More shows with sweet-and-sour romance, cross-cultural romance, and playful misunderstandings. Every pick is a recent premiere or a returning season.
Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.
Why it fits: Merry Berry Love and Sold Out on You make romance charming through awkward encounters between people whose lives run at different speeds. Yubin and Karin’s strawberry-farm misunderstandings bring sweet-and-sour island warmth, while a sales host’s deadlines collide with an unpredictable farmer’s rural routine for easygoing banter.
Hulu · Jun 1, 2026
Why it fits: Merry Berry Love and Doctor on the Edge find tenderness and comedy in island romances shaped by uncertainty and close-knit daily life. Karin keeps tending strawberries while living with a mysterious illness; the doctor’s fear of the ocean and the nurse’s secrets give their story a more ominous edge.
Hulu · Mar 2, 2026
Why it fits: Merry Berry Love and In Your Radiant Season balance playful romance with the ache of starting over and living with uncertainty. Yubin and Karin’s sweet-and-sour courtship unfolds amid island life and strawberry fields, while lost memories, guarded feelings, and family ties make the other love story more tender and bittersweet.
Why it fits
Merry Berry Love’s playful misunderstandings and tender romance make Our Sticky Love a cozy next stop, with awkward cohabitation and bickering chemistry driving its courtship. Instead of island fresh starts and illness uncertainty, it leans into amnesia, a claimed boyfriend, and small-town hijinks around traditional taffy shops.
Why it fits
Merry Berry Love balances romantic awkwardness with tenderness, while My Royal Nemesis turns courtship into sharper, more chaotic sparring between a possessed actress and a ruthless heir. Its fantasy premise and modern Seoul setting replace island life and strawberry farming with clashing personalities and a love-hate romance.
Why it fits
Merry Berry Love’s playful romance and sweet-and-sour tenderness make room for No Tail to Tell’s mischievous banter and reluctant attraction. Rather than two island romances shaped by fresh starts and illness uncertainty, this fantasy comedy follows a gumiho dodging love and humanity after meeting a self-absorbed soccer star.
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