The New Employee

신입사원 ‧ Drama ‧ 2022 - 2023
A man killed himself. Due to his death, three of his former classmates from art school, reunite for the first time in a long while. These three people have connections to the man in different ways, including his ex-girlfriend, the manager of a rugby club where the man played, and his ex-boyfriend. While struggling with their own lives, these three people begin to meet and have meals together.

Oda Chiharu worked as a designer for a company she has long coveted to work for, but, due to bullying by her boss, she quit her job. She finds pleasure in cooking and serving her food to other people. When she is alone, she often eats food from the convenience store. Nakamura Seiko works in the PR department for a cosmetics company. Being influence by her family, she has grown up with the idea that marriage is mandatory and not optional. She now has a strong desire to marry, but her fiancé, who works in the same department, suddenly breaks off their engagement.

Amagai Eiji worked as a designer for an advertising agency, but he was suddenly transferred to the sales department. He doesn’t know what he wants to do anymore. He is a gay man, but he hasn't revealed his sexual orientation to his parents.
Recommended by 73n5h1k015h173
-prejudices they must overcome
-boss/employee relationship
-BL in workplace setting
Recommended by Geegee16
Falling in love in a workplace setting. Both Korean language BLs. Boss/employee relationship.
Recommended by Geegee16
Korean BL, office romance between new intern and the manager. Super soft and unproblematic, with a happy ending.
Recommended by samptra
Own voices mlm stories with cute romance and comedy bits. Theyre enjoyable and lighthearted and follow adult working men. Theres a couple with an age gap in both too.
Recommended by Sleepy Strawberry
Both are BL office romances between a director and an employee.
Recommended by Geegee16
Ootani and Tachibana have been inseparable since high school. Now that they're in college, they live together, they're happy and everything seems perfect. But their little world is disrupted when they meet an old high school friend, Yuki, who seems to have a crush on Tachibana, making Ootani feel jealous and insecure. Will Tachibana really choose him over a pretty girl?
Recommended by 73n5h1k015h173
Both of them are cute, light-hearted romances with an office setting where one of the main characters is a late bloomer.
Recommended by HKN
They are both office romances, which feature a lot of their interactions happening in the office setting. The main couple of both have a Boss/employee relationship.

The main difference is that Step By Step is Thai, while The New Employee is Korean.
Recommended by stay_del_luna
Zhang Jing Yi is the FL in both. The chemistry is natural. The relationship had depth. However, BEITD does not have a satisfactory ending.
Recommended by Geegee16
Zhang Jing Yi is the FL in both. The chemistry is natural. The relationship had depth. However, BEITD does not have a satisfactory ending.
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