Since we know you're always on the lookout for new K-dramas to watch, we rounded up five Korean shows that tackle what it's like to be a single parent!Â
1. When The Camellia Blooms (2019)Â
Where you can watch it:Â Netflix
Gong Hyo Jin plays Dong Baek, a single mom who moved from Seoul to a small provincial town called Ongsan. Kang Ha Neul, on the other hand, plays Hwang Yong Sik, a policeman who meets Dong Baek and falls in love with her at first sight.Â
2. One Spring Night (2019)
Where you can watch it:Â Netflix
Jung Hae In plays the role of a pharmacist and single dad who falls in love with a librarian (Han Ji Min). He immediately expresses his interest in her but she tells him that they can only be friends because she's already engaged. Â
3. Only You (2005)
One of the classic K-dramas! It stars Han Chae Young as Eun-jae, a young woman who loves to cook. She goes to Italy to enroll in cooking school and meets Han Yi-joon (Jo Hyun Jae), the heir to a hotel chain. After a one night stand, Eun-jae ends up pregnant but decides not to tell him. They meet again after several years.Â
4. Marriage Contract (2016)
Where you can watch it:Â NetflixÂ
When her husband dies, Hye Soo (Uee) is left to raise her daughter on her own and pay off her husband's debts. She is also diagnosed with a brain tumor. She enters into a 100-day marriage contract with Ji Hoon (Lee Seo Jin), a rich business executive, to provide for her child.Â
5. Welcome To Waikiki (2018)
Where you can watch it:Â iflix
In this comedy, Han Yoon-ah (Jung In Sun) is a single mother who ends up staying at a failing guesthouse in Waikiki with her daughter Sol. The place is run by three men: an aspiring film director (Kim Jung Hyun), a minor actor (Lee Yi Kyung), and a freelance writer (Son Seung Won).Â
Bonus: Hi Bye, Mama! (2020)
Kim Tae Hee stars as Yu-ri, a woman who has been a ghost for five years and has been following her husband and daughter Seo-woo. When Yu-ri is given the chance to come back to life, she must take her place with her family. There's one problem: Her husband has a new wife!Â
Before remarrying, Yu-ri's husband Gang-hwa (Lee Kyu Hyung) was a single parent and he struggled with being a full-time dad and a full-time doctor at the same time.Â