Manga like Gorae Byul

also known as Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid

Genres: Drama Romance

What is Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid about?

Status: Finished

The year is 1926 in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, and Joseon (present-day Korea), is under colonial Japanese rule. Su-A Heo is a handmaiden who spends her days working and swimming in the sea. Her work is her whole life, until one day, when she discovers a wounded independence fighter named Ui-Hyeon Kang washed up on the shore. She nurses him back to health, only to lose her ability to speak in a botched murder attempt by Ui-Hyeon’s comrade, Hae-Su Song. As she travels to the capital, Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul), to get revenge, she finds herself growing more and more intertwined with a strange, brave new world and the people within it.



Note: Chapter count includes prologue.

Tags: War , Tragedy , Disability , Historical , Conspiracy , Language Barrier , Heterosexual , Guns , Politics , Espionage , Fairy Tale , Full Color , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Coastal , Mermaid , Maids , Primarily Adult Cast , Long Strip , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Criminal Organization , Snowscape , Torture

Here is a list of Manga similar to Gorae Byul

A Heartfelt Andante

Son Anui Andante

Also known as A Heartfelt Andante.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

One man’s death led to another man's salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-Ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yu-Won, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-Ul’s life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeon-Jo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else?



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Long Strip , Full Color , Urban , Tragedy , Age Gap , Suicide , Estranged Family
That Which Flows By

Darby, Ajjilhage Heureuneun

Also known as That Which Flows By.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Dan-i, a Jurchen girl who was saved by General Gyeol Seo during a bandit attack, has to serve tea for him in his house in Hanyang. However, she has to hide her true identity and pretend to be from Joseon, due to the rumors that the general slaughters Jurchen people, regardless of gender or age. Gyeol on the other hand, cannot drink clear water because of a tragic incident that happened when he was young, and has a lot of enemies who want to kill him. Can Dan-i and Gyeol Seo survive against all odds?



Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Heterosexual
Wall of Glass

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Also known as Wall of Glass.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Liliana Pence's world as a naive, young noblewoman changes upon meeting Edward Carter, a commoner with an agenda of his own. Oblivious to his scorn for her, Liliana dreams of being together with him, until her dreams are shattered by her arranged marriage. Desperate to avoid the union, she confesses to Edward, only to have him coldly reject her and disappear. When Liliana's fortunes take a turn for the worse and she loses everything, the two reunite... but in a way neither expects.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Maids , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Revenge , Foreign , Class Struggle , Love Triangle
Mystical

Sinbi

Also known as Mystical.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Garam has always loved to draw, but his dreams of being an artist have been on hold ever since his mother passed away. Wanting to become more independent and focus on his art, he moves into his grandmother's empty house by the ocean. There, he meets his greatest muse: a mystical water creature with no memories of her past. Now it’s up to Garam to help her uncover what she has forgotten.



Tags: Full Color , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Drawing , Magic , Vampire
Emerald Midnight's Lover

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Also known as Emerald Midnight's Lover.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

The year is 1887 in the rolling hills of the French countryside. The estate of Viscount de Rougemerle gently basks in its verdant glory, a beacon in the twilight years of the aristocracy. With the return of the viscount’s wayward son Cameron, however, the tranquility of this stately home threatens to shatter into scandal. It falls upon Edgar O’Grady, an Irish butler in service of the Rougemerles, to maintain decorum in the household, all the while protecting his childhood friend June and his master’s daughter Lady Victoria, as each furtive glance gleams the emerald green of envy…



Tags: Butler , Foreign , Class Struggle , Historical , Maids , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Estranged Family , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Revenge , Unrequited Love
Jeongnyeoni

Jeongnyeoni

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Jeong-Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong-Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich?

The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.

Tags: Acting , Female Protagonist , Historical , Full Color , Yuri , Coming of Age
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Also known as If I Were You.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A maid swaps lives with a lady...

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Tags: Full Color , Female Protagonist , Class Struggle , Historical
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Also known as Her Tale of Shim Chong.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family. When Shim Chong rescues this new bride from the river, their relationship triggers both love and hidden intentions. But will these two women be able to find their way forth in a world that favors men?



Note: Includes seven extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Full Color , Yuri , Historical , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Class Struggle , Arranged Marriage , Long Strip , Primarily Female Cast , Fairy Tale , Politics , Tragedy , Coastal , Tanned Skin
Pandora's Choice

Pandora's Choice

Also known as Pandora's Choice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

19th century America isn't exactly the best place for a half-Asian child and her alcoholic single father. While the daughter struggles to make sense of the world, her father finds comfort in isolating himself. And of course, they fight. Against each other. With fists.



Note: 2nd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest Winner.

Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Full Color , Disability , Orphan , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Class Struggle , Parenthood , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Estranged Family , Tsundere , Medicine , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Prostitution
Count Tachibana

Tachibana Baekjak

Also known as Count Tachibana.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

During the period of Japanese colonial rule, a young Korean boy, Yong-Hyeon, is invited every summer to a royal residence in the mountains behind his village. The residence of one Count Tachibana. The peculiar Tachibana Sho is a complete mystery, as it seems he’s never left his mansion, not even once. But over the summers, Tachibana Sho and Yong-Hyeon have made a strange but solid bond with each other. Now Yong-Hyeon is devising a plan to help Sho escape his mansion but it won't be easy. Adults with their meddlesome ulterior motives and the giant mansion itself all present challenges to their idea. How will the two boys break free and what will they learn about each other...?



Tags: Historical , War , Coming of Age , Achronological Order , Rescue , Boys' Love , Full Color , Tragedy , Detective , Politics , Coastal , Time Skip , Rural , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Writing , Rehabilitation , Work , Espionage , Gore , Hikikomori , Love Triangle

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