My Favourite Character Friendship Dramas
Friendship is a wonderful thing so... here's a list of my favourite dramas that follow the sweet, platonic relationships between characters :))
These dramas may also have romance plotlines, but this list is solely dedicated to my favourite friendships between characters.
Feel free to leave a comment if you have one to recommend! I am in dire need of recommendations and I always, always appreciate them :)
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1. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
This list would not be complete without Reply1988. It's the absolute epitome of friendship dramas (and dramas in general).
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2. I Don't Want to Be Friends with You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Please just go watch this drama, it's so incredibly good, but is disappointingly underappreciated.
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3. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
I never thought I would get so attached to a group of fictional criminals lol
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4. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
The friendship between the ajumma's in the village as well as the people in Ri Jung Hyuk's military company will forever hold a special place in my drama memories.
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5. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
Lan Yuan <3 <3 <3
Wen Ning <3 <3 <3 <3
That's all I have to say
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6. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
At this point this list is just 50% Shin Won Ho PD/Lee Woo Jung Writer
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7. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
This drama aired almost 15 years ago and that slightly scares me- anyway the friendship between the cafe employee's was super cute
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8. Heart Signal Season 2
Korean TV Show - 2018, 13 episodes
I know this is a reality/variety show, but this doesn't take away from the fact that the friendships in this are great.
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9. Into the Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
There are so many dramas where the FL and her two best friends are seen as a 'squad', but this is the best of all of them. Into the Ring's squad just makes me happy, like I adore all three of the girls and their bonds. I wish I had a strong support system like this around me.
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10. Racket Boys
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Racket Boys best 2021 cutesy friendship drama I say.
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11. Youth over Flowers: Africa
Korean TV Show - 2016, 7 episodes
Another variety show to the list that was only supposed to be for dramas... but anyway. This follows the main male cast of Reply1988 (as in the main squad minus Hyeri and Lee Dong Hwi) as they go around Africa on a trip, it's such a fun watch and is a must watch for people who have finished Reply1988 and are missing the cast.
Park Bo Gum <3 <3 <3
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12. My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
I'm still not entirely sure whether I super duper love this drama or just kinda love this drama; but regardless of that I ADORE the friendship between Hyeri and her two buddies. Park Kyung Hye always does the most for her roles in dramas, and Kim Do Wan really brought personality to Jae Jin as a character.
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13. Our Secret
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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14. Don't Disturb My Study
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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15. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
It's Jan 2022 and I can't believe I never thought to add Be Melodramatic to this list, it's literally the definition of a female friendship centred drama.
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16. Birthcare Center
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
I absolutely adored this drama for the way it portrayed the women in the birth centre, they were all so supportive of each other (once you got past the first few episodes lol). I'm really glad the writing team decided to portray the women in this light as opposed to pitting them against each other.