If you loved Geunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon Sajeong, chances are you'll really enjoy This Villainess Wants a Divorce!, Villains Are Destined to Die and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Comedy, 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. This Villainess Wants a Divorce!
Synonyms: Survive as the Hero's Wife, Yangpanso Ju-ingong-ui Anaelo Sal-anamgi
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fantasy, Romance | 118 | 74/100 |
We all hate the greedy villains hell-bent on sabotage. Enter Carnelia Easter, the awful secondary villainess of the romance I’m reading, who trapped the prince in marriage at the behest of the evil empress. I didn’t shed a tear when her head’s lopped off, but now I’m Carnelia! I gotta play this smart and convince him to divorce me instead! Still, between the prince, the empress, the heroine, the second prince, my terrible health... this story’s getting unpredictable. Will I survive after all? (Source: Tapas)
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. Villainess in Love
Synonyms: The Evil Lady's Hero, 反派千金的男主角, Le Héros de la Vilaine
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 105 | 76/100 |
So I’ve become Yunifer Magnolia, the villainess who’s crazed with jealousy that Duke Ishid Lucrenze, the devastatingly handsome hero, has eyes only for Raelle, Yunifer’s best friend. Yunifer torments Raelle so much that Yunifer’s killed off at the end. But... I’M Yunifer now. UGH! Good news is, I’ve reincarnated a year before her tragic end, so there’s time to make sure Ishid and Raelle have a fairy tale ending (and I stay alive). Bad news is, I got drunk and woke up with Ishid next to me. Crap. (Source: Tapas)
5. Who Made Me a Princess
Synonyms: Suddenly Became A Princess One Day , Dites-Moi, Princesse!, One Day, I Became a Princess
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 125 | 83/100 |
The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
6. What It Takes to Be a Villainess
Synonyms: Agnyeoui Jeongui, Definition of a Bad Lady, The Justice of Villainous Woman
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 164 | 68/100 |
With a broken heart, Hwayoung falls headfirst into the river by accident but wakes up as infamous villainess Satiana Altisee Kaylon. Coming to terms with her new life as sole daughter of House Kaylon, Satiana is soon chosen as a candidate for the next empress! In the palace full of schemers and liars, she must become a cold-blooded villainess to win her royal seat by the crown prince - or her new family will face grave danger! Will being perfectly evil really be enough? ‘Cause even villains need love! Based on the hit novel.(Source: Tappytoon)
7. 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.
8. Beware the Villainess!
Synonyms: Gare à la vilaine!, その悪女に気をつけてください, 小心那个恶女！
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 128 | 77/100 |
Sit back and take in this romantic tale of an angelic heroine and her devoted suitors as they vie for the depths of her love... or not. This story’s about to go through some edits! After an accident, a modern-day college student awakens as the story’s villainess, Melissa Foddebrat. She’s far from anyone’s favorite, but she IS the daughter of the duke. Determined to live it up, this new Melissa is doing things her way — antiquated society, be damned! All idiots, prepare to step aside or perish! (Source: Tapas)
9. The Soulless Duchess
Synonyms: The Duchess with an Empty Soul, The Empty Shelled Duchess, かりそめの公爵夫人
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 167 | 69/100 |
The naïve Yvona is ready to do anything for her amazing fiancé! Summon magical beasts and let him take the glory? Sure! Wreck her body for a powerful spell and die for him? Yes! Watch him secretly embrace her trusted cousin Tristan with passion and deride her openly? Oka— wait. What? Just then, Yvona dies... and wakes up a year in the past with a burdened heart. Armed with her knowledge, Yvona's ready to fight for herself. And hmm, maybe form an alliance with the coldhearted Duke of Azentine... (Source: Tapas) Note: Chapter count includes 13 side story chapters.
10. Lucia
Synonyms: ลูเซีย เจ้าหญิงผู้ถูกลืม, Vivian Ve Hugo, Лүсиа
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama, Romance | 69/100 |
Lucia, the sixteenth princess of the kingdom, has seen her future through a strange dream. But it was a vivid nightmare of a terrible marriage that continues to haunt her. To change her dreadful fate, she suggests a contract marriage to Duke Hugo Taran, a well-known womanizer. Can this setup break Lucia from her fate? Or will her choice lead down a path even she couldn't foresee?! Based on the hit novel. (Source: Tappytoon)
