2020
46 eps
iQiyi
Drama Romance Family
Three children from broken homes become each other's family without legal recognition or blood relation: Li Jianjian, whose mother abandoned her; Ling Xiao, whose mother chose anot…
If you loved Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Go Ahead delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2024
16 eps
KBS
Romance Drama Family
Two childhood neighbors who grew up like siblings discover unexpected romantic feelings as adults, threatening to destroy the chosen family they built together.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: growing up. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2014
53 eps
KBS
Drama Family Romance
A family drama exploring the conflicts and bonds between three siblings and their extended family as they deal with life's challenges.
If you loved Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, What Happens to My Family? delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
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.
Like Party of Five, it leans hard into coming of age. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2021
50 eps
MBC
Romance Drama Family
A widower with three children hires a nanny. The nanny is a bright, cheerful young woman who wins over the children before she wins over their guarded father. A long-form family me…
If you loved Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Young Lady and Gentleman delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. 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 Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Family delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2024
50 eps
KBS2
Drama Family Slice Of Life
The Lee family has run a traditional Korean iron-works business for three generations — and the fourth generation is tearing it apart. Between the eldest daughter who wants to mode…
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
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.
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2022
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 Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Curtain Call delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
16 eps
tvN
Medical Drama Romance
Five first-year medical residents at a major Seoul hospital navigate the brutal learning curve of actual practice — the gap between what they were taught and what emergency medicin…
If you loved Party of Five's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Resident Playbook delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — resilience — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.