we all have a soft spot for the found family trope, here are some of my favorites. 
Netflix Dramas that have Found Family: Hospital Playlist (my #1), Romance is A Bonus Book, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Vincenzo

Found Family Trope

Whatever gets the job done. Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gi) grew up living the gangster life, full of tough physical fights and evading the law. When his mother dies a tragic death, he is determined to avenge her death.

Sang Pil becomes a lawyer and begins to go after people with absolute power who think they are beyond the law. With the cunning and skills from his previous life, Sang Pil uses both his fists and legal loopholes to amass an impressive winning record.

Ha Jae Yi (Seo Ye Ji) is a young lawyer who believes the law is sacred and fights for justice. But her license gets suspended when she hits a judge over an unjust ruling during a trial. Jae Yi ends up going to work for Sang Pil so that she can continue to pay off her father’s debts.

When Sang Pil and Jae Yi get involved in a case that involves Cha Moon Sook (Lee Hye Young), a senior judge who wields a great deal of power, and Ahn Oh Joo (Choi Min Soo), a former gangster who is now the CEO of a corporation, can they figure out a way to beat the most powerful people in the city at a very dangerous game?

“Lawless Lawyer” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Jin Min.

Lawless Lawyer

Oh Su Jae (Seo Hyun Jin) is on a journey to reach the pinnacle of South Korea's legal world. However, a key case takes an unexpected turn, leading to her abrupt demotion. Deflated, Su Jae takes on a job working at a law school, hoping to reclaim her reputation and standing in the law firm where she was once a partner. At the school, she meets Gong Chan (Hwang In Yeop), a student who has faced his own share of hardships. And as they begin to spend time together, a close bond forms. As Su Jae begins her journey back to the top, could love be on the cards? This 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Park Soo Jin.

Why Her?

Fallen ⭐️ Rising Team

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Hacking was the only way out of Kang Sun Ho\u2019s miserable life ever since his parents passed away from an accident when he was just ten. He eventually puts his genius hacking skills into practice in an attempt to steal illegal gambling funds to pay for his adoptive father\u2019s cancer surgery. One day, Sun Ho bumps into a charismatic judo girl, Oh Kang Hee, and falls in love at first sight. Just to be with her, he sets a goal to get an acceptance letter from the same university as Kang Hee\u2019s and eventually gets accepted. However, he does not expect a familiar face from his previous misdemeanor, Yu Dong Man, to greet him as his professor. At first, he\u2019s not very pleased to see him again, but he gradually grows fond of Dong Man, the man of justice, to the point where he respects Dong Man\u2019s philanthropic and brave nature as they continue to bicker with one another. Just like that, what started as love at first sight becomes Sun Ho\u2019s life goal, a police officer.

Police University

👮‍♂️ Officers of The Law👮‍♀️

Sohn & Co

Disaster strikes teenage violin prodigy Woo Seo Ri (Shin Hae Sun) when a traffic accident leaves her hospitalized before she's supposed to study abroad in Germany. Gong Woo Jin (Yang Se Jong), who blames himself for the accident, is traumatized and plagued by guilt. Thirteen years later, he works as a set designer but remains emotionally cut off from everyone around him. After over twelve years in a coma, Seo Ri miraculously recovers. Though now thirty years old, she is still mentally a teenager. She crosses paths with Woo Jin, and the two become close, unaware of their shared past. Can these emotionally scarred individuals rescue each other, or will their history get in the way? This 2018 South Korean drama series was directed by Jo Soo Won.

Thirty But Seventeen

South Korean special forces officer Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) falls for surgeon Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) but their ideological differences force them to split up. Now, war has broken out in a faraway nation, and Si Jin’s unit is deployed on the battleground. Coincidentally, an unpleasant workplace incident has forced Mo Yeon to join a group of medical volunteers in the same country. The former lovers reunite, but can they find love again – against the backdrop of a bloody war? This 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Baek Sang Hoon.

Descendants of the Sun

The Sunshine Team

Troubled convict Yun Gyeo Re (Ji Chang Wook) is ordered to do community service at an end-of-life care facility for the terminally ill. He must work with the tireless Kang Tae Sik (Sung Dong Il), the leader of the facility’s volunteer team. Tae Sik has launched a unit called Team Genie, which seeks to make the final wishes of dying patients come true, no matter what they ask for. Gyeo Re also meets Seo Yeon Ju (Choi Sooyoung), a young nurse who tries to keep her patients physically active and full of cheer. Will working with Team Genie and Yeon Ju help turn Gyeo Re’s life around or is it already too late for him? This 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Kim Yong Wan.

