Slice of Life without romance
I have zero problems with romance but sometimes it's no well depicted and so this list is for that
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1. Misaeng: Incomplete Life
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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2. Navillera
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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3. Racket Boys
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Spokon
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4. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
an Geu Roo is an autistic 20-year-old. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items left by deceased people, and deliver them to the bereaved family.
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5. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also marked forever.
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6. My Liberation Notes
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty.
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7. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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 Hun, who rely on him. Moreover, his wife is secretly having an affair with CEO Do Jun Yeong, his current boss and college junior.
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8. Because This Is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today.
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9. Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
During the South Korean financial crisis, teen fencer Na Hee Do's high school team is disbanded, but she overcomes obstacles to join the national team. Meanwhile, Baek Yi Jin's life is turned upside down as his family's business goes bankrupt, forcing him to go from wealth to poverty. Despite his struggles, he works part-time and eventually becomes a sports reporter.
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10. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed before as a little girl. When she learns the village is without a dentist, she decides to set up her practice there permanently. As the former city-dweller's stiff and guarded demeanor almost immediately rubs the locals the wrong way, in steps the free-spirited jack of all trades, Hong Do Sik. There to help her learn to navigate life in a small village, although they don't hit it off well at first.
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11. Kkondae Intern
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
After graduation, Ga Yeol Chan starts his first office job, but his old-school boss, Lee Man Sik, forces his rigid ways on him, prompting Yeol Chan to quit. He moves to a ramen company, where his radical planning and aggressive marketing lead to a rapid promotion. Now head of the sales and marketing department, Yeol Chan's world is turned upside down when his new intern turns out to be his former boss, Lee Man Sik.
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12. Good Partner
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
Cha Eun Gyeong is a 17-year veteran star lawyer at Law Firm Daejung. Her specialty is in the field of divorce law. While working on divorce cases, she soon faces a crisis with her own potential divorce. At her law firm, she works alongside rookie lawyer Han Yu Ri. They are entirely different from each other. Yu Ri doesn't tolerate injustice, while Eun Gyeong believes that the law firm's and her client's interests come first, no matter what. Due to their differences in values and experience, they disagree on everything. While working through their differences, they both experience a big change in their lives. They work with lawyers Jung U Jin and lawyer Jeon Eun Ho at Law Firm Daejung.
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13. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 999th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends gets into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives?
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14. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, he is sentenced to a year in prison. There, he meets his childhood friend and fellow baseball player, Lee Joon Ho, who gave up on baseball after a car accident, but is now a prison guard and one of Je Hyuk's biggest fans. The drama revolves around Je Hyuk's time in prison, as well as the prisoners he meets and the events that take place there.
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15. Family by Choice
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
Ten years after being raised together by their fathers, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun reunite, but tensions have built up. San Ha and Hae Jun, who sought out their biological families, left Ju Won behind, leading to feelings of abandonment. Now, Ju Won resents them, while the others face their own family issues and one grapples with new romantic feelings for Ju Won. Can they heal and rekindle their bond, or will romance complicate their relationship?
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16. Summer Strike
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Lee Yeo Reum, a young woman with a promising career and a happy relationship, faces a sudden downfall when her mother dies in an accident and her boyfriend breaks up with her. Overwhelmed, she quits her job and retreats to the seaside village of Angok to recover. There, she meets An Dae Beom, a former physics prodigy now working as a librarian after a fall from grace. As they bond, they both seek healing in the quiet of the village, but can "doing nothing" truly help them move forward?
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17. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
Three troubled youths, each from a dysfunctional household, find comfort in each other and form a chosen family. Eldest brother Ling Xiao, second brother He Zi Qiu, and youngest sister Li Jian Jian grow up together, supporting one another through life's highs and lows. After high school, Ling Xiao and He Zi Qiu return to their biological families. Nine years later, the three reunite, but unresolved pasts continue to haunt them. Can they confront their personal struggles and become better versions of themselves, or will their histories define them forever?
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18. The Bond
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
Thirty years ago, Qiao Zu Wang's wife passed away after the birth of their fifth child, leaving him to raise their children alone. Selfish and unfeeling, Zu Wang neglected his parental duties, forcing his eldest son, Yi Cheng, to step up as caretaker. Together with his younger siblings—Er Qiang, San Li, Si Mei, and Qi Qi—they overcame hardship and built unbreakable bonds.