2013
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 Reply 1988's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1994 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — nostalgia and family — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2012
16 eps
tvN
Romance Comedy Drama
Six friends navigate high school in Busan in 1997 — the height of the first K-pop idol wave — while a flash-forward wedding reveals that one of the men in the group married one of …
If you loved Reply 1988's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Reply 1997 delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — nostalgia and friendship — is the same. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2008
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…
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2020
18 eps
JTBC
Romance Fantasy Comedy
A middle-aged man on the verge of divorce wakes up 18 again and must decide if he wants to reclaim his past.
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2024
16 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Two childhood best friends who went separate ways reconnect in adulthood and discover their feelings run deeper than friendship.
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Comedy Romance Drama
Three friends scrape together their savings to buy a crumbling motel in a coastal town, dreaming of turning it into a boutique destination. What they didn't budget for: the local g…
Both are built around a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2017
12 eps
MBC
Romance Comedy Fantasy
A married couple who hate each other travel back to their college years and rediscover why they fell in love.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: nostalgia and first love. The pacing is wrapped in a nostalgic warmth that feels earned rather than manufactured.
2025
16 eps
Netflix
Medical Drama Romance
Five medical interns navigate the intense pressures of residency at a Seoul hospital, forming bonds and rivalries as they discover who they really are under extreme professional an…
If you loved Reply 1988's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Resident Playbook delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2021
13 eps
CloverWorks / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Kyoko Hori is popular, cheerful, and responsible at school — but at home she's a domestic powerhouse raising her little brother while her parents work. Izumi Miyamura is quiet and …
Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2023
12 eps
P.A. Works / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sousuke Shima is effortl…
Both are built around a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.