K-Dramas Like Family By Choice

Loved Family By Choice (2024), and want more with the same feel? It is known for slice of life, first love and emotionally strong female lead. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Slice Of LifeFirst LoveEmotionally Strong Female LeadFamily RelationshipStudent Female LeadFriendship
  1. 1

    Our Unwritten Seoul

    미지의 서울

    2025 · 12 episodes · Drama, Family, Romance

    Twin sisters Yoo Mi Ji and Yoo Mi Rae share the same face but lead completely different lives.

    Same feel: Personal Growth, First Love, Friendship, Healing

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  2. 2

    Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    스물다섯 스물하나

    2022 · tvN · 16 episodes · Romance, Drama, Youth

    In 1998, in the shadow of a national financial crisis, high school fencer Na Hee-do dreams of becoming a champion.

    Same feel: Youth, Coming Of Age, First Love, Youth

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  3. 3

    Twinkling Watermelon

    반짝이는 워터멜론

    2023 · tvN · 16 episodes · Fantasy, Music, Romance

    Twinkling Watermelon tells the story of Eun Gyul, a CODA who is born to deaf parents but has a natural gift for music.

    Same feel: Youth, Coming Of Age, Friendship, Healing

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  4. 4

    Spirit Fingers

    스피릿 핑거스!

    2025 · 12 episodes · Drama, Romance, Comedy

    Song U Yeon is a quiet, awkward high school student who blends into the background and lives a life that feels dull and uneventful.

    Same feel: Coming Of Age, First Love, Friendship, Youth

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  5. 5

    A Love So Beautiful

    아름다웠던 우리에게

    2020 · 24 episodes · Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Cha Heon is the kind of student everyone notices. He is smart, good looking, and keeps his distance, even though he is much warmer than he lets on.

    Same feel: Youth, Coming Of Age, First Love, Youth

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  6. 6

    Weak Hero: Class 1

    약한영웅

    2022 · 16 episodes · Action, Crime

    An action-driven coming-of-age drama centered on Yun Shi Eun, a top student who consistently ranks in the top 1% of his school.

    Same feel: School Setting, Coming Of Age, Friendship

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  7. 7

    Reply 1988

    응답하라 1988

    2015 · tvN · 20 episodes · Drama, Comedy, Romance

    In a small Seoul neighborhood in the late 1980s, five families live so close that their doors are never really shut.

    Same feel: Slice Of Life, Coming Of Age, Friendship, Family

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  8. 8

    Our Beloved Summer

    그해 우리는

    2021 · 16 episodes · Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Years after a high school documentary unexpectedly goes viral, two ex lovers who once couldn’t stand each other are forced back in front of the camera and back into each other’s…

    Same feel: Youth, Coming Of Age, First Love, Youth

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  9. 9

    Motel California

    모텔 캘리포니아

    2025 · 12 episodes · Drama, Romance

    Ji Gang Hui grew up at Motel California, where her father ran the business in their small village.

    Same feel: Estranged Parent, Drama, Romance

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  10. 10

    Teach You a Lesson

    참교육

    2026 · Netflix · 10 episodes · Drama, Comedy, Action

    The series follows the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB), a special organization created to restore order within South Korea’s collapsing school system, where teachers…

    Same feel: School Setting, Comedy, Student Supporting Character, Drama

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About Family By Choice

Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun grow up under one unconventional household, bound together not by blood but by love and shared experience. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Family By Choice

What are the best dramas like Family By Choice?

Our top picks are Our Unwritten Seoul, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Twinkling Watermelon, followed by Spirit Fingers. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as slice of life, first love and emotionally strong female lead, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

Where can I watch Family By Choice?

Family By Choice is listed on Tving, Viki. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.

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