Spending eight hours at your office desk becomes so much easier when the love of your life sits a few feet away. The little breaks together, the eye contact, looking up from your desk, only to find them already staring? SWOON! And while not everyone is as lucky, it’s never too late to start bingeing on the best office romance K-Dramas.
K-Dramas have a formula for hooking in viewers, and workplace romance in a K-Drama? Chef’s kiss! While you might think workplace romances are doomed to fail with strict HR policies restricting them, it’s hard to restrain yourself when you catch the eye of a dashing CEO in the K-Dramaland. Fortunately, there is plenty to choose from. From Protect the Boss to Business Proposal, these are the best K-Dramas featuring workplace romance, ranked by entertainment value.
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‘Filing for Love’ (2026)
If your idea of office romance is less photocopier flirting and more forensic accounting, this is the K-drama for you. Filing for Love is a romantic drama that follows the charismatic leader of a workplace conduct audit team, Joo In-ah (Shin Hye-sun), who has a secret past. Her perfectly ordered world is upended when Noh Ki-jun (Gong Myung), the team’s former ace who was demoted for mysterious reasons, joins her unit with a singular goal: to uncover her secrets and exact revenge.
Filing for Love follows our protagonists as they investigate cases of office bullying, affairs, and corporate fraud, and being close to each other during late-night evidence reviews and whistleblower interrogations complicates their dynamic of rivalry. If you want to add some mystery to your binge, Filing for Love creates heart-pounding tension, making the unpredictable game of love and office politics even more romantic. This show is also still airing, but each episode has a rating of at least 9 on IMDb, indicating that it could continue to be incredible until the end—but let’s see!
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‘My Dearest Nemesis’ (2025)
When the person you’ve avoided for 16 years turns out to be your new boss, office life becomes a battleground of arguments and suppressed emotions. Baek Su-jeong (Moon Ga-young) is the hardworking and outspoken leader of the planning team at Yongseung Department Store, the best in the business. Her perfectly ordered life is shattered when her new superior is revealed to be Ban Ju-yeon (Choi Hyun-wook), her first love from an online game—the same person she rejected over a decade ago after an embarrassing confession.
In My Dearest Nemesis, Ju-yeon is determined to prove himself while making Su-jeong uncomfortable, paving the way for a classic push-and-pull in which every team meeting has a secret history. Based on the popular webtoon, My Dearest Nemesis offers a new take on the enemies-to-lovers trope. Watching a polished corporate boss and a rigid team leader revert to their bickering teenage selves is the kind of workplace chaos we can’t get enough of, demonstrating that K-drama showrunners still know how to craft a compelling office romance.
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‘Dynamite Kiss’ (2025)
One small lie, followed by an impulsive, mind-melting kiss, is all it takes for Go Da-rim’s (Ahn Eun-jin) carefully crafted life to explode—in the best way possible. Da-rim, a single woman crushed by her family’s debt, falsely claims to be a married mother on her resume in order to land a job at a baby products company. However, her meticulously fabricated life begins to unravel when her sharp, stoic team leader, Gong Ji-hyeok (Jang Ki-yong), becomes increasingly fascinated by her, particularly after their explosive kiss on Jeju Island.
Dynamite Kiss is the office romance that took Netflix by storm in 2025, not only for its Cinderella storyline but also for its refreshingly sensitive male lead, who fights for the woman he cares about with his heart rather than his wealth. Dynamite Kiss, which combines genuine workplace struggles with toe-curling romantic tension, is a funny and unexpectedly heartfelt reminder that sometimes the most authentic connections can begin with a lie. The show may be overfilled with tropes, according to some viewers, but it ticks all the boxes of a spirited rom-com for when you’re feeling down.
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‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ (2026)
Ju Ho-jin (Kim Seon-ho) is an expert multilingual interpreter who can communicate in any language—except, perhaps, his own. When he is assigned as the personal translator for top actress Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung), he becomes entangled with a global star who can have any man she wants but constantly gravitates to him. Can This Love be Translated? was written by the brilliant Hong Sisters, who have penned some of the best K-dramas out there, including Hotel del Luna, Master’s Sun, and Alchemy of Souls.
Can This Love Be Translated has explosive chemistry between its leads; their undeniable connection often threatens to derail the actress’s professional image throughout the series, forcing Mu-hee and Ho-jin to navigate a complicated emotional entanglement while traveling the world for a television shoot. Their office is a picturesque global backdrop, but they still work together, and the story does not end there; Mu-hee must confront her own demons and an unresolved family dynamic so she can finally admit that she deserves to be loved, whatever the language may be.
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‘Boyfriend on Demand’ (2026)
If the ideal relationship seems out of reach, why not simply subscribe to one? In the futuristic rom-com Boyfriend on Demand, Seo Mi-rae (Jisoo) is a chronically overworked webtoon producer whose professional responsibilities leave no room for a real love life. When an app developer asks her to test a virtual dating subscription called “Boyfriend on Demand,” which provides tailor-made romantic experiences to meet any emotional need on cue, Mi-rae becomes engrossed in a fantasy romance with her ideal digital suitors.
