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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  • Abarenbo Mama

    1. Abarenbo Mama

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes

    7.5

    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.

  • Eccentric! Chef Moon

    2. Eccentric! Chef Moon

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    8.5

    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. 

  • Fathers

    3. Fathers

    Thai Movie - 2016

    10

    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. 

  • Flower of Evil

    4. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    10

    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.

  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    5. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    10

    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.

  • Hit the Top

    6. Hit the Top

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

    9.0

    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. 

  • Hope

    7. Hope

    Korean Movie - 2013

    10

    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.

  • Hot Stove League

    8. Hot Stove League

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    10

    Siblings

  • Iljimae

    9. Iljimae

    Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes

    7.5

    Father/Child

  • The King: Eternal Monarch

    10. The King: Eternal Monarch

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    8.0

    Families

  • The Last Empress

    11. The Last Empress

    Korean Drama - 2018, 52 episodes

    7.5

    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.

  • Legend of Awakening

    12. Legend of Awakening

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes

    6.5

    Siblings

  • Lupin no Musume

    13. Lupin no Musume

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes

    8.0

    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.

  • Mother

    14. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    10

    Mother/Child

  • My Country: The New Age

    15. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Siblings

  • Saimdang, Light’s Diary

    16. Saimdang, Light’s Diary

    Korean Drama - 2017, 28 episodes

    9.5

    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...)

  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    17. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Family

  • Run On

    18. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    10

    Siblings

  • Thirty but Seventeen

    19. Thirty but Seventeen

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

    9.5

    Uncle/Nephew

  • Two Weeks

    20. Two Weeks

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes

    9.0

    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... >.>

  • Legend of Yun Xi

    21. Legend of Yun Xi

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 48 episodes

    6.0

    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.

  • Word of Honor

    22. Word of Honor

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

    10
  • Move to Heaven

    23. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    9.5
  • Our Little Sister

    24. Our Little Sister

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    8.0
  • My Palpitating Life

    25. My Palpitating Life

    Korean Movie - 2014

    9.5
  • Ototo no Otto

    26. Ototo no Otto

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 3 episodes

    10
  • My Little Brother

    27. My Little Brother

    Korean Movie - 2017

    7.5
  • Shoplifters

    29. Shoplifters

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    9.0
  • To. Jenny

    30. To. Jenny

    Korean Special - 2018, 2 episodes

    9.5
  • Recipe for Farewell

    31. Recipe for Farewell

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    10
  • Crash Course in Romance

    32. Crash Course in Romance

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    9.0
  • Twinkling Watermelon

    33. Twinkling Watermelon

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

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