K-Dramas Like Thirty-Nine
Loved Thirty-Nine (2022), jTBC, and want more with the same feel? It is known for terminal illness, sismance and calm male lead. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Recipe for Farewell
오늘은 좀 매울지도 몰라
Chang Wook is a middle-aged translator and lecturer whose wife is dying of cancer and can hardly eat.
Same feel: Terminal Illness, Tearjerker, Life, Drama
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Avengers Social Club
부암동 복수자들
A fish-shop owner, a housewife and a sheltered heiress have nothing in common until they meet in a secret club.
Same feel: Sismance, Friendship, Life, Drama
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Hello, My Twenties!
청춘시대
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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Work Later, Drink Now
술꾼도시여자들
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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Doom at Your Service
어느 날 우리집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다
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, Romance
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Our Movie
우리 영화
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, Romance
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Dear My Friends
디어 마이 프렌즈
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: Sismance, Friendship, Life, Drama
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If You Wish Upon Me
당신이 소원을 말하면
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, Romance
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Mother
마더
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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Beautiful World
아름다운 세상
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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About Thirty-Nine
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. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Thirty-Nine
What are the best dramas like Thirty-Nine?
Our top picks are Recipe for Farewell, Avengers Social Club, Hello, My Twenties!, followed by Work Later, Drink Now. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as terminal illness, sismance and calm male lead, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Thirty-Nine?
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