If you loved Ibeon Saeng-do Jal Butakae, chances are you'll really enjoy A Good Day to be a Dog, My Reason To Die and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Comedy, 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. A Good Day to be a Dog
Synonyms: Lovely Again Today, Adorablement chien, จูบรักปลดล็อก
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural | 92 | 79/100 |
Hana is cursed into a dog from her first kiss, and the only way for her to break from the curse is to get the second kiss from her first kiss. (Source: WEBTOONS) Note: The chapter count includes four side stories.
2. My Reason To Die
Synonyms: What I Decided to Die For, 我为之离开的理由, 我之所以決定去死
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Romance | 100 | 76/100 |
Ji-o’s luck runs out when she gets injured before the tryouts for the national taekwondo team. In the middle of facing what seems to be the biggest crisis of her life, she meets Gyeol, a mysterious boy who changes her life forever. He’s the definition of a bad boy with a good heart, and she finds herself unable to resist his charms. However, she might be playing with fire as he’s someone who’s involved with the wrong crowd. Is falling for Gyeol worth the risk? (Source: WEBTOONS)
3. Positively Yours
Synonyms: 我有孩子了, 子供ができました, 理事長和我的祕密關係
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 82 | 81/100 |
To Hui-Won’s dismay, the BFF she crushed on and her other BFF are now dating! Seriously bummed, Hui-Won decides to go wild just one time, and find solace with a handsome stranger. A very satisfying one night affair has now turned into more — she’s pregnant! Fate brings them together again, and now the regimented Du-Jun is determined to do the right thing and marry her. But they’re basically strangers! Except... their bodies have been very intimately acquainted. What’s this mother-to-be to do? (Source: Tapas, edited) Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.
4. Miss Time
Synonyms: MissTime流转时光
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 60 | 71/100 |
Lee Gaon is a successful personal trainer who has always had a personal rivalry with Jiho, a famous romance novelist known for his badmouthing attitude. Gaon went to her frenemy Sera's wedding ceremony and somehow ended up helping her escape(?). And the unlucky groom? It was Jiho, the man who had always insulted her over the years. As they argued, they finally realized they were from the same high school class, and that he wished things could've turned out differently... That was when the two were suddenly transported twelve years into the past... "That soft writer was the badass delinquent in high school?! And he liked me as well?!" How will their incompatible personalities turn out, when given a second chance for romance? (Source: Bomtoon, translated)
5. Back to You
Synonyms: Just a Girl He Knows, Juste une fille
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 117 | 72/100 |
What if an unexpected accident suddenly transported you back to ten years ago? For Hayoung, suddenly traveling back in time to high school means the opportunity to save the life of Jaehyun, the one person she's always loved... Will she be able to change both of their fates? (Source: WEBTOONS)
6. Oh! Holy
Synonyms: oh!朱叶素, Oh! Lord Jesus, 我的靈異女友
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Comedy, Romance, Supernatural | 141 | 75/100 |
Who cares if you’re invisible in high school when you can see and talk to the invisible? Reserved and quiet, Jamie Oh prefers to remain in the background and confide only in his friends, who happen to be ghosts. But when the most popular girl in school takes interest in him, his normal -- or rather, paranormal -- life takes an unexpected turn. (Source: WEBTOONS)
7. Marry My Husband
Synonyms: 私の夫と結婚して, 和我老公結婚吧, 请和我的老公结婚
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 68 | 75/100 |
When Jiwon, a 37-year-old cancer patient, walks in on her husband and best friend, she realizes her whole life has been a lie. What’s worse, she dies a tragic death at the hands of her husband. Would things have been different if she had made different choices? Fortunately for Jiwon, she is given the chance to rewrite her fate when she is reincarnated as her younger self. This time, she vows to live a happy life. But first comes revenge. Her plan? To marry off her now former best friend to her lying, cheating husband. (Source: WEBTOONS) Note: Chapter count includes 10 side stories.
