Have you watched Love Next Door!? The chemistry between Jung Hai-In and Jung So-Min is so perfect. Dramas with childhood stories are always good. The phase of becoming lovers from friends seems extra-ordinary. Today we are sharing the top 10 childhood friends to lovers Korean dramas. 

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Book Joo (2016)

Network: MBC

Episodes: 16

Genre: Sports, Friendship, Comedy, Romance

Cast: Lee Sung-Kyung, Nam Joo-Hyuk, Kyung Soo-Jin, Lee Jae-Yoon

Synopsis: Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung-Kyung) is a weightlifter. She lives with her father and uncle. Jung Joon-Hyung (Nam Sung-Kyung) is a swimmer who is dealing with starting anxiety. Kim Bok Joo and Jung Joon-Hyun went to the same elementary school and met again at sports university. This is one of top 10 sports Korean dramas to watch this olympics season.

Fight For My Way (2017)

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Genre: Comedy, Life, Romance, Friendship

Cast: Park Seo-Joon, Kim Ji-Won, Ahn Jae-Hong, Son Byung-Ho

Synopsis: This drama is about 4 friends who are facing ups and downs in their life. Ko Dong-Man (Park Seo-Joon) was a taekwondo player in school days. Now he is working as a contract employee. Choi Ae-Ra (Kim Ji-Won) wants to be an announcer. This is one of the top 10 childhood friends to lovers Korean dramas.

Reply 1988 (2015)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 20

Genre: Retro, Friendship, Romance, Comedy, Family

Cast: Hyeri, Park Bo Gum Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Go Kyung-Pyo, Lee Dong-Hwi, Ryoo Hye-Young

Synopsis: Set in 1988, the story is about five friends living in the same neighborhood. Choi Taek (Park Bo-Gum) is a famous Go player. He is also known as the God of Go. But except for the game, he is very bad at other things. His father Choi Moo-Sung (Choi Moo-Sung) runs a watch repair shop. Sung Duk-Sun (Hyeri) is from a poor background and is very bad at studies. Sung Bo-Ra (Ryoo Hye-Young) is the elder sister of Duk-Sun and studies in Seoul University.

Love Next Door (2024)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Genre: Romance, Friends, Romantic-Comedy

Cast: Jung Hae-In, Jung So-Min, Kim Ji-Eun, Yun Ji-Oh

Synopsis: Bae Seok-Ryu (Jung So-Min) is a very hardworking woman who got hired in a large company in the US. But due to some reasons he quit the job and returned to South Korea. Choi Seung-Hyo (Jung Hae-In) is a famous young architect in Korea. In their childhood days, Bae Seok-Ryu and Choi Seung-Ho used to spend most of their time together. This is one of the top 10 childhood friends to lovers Korean dramas.

The Good Bad Mother (2023)

Network: JTBC

Episodes: 12

Genre: Law, Suspense, Romance, Friendship

Cast: Lee Do-Hyun, Ra Mi-Ran, Ahn Eun-Jin, Yoo In-Soo

Synopsis: Young-Soon (Ra Mi-Ran) is a single mother. She is a very strict mother and wants his son Kang-Ho (Lee Do-Hyun) to become a prosecutor. Now Kang-Ho is a prosecutor but has a very cold personality. While investigating a case, Kang-Ho got into an accident. Now Kang-Ho is like a 7-year-old kid who can’t do anything without her mother. 

Serendipity’s Embrace (2024)

Network: Viki

Episodes: 8

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Friendship

Cast: Kim So-Hyun, Chase Jong-Hyeop, Kim Da-Som, Lee Won-Jung, Yun Ji-On

Synopsis: Lee Hong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun) works as an animation PD. During her high-school days she fell in love for the first time and then faced a hard breakup. Kang Hu-Young (Chae Jong-Hyeop) was a classmate of Lee Hong-Ju who had a secret crush on her. Now Kang Hu-Young works as a financial planner.

Exo Next Door (2015)

Network: Naver TV

Episodes: 16

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Web Drama

Cast: Park Chanyeol, Moon Ga-Young, Do Kyung-Soo, Byun Baekhyun, Oh Sehun, Kai, Xiumin, Lay, Chen, Tao, Jang Yoo Sang

Synopsis: Ji Yeon-Hee (Moon Ga Young) is a very shy and timid girl. She has zero dating experience and becomes red in front of men. On the winter vacation, she started a part-time home cleaning job in her neighborhood. The men living in the house are none other than the members of the top Korean Boy Band EXO! Chanyeol, Do Kyung-Soo, Oh Sehun, and Byun Baekhyun live at the house and share a good friendship with Yeon-Hee.

Happiness (2021)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 12

Genre: Suspense, Fantasy, Thriller, Crime, Investigation

Cast: Han Hyo-Joo, Park Hyung-Sik, Jo Woo-Jin

Synopsis: Yoon Sae-Bom (Han Hyo-Joo) is an agent of a special police force. She is smart and intelligent and the ace of the team. Jung Yi-Hyun (Park Hyung-Sik) is a detective at the Police station. While investigating a case, he found a case of cannibalism. The person is dealing with a new type of infection. 

When  The Weather Is Fine (2020)

Network: JTBC

Episodes: 16

Genre: Romance, Life, Melodrama

Cast: Park Min Young, Seo Kang Joon, Lee Jae Wook, Kim Hwan Hee

Synopsis: Mok Hye Won (Park Min Young) is a simple woman who works as a cello teacher in Seoul. Due to some circumstances, she moves back to her hometown. Hye Won starts living with her aunt Sim Myung Yeo (Moon Jeong Hee), a writer who owns a pension house. Lim Eun Seob (Seo Kang Joon) is Hye Won’s neighbor who runs a bookshop. They knew each other as a teen but later Hye Won has to move to the countryside after a family trauma.

Our Dating Sim (2023)

Network: Viki

Episodes: 8

Genre: BL, Office Romance

Cast: Lee Seung Gyu, Lee Jong Hyuk

Synopsis: Lee Wan (Lee Jong Hyuk) is an illustrator who got a new job at a gaming company. At the company, he met his high-school crush Shin Ki Tae (Lee Seung Gyu). Shin Ki Tae is a middle manager of a gaming company. Our Dating Sim is one of the top Korean BL dramas to watch in 2023. 

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