Asian Dramas Like This Is Us

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of This Is Us — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2016 TV Show Drama Romance Family
10 Asian Drama Matches
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.

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.

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50 eps KBS2 Drama Family Romance

The Yoon family has run the same traditional Korean restaurant for three generations — each one with a completely different idea about what the restaurant should be. The grandmothe…

If you loved This Is Us's ensemble where every character earns their screen time, Generation to Generation delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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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.

Like This Is Us, it leans hard into family saga. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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My Only One

32% match
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.

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Curtain Call

29% 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 …

Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Family by Choice

27% match
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 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.

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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.

The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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12 eps JTBC Romance Fantasy Drama

A young woman gains a watch that controls time and uses it to help others, but each use costs years of her own life.

The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Family

25% match
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…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: parenthood. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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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…

Both are built around the complicated, consuming love and damage that only family can deliver. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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Shows Like This Is Us — K-Dramas & C-Dramas That Will Make You Cry

This Is Us left a void only great storytelling can fill. These K-dramas and C-dramas deliver the same family dynamics, timeline-jumping drama, and ugly-crying moments.

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Asian Dramas Like This Is Us: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like This Is Us?

If you love This Is Us, start with When Life Gives You Tangerines Season 3 or Generation to Generation — both share the same Drama and Romance DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of This Is Us?

The closest Korean equivalent to This Is Us is When Life Gives You Tangerines Season 3 (2025), which scores a 35% match on DramaMatch. 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.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like This Is Us?

Asian dramas similar to This Is Us 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 This Is Us fans like K-dramas?

This Is Us fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Drama and Romance. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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