RELATIONSHIP-Focused NON-ROMANCE Dramas

Aka. Lots of Relationship development and/or Non-romantic chemistry or otherwise satifying non-romantic lines as selling point of drama.


Friendship, Family, Sismance, Bromance, BFFs, Coworker relationships, Boss-Employee relationships (that never turn romantic), grandma/grandpa-grandson/daughter relationship, Cousins, Teacher-student, Mentor-apprentice, Helper-Victim.......anything goes!

Better yet, if you can list these in unusual genres: crime, action, thriller, fantasy etc.


NOTE: You can add dramas that also include romance, but the main selling point (for YOU anyway) was its OTHER Relationships


I wish more dramas, especilly crime, actionthriller, fantasy  had more relationship focus, not necersarly romantic.... that sentiment inspired this list.

JulySnow2 Dec 30, 2021
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  • The Untamed

    1. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    696 points by 7 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Eulachacha Waikiki

    2. Eulachacha Waikiki

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.6
    598 points by 6 voters
    Three young men—Dong Goo, an unlucky aspiring film director; Joon Ki, an eccentric actor; and Doo Shik, a lazy freelance writer—open a guesthouse called “Waikiki” in Itaewon to fund their film. Despite ...more
  • The Fiery Priest

    3. The Fiery Priest

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.6
    591 points by 6 voters
    Kim Hae Il is a Catholic priest. He makes spiteful remarks, and he can be rude to others. Koo Dae Young is a detective. He talks a lot, and he is also ...more
  • My Mister

    4. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    491 points by 5 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • Be Melodramatic

    5. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    489 points by 5 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • Word of Honor

    6. Word of Honor

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
    8.5
    296 points by 3 voters
    In order to leave the assassin organization The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his ...more
  • Search: WWW

    7. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    289 points by 3 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more
  • You Are My Spring

    8. You Are My Spring

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.0
    288 points by 3 voters
    When Kang Da Jeong finds a job at a five-star hotel, she rises to the manager position faster than any of her fellow employees who were hired at the same time as ...more
  • The Witch's Diner

    9. The Witch's Diner

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    8.0
    283 points by 3 voters
    At 28, Jung Jin's perfect life crumbles as she loses her job, boyfriend, and direction. After a failed restaurant venture with her mother, Jin meets Cho Hui Ra, a sorceress who offers ...more
  • Kkondae  Intern

    10. Kkondae Intern

    Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    7.8
    280 points by 3 voters
    After graduation, Ga Yeol Chan landed his first office job at a company. His superior there, Lee Man Sik, was a "kkondae" which refers to a rigid, old school type of person. ...more
  • #Cold Game

    11. #Cold Game

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    7.3
    200 points by 2 voters
    The Earth has descended into a new ice age of -45 degrees Celsius. At the evacuation center, dozens of people who have fled live on the edge of their lives. In a ...more
  • The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty

    12. The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
    8.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    In 15th-century China, senior official Tang Fan and guardsman Sui Zhou investigate the apparent suicide of a landlord renting to Tang. Their search uncovers a deeper conspiracy involving a larger criminal plot ...more
  • Guardian

    13. Guardian

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
    8.5
    194 points by 2 voters
    A world beyond scientific understanding with a group of passionate adults trying to solve cases done by such forces. Zhao Yun Lan and Shen Wei are tasked with upholding peace between underworld ...more
  • Hikaru no Go

    14. Hikaru no Go

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
    8.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    On a hunt for treasure and extra cash, sixth-year primary school student Shi Guang discovered an old Go board in his grandfather’s house. Upon touching the Go board, he was possessed by ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    15. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • The Blessed Girl

    16. The Blessed Girl

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
    7.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    Suchuan is a land shrouded in mystery. Once a beautiful place of peace and prosperity, now only desolate lands torn apart by division remain. This land of misery’s young monarch Yuan Yi ...more
  • Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou

    17. Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    8.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Amamiya, Nakauchi, and Kobayashi were once high school classmates. The former was class president and an honors student, Nakauchi was quiet and reserved with a penchant for cooking, and Kobayashi was a ...more
  • The Silent Criminal

    18. The Silent Criminal

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 13 episodes
    7.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    In a quiet town, thieves attempt to steal a weapon with devastating powers but find the box empty and are mysteriously executed. Long Yao, a noble warrior, goes undercover to uncover the ...more

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