8. She's Hopeless
Synonyms: No Answer Girl, Unreachable Girl, 保护刁蛮大小姐
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103 | 73/100 |
Though she comes from a rich family, Ga-Bin is a bullied loner at school. That doesn't mean she puts up with bullying from other students, though -- Ga-Bin is infamous for her fierce personality. Worried about Ga-Bin's well-being, her family secretly offers Tae-Ung $500,000 to transfer schools and act as her bodyguard. Will Tae-Ung be able to protect her from the school bullies, all while keeping his identity hidden from Ga-Bin and the other students? (Source: WEBTOONS)
9. Iseop’s Romance
Synonyms: Lee Seob's love, Iseops Liebe, El romance de Iseop
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 74/100 |
With her outstanding business acumen, Min-Gyeong Kang climbed the corporate ranks of TK Group, Korea’s top conglomerate, to become a senior manager in record time. But after 10 years at the company, she’s been assigned to be the secretary of I-Seop Tae, the successor to TK Group. The two entered the company at the same time, but ever since he came second place to her at new employee training, I-Seop’s never taken kindly to Min-Gyeong. She’s better than him in every way and trampled all over his ego… so why can’t he stop thinking about her? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)
10. Threads of Love
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Romance, Slice of Life | 79 | 64/100 |
Sa-Rang Park has only one mission in life: to save her cousin, Pyeong-Gang, from a life-threatening illness. The only way to do so is to find Pyeong-Gang’s “Ondal” -- the person Pyeong-Gang has been fated to be with since her previous life. But on her journey to connect her cousin with her other half, Sa-Rang just might get tangled up in a romance of her own. (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)
11. For the Third Time
Synonyms: Third Night Only, 第三次一见钟情
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Romance | 93 | 69/100 |
Do-Hui is too busy girl-bossing her way up the corporate ladder to care about love. Her ability to randomly time loop makes her professionally successful but also renders all relationships meaningless. What's the point when she'll have to restart everything at some point? That all changes when Jun-Won, her annoying new boss, reveals that he can time loop too. Though she cringes at the mere sight of him, he's also the only person who understands her. Will they learn how to find solace in each other, or will their professional friction mess up their one chance at love? (Source: Tappytoon, edited)
12. Mystical
Synonyms: Mystery, 神祕, Mystique
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural | 94 | 78/100 |
Garam has always loved to draw, but his dreams of being an artist have been on hold ever since his mother passed away. Wanting to become more independent and focus on his art, he moves into his grandmother's empty house by the ocean. There, he meets his greatest muse: a mystical water creature with no memories of her past. Now it’s up to Garam to help her uncover what she has forgotten. (Source: WEBTOONS)
13. My Eunha
Synonyms: My Galaxy, Sora no Shizuku, ソラの雫
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | N/A/100 |
A devastating accident lands Eun-Ha Seo in the hospital. Mysteriously, she wakes up 12 years younger in her 22-year-old body. Life has given Eun-Ha a second chance, but this is not the life she remembers. Memories blur with reality as she navigates the unfamiliar friendships and romances of this parallel time. Like a surreal game of “what if?,” Eun-Ha is torn between the excitement of a new past and a longing for the life and love she once had. Will Eun-Ha ever find solace? Only time will tell. (Source: Tapas)
14. The Dawn to Come
Synonyms: Just Twilight, Just Dawn, 不過是黎明時分
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama, Romance | 69 | 80/100 |
School is home to judgmental eyes and home a source of abuse. But that's ok because Junyeong Yun found an abandoned home where she could study to her heart's content. Unfortunately, soon after, Beomjin Kwon, the town's most notorious delinquent, has also begun using the home to catch up on sleep. As the two are forced to coexist, they come to learn about their reasons for avoiding others. (Source: Tapas) Note: Chapter count includes two epilogue chapters.
