TL;DR: The best office romance manhwa to start with is A Business Proposal, a fake blind date with the boss. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? is the classic secretary story, and Ctrl+Alt+Resign is the newest pick, now between seasons. Four picks have K-drama adaptations, and two are read on Tapas, which closes on March 31, 2027.
This best office romance manhwa list covers seven workplace love stories with an official English edition, checked on October 9, 2026. Every pick has AniList's Office tag at 60 or higher, so the job is the setting, not a one-chapter backdrop. We also checked each series' status on its platform page and which ones became K-dramas, because that's where most readers first meet these stories.
Key Takeaways
- Start here: A Business Proposal, finished, with a 2022 SBS drama.
- Classic pick: What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?, the story of a secretary of nine years trying to quit.
- Newest: Ctrl+Alt+Resign, AniList score 79, on a break after its Season 1 finale.
- Revenge twist: Marry My Husband, a second chance that starts with a betrayal.
- K-drama picks: A Business Proposal, Secretary Kim, Yumi's Cells and Marry My Husband all have one.
- Platform warning: the two Tapas picks both have Yen Press print editions to fall back on.
How we picked the best office romance manhwa
We started from AniList's Office tag for Korean series, kept only titles with an Office rank of 60 or higher, and left out anything adult-only or Boys' Love. Then we kept only series with an official English edition we could open: WEBTOON, Tapas, Tappytoon or a publisher page.
Order is our call. We weighed AniList's community score and popularity, how much of each story happens at work, and whether the English edition is complete. For romance outside the office, our best romance manhwa 2026 list is the wider guide.
Readers already treat Ctrl+Alt+Resign as the benchmark. In an r/manhwa thread asking for workplace romances like Ctrl+Alt+Resign, one reader asks when it's coming back, and the reply is: "Afaik no official date just Q4 this year." That's a reader's guess, not an announcement; WEBTOON's page gives no date.
The 7 best office romance manhwa, ranked
These are the best office romance manhwa we could verify, ranked from the strongest all-round pick to the most offbeat. Every entry gives the official English platform, the platform's status, and AniList's numbers.
1. A Business Proposal
A Business Proposal (cover via AniList).
Ha-ri agrees to go on one blind date for her best friend and play a "super-vixen" to end her friend's unwanted set-ups. The plan fails at once: in Tapas' words, "Her date is Taemu, her company's hot new CEO," and he means to stop his own family's matchmaking by marrying whoever shows up. It's the cleanest version of the office romance setup: a fake identity, a real boss, and Tapas' own question, "Nothing could go wrong with lying about your real identity while dating the boss... right??"
AniList scores it 79, and its popularity of 12,844 is the highest of the seven picks. On Tapas it's a completed series with 130 episodes and 18.8m views, credited to Guava Farm, Perilla, NARAK and Haehwa. Yen Press also prints it in English, with volumes up to A Business Proposal, Vol. 10. The 2022 SBS drama ran for 12 episodes and streams on Netflix in some regions. Here's Netflix's official trailer:
Video: Netflix K-Content's official trailer for the Business Proposal drama.
2. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (cover via AniList).
Vice Chairman Lee Youngjun has the looks, the brains and the money, so he's thrown when Kim Miso, his secretary of nine years, says she wants to quit. He decides she's quitting to get married and offers what he sees as the best option: himself. The problem, per Tapas, is that "a narcissist like Youngjun just isn't Miso's type," and the story is about how far he'll go to keep her.
It's finished at 98 chapters on AniList with a score of 76. You can read it in English on Tapas, where it's a completed series with 98 episodes, and on Tappytoon, which marks it "[Series Complete]." Yen Press prints it as well, up to What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?, Vol. 6. The 2018 tvN drama starred Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. Tappytoon's own video for the comic:
Video: Tappytoon's official video for What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
3. Ctrl+Alt+Resign
Ctrl+Alt+Resign (cover via AniList).
