The Journey to adulthood dramas give us heartwarming tales of growth, self-discovery, and the journey of adulthood. Here is the list of ten K-Dramas exploring the journey to adulthood, offering a unique insight into the challenges of growing up in the modern world.
1. Fight For My Way
The drama follows the story of two underdogs, Ko Dong Man and Choi Ae Ra, who dream of becoming successful in careers they are not skilled for while still struggling to survive. However, their friendship slowly turns into romance, but nothing changes between them; they are still childish with each other despite being adults.
2. The Heirs
The drama follows the love story between Kim Tan, a rich boy and the heir of the elite Empire Group, and Cha Eun Sang, his housekeeper's daughter. They met in the US when Kim was there studying and Cha Eun was there to find her sister. When Kim returns to Korea, his father wants him to take over his family business and be away from Cha Eun. Now, he has to choose between his love and his responsibilities.
3. Sassy Go Go
The drama is set at an elite high school. The two groups of students are forced to work together as a cheerleader group. As they work together, misadventures occur, which makes their bond stronger.
4. Dream High
A group of six students from Kirin High School dreams of becoming K-Pop idols. Along with school, they learn skills like dancing, songwriting, etc. They face many struggles but still work on their dreams with their individual strengths and skills.
5. Record Of Youth
The drama is set in the contemporary fashion industry. Sa Hye-Jun is a handsome and popular model who wants to become an actor but has not been able to clear acting auditions. On the other hand, An Jeong-Ha is a makeup artist. She is cheerful, and bright, but lonely in her personal life.
6. My First First Love
This is the story of a group of college students. They all moved into Yoon Tae Oh's house. They have their own reasons to move there. Despite their challenges, they have to learn to live together.
7. Twenty-Five, Twenty-One
Na Hee-do is on the fencing team at Seonjung Girls high school. But due to some crises, their team disbands. She transfers to a different school to pursue her dream of fencing. Baek Yi Jin works multiple part-time jobs as his family is going through family crises.
8. Moment Of Eighteen
The drama is about a transfer student, Jun Woo, who transferred because of bullying at his old school. Here he meets Soo Bin; she sees him as cute and innocent. After the transfer, Jun Woo's life began to change.
9. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Kim Bok Joo is a woman who loves weightlifting. She had a crush on his friend's cousin, Jung Jae-Yi. Her friend helps him to pursue her crush. But he started to have feeling for her. The drama coves their coming-of-age relationship.
10. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Kang Mi-rae decides to undergo plastic surgery as she often gets bullied because of her looks. In the begining, she was happy with it but as she goes to university she faces bullies again, peoples now call her a plastic surgery monster. She tries to recover from it and her old friend Do Kyung-hee helps her with it.