If You Wish Upon Me

🦋 Free as a butterfly Team 🦋

While Eun Seon Woo (Jung Il Woo), the head of the lucrative Eunkang business group empire, appears to be just another silver-spoon family heir, he secretly moonlights as the head of a private detective office. A master of disguise with unparalleled athletic prowess, he also has keen powers of deduction. Meanwhile, Don Se Ra (Kwon Yuri) is a young woman with incredible vision. Like Seon Woo, she wants to keep her talent a secret, so she wears thick glasses to hide her skill. A lifelong altruist, she has dedicated her life to helping others. When she meets Seon Woo, they decide to put their skills together to solve crimes. But when they start to fall for each other, will their budding partnership deepen, or careen off the rails? This 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Ryu Seung Jin.

Good Job

🎭 Masters of Disguise 🕵🏻‍♀️

Yeo Joon (Park Ji Hoon), the privileged son of a wealthy family, is a first-year economics student who has everything he could want – except a true friend. When he is assigned to work on a class project with Nam Soo Hyun (Bae In Hyuk), a no-nonsense, straight-A senior, Joon sees an opportunity to change that. Despite Soo Hyun's initial skepticism, Joon's persistent efforts eventually pay off. However, their fledgling friendship is tested when a girl, Kim So Bin (Kang Min Ah), comes between them. This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Ji Nyoong and was directed by Kim Jung Hyun.

At a Distance, Spring is Green

🌿  Spring is Green Team 🍃

Times may have been a little simpler, less technological, but still just as challenging to get through a typical day of life in the late 1980s. 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 (Hyeri) struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 989th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan (Ryu Jun Yeol) only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo (Ko Gyung Pyo) is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong (Lee Dong Hwi) 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 (Park Bo Gum) is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends get into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives? “Reply 1988” is a 2015-2016 South Korean drama series directed by Shin Won Ho. The series is inspired by the drama “Three Families Under One Roof,” which originally aired from 1986 to 1994. It is the third series of the nostalgia-themed “Reply” dramas that include “Reply 1997” (2012) and “Reply 1994” (2013), but the characters and stories are not related to the previous series.

Reply 1988

The Lucky Eights Team

Scholars Kang San (Ryeoun), Kim Shi Yeol (Kang Hoon), and Jeong Yoo Ha (Jung Gun Joo) have all come to the capital to take the civil service entrance exam – in the hope of one day becoming top-ranking public officials. But together with the innkeeper Yoon Dan Oh (Shin Ye Eun), they stumble upon clues about a bizarre disappearance that took place over a decade ago. Do they have what it takes to solve the puzzling mystery – and possibly find love on the way? This 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Kim Jung Min.

The Secret Romantic Guesthouse

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After several unhappy events at work, Seoul-based cellist Mok Hae Won (Park Min Young) has grown tired of big-city life. She decides to take a break from the hustle and bustle and returns to the small village of Bukhyeon, where she lived for a short time during her high school years, hoping to take some time and unwind. However, she didn’t bank on reuniting with her former classmate and neighbor Im Eun Seop (Seo Kang Joon), who now owns a small, unassuming independent bookstore. Hae Won is drawn to Eun Seop, who lives his life at a slower pace than the people she used to hang out with in the capital. Over time, they begin to feel the pull of attraction. But Eun Seop, too, has deep secret scars. Can they overcome the obstacles they find in their way – and begin a lasting romance? This 2020 South Korean drama, based on the novel of the same name by Lee Do Woo, was directed by Han Ji Seung.

I'll Go to You When the Weather is Nice

The warm-hearted team

Ra Yi Eon (Taecyeon) is a food-loving young man in the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910) with a simple dream: He wants to buy a patch of land outside the royal capital and open a dumpling store. But his brilliant mind has got the better of him: He inadvertently performs so outstandingly well at the civil service entrance examination that the Office of Special Advisors takes note. One day, the office approaches him and informs him that he will be appointed as the new secret royal inspector – charged with going undercover to hunt out corruption. His peers would turn green with envy if they knew of his new role, but Ra Yi Eon is more concerned about what’s for lunch…
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Fate also throws in another unexpected twist, in the form of a new acquaintance: Kim Joy (Kim Hye Yoon). Three years ago, she married a man who turned out to be an incurable gambler who has never escaped from beneath his mother’s wing. In ultra-conservative Joseon society, divorce was frowned upon, but Kim Joy eschews convention and seeks to end her marriage and seek happiness. She eventually forms an uneasy alliance with the new investigator...but could their relationship deepen?

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