Max and Joy sit just inches apart at work and have nothing else in common. WEBTOON puts it simply: "Max prefers to be a fly on the wall, while Joy is the office's social butterfly." Then Max sees something on Joy's work laptop that he wasn't meant to, and he's thrown into what WEBTOON calls "the tangled web of workplace dynamics." It has the highest Office tag rank on our list, 85, so the job really is the story.
AniList scores it 79, tied with A Business Proposal, and it's the newest pick here. It's written by Woo Si-mok with art by Lee Ha-an, and has 6.3M views on WEBTOON. It's between seasons: WEBTOON lists Ep. 54 as the Season 1 finale on August 11, 2026, a Season 1 afterword on August 18, and the line "Ctrl+Alt+Resign will return!" There's no return date. Our manhwa on hiatus tracker covers what a season break usually means.
4. Marry My Husband
Marry My Husband (cover via AniList).
Jiwon is a 37-year-old cancer patient when she walks in on her husband and her best friend, and then she dies at her husband's hands. She's reincarnated as her younger self and picks her revenge: to marry off her former best friend to her "lying, cheating husband." It's a revenge story first, but AniList tags it Office at rank 79, so work is a big part of it.
It has the most subscribers of any pick here, 2.5M on WEBTOON, along with 175.9M views, and it's completed. It's credited to sungsojak and adapted by LICO, and AniList lists 68 chapters with a score of 75. The tvN drama starring Park Min-young aired from January 1 to February 20, 2024. If the second-chance angle is the draw, our best regression manhwa list has more.
5. Yumi's Cells
Yumi's Cells (cover via AniList).
WEBTOON's whole summary is one line: "A story of Yumi and her brain cells." Wikipedia describes it as the daily life of an ordinary office worker, Yumi, seen "through the eyes of the cells in her head." It's the gentlest pick here, and AniList counts 511 chapters for it, by far the longest of the seven.
It's by Donggeon Lee, completed on WEBTOON, with 204.3M views, the most of the seven, and an AniList score of 76. WEBTOON's page says "Now a major (K-Drama) adaptation," and Wikipedia lists the 2021 series starring Kim Go-eun. It ran in Korea from April 1, 2015 to October 9, 2020.
Four of these picks became dramas, and this guide covers which webtoon adaptations are coming next.
K-Drama Manhwa Adaptations 2026 Guide →
6. Secretary Out-of-Order
Secretary Out-of-Order (cover via AniList).
Yu-eun Gam is a very good secretary at IREN, working for a CEO, Dohyeok Chae, who is ruthless with both his workload and his manners. She buys a lottery ticket on impulse, wins, and hands in her resignation, only to have it rejected. It's the funniest setup on this list, and AniList ranks its Office tag at 79.
It's finished, with 55 chapters on AniList and a score of 67. WEBTOON lists it as completed with 34.4M views, with art by QuornQuorn and original work by Parand. If you liked Secretary Kim, read this one next: same job, opposite power struggle.
7. Office Romance from Hell
Office Romance from Hell (cover via AniList).
Jineon is her family's breadwinner, and she's just been dumped and fired in the same stretch. A company called The Hell offers great pay, good work-life balance and an easy commute. The catch, per WEBTOON, is that "she had walked into hell, literally," with King Yeomra as her new boss. It's an office romance with a supernatural employer, and the Office tag still ranks 79.
It's the smallest pick, with 6.5M views on WEBTOON, completed at 68 chapters on AniList with a score of 61. It's original work by Hwang DoTol, adapted by Dangcheom, with art by Nokhye. Pick it if you want the boss romance with a fantasy twist; for more of that, see our best romance fantasy manhwa.
