From Reply 1988 To Our Beloved Summer, K-dramas About Childhood Sweethearts That Will Have You Swooning!

There’s something incredibly heartwarming about childhood sweethearts meeting years later and falling in love again, watching them transition from friends to lovers. These K-drama couples will make you squeal with their adorable chemistry. From being drifted apart and brought together again by fate or realising their true love for each other years later, here are 10 K-dramas about childhood friends who ended up being lovers in the future!

On June 6, 2025, 8:03 PM

Reply 1988- Duk-seon and Jung-hwan grow up in the same neighbourhood with their gang of friends, falling in love with each other in between all the banter and nostalgia.

Our Beloved Summer- High school sweethearts Choi Woong and Yeon-su are forced to reunite after years apart, only to find their old feelings never truly left.

When My Love Blooms- Han Jae-hyun and Yoon Ji-soo fell in love but parted ways as college students, only to meet again in their 40s, hurt but still drawn to each other.

Uncontrollably Fond- Joon-young and No-eul met as teens and reconnect years later as a top star and a struggling PD, still carrying the pain of their past.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo- Bok-joo and Joon-hyung were childhood swim team buddies who met again in college, this time finding romance in between all the playful teasing.

What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim - Young-joon and Mi-so shared a traumatic experience as children, which slowly unravels as they grow closer as boss and secretary.

Castaway Diva- Mok-ha and Bo-geol were childhood friends who protected each other until she disappeared for 15 years and returned to chase her dreams and find him again.

See You in My 19th Life- Ban Ji-eum remembers all her past lives, and in her 19th life, she sets out to reunite with the boy she loved in her previous one.

Come and Hug Me- Na Moo and Nak Won fall in love as kids, but are torn apart by a horrific tragedy. Years later, they meet again, still carrying scars and feelings.

When the Camellia Blooms- Dong-baek and Hwang Yong-sik’s love story begins in adulthood, but Yong-sik’s feelings are rooted in admiration that feels like a first love.

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