11. I Was Tricked into this Fake Marriage!
Synonyms: This Is An Obvious Fraudulent Marriage, 這根本就是個詐妻陷阱, これはまぎれもない結婚詐欺ですっ！
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fantasy, Romance | 108 | 72/100 |
After the Delpice Empire unifies all kingdoms with brutal subjugation, all the noblemen who stood up to the empire had to relinquish their titles. As her father’s only child, Leyrin Efran becomes a countess overnight, but to secure her family’s title and estate, legally she must be wed! She enlists info from the infamous Nine Night Guild to find a man of lower rank to keep the empire at bay. They deliver as requested (eep! he’s SO hot!), but things don’t completely seem as advertised... (Source: Tapas)
12. Kalgwa Deuleseu
Synonyms: Wild Girl, This Girl is a Little Wild, The Sword And The Dress
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 50 | 73/100 |
After he was defeated, the Demon King used the last of his strength to trap the captain of the Holy Knights into the body of a weak girl. However, the Captain was a girl, to begin with, so, tired of her former life and unable to return to her former body, she decides to live a luxurious life instead, in the body of the noble daughter she's trapped in. However, her new family puts her in danger, so she tries to go to the church to prove her identity. In order to do so, she ultimately becomes engaged to the captain of the special task force. Will she be able to prove her identity and still live an ordinary life? What will happen to her relationship with her fiancé? And, is there something more to this new life she's received?
13. Empress of Another World
Synonyms: 異世界の皇妃, 异世界皇妃, L'impératrice d'un autre monde
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 129 | 70/100 |
Crossing over into another world and time after a freak accident, Korean highschool girl Sabina is taken in by a duke of the Crentia kingdom only to soon be offered up to the ugly old emperor as a concubine. When the king is killed by a mysterious assassin, Sabina must face the poisonous circle of other candidates in a battle for the royal seat. Can she attract the loyalty and affection of the men and women she needs on her side to survive? Based on the hit series of novels.
14. Miss Not-So Sidekick
Synonyms: 傍観者、●●ちゃん, 구경 하는 들러리 양 웹툰, ยินดีต้อนรับสู่โลกของตัวประกอบ
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 169 | 77/100 |
Hye-Jung loved to read to escape her daily stress. But that’s before she woke up inside the bizarre world of her favorite novel! Instead of the main heroine who courts three eligible men, she is now Latte Ectrie – a minor villain that everyone hates?! One way or another, it’s a chance to live out her most beloved storyline, with popcorn in hand to watch all the drama! Taking charge of the narrative takes on a whole new meaning!(Source: Tappytoon)Note: Chapter count includes 30 extra chapters.
15. The Antagonist's Pet
Synonyms: The Pet of the Villainess , 悪女のペット, La Favorite de l'Héritière
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 117 | 69/100 |
Blessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own survival? On top of that, Sasha has to juggle the affections of her bespectacled love interest and tame a dragon boy! Can Sasha learn new tricks to win the hearts of these main characters? Based on the hit novel. (Source: Tappytoon) Note: Chapter count includes a 13-chapter Epilogue
16. The Villainess Lives Again
Synonyms: The Villainess Lives Twice, ชีวิตที่สองของนางร้าย, 惡女重生
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fantasy, Romance | 230 | 72/100 |
From childhood, Artezia Rosan's happiness was dependent on ensuring the success of her brother. As a master manipulator and schemer, she became his most valuable ally in seizing the empire’s throne. That’s exactly why her brother's betrayal cut so deeply when Artezia was imprisoned as punishment for all of her crimes. Soon after being rescued by Grand Duke Cedric Ebron, she vows to help him overthrow the cruel new emperor by sacrificing her own life with forbidden magic. Now waking up several years earlier back in time, she will forsake her own family to help Cedric at all costs. They say that blood is thicker than water, but can Artezia destroy her brother while her own romance blossoms amidst the chaos? (Source: TappyToon)
17. For Better or For Worse
Synonyms: Is It a Fortune or Is It a Woe?, รักครั้งนี้โชคดีหรือโชคร้าย, 脇役の私が妻になりました
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 115 | 76/100 |
The spunky Lady Dillion didn't realize she was the villain of a romance novel until she encounters Marquess Cedric. Seeing him jogs a dormant memory of the novel's plot, in which her beloved younger sister dies in childbirth after marrying Cedric. Determined to prevent this, Dillion marries him herself, but what fate awaits her when she knows he's meant to fall in love with the real female lead later? In this marriage of convenience, it seems nothing turns out quite how either of them expects...(Source: Tapas)
18. What's Wrong with You, Duke?
Synonyms: Why Are You Doing This, Duke?, 冷血公爵の心変わり, Wae Ileoseyo, Gongjagnim!
