Cohabitation Cuties

The one that started it all. This the drama that I first fell in love with. Tackles issues of life, including gender discrimination and differing definitions of what it means to be successful.

• Contract Marriage
• No Love Triangle  
• Chemistry ?
• Funny and wholesome 
• Realistic/healthy relationships 

Summary (mydramalist)

A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today.  Nam Se Hee is a single man in his early 30’s. He has chosen not to marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Meanwhile, Yoon Ji Ho is a single woman in her early 30’s. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji Ho begins to live at Nam Se Hee’s house. They become housemates.  (Source: KoreanDrama.org) Edit Translation

Another classic cohabitation romance.

 Summary  (mydramalist)

On the cusp of graduation, an accounting major searching for her career winds up living with a genius physics student who shakes up her daily routine.  Situ Mo is a graduating student. As someone who got used to having her whole life planned out for her, she is at a loss about her future and can't find the courage to make a decision for herself. Because the school districts have merged, physics major Gu Weiyi barges into her life. They clash repeatedly without noticing that they are slowly walking into each other's hearts. To their surprise, they accidentally end up having to live together.  (Source: Netflix, ChineseDrama.info)

Legal plot is great and engaging. Workplace and cohabitation romance. Real life couple so chemistry is through the roof ?

Summary  (mydramalist)

Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations. Bong Hee is falsely accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend, and Ji Wook gets demoted because he risks his career and reputation to save Bong Hee.   Things get complicated as their careers, and love lives get entangled, but one thing brings them together- catching the real culprit responsible for a series of murders before they run out of time and get themselves killed. Ji Eun Hyuk used to be a good friend of Ji Wook, and their friendship used to be the strongest ever. During Eun Hyuk's troubled childhood, Ji Wook used to feel like his only family.  (Source: Viki) Edit Translation

One of my all time favorite dramas. The plot is so good, perfect amount of mystery to be engaging without confusing or frustrating. Amazing bickering and chemistry between the leads. No love triangle 

Summary (mydramalist)

A cohabitation comedy about a ghost of a high school girl who has been dead for 5 years and an exorcist college boy with the ability to see and hear ghosts. What he’s discovered over the years is that he can touch them and fight them off, so when he’s in need of a part-time job and can’t find one that pays well enough, he starts putting ads online as an exorcist for hire. His ad: “Will face off with your ghosts. Chances of winning: virgin ghosts 80%, bachelor ghosts 40%, child ghosts 97%, the rest 50%.” One night he goes out on the job and faces off with a schoolgirl ghost, and during the fight, they accidentally kiss and sparks fly.  ~~ Adapted from the webtoon “Let's Fight, Ghost” (싸우자귀신아) by Iminsu (임인스).

Another romance with a strong and engaging plot. 

Summary (mydramalist)

Abyss” is about a man and a woman who tragically die and are given another chance at life through soul-reviving marbles in a magical abyss. Go Se Yeon was a tough, accomplished, and unrivaled beautiful female prosecutor who worked in the Seoul District public Office but gets into a fatal accident and dies. However, due to the mysterious magical marble—Abyss—Go Se Yeon is revived, but now in a totally different appearance. Go Se Yeon now possesses a common appearance based on how “good” her spirit was in her previous life.  Cha Min was the highly intelligent heir to Korea’s top cosmetics company but was also a smart, humble, and kind-hearted man. Although he has both the brains and an astounding amount of wealth, he considers himself unattractive and is insecure about his looks. Like Go Se Yeon, Cha Min gets into an accident and dies. Due to the mysterious magical marble—Abyss—he comes back to life with a different appearance as an exceedingly handsome man just as bright as the spirit he had in his previous life.  Go Se Yeon and Cha Min begin to work as a lawyer and an administrator at a private law firm and decide to investigate the magical incident. Romance blooms in the office as the two intertwine together to accept their same fate.  (Source: AsianWiki, Soompi) Edit Translation