Loved Nobody Wants This On Netflix And Need More? Try These Korean Dramas
Let’s be honest if you were a fan of Seth Cohen from The OC as a teenager, then you’ve seen Nobody Wants on Netflix and it left you equal parts nostalgic and swoony. A relatable love story with mature characters, good communication, intelligent humor, witty banter, an outspoken, likable, realistic woman(!!!), and a genuinely nice, kind, and steady guy telling her “I can handle you.” — I know, I KNOW. I got you, girl.
These Korean dramas serve all the vibes of a good classic rom-com — strong, independent, and slightly flawed characters, captivating storylines, witty banter, and “sweep-you-off-your-feet” romance. Watch now, thank me later 😀
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Korean Dramas on Netflix Similar To Nobody Wants This
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay is the unlikely love story between a children’s book author, Ko Moon-young, with a troubled past and an edgy personality, and a psychiatric hospital worker, Moon Gang-tae, who craves to live a simple life, but things don’t always go his way. Set in the psychiatric hospital where Moon Gang-tae works and meets Ko Moon-young, a visiting author running story-writing classes for the patients they hate each other right off the bat. The drama explores each character’s childhood trauma and how they eventually heal from it while also showing how they each slowly find love and comfort within each other.
Dr Slump
Dr Slump is about Yeo Jeong-woo, a famous plastic surgeon, and Nam Ha-neul, an ace anesthesiologist. Two doctors at the top of their game suddenly experience failure and fall into a slump. Their worlds collide when Yeo Jeong-woo has to leave his fancy apartment and move into a rooftop studio owned by Nam Ha-neul’s family. It just so happens they were in the same high school, extremely competitive, and “hated” each other. Fast forward fifteen years and the feelings haven’t changed. The drama explores themes like burnout, depression, and PTSD and shows how each character accepts and overcomes their mental struggles while also learning that it’s okay to be vulnerable and ask for help.
Hometown Cha Cha Cha
If Sweet Home Alabama was a Korean drama, then this might be it. Hometown Cha Cha Cha tells the classic story of a big-city girl who falls in love with a flannel-wrapped, small-town hottie, but the drama has a lot more than just a love story to offer. Enjoy interesting sub-plots, campy yet relatable supporting characters, and incredible cinematography. Yoon Hye-jin, a famous dentist from Seoul, moves to Gongjin (after being fired from her job for calling out her boss’ shady work ethics) where she bumps into Hong Du-sik, Gongjin’s go-to man for every job big and small. Misunderstandings, bad luck, and unfounded prejudices leave Yoon Hye-jin and Hong Du-sik at odds until they let go of their pride to see the other person for who they are and appreciate them in a new light.
Lovestruck In The City
Lovestruck In The City is about Park Jae-won, an architect from Seoul, who falls in love with Yoon Seon-a, a fun-loving, free-spirited woman he meets while on a surfing holiday. Instant attraction and fiery chemistry consume the couple as they live together in a dream-like existence by the ocean until Park Jae-won is called back to Seoul for urgent business. Yoon Seon-a doesn’t own a mobile phone, so he gives her his number and they agree to meet in Seoul later on, but she never shows up. Park Jae-won goes on with his life but never forgets Yoon Seon-a…until he sees her in Seoul again a few months later. They have a chance encounter when Park Jae-won realizes Yoon Seon-a is not the woman he fell in love with. Lovestruck In The City explores the twists and turns of the emotional rollercoaster that is falling in love and breaking up.
Love Next Door
Two bickering childhood best friends who grew up living next door to each other, Bae Seok-ryu and Choi Seung-hyo, estranged during their early twenties suddenly meet again in their thirties. Bae Seok-ryu returns to Korea after suddenly quitting her prestigious job in the US and Choi Seung-hyo, who has recently opened his architecture firm, wonders why she is back. After years of no contact, the duo are awkward but soon rekindle their banter-filled friendship. Everything is going fine until one reveals a huge hidden secret and the other has a jarring realization, which causes their friendship and family bonds to be shaken up. Love Next Door explores the good, bad, and ugly sides of family relationships, childhood bonds, adult friendships, romance, marriage, loss, career ambitions, and making dreams come true.
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