Can This Love Be Translated? remains a typical Hong Sisters global romantic comedy from Netflix, focusing on interpreter Joo Ho-jin and world star Cha Mu-hee as their work relationship gradually deepens while filming in Japan, Canada, and Italy. The show investigates how love can overcome language and cultural barriers, a message that seems new, yet is very much familiar to fans of the Hong Sisters’ unique brand of humor and sentimental romance.
The Hong Sisters, Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran, have crafted stories that weave romance across the globe and genre-bend from comedy to drama, fantasy to self-reflection. If you loved the emotional complexity and sizzling chemistry of Can This Love Be Translated?, you will probably enjoy these five notable dramas from their works.
Here are five K-dramas by the Hong Sisters you should watch if you loved Can This Love Be Translated?
Sassy Girl Chun-hyang (2005)
It is about the contemporary retelling of the age-old Korean folktale in which Soleil Moon Frye stars as Sung Chun-hyang, a sprightly and savvy high school student who works several part-time jobs yet still manages to get good grades. Another student, more of a troublemaker, Lee Mong-ryong, attends her school; the pair trade barbs and bicker constantly before they unexpectedly fall in love despite outside pressure and rival interferences.
The series alternates between slapstick comedy and truly emotional episodes showcasing Chun-hyang’s steadfast commitment to love and honor. It was this drama that really established the Hong Sisters’ style, mixing witty dialogue with heartwarming scenes.
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010)
The fantasy tale revolves around Cha Dae-woong, a guy who accidentally releases a mythical nine-tailed fox, known as a gumiho, that was sealed away for 500 years. The shapeshifting fox, Mi-ho, assumes human form, and the two become partners after the animal saves Dae-woong’s life. The guy assists her in becoming a complete human, and what starts out as an unwilling arrangement rapidly turns into an unexpected and tear-inducing romance.
The Greatest Love (2011)
With the glitzy and cutthroat show business industry as its backdrop, The Greatest Love focuses on Gu Ae-jung, a disgraced former girl group member who is struggling to get back on her feet after a series of misfortunes, and Dokko Jin, the biggest action star who has an arrogant, narcissistic personality behind his warm public image.
Their journeys intersect in surprising ways, and what begins as discomfort proximity slowly develops into romance, further complicated by a love square, intense public attention, and personal insecurity. So if you want to witness something more connected to the business world and reality, this could be the next watch after Can This Love Be Translated?.
Master’s Sun (2013)
If you are looking for something horror or supernatural, the Hong Sisters have covered that, too, for you. After a traumatic accident, Tae Gong-shil acquires the disconcerting power to see ghosts that continuously stalk her, interfering with all aspects of her life.
Her world is turned upside down when she crosses paths with Joo Joong-won, the cold-hearted, pragmatic president of a shopping mall who can make ghosts vanish with a mere touch. Joong-won is initially hesitant, but he becomes involved in Gong-shil’s world in a relationship that softens them both. Definitely a good watch after Can This Love Be Translated?.
You’re Beautiful (2009)
This is the first work of the Hong Sisters, way before the 2026 Can This Love Be Translated?, which narrates the story of Ko Mi-nam, who impersonates her twin brother to become a member of the popular idol band A.N.JELL when he is indisposed.
Posing as a boy in a band filled with obsessive fans and quirky bandmates, Mi-nam must survive concerts, double identities, and unexpected emotions as she bonds with her mysterious bandmates. The show mixes humor with touching moments, continuing the signature style of the Hong sisters.
Therefore, these were the following Hong Sisters dramas, ranging from fairy-tale twists to supernatural romance, that fans of Can This Love Be Translated? will definitely appreciate.
Edited by Priscillah Mueni