K-Dramas Like Dear My Friends

Loved Dear My Friends (2016), tvN, and want more with the same feel? It is known for life lesson, mother-daughter relationship and friendship. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Life LessonMother-Daughter RelationshipFriendshipSismanceEnsemble CastGenerational Conflict
  1. 1

    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, Sismance, Friendship, Life

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  2. 2

    18 Again

    18 어게인

    2020 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Romance, Life, Drama

    Dae Yeong is a tired, laid-off father of twins whose marriage has hit the rocks after years of small regrets.

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

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  3. 3

    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, Friendship, Life, Drama

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  4. 4

    Hello, My Twenties!

    청춘시대

    2016 · jTBC · 12 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Life

    Five young women in their twenties live together in a shared house called Belle Epoque.

    Same feel: Sismance, Friendship, Life, Drama

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  5. 5

    Thirty-Nine

    서른, 아홉

    2022 · jTBC · 12 episodes · Romance, Life, Drama

    Three best friends have leaned on each other since childhood, and now, on the brink of turning forty, they're facing love, loss and everything in between together.

    Same feel: Sismance, Friendship, Life, Drama

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  6. 6

    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

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  7. 7

    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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  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, Melodrama

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  9. 9

    Angry Mom

    앵그리맘

    2015 · MBC · 16 episodes · Comedy, Drama, Melodrama

    Kang Ja was a feared troublemaker in high school before dropping out to become a mother, and now, at thirty-four, her relationship with her own teenage daughter is strained and…

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Melodrama, Drama

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  10. 10

    Work Later, Drink Now

    술꾼도시여자들

    2021 · tvN · 12 episodes · Comedy, Life, Drama

    So Hee, Ji Yeon and Ji Gu are three single women in their thirties who love to hang out after work and drink together.

    Same feel: Sismance, Friendship, Life, Drama

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About Dear My Friends

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. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Dear My Friends

What are the best dramas like Dear My Friends?

Our top picks are Avengers Social Club, 18 Again, One Day Off, followed by Hello, My Twenties!. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as life lesson, mother-daughter relationship and friendship, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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