Asian Dramas Like One Day at a Time

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of One Day at a Time — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2017 TV Show Comedy Drama Family
10 Asian Drama Matches

Curtain Call

27% match
16 eps KBS2 Drama Romance Family

A carefree young man from a North Korean defector family impersonates the long-lost grandson of a South Korean hotel mogul to fulfill the dying grandmother's final wish to reunite …

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Curtain Call delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Spy x Family

25% match
37 eps TV Tokyo / Crunchyroll Comedy Action Family

A spy who needs a fake family for a mission. An assassin who needs a husband. A telepath child who needs parents. None of them know the others' secrets. All of them accidentally be…

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Spy x Family delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

14 eps JTBC Melodrama Family Drama

A cold, ruthless prosecutor is gravely injured and regresses to the mind of a child — and his fiercely tough-love farmer mother must learn to care for him all over again. What begi…

Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

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Birthcare Center

22% match
8 eps tvN Comedy Drama Slice Of Life

A high-powered prosecutor who has spent her career being the only woman in the room gives birth at 38 and finds herself in a postpartum care center — surrounded by women from very …

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same funny and honest energy throughout.

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Family by Choice

21% match
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.

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Family by Choice 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 genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Made in Korea

21% match
8 eps Netflix Drama Comedy Family

Three Korean-American siblings return to Korea after their father's death to claim the Seoul family home — and discover it's now occupied by a tenant with a 99-year lease their fat…

Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver.

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Tomorrow

20% match
16 eps MBC Fantasy Drama Comedy

A young man accidentally joins a team of grim reapers who prevent suicides by helping the living resolve their pain.

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Tomorrow delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — mental health — is the same. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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32 eps KBS2 Romance Comedy Drama

Cha Eun-ho, a tough no-nonsense sports agent, returns to her hometown and reunites with Pyo In-woo, a warm-hearted and relentlessly cheerful man who has harbored feelings for her s…

Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. Same funny energy throughout.

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Toradora!

20% match
25 eps J.C. Staff / Crunchyroll Romance Comedy Drama

Ryuuji Takasu has a terrifying face that makes everyone think he's a delinquent; he's actually the gentlest person in school. Taiga Aisaka is tiny and easily overlooked; she's actu…

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Toradora! delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.

Reply 1994

19% match
21 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

University students from across Korea share a boarding house in Seoul during 1994, while a future-flashback teases which of the men the central female character eventually marries.…

If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

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Asian Dramas Like One Day at a Time: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like One Day at a Time?

If you love One Day at a Time, start with Curtain Call or Spy x Family — both share the same Comedy and Drama DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of One Day at a Time?

The closest Korean equivalent to One Day at a Time is Curtain Call (2022), which scores a 27% match on DramaMatch. If you loved One Day at a Time's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Curtain Call delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like One Day at a Time?

Asian dramas similar to One Day at a Time are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do One Day at a Time fans like K-dramas?

One Day at a Time fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Comedy and Drama. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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