7 Recommendations for Korean Dramas Suitable for Watching with Family During the New Year Holidays

Cho Yong Pil works at the local BKMG to protect the residents of Samdalri after his mother died due to an incorrect weather report. He is known as someone who does not hesitate to argue with his superiors for the truth. Cho Sam Dal, who is his childhood friend, pursues a photography career in Seoul before eventually returning to the village after facing failure. His return to Samdalri rekindles a relationship that had grown distant.

Oh Hyun Jin is a successful young executive but is shocked when she experiences the difficulties of childbirth. She realizes that her professional abilities do not guarantee that she understands how to raise a baby. After leaving the hospital, she enters a postpartum care facility filled with other young mothers who are more experienced. This situation makes her feel like the oldest and the least knowledgeable about parenting. In the center, Cho Eun Jung becomes someone admired for appearing perfect as a mother. She often becomes the go-to person for new mothers seeking parenting tips. Choi Hye Sook, as the center manager, becomes the source of knowledge that Oh Hyun Jin needs.

Cha Jung Sook dedicated her life for twenty years as a housewife after marrying Seo In Ho, who is the head surgeon. This decision made her leave the medical career she once had. At an age no longer young, she decided to return as a resident doctor and face various challenges in the medical world. 

The boys' badminton team at Haenam High School is on the verge of disbanding due to a lack of players. Yoon Hyun Jong accepts an offer to become the coach in order to keep the team together while also meeting his family's needs. The arrival of Yoon Hae Kang and Jung In Sol brings the team back to full strength and ready to compete. Their journey runs parallel to the girls' team, coached by Ra Young Ja, which consists of talented young players like Han Se Yoon and Lee Han Sol.

Cha Yu Ri died while pregnant and asked the doctor to save her baby in the last moments of her life. Her departure left a deep sense of guilt for her husband, Cho Gang Hwa, who then raised their child. Cha Yu Ri became a spirit watching over her family for five years before getting a chance to live again for forty-nine days. This opportunity forced her to confront the reality that her husband had remarried.

Ha Eun Gyeol is the only member of his family who can hear and has a great interest in music. He lives a double life as an exemplary student during the day and a band guitarist at night. One day, he is thrown back to 1995 and meets his teenage father. Their meeting triggers a series of events that make him strive to fix the past so that his family remains intact as it should be.

Han Geu Roo works at the company “Move To Heaven” which collects the belongings of deceased people to be given to the families they left behind. He is twenty years old and has an autism spectrum that gives him a unique way of understanding the world. After his father passes away, his guardianship falls to Cho Sang Gu, a former convict. The two must work together for three months and gradually build a relationship that changes their lives. Want to read other Korean drama recommendations? Come read at KapanLagi.com. If not now, when?