K-Dramas Like 18 Again

Loved 18 Again (2020), jTBC, and want more with the same feel? It is known for becoming young, first love and father-son relationship. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Becoming YoungFirst LoveFather-Son RelationshipMother-Daughter RelationshipLife LessonSecond Chance
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    Dear My Friends

    디어 마이 프렌즈

    2016 · tvN · 16 episodes · Life, Drama, Melodrama

    A translator keeps getting pulled into the company of her mother's friends, a lively group of older women and men who refuse to slow down.

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Life, Drama

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  2. 2

    Navillera

    나빌레라

    2021 · tvN · 12 episodes · Life, Drama

    At seventy, retired postman Deok Chul finally decides to chase the dream he buried decades ago and learn ballet.

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Second Chance, Life, Drama

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  3. 3

    Because This Is My First Life

    이번 생은 처음이라

    2017 · tvN · 16 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Life

    A house-poor man in his late thirties and a homeless young woman become housemates in a contract marriage of convenience.

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Life, Drama, Romance

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  4. 4

    One Day Off

    박하경 여행기

    2023 · wavve · 8 episodes · Food, Life, Drama

    Ha Gyeong teaches Korean literature at a high school and, to break up her routine, starts taking one-day trips alone every Saturday.

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Life, Drama

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  5. 5

    Prison Playbook

    슬기로운 감빵생활

    2017 · tvN · 16 episodes · Comedy, Crime, Life

    Star baseball pitcher Kim Je-hyuk is sentenced to a year in prison after a fight he tried to stop goes wrong.

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Life, Drama

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  6. 6

    Memory

    기억

    2016 · tvN · 16 episodes · Law, Romance, Life

    Tae Suk is a respected lawyer who learns he has early-onset Alzheimer's and decides to put everything on the line to fight one last important case before his memory fades…

    Same feel: Father-Son Relationship, Life, Drama, Romance

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  7. 7

    Avengers Social Club

    부암동 복수자들

    2017 · tvN · 12 episodes · Comedy, Life, Drama

    A fish-shop owner, a housewife and a sheltered heiress have nothing in common until they meet in a secret club.

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Life, Drama

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  8. 8

    Mother

    마더

    2018 · tvN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    Soo Jin is a quiet science teacher who notices that one of her young pupils is being hurt at home and that nobody around the girl will step in.

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship

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  9. 9

    Way Back Love

    내가 죽기 일주일 전

    2025 · tvN · 6 episodes · Romance, Youth, Fantasy

    Hui Wan is twenty-four and has lost her will to live. Then her childhood friend and first love, Ram U, appears in front of her. He died four years ago and is now a grim reaper.

    Same feel: Second Chance, First Love, Fantasy, Romance

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  10. 10

    The Sound of Your Heart

    마음의 소리

    2016 · Naver TV · 20 episodes · Comedy, Life, Sitcom

    Jo Suk stumbles through a string of ridiculous, over-the-top misadventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife, their dogs, his older brother and his endlessly opinionated parents.

    Same feel: Father-Son Relationship, Life

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About 18 Again

Dae Yeong is a tired, laid-off father of twins whose marriage has hit the rocks after years of small regrets. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like 18 Again

What are the best dramas like 18 Again?

Our top picks are Dear My Friends, Navillera, Because This Is My First Life, followed by One Day Off. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as becoming young, first love and father-son relationship, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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