Korean dramas speak to the heart. Watching family-centered productions makes the world a little brighter. When characters spend quality time together, put others’ needs ahead of their own, and show tough love, warm and fuzzy feelings arise. Here are 5 Korean dramas that will warm your heart.
“Dear friend”
Life as a mature adult is just beginning! Translator and author Park Wan (Ko Hyun-jung) begins spending quality time with his mother and friends. The lives of these seniors become personal as relationships and family ties become apparent. They hope Park Wang will be inspired to write a novel about them.
In “Dear My Friends,” viewers can witness the growing relationship between a mother, her daughter, and the mother’s friends. Mothers and daughters develop a strong bond by spending more free time together during their cancer diagnosis. As their relationship grows, the daughter sees what kind of bond her mother’s friends have with her family. As they near the end of their lives, they plan to make the most of every minute. They are there to meet you.
“Answer 1988”
High school student Sung Duk Sun (Heri) has had close relationships with his childhood friends and neighbors since childhood. They are her big family, Kim Jung-hwan (Ryu Jun-yeol), Song Sung-woo (Go Kyung-pyo), Ryu Dong-ryong (Lee Dong-hwi) and Choi Taek (Park Bo-gum), her four members. is her best friend. The friend groups consist of soccer enthusiasts, model students, cultured geeks, and Go masters respectively. Let’s all have fun and make memories of high school together. An interesting element of the drama is that friend group member Sung Deok Sung’s future husband remains a mystery until the end of the series.
Family love doubles in this program! Each character in Sung Duk Sun’s group of friends has their own family, but the connections between the five friends form their own family of their own. The fact that teenage neighbors live close to each other and grow up together allows the group to be like close siblings at times. Parents of teens also become best friends, sharing secrets and spending good times and bad times together.
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“Soyeon, my daughter”
Twins So-yeon (Lee Bo-young) and Lee Sang-woo (Park Hae-jin) have a completely different relationship than their father Sam-jae (Jung Ho-jin). So-yeon donates all his hard-earned money to pay off his father’s gambling debts. Due to her sacrifice, she suspends her trip to her college and resents Sam-jae. So-yeon’s twin, Lee Sang-woo, continues to pursue a career in the medical field and tries to develop a close relationship with her father.
This K-drama is the perfect father-daughter series. It explores the true feelings children can have towards their parents and the steps they can both take to recover. “Seo-yeon, my daughter” represents the unconditional love that hides under the veil of So-yeon’s scars.
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“marriage contract”
Kang Hye Soo (Yui) and Han Ji Hoon (Lee Seo Jin) are brought together for the love of their family. Kang Hye-soo, who is dying of her cancer, agrees to marry her rich man and donate her liver to her mother after her death. In return, she requests him to take care of her until her daughter grows up.
The main couple in “Marriage Contract” presents a wonderful example of true love. Kang Hye Soo is suffering from a terminal illness, but she is more concerned about her daughter’s health than herself. By supporting his daughter and helping his mother-in-law, he plans to give to the two of them. .
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“What about my family?”
Cha Seung-bong (Yoo Dong-geun), a widower, has dedicated his life to raising his three children. Now that he’s grown up, he’s not happy with the abuse he’s been given. His father decided to use the law to correct the wrongs of their ways. His adult children Cha Gang-shim (Kim Hyun-joo), Cha Gang-jae (Yoon Park), and Cha Dal-bong (Park Hyung-sik) are a secretary, an oncologist, and an unemployed youth, respectively. They must prepare for the family drama that follows.
“What will happen to my family?” shows tough love within the family. Fathers love their children too much to see them become terrible human beings. Although they are growing up, he is giving them life lessons about manners and respect through law. They are the most important people in each other’s lives.
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Hey Soompiers, which family K-drama feels like home? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
moody A Soompi writer who has been a fan of Korean dramas for many years. Her favorite dramas are “Hana Yori Dango”, “Dream High” and “Love Alarm”! For more on her personal and professional writing endeavors, follow her on her Instagram at BTSCelebs.
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