Welcome To Samdal-ri, the ongoing romantic K-Drama, has gained a lot of popularity among K-Drama fans since its debut on December 2, 2023, on JTBC. The series is also available on Netflix. The series stars popular South Korean actors Shin Hye-Sun and Ji Chang-Wook as the lead pair, Jo Sam-Dal and Jo Yong-Pil, respectively.
Welcome To Samdal-ri depicts the story of Jo Sam-Dal, who is a famous fashion and celebrity photographer in the big city of Seol. However, after a huge scandal strikes her career down in the city, she returns to her hometown in Jeju Island, where her ex-lover and childhood friend Jo Yong-Pil lives. The series revolves around their feel-good love story.
Some other highly engaging K-dramas similar to Welcome To Samdal-ri, include Summer Strike, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, When the Weather Is Fine, Once Upon a Small Town and more. Without further ado, let’s dive right in and take a closer look at these K-dramas below.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is a highly comforting and enthralling K-Drama, which is quite similar to Welcome To Samdal-ri. The series premiered on August 28, 2021, on tvN and stars Kim Seon-Ho as the lead male Hong Du-Sik and Shin Min-A as the female lead Yoon Hye-Jin. Yoo Je-Won has served as the director of the series.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha revolves around the captivating love story between Hong Du-Sik, who has been living in the countryside beside the sea for a long time and Shin Min-A, a city girl and dentist, who comes to reside in the countryside after an inconvenience occurs in her career. Despite their initial bickering, the two soon fall in love and go on to get married at the end. Viewers can watch the K-Drama on Netflix.
Summer Strike
Summer Strike is a highly delightful and feel-good K-Drama series, which is close to the feel of Welcome To Samdal-ri. The slice-of-life romantic series stars Im Si-Wan and Kim Seol-Hyun as the main couple Ahn Dae-Beom and Lee Yeo-Reum, respectively. Lee Yoon-Jung and Hong Moon-Pyo have helmed the series that debuted on November 21, 2023, on ENA.
Summer Strike centers around the intriguing love story between Ahn Dae-Beom, a librarian and a math genius who lives in the small seaside town of Angok and Lee Yeo-Reum, a 28-year-old working woman in the city. Their story unfolds when Lee Yeo-Reum comes to Angok after quitting her job of five years. The K-Drama is currently available on Netflix and Viu.
When the Weather Is Fine
When the Weather Is Fine is another K-Drama set in an alluring countryside of Korea similar to Welcome To Samdal-ri. The romantic series stars popular South Korean actors Park Min-Young and Seo Kang-Joon as the lead pair of Mok Hae-Won and Im Eun-Seob or Kim Jin-Ho. Han Ji-Seung is the director of the series, which was first released on February 24, 2020, on JTBC.
When the Weather Is Fine chronicles the heartfelt love story of Mok Hae-Won, who is an unemployed cellist and cello teacher and Im Eun-Seob or Kim Jin-Ho who is a bookstore owner in the small Bookhyun Village. Their story begins when Mok Hae-Won comes to live in Bookhyun Village to escape the bitter reality of her life. The series is available on Viu and Netflix.
Once Upon a Small Town
Once Upon a Small Town is one of the most delightful countryside rom-com K-dramas, which is similar to Welcome To Samdal-ri. It stars Choo Young-Woo as the main character Han Ji-Yul and Park Soo-Young as the other lead character Ahn Ja-Young. The series first debuted on September 5, 2022, on KakaoTV. Kwon Seok-Jang has served as the director of the series.
Once Upon a Small Town revolves around the love story between Han Ji-Yul, a Seol city veterinarian and Ahn Ja-Young, who is a local 3rd-year police officer in Huidong village. Their story unfolds when Han Ji-Yul moves to Huidong village to take care of his grandfather’s clinic. The audience can stream the K-Drama on Netflix.
Some other K-dramas like Welcome To Samdal-ri are Lovestruck in the City, Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, The Good Bad Mother and several others.
