7 Korean dramas based on friendship to melt your heart

Thirty-nine (2022)

Leaning on each other through thick and thin, three best friends stand together while experiencing life, love and loss on the brink of turning forty.

Be Melodramatic (2019)

Three 30-year-old best friends, Jinju, Eun-jung and Hanju each pursue different paths, but despite life`s difficulties, the three friends support each other.

Work Later, Drink Now (2021)

This show centres around three women who unwind over drinks and share a deep, raw, and hilarious friendship as they juggle careers and life.

Reply 1988 (2015)

A group of childhood friends, living in the same lane, rely on each other to get through their teenage years.

School 2013 (2012)

This shows student friendships, peer pressure, and personal transformation, especially through the intense bromance between two troubled students.

Hospital Playlist (2020)

Friends since undergrad school, this show is about five doctors who remain close and share a love for music while working at the same hospital.

Rookie Cops (2022)

A coming-of-age story about the spirit, challenges, and passion of youth as two students at the Korean National Police University experience charms and tarauma.