2025
8 eps
Netflix
Drama Romance Family
The next chapter of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik's multigenerational family saga, following their descendants as they navigate love, hardship, and hope in contemporary Korea.
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, When Life Gives You Tangerines Season 3 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2023
12 eps
tvN
Melodrama Drama Family
A cold, successful man and a fierce, outspoken woman become unlikely partners in raising a child neither of them expected — discovering in the process that the family you build fro…
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Family delivers exactly that. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2024
16 eps
KBS
Romance Drama Comedy
Two orphans who grew up as fake siblings reunite in adulthood and must navigate the fine line between family and love.
Both are built around found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2020
16 eps
tvN
Drama Romance Family
A seemingly perfect family unravels when all four members secretly want to change their lives, leading to unexpected revelations.
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Unfamiliar Family delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
8 eps
Netflix
Melodrama Romance Family
The sprawling Jeju Island saga continues, following the next generation as they grapple with the legacies left by their parents — love sacrificed, ambitions deferred, and the parti…
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, When Life Gives You Tangerines (Season 2) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up and identity — is the same. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Three college best friends made a pact: stay single together, stay free together, never let love complicate the group. Then one of them falls first — and the remaining two realize …
If you loved Family by Choice's delicious tension of two people circling each other for far too long, Love Untangled delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.
2018
54 eps
MBC
Drama Family Romance
A woman discovers she was adopted and sets out to find her biological family while navigating love and family secrets.
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
The continuation of Sol and Ryu Sun-jae's time-crossing love story, as new temporal complications threaten the future they fought so hard to create together.
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Lovely Runner Season 2 delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2024
12 eps
ENA
Romance Sports Drama
A sports journalist with a reputation for hard-hitting coverage covers the career of a national team swimmer she has quietly admired for years — and discovers that writing about so…
If you loved Family by Choice's delicious tension of two people circling each other for far too long, From Me to You delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2021
16 eps
SBS
Romance Comedy Drama
Former high school sweethearts are forced to reunite for a documentary sequel, reigniting old feelings.
If you loved Family by Choice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Our Beloved Summer delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. Same warm and nostalgic energy throughout.