婚姻這門生意
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 141 | 78/100 |
Bianca de Arno was a ruthless countess in the Kingdom of Sevran, infamous for being a wicked and selfish wife. While her husband, Count Zachary de Arno, bravely risked his life out on the battlefield, she sat at home and spent his money. It wasn’t until her final day that Bianca realized the error of her ways. Before she dies, Bianca prays for a second chance, swearing she will do better, and wakes up in her 19-year-old body. With her second chance, Bianca starts to see everything in a new light… starting with her husband. (Source: Tapas) Note: chapter count includes 46 side stories.
23. Happily Ever Afterwards
Synonyms: I Picked Up the Second Male Lead After the Ending, I Picked Up a Sub-man After the Ending, 傲嬌男二攻心計
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fantasy, Romance | 89 | 77/100 |
What would you do if you were reborn as a character from your favorite romance novel? For Peony, an avid fan of “The Song of Askar,” the answer is simple: Marry her favorite character, of course! Reincarnated as the princess of the Kingdom of Garten, Peony is determined to marry Richt, the second male lead of “The Song of Askar” and former prince of the Fairspren Empire, who was banished to an inhospitable land after the novel’s happy ending (which didn’t end so well for him). Amidst trials and tribulations, can Peony and Richt make the most of their second chance at life and love? (Source: WEBTOONS)
24. Finding Camellia
Synonyms: Please Be Patient, Grand Duke, À la recherche de Camélia, 公爵，請忍耐
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fantasy, Romance | 150 | 70/100 |
Her life is nothing but lies. Camellia was just 12 when she was taken away from her mother in the slums and forced to live as the son of an aristocratic family. But under the layer of secrets and lies, she never forgets. She continues to struggle to be her true self again, to reclaim the life of Camellia. (Source: Manta) Note: Chapter count includes a prologue, 3 spin-off, 2 specials and 13 side stories.
If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Nampyeoneul Nae Pyeoneuro Mandeuneun Bangbeop, 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, Saving My Sweetheart... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Nampyeoneul Nae Pyeoneuro Mandeuneun Bangbeop 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.