K-Dramas Like Recipe for Farewell

Loved Recipe for Farewell (2022), Watcha, and want more with the same feel? It is known for married life, cooking and terminal illness. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

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    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: Terminal Illness, Tearjerker, Life, Drama

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  2. 2

    Jewel in the Palace

    대장금

    2003 · MBC · 54 episodes · Food, Historical, Romance

    Jang Geum begins as an orphaned kitchen girl in the royal palace of Joseon and rises with talent and grit against every obstacle placed in front of her.

    Same feel: Cooking, Food

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  3. 3

    Doom at Your Service

    어느 날 우리집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다

    2021 · tvN · 16 episodes · Comedy, Romance, Drama

    After losing her parents, Dong Gyeong works hard to build a stable life, and then she is diagnosed with a serious illness.

    Same feel: Terminal Illness, Drama

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  4. 4

    The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

    서울 자가에 대기업 다니는 김 부장 이야기

    2025 · jTBC · 12 episodes · Business, Work, Comedy

    The story follows a middle-aged man who watches everything he once valued slip through his fingers.

    Same feel: Married Life, Life, Drama

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  5. 5

    Our Movie

    우리 영화

    2025 · SBS · 12 episodes · Drama, Romance, Life

    Lee Je Ha grew up in the shadow of a legendary filmmaker, his father a master whose name carried weight in the industry.

    Same feel: Terminal Illness, Life, Drama

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  6. 6

    If You Wish Upon Me

    당신이 소원을 말하면

    2022 · KBS2 · 16 episodes · Romance, Life, Drama

    Kyeo Re has grown up through abuse, orphanages and prison, and is close to giving up. His court-ordered community service at a hospice changes everything.

    Same feel: Tearjerker, Life, Drama

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  7. 7

    Queen of Tears

    눈물의 여왕

    2024 · tvN · 16 episodes · Drama, Romance, Comedy

    Baek Hyun Woo, the pride of Yongduri, is the legal director of Queens Group, while chaebol heiress Hong Hae In reigns over its department stores.

    Same feel: Married Life, Drama

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  8. 8

    Beautiful World

    아름다운 세상

    2019 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Life

    After their teenage son is left brain-dead following an incident at his new school, his parents and little sister start looking for what really happened.

    Same feel: Tearjerker, Life

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  9. 9

    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: Tearjerker

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  10. 10

    Hi Bye, Mama!

    하이바이, 마마!

    2020 · tvN · 16 episodes · Drama, Family, Melodrama

    Yu Ri died young and now spends her time as a ghost, watching over her family.

    Same feel: Tearjerker, Drama

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About Recipe for Farewell

Chang Wook is a middle-aged translator and lecturer whose wife is dying of cancer and can hardly eat. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like Recipe for Farewell

What are the best dramas like Recipe for Farewell?

Our top picks are Thirty-Nine, Jewel in the Palace, Doom at Your Service, followed by The Dream Life of Mr. Kim. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as married life, cooking and terminal illness, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

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