8 K-dramas with slice-of-life theme on Netflix that paved the way for Our Unwritten Seoul

Shramana Kar

Our Unwritten Seoul on Netflix

Park Bo-young's drama, Our Unwritten Seoul, releasing on Netflix, on May 24, 2025. The K-drama delves into siblings relationship, and struggles of life.

Welcome to Waikiki

Three aspiring filmmakers, open a guest house, and named it Waikiki, to fund their filmmaking dreams, embarking on a journey of trial, errors, and self-discovery.

Be Melodramatic

Three best friends–Jinju, Eun-jung, and Hanju–navigate life in their 30s, each forging unique paths in careers and romanc, through life's ups and downs.

Reply 1988

A group of teenage friends living in the same community, support each other through adolescence, while their parents are also close friends.

Twenty-Five Twenty-One

A teenage fencer dreams high. She encounters a young man who's striving in his own life. This encounter sparks hope, perseverance, and chasing aspirations.

Thirty-Nine

Three best friends, approaching their 40th birthday, rely on each other through life's ups and downs, sharing experiences of love, loss, growth, and self-discovery.

When Life Gives You Tangerines

In Jeju Island, two childhood sweethearts, embark on a journey that weaves a lifelong narrative of challenges, triumphs, and enduring love the rest of their lives.

Our Blues

Jeju Island's vibrant energy sets the stage for multiple tales of love, life, and everything in between, where romance is both sweet and heartbreaking in daily life.

My Mister

Dong-hoon and Ji-an find solace in each other's presence, gradually develop a deep bond that makes them extremely protective and caring for each other.