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fantasy, Romance | 133 | 72/100 |
The cruel Duke Rowan Alexei Peruka is a lovestruck puppy around Erin — all thanks to a random magic spell that was cast just as he was about to execute her. But with the spell’s power now waning and on the fritz, his shifting moods zip from dramatic professions of eternal love to cold threats of death. Exhausted from the emotional whiplash, Erin must find a magic spell to not only save herself but also her enchanting fairytale marriage before she loses her beloved and bewitched “Ru” forever. (Source: Tapas, edited)
19. Light and Shadow
Synonyms: Luz y sombra, Licht und Schatten, Ombres et Lumières
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 103 | 77/100 |
It’s a rude insult when lowly and headstrong servant Edna comes to marry Duke Eli, instead of the noble daughter he expected. But the ambitious maid hides an even bigger secret behind her obvious ruse – one that could change the kingdom’s very history. Can the two find freedom, redemption – and love – without drawing their swords on each other? Based on the hit novels. (Source: Tappytoon)
20. The Villainess is a Marionette
Synonyms: The Villainess Is a Marionette, Agnyeoneun Malioneteu, 恶女是提线木偶
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 112 | 75/100 |
I woke up as Kayena Hill, the novel's villainess, praised as the greatest beauty in the empire. Who knew that her story would catch my attention because I was her in my past life? Destined for terrible ends, I've died twice—but I refuse to die a third time as a pawn in someone else's scheme. I’m no longer the vain and naïve princess. Now that I know how the story will unfold, I’ll turn the tables around and have everyone dancing to my tune. This time, I’ll be the one pulling the strings.(Source: Tapas) Note: Chapter count includes prologue.
21. I Shall Master this Family!
Synonyms: I'll Be the Matriarch in This Life, La Nouvelle Cheffe de clan, In This Life, I Will Be the Lord
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 82/100 |
The great Lombardi family was once at the top of the empire. After the death of its patriarch, the fate of the family and that of Firentia, born from a Lombardi and a peasant, fall to ruin at the hands of her useless and cruel cousins. But when she’s reincarnated as her seven-year-old self, she’ll work to protect the family’s honor, gain her grandpa Lulac’s favor, and prevent her own father’s death. In this lifetime, there’s only one way for her to win: become the head of their mighty household. (Source: Tapas)
22. Adelaide
Synonyms: Adellaideuui la Dolche Bita, La Dolce Vita di Adelaide, 阿黛尔的冷面公爵
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 86 | 70/100 |
17 years after her own reincarnation, Adelaide hears that a dimensional traveler has suddenly arrived at the imperial palace. Just the jolt of excitement my boring life needed, she thought! Attending the debutant ball to meet this new Susanne, Adelaide ends up making a deal with the handsome duke Felix: become his “fake” fiancée so he can keep the gold-digging Susanne away from him! As Felix warms to his companion, can Adelaide win this battle for his heart? Based on the hit novel. (Source: Tappytoon) Notes: Chapter count includes a prologue.
23. Charming the Duke of the North
Synonyms: I Will Seduce the Northern Duke, Je vais séduire le Duc du Nord, 魅惑北方公爵
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fantasy, Romance | 91 | 74/100 |
Rinha, Korea's most beloved actress, gets into an accident while on set. When she regains consciousness, she realizes she has traveled to the Kingdom of Iklein and meets the northern duke Calcion, who saves her from a demonic beast. Calcion asks her to be his fake lover so she can get into socialite and discover the conspiracy happening in his castle. (Source: WEBTOONS)
24. False Confession
Synonyms: A False Confession, Wrong Confession, 錯誤的告白
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural | 70/100 |
"I think I’ve fallen for you." With a single drunken confession, Renesha's plans to live a comfortable and uneventful life were shattered. Somehow she confessed her love to the wrong man: the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield, Duke Cavert Willard! It's the worst thing to happen to her since she woke up in this fantasy universe and discovered her divine powers. In the midst of a war with a neighboring country, Renesha must balance her duties as a healer with her feelings for two alluring knights. When romance blooms on the battlefield, who will be victorious in the battle for Renee's heart? (Source: Tappytoon)
25. Daisy: How to Become the Duke's Fiancée
Synonyms: 데이지, Deijii: Koushaku no Fianse ni Naru Houhou, デイジー～公爵の婚約者になる方法～
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fantasy, Romance | 186 | 66/100 |
Sweet, timid Daisy meets a tragic end after being betrayed by the man she loves. When she is given a second chance at life, she vows not to repeat the same mistakes of the past! The only problem is that she must pay off her father’s gambling debt to Kilian, an aristocrat with a terrifying reputation. One option will take her 60 years, and the other, just three... but it involves a contract marriage to Kilian, who must be three years married in order to inherit the title of duke. While Daisy has sworn off men, the conditions of the offer are too good to pass up. She will be paid a generous amount of money at the end of the contract and also be guaranteed a swift divorce. Is she making a mistake by putting her trust in another man? Or will this deal give her the wings she needs to fly? (Source: Tappytoon) Note: The chapter count includes 3 extra chapters.
If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Geunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon Sajeong, 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 This Villainess Wants a Divorce!, Villains Are Destined to Die... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Geunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon Sajeong 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.