9 heartwarming K-dramas to watch with your dad this Father’s Day!

This Father’s Day, bond with your dad over K-dramas that celebrate family, connection, and life lessons that’ll stay with you forever!

We know that dads aren’t exactly the demographic who watch K-dramas on a daily basis. Having said that, K-dramas are built to be enjoyed by anyone and everyone. A lot of them revolve around stories that you can watch with your entire family! It’s a great way to open doors to conversations that your dad usually wouldn’t be a part of! For instance, K-dramas like Our Blues and Daily Dose of Sunshine speak about mental health and a lot of other poignant societal issues that aren’t exactly dinner table conversations everyday! Or how recently When Life Gives You Tangerines made the toughest of tough dads cry with its emotional yet relatable storyline on what it's really like to raise a family and go above and beyond for your children. 

Watching K-dramas could easily turn into an activity you and your dad look forward to simply because of the escape from reality it offers. There’s so much to dissect and discuss after every episode that it’s only going to bring you closer and have something to look forward to every week!

Also Read: 5 underrated queer K-dramas that deserve a spot on your watchlist!

Here's what we'd recommend!

When Life Gives You Tangerines - Netflix

When Life Gives You Tangerines is THE K-drama to watch with your dad! The story is told from the perspective of a father and a child. So there are certain moments that would hit close to home for your dad and there are certain ones that’ll stay with you forever. It revolves around Ae-Sun and Gwan-Sik and how the two make ends meet everyday to give their children a better future than the one they got! It highlights how fathers work day and night so their children can sleep peacefully and how they do all of this without any appreciation or expecting anything in return from anyone. Similarly, Geum-Myeong highlights how heart breaking it is to watch your parents age and often feel the guilt of putting monetary pressure on them. This one’s a tear jerker so don’t forget to keep your tissues nearby!

Itaewon Class - Netflix

After his dad was brutally murdered, Park Sae Ro Yi makes a full proof plan to get back at the people who did this to his father. On his journey to justice, he forms a group of people who help him get his revenge. The drama has action and has fun dynamics amongst the group as well!

Our Blues - Netflix

This slice of life drama portrays the story of six different families dealing with struggles of their own. It feels like a warm hug on a rainy day. Just like When Life Gives You Tangerines, this one feels relatable on many levels as well!

Daily Dose of Sunshine - Netflix

Daily Dose of Sunshine is the best way to introduce your dad to mental health. Each episode tackles a mental health issue and everything that happens surrounding it. From the treatment, how it feels to how it affects the life of the patient’s loved ones, this series captures it all rather well! Maybe this could be a slight nudge towards encouraging him to take care of his mental health too!

Extraordinary Attorney Woo - Netflix

Extraordinary Attorney Woo revolved around a female lawyer who is on the autism spectrum. She has phenomenal memory but struggles with maintaining everyday relationships. With her love for Kimbap and whales, there’s barely anyone who Woo Young-Woo hasn’t won over with her charm!

Good Bad Mother - Netflix

Parenting isn’t all black and white and Good Bad Mother brings that out authentically. After losing her husband at a young age, Young-Soon is forced to raise her son all by herself which makes her rather tough on him. When life gives them a second chance at re-building their relationship, she tries her best to right all her wrongs. Good Bad Mother is one those edge of the seat thrillers that’ll have you and your dad rooting for the leads till the very end!

Doctor Cha - Netflix

Doctor Cha could be the poster child of - it’s never too late to start over. After being a homemaker for the longest time, she resumes her medical practice in her late 40s. This drama is a much needed reminder to be an absolute go-getter and there is no such thing as an age cap for pursuing your dreams!

Twinkling Watermelon - Rakuten Viki

Eun-gyeol, a high school student and guitarist whose parents are hearing-impaired, travels back in time and meets the teenage version of his father. He tries his best to reverse the fate that made his dad hearing impaired in the first place but, along the way, he also learns a lot about his parents. If you want your dad to reminisce about the good old days, this is the one for him!

Family By Choice - Rakuten Viki

Set around an unconventional family, the drama highlights that not all families are bound by blood. Some meet each other along the way and fill the void that their biological parents left behind. Through wholesome arcs, dealing with insecurities and childhood sweethearts getting together, it’s exactly the kind of show to unwind with after a long work day!

Which of these K-dramas would you watch with your dad? Let us know in the comments below!

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