Undercover Miss Hong

The names of the dramas are similar.
In both the older leads go undercover to high school to uncover a secret!

This drama gives a similar vibe, both leads are undercover.. and things get messy when the female lead meets her ex as her boss. The guy gets suspicious, while she pretends not to know him. Fun, tense, and addictive.

Both of the titles are set in 1997, during the korea financial crisis. Also they both explore the themes of office work, illegal business, company struggles and how to save the said company. The characters that make up the office team in both of the dramas bring enough comedy, companionship and entertainment to the viewer in a very similiar way. Each of them presents a very aesthetic lookout on the era where the story takes place, leaving the viewer wishing they can go back in time and experience it themselves. Lastly, the main themes of the story in the dramas is not the romance, but the office work, strategy, friendship and problem solving.

Both dramas set in the pre-2000s era, in which Aema is set in 1980s while Undercover Miss Hong is set in 1990s. Both dramas present female characters working in male-dominated industries.

Both are uplifting workplace rom-coms where a resilient female lead enters a quirky corporate team (webtoon editors / financial regulators), blending office humor, coworker bonds, and light romance with career triumphs.

Classic workplace comedy where a protagonist goes undercover as a rookie to dismantle company corruption.