I've taken a break from Korean dramas for quite some time and want to get back into watching them regularly!
That said, I would love to find some dramas with that cozy, vintage, cottagecore feeling!
Not 100% accurate, but the feeling that Flower Boy Next Door had is an ideal sort of drama!
I wonder if I should start with the Reply 1988 series? Other dramas where the character is living a simple life is also ideal!
Cozy dramas with that sort of feel but a modern day setting:
And these are historicals that have a country/simple life setting for some/all of the drama:
emeraldarrows:Cozy dramas with that sort of feel but a modern day setting:
- The Colors of Our Time
- Soundtrack #1
- Meow, the Secret Boy
- Drunk in Good Taste
- Maybe, Maybe Not
- Shopping King Louie (FL is from the country and lives basically a cottagecore life)
- Mokkoji Kitchen
And these are historicals that have a country/simple life setting for some/all of the drama:
I LOVED Meow, the Secret Boy so much (I cried so hard, it came out the same year my most beloved of kitties that grew up with me during my coming-of-age in Tokyo died) 100 Days My Prince was also a total delight (I'm a big D.O. fan!). Shopping King Louie was also excellent, the 2nd ML was so unusual I couldn't help but feel a bit for him!
I'll definitely check out these recommendations!
Some K-dramas with cottagecore / slow life / vintage vibes or that I greatly enjoyed as a cottagecore enthusiast.
-Life is Beautiful (2010)
-Blueming
-Memoir of a Murderer [movie] (in aesthetics, not content)
-Moorim School
-Secret Garden
-Sing my crush
-The Handmaiden [movie]
-To My Star 1&2 (heavier on the second season)
-Lee Hyori's bed and breakfast (technically a reality show, but the vibes are still there)
Dramas from other countries with a cottagecore / slow life / vintage vibe
-A tale of a thousand stars (Thailand)
-I feel you linger in the air (Thailand)
-I told sunset about you (Thailand)
-Moonlight Chicken (Thailand)
-My only 12% (Thailand)
-Oh no! here comes trouble. (Taiwan, this is borderline, but it's an absolutely incredible show so why not)