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

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

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  2. 2

    Our Blues

    우리들의 블루스

    2022 · tvN · 20 episodes · Romance, Life, Drama

    On the beautiful island of Jeju, the stories of many ordinary people cross paths: a truck-selling trader, a woman with a past she wants to leave behind, a ship captain in love, a…

    Same feel: Ensemble Cast, Friendship, Melodrama, Life

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  3. 3

    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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  4. 4

    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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  5. 5

    Hospital Playlist

    슬기로운 의사생활

    2020 · tvN · 12 episodes · Drama, Medical, Comedy

    Five doctors who became friends in medical school in 1999 now work at the same hospital.

    Same feel: Ensemble Cast, Friendship, Drama

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  6. 6

    Love Next Door

    엄마 친구 아들

    2024 · 16 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Family

    Choi Seung Hyo, Korea’s rising star architect and founder of Atelier In, seems to have it all—talent, charm, and a flawless life.

    Same feel: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Sismance, Drama

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  7. 7

    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, Life, Drama

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  8. 8

    Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    역도요정 김복주

    2016 · MBC · 16 episodes · Drama, Romance, Sports

    A story of love and dreams between three young potential athletes: weightlifter Kim Book Joo, swimmer Jung Joon Hyung, rhythmic-gymnast Song Shi Ho, and the nutritionist Jung Jae…

    Same feel: Sismance, Drama

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  9. 9

    Move to Heaven

    무브 투 헤븐: 나는 유품정리사입니다

    2021 · Netflix · 10 episodes · Drama, Family, Life

    Han Geu Roo is a 20 year old autistic young man who works at his father’s company Move To Heaven, a crime scene cleanup service that collects the final belongings of the deceased…

    Same feel: Life Lesson, Life, Drama

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  10. 10

    Business Proposal

    사내 맞선

    2022 · SBS · 12 episodes · Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Sin Ha Ri is a single woman who has long had a crush on her male friend, only to be heartbroken when she learns that he already has a girlfriend.

    Same feel: Sismance, 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 18 Again, Our Blues, Mother, followed by Prison Playbook. 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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