If you’re looking for a modern retelling of the classic Cinderella story, look no further. This delightful collection, including Korea's “Cinderella and the Four Knights”, Japan's “Promise Cinderella”, and China's “Wenderella's Diary” is chock-full of rags-to-riches stories you’re sure to love!

Cinderella Stories

After losing her mother and finding out that her college funds were stolen by her cruel stepmother, Eun Ha Won (Park So Dam) is in desperate need of a job. After a chance encounter with an incredibly wealthy old man who admires her straightforward personality, Ha Won becomes a housekeeper for the man’s three grandsons. Living with the brooding Kang Ji Woon (Jung Il Woo), the charming Kang Hyeon Min (Ahn Jae Hyun), and the affable Kang Seo Woo (Lee Jung Shin), Ha Won faces unexpected challenges and even more unexpected romantic tension. As her relationship with the cousins deepens, she must navigate her new life and determine where her heart truly lies. This 2016 South Korean romance drama was directed by Kwon Hyuk Chan and Lee Min Woo, based on the web novel of the same name by Lee Min Young.

Cinderella and Four Knights

✨ Cinderella's Knights ✨

At a young age, Song Eun Jo (Moon Geun Young) learned that the only way to get through life was to be strong and trust no one. Raised by her manipulative, money-hungry mother, Song Kang Sook (Lee Mi Sook), Eun Jo spent her entire childhood being dragged from one broken home to another. Knowing that no place would be home for long, Eun Jo never allowed herself to become too comfortable, nor too close, to those she was forced to call family.&nbsp;

Always wary of her mother’s schemes, Eun Jo isn’t phased when her mother announces that she’s married Goo Dae Sung (Kim Kap Soo), the head of a traditional rice wine brewery. Moving in with Dae Sung and his bubbly daughter, Goo Hyo Sun (Seo Woo), Eun Jo is treated with a kindness the likes of which she’s never known. Completely unable to process this strange turn of events, Eun Jo initially shuns the kindness of her stepfather, seeking solace in the form of an unlikely friendship with Ki Hoon (Chun Jung Myung), a brewery employee who immediately sees through her well-rehearsed tough girl act. An act that, with a little love and kindness, slowly begins to melt away.

As Eun Jo slowly settles into her new life, Hyo Sun begins to resent her as she sees her father’s affection shifting towards her stepsister. Driven by jealousy, Hyo Sun does everything in her power to make Eun Jo’s life miserable. Can such polar opposites ever find a way to get along or will their sibling rivalry ruin any chance either of them have at finding their very own happily ever after?

A modern day adaptation of the classic fairy tale with a twist, “Cinderella’s Sister” is a 2010 drama directed by Kim Young Jo and Kim Won Seok.

Cinderella's Sister

🦋 After Happily Ever After 🦋

Wen Yi (Cecilia Boey) is a fashion designer who specializes in high-heeled shoes. She came from a humble background and worked her way up to the top of her industry. Although she often speaks about her dreams of marrying a rich man, she has become a success in her own right. She is fabulously stylish and always well-dressed. And those around her think she is as stunning as a princess.

Her prince charming is Shan Liang (Alan Yu), whom she has known since childhood. He is also a self-made man: He founded a dating app that went on to become a huge success – and is now a wealthy businessman. When they decide to marry, Wen Yi expects the wedding and subsequent marriage to be a bed of roses. But it proves to be anything but. All of a sudden, she finds herself dragged back into the kind of mundane concerns that she used to deal with before she became a top designer. Can this duo pull through when the going gets tough?

“Wenderella’s Diary” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Shen Wen Shuai.

Wenderella's Diary

The Glass Slippers Team👡

Ha Yun Seo (Shin Hyun Been) has worked hard her whole life: after raising her younger brother alone, she is now a marketing manager at a credit card company. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers that her boyfriend, Seo Ju Won (Moon Sang Min), is the heir to the family that owns the company! Upon learning of their relationship, Ju Won's mother offers Yun Seo money to break up with him, and Yun Seo accepts. However, Ju Won is determined to win her back and will stop at nothing to reclaim her heart. Can Yun Seo and Ju Won overcome obstacles and find their fairytale ending, or will reality tear them apart? Cinderella at 2AM is a 2024 South Korean romance drama directed by Seo Min Jung and Bae Hee Young, adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Algome.

Cinderella at 2AM

Bibbidi Bobbidi Team ✨🌙

Naver TV Cast

When Lee Kang Hoon (Sung Hoon), the heir to a lucrative empire, is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, he narrowly escapes with his life despite being stabbed. Desperately wounded, he seeks refuge at a local veterinary clinic where Dr. Cha Yoon Seo (Kim Jae Kyung) treats his injuries. Kind-hearted Yoon Seo refuses his payment, but Kang Hoon is determined to pay her back. He hires Yoon Seo to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to avoid blind dates set up by his family. As he becomes possessive of her time and attention, genuine feelings start to develop. Will their fake relationship turn into true love? This 2015 South Korean romance series was directed by Kim Yang Hee.

