K-Dramas have grown so much in the past decade with various genres and tropes. However, one of the most beloved tropes among fans is the accidental roommate trope. This is when two unlikely people end up living together, and well... they go beyond just being roommates.
Let's check out some top K-Dramas that feature this cute, hilarious, and romantic theme.
Doom at Your Service
This romance fantasy drama is actually a pretty sad one. When an editor for a web novel company who has been living an ordinary life realizes that she only has 100 days to live, she prays for the world's destruction. But what happens when Doom himself comes to her and lives with her for the last 100 days?
Starring: Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Despite a tragic life, Ji Eun-Tak (Kim Go-Eun) remains cheerful and hopeful as a bubbly high school student. However, their fates begin to entwine when she accidentally summons a Goblin who is on a quest for a bride to break his immortal curse.
Starring: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Dong-Wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-Jae
So I Married the Anti-Fan
On top of the roommate-trope, this drama also has an enemy-to-lovers-trope, where a top star, Hoo Joon (Choi Tae-joon), and his anti-fan reporter, Lee Geun-young (Choi Soo-young), have to live together for a TV show.
Starring: Choi Tae-Joon and Choi Soo-young
My Roommate Is a Gumiho
The title says it all: When your roommate is a 999-year-old Gumiho (nine-tailed fox). Lee Dam (Lee Hye-ri), a college student accidentally took the fox's fox beads, a precious item that is needed for the fox to become human. And to solve this, they decided to live together. What happens when you suddenly have to room with a very charming-looking fox?
Starring: Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
When you run a guesthouse, you'll certainly find yourself living with unexpected people all the time. For Ihwawon Inn, the owner is offered the chance to have the debt on Ihwawon Inn wiped clear if she is able to find Lee Sool, the oldest son of the deposed crown prince.
Starring: Shin Ye-eun, Ryeoun, Jung Gun-joo, and Kang Hoon
Shopping King Louie
This 2016 rom-com is about a wealthy heir who always spends money to buy everything but suddenly loses his memory and meets a pure and energetic woman from the countryside who helps him fix his spending habits.
Starring: Seo In-guk, Nam Ji-hyun, Yoon Sang-hyun and Im Se-mi
Full House
An aspiring scriptwriter lives in a house called "Full House" built by her late father but is then tricked by her friends into going on a holiday while they sold her house. She then gets into a contract marriage with the new owner of her house.
Starring: Song Hye-Kyo and Rain
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