What To Watch When You Want A Good Friendship

Hospital Playlist - about a group of doctor friends that have been together since med school. They work together and have a band together. Very close friends and so heartwarming.  - u/caninedesign

Hospital Playlist - How can this not be in a "friendship" list when the friendships in this drama are literally goals. The five main characters who're always there for each other and them being in a band is literally the best part of the drama. It's a must watch slice of life drama!  - u/Fatooz

multiple seasons

Racket Boys - about a rural girls and boys badminton team. They are very supportive of each other, helping each other through the competition and teenage life. They celebrate together, get in trouble together, even live together.  - u/caninedesign

Prison Playbook - This is yet another drama where different people who meet in a prison cell end up becoming like a small family. This drama is so hilarious, and I actually enjoyed the side characters' stories more interesting than the main lead's.  - u/Fatooz

Reply 1988 - Friendship is a running theme in Shin Won Ho's dramas, and so I would recommend all of them, but Reply 1988 felt special to me than most of them. A story set in 1988, Reply 1988 is about the lives of 5 best childhood friends and their families who lived in the same neighbourhood of Ssamgung Dong in Seoul. The series has themes of romance and family as well, and each one of them are executed perfectly. But there's a brilliance in the way the friendships between the 5 friends, as well as the various other characters, are portrayed throughout the show, blurring the line between close friends and family quite beautifully.  - u/TotoroTheGreat

Reply 1988 - Another one of those Shin PD-nim's dramas that can't miss this list. This drama features different age group friendships where there are friendships amongst neighborhood kids, ajhummas and ajhusshis. It's a wholesome slice of life drama that just can't miss your list.  - u/Fatooz

Be Melodramatic - four friends live together to help support each other and raise a child. The reason I like it was because when one of them was going through a hard time, the others didn't even discuss it and showed up at her door with their luggage.  - u/caninedesign

Be Melodramatic - Another drama where the three female leads are best of the friends and certain events lead them to come live together. While they deal with their individual issues they always have each other's support no matter what may come their way. It's also pretty hilarious with all the PPL.  - u/Fatooz

It is not a drama about friendship but the relationship of the three best lady friends is one of the strongest points of the drama Because This Is My First Life. I loved their interaction. In general I feel that secondary characters are fillers but it was not the case for this show.  - u/perua4

Search WWW - Friendships among women in their 30s+ - Career women dealing with various things in their life yet standing up for each other.  - u/SelfShine

A Love So Beautiful - This is a high school rom-com. The friendships between the main leads and the supporting characters was so wholesome and cute. The way they dealt with things was matured considering they were high school kids. It's a warm and breezy drama especially if you're in the mood for the same. - u/Fatooz

Age of Youth - Friendships among women in their 20s, showed friendships with the ups and the downs - u/SelfShine

Age of Youth - This drama is all about how five girls from different backgrounds come together to live in a house "Belle Epoque" and eventually become buddies. The friendship is the highlight of this drama as they're always having each others' backs be it to celebrate or to face a difficult situation.  - u/Fatooz

multiple seasons

Chicago Typewriter - The three main leads are best of friends in their past life and their bond is extremely wholesome. It's a drama that shifts from the past to present and vice versa. It does take sometime to get you hooked but once it does the same, you'll end up loving it quite a lot. - u/Fatooz

Coffee Prince - The way the five main characters working in the coffee shop come together to form strong bonds with each other is lovely to watch. Their friendship growth was one of the best parts about the drama. It's also a really cute and lovely gender-bender with great chemistry between the entire cast.  - u/Fatooz

Fight for My Way - The friendship between the four main leads is goals. The way they would release their stress by drinking and eating together at the terrace having fun and letting them lose, I think they'll give you squad goals. They're imperfect too but at the same time they're relatable.  - u/Fatooz

The Legend of the Blue Sea - This drama features really underrated friendships. The bond between the three guys is so hilarious and lovely. Their bickering and then also being there for each other is lovely to watch. It's a good drama when you want to feel good, laugh and just relax and watch something  - u/Fatooz

Happiness - They are pretty good friends who support each other over time. They help each other, no questions asked. - u/Sudden_Pie707

Happiness - This one is an apocalyptic thriller but surprisingly has many wholesome elements. This drama shows the social caste system amidst a pandemic sort of situation where people need to show unity. Our main leads, Yoon Sae-Bom and Jung Yi-Hyun have been buddies since high school and leaving the subtle romance aside, their friendship is so lovely to witness. They understand each other so much better and are each other's backbone in this tough time where people are selfishly fighting with even their loved ones. - u/Fatooz

Once Again - a story of friendship between brothers and sisters , and between neighbors located in an open market. Several stories are developing side by side - it is a rather long drama, but thankfully not too sweet and not too sad, with romance and funny moments as well. - u/DesperateGuarantee91  