But Mi-rae must continue to work alongside her real-life webtoon industry rival, Park Kyeong-nam (Seo In-guk), who, like everyone else at the office, is unaware of her secret virtual double life. As her digital romance grows and her workplace tension with Kyeong-nam changes, Mi-rae begins to wonder if her virtual dating life is actually a hindrance. This glossy, self-aware story is ideal for anyone who’s ever wondered who wins in the battle between a curated AI soulmate and an inconvenient, messy real-life romance. Jisoo and Seo In-guk have an adorable dynamic, and the show features some fantastic cameos, including Choi Siwon, Seo Kang-joon, and Jay Park.
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‘Gaus Electronics’ (2022)
While Gaus Electronics is primarily a comedy series, it wouldn’t be a K-drama without a budding office romance involved. This show is one of many office dramas, but its unique blend of relatable young workers, comedic situations, and cute office crushes makes it a memorable series. Gaus Electronics has twelve 45-minute episodes, and once you start it, it’s a pretty quick and easy watch; it stars Kwak Dong-yeon, known for Vincenzo and The Queen of Tears, and Ko Sung-hee, best known for her role in the Korean version of Suits.
Gaus Electronics follows the employees of Gaus Electronics’ Marketing Team 3. The show follows their careers and the bizarre situations they sometimes find themselves in, but also the romances and friendships between the leads. It’s a very wholesome series that will make you laugh and say ‘aww’ in every episode. While it’s not an office romance in its totality, it is one of the best K-comedies out there, with an office romance as a beautiful bonus in the storyline.
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‘Yumi’s Cells’ (2021–2022)
Yumi’s Cells is one of the most creative K-dramas out there, and you’ll enjoy its quirky and emotional concept from the first episode. It follows the ordinary office worker, Kim Yumi (Kim Go-eun), but from the perspective of her “cells,” kind of like the animated movie Inside Out. The workplace romance setup is nicely done to reflect Yumi’s internal world, and viewers feel closer to her because she’s one of the rare K-drama characters whose inner world is fully revealed.
Yumi is an office worker whose “love cell” goes into a dormant state after a painful breakup. As the drama visualizes her emotions, thoughts, and impulses, it does so through animated cells inside her brain, showing us how Yumi functions at work, at home, and in love. She unexpectedly meets an emotionally reserved but kind video game developer, Gu Woong (Ahn Bo-hyun). It’s a nice mix of animation and live-action, comedy and romance; Yumi’s Cells is one of the most unique K-dramas you’ll see in a while.
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‘The Queen of Office’ (2013)
The Queen of Office is an older and lesser-known office rom-com, set in a typical corporate environment, but following an atypical female lead, Miss Kim (Kim Hye-soo). Miss Kim is a contract worker but possesses a wide variety of skills and talents; she often excels to a point where even her bosses become a bit scared of her. Her past and background are unclear, and she leaves all her jobs quickly, giving the drama a mysterious side. There is an office romance too, beginning when Miss Kim and her new company manager, Jang Kyu-jik (Oh Ji-ho), start clashing and having sparks that lead to a romantic flame.
Kim Hye-soo is, as always, brilliant here—her serious and playful sides complement each other well, and she’s a commanding lead. Besides humor and romance, the show takes on a pretty serious issue in the Korean corporate world, delving into the problems of contract and regular workers. If you’ve ever felt stressed out about your job security and advancement or have issues with establishing an identity in the workplace, The Queen of Office is the kind of show that will understand you, but it’ll also make you smile.
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‘Where Stars Land’ (2018)
Where Stars Land is another lesser-known K-drama, set entirely in the workplace, and a pretty unconventional one for a show like it, the Incheon International Airport. It revolves entirely around the employees of Incheon, exploring their personal lives and relationships between them. From operation managers to passenger service workers, this show depicts their behind-the-scenes hustle and the functioning of a bustling environment that’s chaotic, endearing, and enjoyable. The show stars Lee Je-hoon and Chae Soo-bin as the leads.
Where Stars Land follows a lot of employees of the Incheon International Airport, but the true leads are Soo-yeon (Lee), an introvert who carries guilt over a mistake that forced him to stop chasing his dreams of being a pilot, and Yeo-reum (Chae), a rookie prone to accidents but kind and genuine. As they work together, they bond and help each other grow, in the workplace and personally. The real-world challenges of their jobs make their romance even more endearing, giving the story more emotional weight than just a simple “will they/won’t they.”
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‘Love to Hate You’ (2023)
Love to Hate You has a pretty distinctive workplace setup—it follows a rookie attorney at a law firm and one of their clients, rather than another attorney. So, they are in the same company, but not always in the same office and at the same time. Still, the frequent clashes between the protagonists make Love to Hate You a very interesting and endearing show. Teo Yoo, from Past Lives, stars as the lead and is joined by Kim Ok-bin, with whom he has pretty great chemistry and a believable love story.
Love to Hate You follows Mi-ran (Kim), a young attorney working for a law firm that specializes in the entertainment industry. She’s a stubborn and often cold, and complicated person, and her views are challenged when she meets her company’s newest client, Nam Kang-ho (Yoo). Kang-ho is a famous actor who doesn’t trust women or believe in love, and this attitude certainly becomes challenged the more he closely collaborates with Mi-ran. For fans of enemies-to-lovers romance, Love to Hate You is one of those shows, as you could also tell from the title.