15. Devil Number 4
Synonyms: Devil's Love Contract, A Love Contract with the Devil, 契約男友是惡魔
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural | 120 | 77/100 |
When a down-on-her-luck student runs out of money – and hope – it’s time for the devil to make his entrance and give her an offer she can’t refuse. But this devil has problems of his own. He’s a cog in Satan’s corporate ladder, who’s quickly losing credibility because that same desperate girl isn’t ready to part with her soul willingly. Now, she’s working at his coffee shop while he tries to convince her that she can have it all. And the cost? Merely her mortal soul… (Source: WEBTOONS)
16. The Villainess's Debut Novel
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Romance | 61 | N/A/100 |
Centuries ago, Mago was punished by a god for writing a calamitous book. She was doomed to be repeatedly reborn until she destroyed every copy of her novel under the surveillance of Ha Lib, the deity's errand boy. There are now only five copies remaining, but Mago's quest to end her cycle of rebirth is complicated when Do Kyujin, a charismatic CEO, joins the search for his own purposes. With yet another mysterious figure thwarting them at every turn, will Mago finally be able to rest in peace? (Source: Tapas)
17. Naeireul Butakae
Synonyms:
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama | 8 | N/A/100 |
1-4. Josareul Butakae (조사를 부탁해) 5-6. Inchongilgi (인총일기) 7-8. Nongchongilgi (농총일기)
18. Reckoning
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 44 | N/A/100 |
The future brought many changes, people can live longer now! Yet, there's something that won't change: "Everyone dies at some point." Shihyun Lee finds himself sick but there's hope... for the right price.
19. Sinryeong
Synonyms: Divine Bells, Godly Bells, Ghost Bell
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural | 139 | 62/100 |
Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one. But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?
20. Bullanseo Photo Studio
Synonyms: French Photo Studio, French Photo Gallery
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Romance | 40 | N/A/100 |
A tragic love that transcends reality. Seokyeong becomes a shadow of who she used to be after a car accident. While her body is on the verge of death, she meets a man who has lost his memory. Is this tied to the “haunted house” her mother bought for her? Are they ghosts? What is happening to Seokyeong, and why is she with this man? (Source: Manta)
21. Take Me, I'm Yours
Synonyms: Take Me, Ne m'oublie pas
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural | 115 | 64/100 |
Have you ever had a ghost as a roommate? That’s the situation that confronts Chanyang Jeong when a haunting turns into a homestay. The “ghost” in question is actually Jian Nam, heir to the Baekgyeong Group, who’s currently in a coma after a suspicious accident. Jian needs to remain near Chanyang for three months to find out if he can wake up from the coma, so the two are forced to cohabitate. Can Chanyang uncover the truth behind Jian’s accident, and endure living with her unexpected guest for three months? (Source: WEBTOONS)
22. When a Thousand Moons Rise
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Action, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Supernatural | 90 | N/A/100 |
What if you were fated to be murdered in every life? Living in a small countryside town, No-Gyung Lee thinks her biggest problem is her unrequited crush on her childhood friend. But No-Gyung is cursed destined to be slain by the same villagers every time she's reborn. With no memories of her previous lives, she must unravel the mysteries of her village and the legends surrounding it in order to stay alive. Can No-Gyung finally break the curse or is she fated to relive this tragedy forever? (Source: Tapas)
23. Naje Tteuneun Dal
Synonyms: Moon Rising at Noon, The Moon that Rises in the Day
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Thriller | 199 | 67/100 |
A man whose time has stopped, and a woman who flows like a river. A story about strife that comes and goes in the past and in the present. (Source: Naver, translated)
24. Another Love
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| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drama, Romance | 56 | 67/100 |
When architect Jae embarks on a solo vacation to Spain, it may seem that she’s running from her past, away from her abusive ex-boyfriend who sought to control her life. For Jae, however, the trip represents a new chapter as she learns to stand on her own again. Her vacation takes an interesting turn when she’s mistakenly assigned to the same hotel room as Joff, a handsome and successful businessman who is intrigued by Jae’s kind and independent nature. Meanwhile, a sinister figure from Jae’s past begins to haunt her once again…(Source: WEBTOONS) Note: Chapter count includes a prologue.
25. The Lady Needs a Break
Synonyms: The Lady Wants to Rest, เลดี้คนนี้ขอพักบ้าง, 公女様は休みたい
| Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Slice of Life | 69/100 |
It is my cursed destiny to be reborn endlessly. A king, an archmage, a slave, a saint, a witch... I’ve done it all in my thousand years of life, and frankly, I need a break! My goal now is simple: to live like an absolute sloth. Unfortunately, I am Rubia, the daughter of a grand duke with a demanding family and a fiancé to boot. To live my dream sloth life, I’m running away from it all... except no matter where I go, nobody will leave me be! I just want to nap, but being lazy is hard work! (Source: Tapas)
If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Ibeon Saeng-do Jal Butakae, 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 A Good Day to be a Dog, My Reason To Die... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Ibeon Saeng-do Jal Butakae 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.