Noble, My Love

The Noble & Lovely Team

Katsuragi Hayame (Nikaido Fumi) is a housewife living an uneventful and unspectacular life with her husband. But when the latter comes home one day and abruptly drops a bombshell – telling her he has met another woman and wants a divorce – he whole, mundane world falls to pieces. Without thinking, she walks out of the house intending never to come back. But fate has more misery in store for her: A thief robs her of all the money she has on her – leaving her homeless and penniless.

Destiny isn’t done with her yet, though. As Katsuragi Hayame wallows in self-pity, she encounters a bratty male high school student that she once humiliated named Issei (Maeda Gordon). He mischievously tells her that if she plays a game with her, he will give her a place to stay. She plays along, but their personalities clash. As they get to know each other a little better, Issei finds himself drawn to the older woman – but soon finds that he is not the only one vying for her heart!

“Promise Cinderella” is a 2021 Japanese drama series that was directed by Shosuke Murakami, Junichi Tsuzuki, and Shinichi Kitabo.

Promise Cinderella

This is an alternate history drama that is based on Park So Hui's "Gung" with the reinstatement of the Korean monarchy in August 15, 1945, along with its liberation and establishes Year 1 of Gwanghwa. In 2006, "Year 14 of Inhwa," an overly normal high school girl that attends an arts high school ends up marrying the Crown Prince, who is dating Min Hyo Rin, because of a promise that the elders made decades earlier, and becomes the Crown Princess. But due to the failing health of the King, many problems occur in the aftermath. That's when Hwa Yeong, the former Crown Princess and her son, second in line to the throne, Prince Yul, return from 14 years away in England. Their ultimate aim being to take the throne. But Prince Yul ends up falling in love with the average high school girl turned Crown Princess, Shin Chae Gyeong, and one calamity after another continues to plague the Royal Family.

Princess Hours

 🐻 Royal Teddy Bears 🐻

Tencent

As a small business owner, Gu Xi Xi (Wang Yu Wen) created a successful life for herself working as a fashion industry shopper who helps brides-to-be find the perfect dress for their big day. Her happy life is soon derailed when fate forces her into a contract wedding with Yin Si Chen (Wang Zi Qi), the cold-hearted CEO of a major company. The pretend “happy couple” spends most of their time hating each other, until Xi Xi’s long-time friend, Mo Zi Xian (Ian Yi), comes back into her life. Si Chen finally starts to realize that she means more to him. Can this ice cold CEO win the heart of his contracted bride? This 2021 Chinese romance series was directed by Li Yao Bo and Chu De Jian.

Once We Get Married

Till Contract do us Part 

After being dumped by her ex-boyfriend on their six-year anniversary, Miyabi Sayama (Yuuka Sugai) immerses herself into her job on the sales team at a real estate firm. Meanwhile, Tsukasa Donose (Takuya Kusakawa), is a highly successful company CEO, seeks a marriage of convenience to satisfy societal expectations. When he meets Miyabi, he proposes a “business marriage” where she can live rent-free in a luxury apartment, and he can present a “wife" to the world. There’s just one clause: If they develop genuine romantic emotions, they must divorce. However, cupid has other plans, and their arrangement beings to falter as emotions come into play. This 2024 Japanese drama series was based on a manga series of the same name by Kirato Ruka and was directed by Takayoshi Tanazawa.

Business Marriage

 Love for Rent Team

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Top model Donovan McDaniel (Luke Ishikawa Plowden) is always in demand, but hides a deep secret: there is a woman from his past that he just can’t let go of. In a bid to track her down, he moves from the United States to Thailand. Meanwhile, Pam (Namtan Tipnaree Weerawatnodom) has taken a job at Donovan’s talent agency to help pay for her sick grandfather’s medical bills. When Pam is charged with taking care of Donovan and translating for him, she learns of his secret. Could this discovery lead them to despair – or an unexpected romance? This 2022 Thai drama series was directed by Golf Sakon Wongsinwiset.

My Dear Donovan

💕For Love... This and More

When her lifelong friend, Lee Do Han (Kim Do Wan) asks her for help, struggling actress Na A Jeong (Jeon Jong Seo) finds she can’t say no. Agreeing to a contract marriage to keep Do Han’s secret from his overbearing family, A Jeong soon finds herself in over her head as Do Han’s younger brother, Lee Ji Han (Moon Sang Min) refuses to accept the engagement. With Ji Han determined to sabotage their “marriage” at every turn, how long will it take before the truth is revealed? Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, this 2024 hijinks-filled South Korean romantic comedy series was directed by Kwon Young Il.

Wedding Impossible

🧨 Mission: Wedding 💍 

Xiang Yuan (Wu Qian) is given the difficult task of saving the Xi’an branch of her family's company from financial ruin. But when she starts the job, she is unexpectedly reunited with her childhood crush Xu Yan Shi (Vin Zhang), a budding navigation engineer. Meeting him again as an adult is awkward, considering the nature of her former one-sided adoration. But the duo tentatively starts to form an unexpected friendship. Can they help each other in their respective missions – and will they find love in the process? This 2023 Chinese romance drama was based on a novel by Er Dong Tu Zi and directed by Tien Jen Huang.

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