7 K-dramas as good as When Life Gives You Tangerines

Arshi Khanam

When Life Gives You Tangerines

Park Bo-gum and IU's sweet and sour romantic drama recently premiered on Netflix. If you are loving it, here are some other series that explore first love and slice-of-life. 

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Netflix)

A feel-good rom-com set in Jeju's seaside town. It follows around the unconventional love story between a dentist and a charismatic handyman.

Welcome to Samdal-ri (Netflix)  

A feel-good romantic drama that follows a city photographer’s slump as she returns to her seaside town and rekindles her childhood love.  

Secret Garden (Viki)

The plot follows a stunt woman and an affluent CEO as their lives get mixed-up with a body swap.  

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (Netflix)

This coming-of-age drama revolves around a teen fencer who narrates her story about first love, heartbreak, passion and dreams.

Boys Over Flowers (Netflix)

Set in an elite high school, this K-drama follows around a popular boy group as they navigate first love, heartbreak and friendship. 

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Playflix)

A captivating sports and coming-of-age drama that revolves around aspirations, first love and friendship.  

Something in the Rain (Netflix)

A melodramatic romance series that revolves around a thirty-something woman who falls for a younger guy and grapples with social stereotypes.