Families That Shine
Whether they make you laugh or cry, it's no doubting these drama families love each other very much. Full families, or siblings, even families that've unofficially adopted more into their circle, they are unbreakable, and the viewer can feel it!
The antagonistic, yell-y, and over all toxic families have NOT made this list... (unless even in that toxicity there is a relationship that became even stronger)
(alphabetical order, not including "the")
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Warm Embraces = on the large scale (groups of people)
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1. Abarenbo Mama
Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
Family
Ayu meets and marries Tetsu and just as they are getting their life together started, Yuki, a 5-year old boy, enters their life claiming to be Tetsu's son. Being thrown into it, Ayu learns the ins-and-outs of motherhood and is determined to do a good job. The family grows and bonds together as the drama continues.
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2. Eccentric! Chef Moon
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Family
Moon Seung Mo is at his parents house when a girl suddenly shows up claiming to be his daughter. He denies any possibility, but his parents take her in. After some events and the loss of his parents, she ends up in his charge. With the help of his friend, and later the addition of a woman who's lost her memory, they start bonding and making a jumbled, mix-match family of their own.
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3. Fathers
Thai Movie - 2016
Family
"Some children are born from love, others from sexual desire. But, that's not so important as long as they grow up in a warm family. ... Because we didn't adopt him from desire. My boyfriend and I adopted him because of our love. I'm confident that our love is no less than that of any male-female couples."
Fathers is a great story about two... well... fathers who are navigating not only raising their child, but also the disapproving society judging their abilities to raise a child just due to who they love.
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4. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Family
There is no denying the love Baek Hee Sung has for his daughter. Even if he doesn't fully comphrend emotions. Even if he's hiding massive secrets, and his own identity. It's clear no one is allowed to mess with his family.
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5. Hi Bye, Mama!
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Family
Ooooh this family hurts. If you've gone through the loss of a loved one, you understand the over whelming feelings this drama portrays. It goes through loss, various stages of grief, various ways people deal with grief, and finally acceptance. It's a heartache, but it's a heartache because everyone is mature, and want the best for their loved ones.
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6. Hit the Top
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Family
The family in Hit the Top is all over the place, but that can be a really fun part about family. Each character has their own problems that they focus on, but that doesn't stop them from helping each other... even if they are also sometimes adding to problems, they also help with the healing.
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7. Hope
Korean Movie - 2013
Family
Hope tackles a really heavy topic, that can be very triggering for people. However it's focus is on the connectiveness that a family and entire neighborhood go through to help a child go through intense trauma. If you want to check it out, check out the tags to see if you'll be okay.
They way the neighborhood pinches in to help her, the levels her father goes through just to be near to her and help her smile and feel comfortable around him... I was crying. -
8. Hot Stove League
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Siblings
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9. Iljimae
Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
Father/Child
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10. De Koning: Eeuwige Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Families
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11. The Last Empress
Korean Drama - 2018, 52 episodes
Family
The royal family is JUST toxic. Like... JUST toxic. They are terrible... (okay sub 1...) I ain't talking about them.
The queen's family, however, is a strong point for her, and have got her back just as a family should. They also get a bigger role to play (at least her sister does) a little later in the drama.
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12. Legend of Awakening
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
Siblings
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13. Lupin no Musume
Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
Family
Family who steals together, stays together... and makes an impeccable team... even if their daughter wishes to leave behind her family's thieving ways.
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14. Mother
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Mother/Child
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15. My Country: The New Age
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Siblings
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16. Saimdang, Light’s Diary
Korean Drama - 2017, 28 episodes
Mother/Children
Because I'm leaving out the good-for-nothing cheater! (Who does care for his children I guess... but is more like a giant child...)
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17. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Family
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18. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Siblings
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19. Thirty But Seventeen
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
Uncle/Nephew
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20. Two Weeks
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
Father/Child (With a shout out to the mother!!!!)
It's just... they... are technically not a family... and the father is the main character... >.>
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21. Legend of Yun Xi
Chinese Drama - 2018, 48 episodes
Mother/Son
This show is only on here because Prince Qin's mother/ Yunxi's Mother-in-law proved her worth near the end of the series. I'm not going to go into detail. But what she said in episode 39(?) skyrocketed her to the top of my favorite characters in this drama. It is clear how much she cares for Prince Qin, and Prince Qin her.
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22. Tian Ya Ke
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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23. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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24. Our Little Sister
Japanese Movie - 2015
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25. My Palpitating Life
Korean Movie - 2014
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26. My Brother's Husband
Japanese Drama - 2018, 3 episodes
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27. My Little Brother
Korean Movie - 2017
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28. 461 Lunch Boxes
Japanese Movie - 2020
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29. Shoplifters
Japanese Movie - 2018
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30. To.Jenny
Korean Special - 2018, 2 episodes
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31. Maybe A Little Spicy Today
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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32. One Shot Scandal
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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33. Twinkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes