More Fantasy Romance TV Shows
Fantasy romance dramas are extremely popular right now, with multiple ongoing Korean dramas exploring the genre. A Good Day To Be A Dog is the newest addition to this genre which has gained a lot of popularity lately. Keeping its erratic airing schedule aside, the show is garnering a lot of attention online because it stars Astro’s Cha Eunwoo and Park Gyu-young in the lead roles.
The show narrates the story of a woman named Han Hae-na whose family is cursed. Due to the curse, Hae-na’s ancestors turn into dogs after being kissed. The curse lasts from midnight to dawn. The only way to break the curse is to have the person be kissed back by the one who triggered it while they are in dog form.
If you’ve finished watching this one and are looking for similar picks, we’ve got you covered! To keep things simple for skim-readers we’ve added what similarities these have as well.
So without further ado, we present 10 TV shows that should whet your appetite when you’ve finished streaming A Good Day To Be A Dog.
Destined With You
Similarities: Fantasy, Curse, Reincarnation
Similar to A Good Day To Be A Dog in many ways, Destined With You is another reincarnation drama. The drama narrates the story of a young office worker, Hong-jo, who ends up finding a box with ancient spell books. Hong-jo uses the love spell from the book to try and get her crush to fall in love with her.
The love potion is accidentally consumed by not one but three people who all have interconnected histories with her. One of the three men is Jang Shin-yu, who is the reincarnation of Hong-jo’s past lover.
See You in My 19th Life
Similarities: Fantasy, Reincarnation, Romance
This reincarnation drama follows the story of Ban Ji-eum. Ji-eun has been repeating her life through reincarnation for nearly a thousand years and can remember all her past lives.
After her eighteenth life is cut short due to a tragic accident, she decides to reconnect with the man from her previous life in her nineteenth one.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Similarities: Fantasy, Reincarnation, Romance
This urban dark fantasy, similar to A Good Day To Be A Dog follows the story of Lee Yeon, the man who was once the mountain guardian spirit. Lee Yeon lives through centuries as a human in search of the reincarnation of his lost first love.
On the other hand, Nam Ji-a works as a producer for a TV station and seeks out stories with supernatural elements. Her parents were involved in a mysterious car accident and disappeared, Ji-a seeks the man, Lee Yeon, who saved her in that accident.
Once Upon A Time
Similarities: Fantasy, Magic, Adventure
Similar to A Good Day To Be A Dog, Once Upon a Time also focuses on the reversal of a curse. Once Upon A Time revolves around the story of Emma Swan who suddenly meets a young child named Henry who calls Emma his mother. He asks her to go to a town called Storybrooke.
Henry tells her that she is the Savior who will wipe out a curse that has trapped the characters of the fairy tale in the real world. Emma must now find a way to defeat the Evil Queen who has cast the powerful curse.
Moon in the Day
Similarities: Fantasy, Romance, Reincarnation
Similar to Destined With You, this latest ongoing drama follows the same trope of past and present storylines. The show, Moon in the Day follows the story of actor Han Jun-ho who crosses paths with firefighter Kang Young-hwa during an ad shoot. After Young-hwa saves him on set, she becomes his bodyguard.
However, things get complicated when Joon-o’s body is possessed by a Silla Dynasty nobleman, seeking retribution against his wife, whose spirit was reincarnated in Young-hwa.
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract
Similarities: Period-drama setting, Romance
This feel-good drama is similar to A Good Day To A Dog as both shows connect the past and the present. The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract tells the story of Park Yeon-woo a Joseon Confucian girl who struggles to return back in time after she was sent 200 years in the future. The last thing Yeon-woo remembers is being thrown into a well by an unknown person after the death of her husband Kang Tae-ha.
The Sound of Magic
Similarities: Fantasy, Romance
The show, just like A Good Day To Be A Dog is a drama involving fantasy and magic. When a high school student, Yoon Ah-yi tries to manage her poor financial circumstances, she meets a magician, Lee Eul at an abandoned amusement park.
Yoon Ah-yi is a high-ranking student who wants to become an adult as soon as possible to have a stable job. Her classmate Na Il-deung competes with Yoon Ah-yi for the top grade, but they begin to have feelings for each other.
Enigma
Similarities: Fantasy, High School Teacher
This Thai mini-series follows the story of Fa who is a high school student where a lot of strange things have been happening. Ever since the new Biology teacher Ajin showed up, there have been a lot of bizarre things that have been taking place in the school and Fa takes it upon herself to investigate the truth behind everything that is going on.
My Woofy Poofy Love
Similarities: Animal, Fantasy, Romance
This show, just like A Good Day To Be A Dog follows the story of humans turning into animals. The drama follows the life of Ah-hung, an unemployed young woman who is looking for a roommate.
When her boyfriend dumps her at a coffee shop, the manager of the shop Geum-dol steps in comfort Ah-jung. However, Geun-dol does so in his dog form but Ah-jun takes him in, leaving him with no choice but to stay in his dog form.
Meow, the Secret Boy
Similarities: Animal, Fantasy, Romance
Another human turning into an animal story, Meow the Secret Boy follows the story of a graphic designer named Sol-ah who has always had a love-hate relationship with cats.
One day, she brings home a friendly feline named Hong-jo who can human form. Hong-jo becomes exceptionally fond of Sol-ah and goes to great pains to hide his human identity from her.
So there we have it, our 10 TV show alternatives to watch when you’re finished with A Good Day To Be A Dog.
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