2016
12 eps
JTBC
Drama Slice Of Life Comedy
Five very different young women share a college house called Belle Epoque — each carrying a secret that explains why she is the way she is. A quiet, brilliant ensemble drama about …
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Age of Youth (Hello, My Twenties!) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — female friendship — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2021
16 eps
KBS
Fantasy Comedy Drama
Han Yoo-hyun is 37, broke, exhausted, and completely adrift — her bright, ambitious 17-year-old self would be horrified. When that 17-year-old actually shows up from the past, they…
Like Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns, it leans hard into slice of life. The emotional territory — adulthood — is the same. Same warm and emotional energy throughout.
2006
47 eps
Nippon TV / Crunchyroll
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
Two young women named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo and end up sharing an apartment. Nana Osaki is a punk rock vocalist chasing her dreams; Nana Komatsu is a romantic chasing a boy…
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Nana delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — female friendship — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Drama Slice Of Life Romance
A burned-out former corporate lawyer quits her firm on the day she's supposed to make partner and — with no plan beyond not going back — ends up helping run her aunt's small neighb…
Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2017
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
A famous baseball pitcher ends up in prison and navigates life behind bars with colorful cellmates.
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Prison Playbook delivers exactly that.
2021
12 eps
JTBC
Comedy Drama Romance
Three women with completely different careers and personalities have one thing in common: they need a drink at the end of the day. Ahn So-hee is a fitness influencer keeping secret…
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Work Later, Drink Now delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — female friendship — is the same. Same warm energy throughout.
2021
12 eps
tvN
Drama Medical Slice Of Life
The five doctors are back — Ik-jun, Jeong-won, Seok-hyeong, Jun-wan, and Song-hwa — navigating everything they carry: the work, the patients, the choices they've deferred, and the …
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Hospital Playlist Season 2 delivers exactly that. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
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…
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Toradora! delivers exactly that. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2019
63 eps
TMS Entertainment / Crunchyroll
Romance Drama Comedy
Tohru Honda is relentlessly optimistic despite having lost her mother and living in a tent in the woods. She accidentally moves in with the Sohma family and discovers they carry a …
If you loved Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Fruits Basket delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — chosen family — is the same. Same funny and warm energy throughout.
2019
18 eps
JTBC
Romance Comedy Drama
Three women in their early 30s navigate love, friendship, and career in the Korean entertainment industry.
Like Three Drinks: Work Later, Drink Now Returns, it leans hard into slice of life. The emotional territory — female friendship — is the same.