5 K-Dramas For All Friends-To-Lovers Trope Fans
Prepare to live your dream vicariously through the leads.
While some people turn their backs on anything that falls into the category of a popular trope, that's not entirely fair. Although the premise may look similar on the surface, a deeper dive into the plot and characters usually reveals how different one situation is from the other.
Anyone who enjoys romance as a genre, whether it be romance books, movies, or TV shows, knows this best.
If you strongly believe that love is not something that should happen at first sight, and sometimes it needs time and space to grow, here are 5 K-dramas that will only prove this point further.
Fight For My Way (2017)
Despite having reached adulthood, childhood friends Ko Dong-man and Choi Ae-ra are not ready to face reality and adjust their behavior. But when their friendship begins to blossom into romance, they must admit their adult feelings and learn how to deal with them.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016-2017)
This is a classic setup for a love triangle coming-of-age story where the female lead is forced to choose between two brothers. The one she develops a crush on first, or the one who's been there for her all along, but fell in love a little too late. If you like stories about young love, you should definitely check this out.
Soundtrack #1 (2022)
Sometimes we pay far less attention to music than we should, and Soundtrack #1 is proof of that. When two friends are given the task of writing a heartfelt love song, they find themselves drawn to each other more than ever before. It also leads to a lot of deep secrets finally being revealed.
Happiness (2021)
If you're not interested in a love story, but would rather have an exciting adventure mixed in with it, then Happiness might be just what you're looking for. Set in the near future, Happiness deals with a global pandemic caused by a failed drug test. It is full of mystery, adventure, and of course, romantic love.
Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019)
We have all seen too many beautiful friendships ruined by the wrong relationship choices, but not all of them end in a happy reconciliation. Although the path that leads Kang Dan-i and Cha Eun-ho back to each other is hard and twisted, they manage to survive it by showing true sincerity and compassion.