Faith - fusion /fantasy/historical drama  , where a surgeon is kidnapped from 2012 Seoul to Goreyo time to save the life of the Queen. Very unusual drama, be patient for couple of episodes until it really starts to pull you in, nice  friendship between the king and his bodyguard, queen and the doctor, etc. - u/DesperateGuarantee91  

Love , Marriage and Divorce - nice friendship between the three ladies working at the radio station, how they give support to each other while facing problems in their marriage. - u/DesperateGuarantee91  

multiple seasons

Imitation - It's a drama focusing on the lives of idols and different idol groups and their struggles. It's your typical idol romcom but it's short and sweet and entertaining. I really loved the friendship between Shax and Tea Party, the groups depict very beautifully how most idol groups have a genuine bond over the years as they spend almost more than half of their lives together. Both the girl friendships and guy friendships were done well! - u/Fatooz

Sassy Go Go - Kang Yeon-Doo and Kim Yeol are leaders of two socially divided groups in the same school. Even though they're in the same school the school gives them different kinds of treatment. However, turn of events lead these two groups to work together and they eventually come together to fight the school corruption. The existing friendships amongst the Kang Yeon-Doo's group and the new bonds that form once the two groups merge, they're both amazing to watch.  - u/Fatooz

Rookie Cops - This drama focuses on new students of KNPU (Korea National Police University) who meet each other for the first time and fighting all odds against them and different cases bring them closer, making them evolve as a group and always having each other's backs through thick and thin. The friendships in this drama is what makes it a nice and fun watch! It starts off as a bit fluffy but the second half shift to a darker tone. It was worth the watch though.  - u/Fatooz

Girls' Generation 1979 - Jung-Hee is a high school student who has never known the feeling of "first love" and ends up falling for Son Jin, her senior. Meanwhile Son Jin has eyes only for the newly moved Hye-Joo who in turn has already developed a crush on Young-Choon. Amidst all of this, Dong-Moon has totally fallen in love with Jung-Hee ever since their first blind date meeting. Sounds a bit complicated but what I loved this drama was for is the friendship between Jung-Hee and Hye-Joo. There is love, care and slight jealousy but the drama captures the very essence of a friendship in 8 episodes perfectly. It's a cute and short watch!  - u/Fatooz

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha - Hong Du-Sik is a know-it-all and everyone in Gongjin call him "Chief Hong". Yoon Hye-Jin is a dentist who ends up moving to Gongjin, her hometown, to open her own clinic. They both don't get along at first but eventually form a bond. To be honest, literally everyone in the village were friendship goals, they're a huge family. But the friendship between the three grandmas was so wholesome and pure. It made me want to have such a lovely friendship when I grow into that age.  - u/Fatooz

Twenty-Five Twenty-One - Na Hee-Do is a cheerful and determined girl-next-door who dreams of becoming a well known fencer one day. In her journey to achieving that dream she meets some really good people like Baek Yi-Jin who cheers on her like no one else, Ko Yu-Rim who is also her idol and so on. It's a coming of age drama that focuses on Hee-Do's life, her youth, her relationships, her struggles, memories, etc. The friendships in this drama were so youthful and it'll definitely give you a nostalgia if you're past that age. A very wholesome, realistic and beautiful drama.  - u/Fatooz

A Business Proposal - Kang Tae-Moo is the typical cold, rich guy who has never fallen in love. Shin Ha-Ri is a hard working employee at Kang Tae-Moo's company. Jin Young-Seo is Ha-Ri's best friend and has a blind date with Tae-Moo, Ha-Ri ends up meeting Tae-Moo in place of Young-Seo and they end up in a contract relationship. This drama served girl friendship goals! The sismance between Young-Seo and Ha-Ri was so amazing, they were adorable together. Also the subtle bromance between Tae-Moo and Sung-Hoon (Tae-Moo's secretary) was cute.  - u/Fatooz

The Red Sleeve - Based on a true story, this drama is about the love story of Yi San (King Jeongjo of Joseon) and Sung Deok-Im (Royal Noble Consort Uibin Seong). It's about all the difficulties both leads face and the many hurdles in between their love, the class system that divides them and other aspects of their story. The girl friendships between Deok-Im and the other three court ladies who have been friends since their childhood was very nice! They were always there for each other, always cared for each other and their strong friendship until the very end was a beautiful journey to watch along with our main leads' journey together!  - u/Fatooz

Shooting Stars - The drama shows what goes on behind the scenes of building and maintaining an actor's image, including the work of PRs, reporters and lawyers. The drama heavily showcases some beautiful friendships and bonds and the main six characters have such a strong and mature bond that they eventually become one of the highlights of the drama. Plus the romance was great and considering the main leads were friends to lovers too, I think the drama did a great job of portraying all these lovely relationships!  - u/Fatooz