Status and adaptations at a glance
Here's where every pick stood on October 9, 2026, from its platform page, with dramas as listed on Wikipedia.
| Series | English platform | Status on the platform | K-drama |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Business Proposal | Tapas, Yen Press print | Completed, 130 episodes | SBS, 2022, 12 episodes |
| What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? | Tapas, Tappytoon, Yen Press print | Completed, 98 episodes | tvN, 2018 |
| Ctrl+Alt+Resign | WEBTOON | Season 1 finale Aug 11, 2026, "will return!" | , |
| Marry My Husband | WEBTOON | Completed | tvN, 2024 |
| Yumi's Cells | WEBTOON | Completed | 2021 series |
| Secretary Out-of-Order | WEBTOON | Completed | , |
| Office Romance from Hell | WEBTOON | Completed | , |
Tapas closing: where the two biggest picks go next
Tapas has announced: "End of Tapas service: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT." A Business Proposal and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?, the top two picks here, are both read on Tapas in English. Both are finished, so there's no season left in limbo, and both have Yen Press print editions. Secretary Kim is also on Tappytoon. Our Tapas shutdown explainer covers what's confirmed, and the legal manhwa reading guide lists the other platforms.
Our Take: start with A Business Proposal, then pick a tone
This take rests on the platform pages, AniList data and drama listings above. A Business Proposal is the best start: it's finished, it's the most popular of the seven on AniList, and it's the purest version of the boss-romance setup. Read Secretary Kim next if you want the classic, then Secretary Out-of-Order for the comic reversal.
If you'd rather have something with a sharper edge, Marry My Husband trades the meet-cute for revenge. Ctrl+Alt+Resign is the one to follow if you want a story still being written, with the caveat that it has no Season 2 date yet.
If a love story set somewhere other than the office is what you're after, this list covers school romances.
Best Manhwa School Romance →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best office romance manhwa?
A Business Proposal is the best place to start. Ha-ri goes on a blind date in her friend's place and finds out her date is her company's new CEO. It's finished, has the highest AniList popularity of the seven picks, and became a 2022 K-drama.
Which office romance manhwa became K-dramas?
Four picks here did: A Business Proposal (SBS, 2022), What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (tvN, 2018), Yumi's Cells (2021) and Marry My Husband (tvN, 2024). Wikipedia lists the network and dates for each.
Is Ctrl+Alt+Resign finished?
No. WEBTOON lists Ep. 54 as the Season 1 finale on August 11, 2026, followed by a Season 1 afterword on August 18, and says Ctrl+Alt+Resign will return. No Season 2 date is given.
Which office romance manhwa are completed?
Six of the seven are finished: A Business Proposal, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?, Marry My Husband, Yumi's Cells, Secretary Out-of-Order and Office Romance from Hell. Ctrl+Alt+Resign is the only one between seasons.
Is there an office romance manhwa about a secretary?
Two. In What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? a vice chairman's secretary of nine years wants to quit. In Secretary Out-of-Order a secretary wins the lottery and hands in her resignation, only to have it rejected by her CEO.
Where can I read office romance manhwa legally?
Five picks are on WEBTOON. A Business Proposal and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? are on Tapas, which ends its service on March 31, 2027. Both also have print editions from Yen Press, and Secretary Kim is on Tappytoon too.
Related Reading
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- Best Regression Manhwa 2026: second chances outside the office.
How We Checked This
Every number, status and date on this best office romance manhwa list was checked on October 9, 2026 against each series' official English page on WEBTOON, Tapas or Tappytoon, Yen Press' series pages, Tapas' end-of-service notice, Wikipedia's pages for the four dramas, and AniList's record for each series, read through its public API. The videos come from Netflix K-Content's and Tappytoon's YouTube channels, and the reader quote from one Reddit thread. Each fact has a row with a quoted line in our sources table.
Last reviewed: October 9, 2026
References
- A Business Proposal on Tapas
- A Business Proposal at Yen Press
- What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? on Tapas
- What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? on Tappytoon
- What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? at Yen Press
- Ctrl+Alt+Resign on WEBTOON
- Marry My Husband on WEBTOON
- Yumi's Cells on WEBTOON
- Secretary Out-of-Order on WEBTOON
- Office Romance from Hell on WEBTOON
- Tapas end of service notice
- Business Proposal (TV series) on Wikipedia
- Marry My Husband on Wikipedia
- A Business Proposal on AniList
