8 must-watch K-dramas with friends-to-lovers trope before Second Shot at Love

Shramana Kar

Second Shot at Love on Rakuten Viki

Starring Choi Soo-young and Gong Myung in the leads, the new Korean drama, Second Shot at Love, releasing on Rakuten Viki in India, on May 12, 2025.

Come and Hug Me (Prime Video)

Childhood sweethearts reunite years after a brutal tragedy. The man's serial killer father murdered the woman's parents. Their past comes flooding back.

More Than Friends (Netflix)

Two childhood school friends are secretly in love with each other, but misunderstandings keep them away from confessing even when they become adults.

When the Weather Is Fine (Netflix)

After a series of bad lucks, Mok Hae-won returns to her hometown, where she meets her childhood friend, a book shop owner, Im Eun-seop, reigniting old flame.

Fight for My Way (Netflix)

Ko Dong-man is a former taekwondo champion, and Choi Ae-ra works as a receptionist. They are childhood friends, and chase their dreams despite challenges.

Reply 1988 (Netflix)

A group of teenagers, who are childhood friends, live in the same neighborhood together, while their close-knit parents navigate life's troubles and challenges side by side.

Soundtrack #1 (JioHotstar)

Two best friends move in together, collaborate on music, spark romance in them that soon blurs their long-standing friendship after misunderstandings.

Wednesday 3:30 PM (Rakuten Viki)

After a heartbreaking separation, a woman takes help from her childhood friend to make her former lover jealous, hoping to reignite his interest in her again.

Our Beloved Summer (Netflix)

Years after a viral documentary captured their high school romance, two former lovers reunite, and the cameras roll once more, and they fall in love over again.