I enjoyed watching Into the Ring/Memorials and that was served this Kdrama as my happy place. I cannot stop laughing at actor Park Sung-geun (and of course our leads Nana and Park Sung-hoon) and there were so many political antics. Also, I kept rewatching this fun Kdrama over and over again.

I'm torn between Sassy Go-Go, I Am Not a Robot and Reply 1997. The feel of these dramas are endlessly warm and comfy to me.

Chief Kim

Honestly how can you watch this and not fall in love with our small town crooked accountant from Gunsan and his sociopathic finance executive rival turned ally. The entire supporting cast is fantastic too.

Im willing to argue that this is Namgoong Min's best performance too

REPLY 1988!

This drama will forever be in my heart.
I listen to Lee Juck's Don't worry my dear everyday.

Ho Gu's Love is the first drama that comes to my mind. That show makes me laugh and smile for 16 episodes straight. I've rewatched it A LOT. Such a gem.

Honorable mentions:
Sweden Laundry
FBND
Shopping Wang Louie
My Love Mix-Up
Oh My Ghostess
Fight For My Way
Still 17
Waikiki
Dae Jang Geum Is Watching
The Man Who Can't Get Married
The Best Hit (first half)
Five Children
Semantic Error

Is it weird that mine are Forest of Secrets and Happiness?
I mean, i like the leads from both dramas so muchhhhh that i don't mind what the writers give to me, as long as they're alive (and in case of Happiness, together 🥰), i'm fine and happy!

An honorable mention will be Business Proposal. It's basically a happy go lucky drama

Weightlifting fairy kim bok joo and Coffee prince.
I know it yet to complete but I think there is great possibility of the business proposal ending up on my list.

When the weather is fine. It's not that it's a happy drama, I know, but it is my comfort drama and I find so much calm and peace. I turn to it again and again. I know how imperfect it is, but it's the safe place I always return to.

If I had to name a unique, out of left field, funny and absurd delight: PEGASUS MARKET.

I have many in fact:

WELCOME TO WAIKIKI
1% OF SOMETHING
PEGASUS MARKET
FIVE CHILDREN
ONCE AGAIN
BE MY DREAM FAMILY
I’LL COME TO YOU WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE
MAD FOR EACH OTHER
SHOPPING KING LOUIE
And, even though it has not yet completed,
BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Business Proposal is the reason why I'm happy.

Reply 1988, it told the story of an era in SK before I was born but as a Nigerian growing up in the early 2000s,it was an ode to my youth, I laughed,I cried and cheered and I missed times when life was simpler, when I get really tired/frustrated now,I just rewatch an episode and I can always count on it to make me smile again.

Beyond being a favorite, a drama that is my happy place requires that I revisit and feel like I am with old friends. So, as always,
My Name is Kim Sam Soon
and
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
You From Another Star
What is Wrong with Secretary Kim
❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have to say Business proposal given that I have already watched each episode twice while it's still airing

Reading the theme, three dramas came in my mind. They are Racket Boys, Yumi's Cells, and Reply 1997.

Racket Boys is definitely the comfort drama I'm looking for right now. I loved every character especially the kids. Everytime I rewatch this, I feel like I'm in my teenager years once again that is just simply fun and lovely.

Yumi's Cells is another one which is much more an adult version of my comfort place which is quite near to my real life age. I just love how can I relate with Yumi and her cells. The cells are just so adorable to watch.

Reply 1997 is such a classic favorite of mine. I just recently rewatched this for the nth time and the magic is still there. The way this depicts my youth so much with the touch of reality of being a fangirl, it's definitely my pick for my ultimate happy place.

The latest drama to become my happy place was Happiness . Yes, it's a zombie drama. People find comfort where they find comfort, and I absolutely loved this one

Dramas that made me feel warm and fuzzy:
A piece of your mind
30 but 17
Hello: Me

When I'm in need of sunny romance anf butterflies I watch the first episode of Devilish Joy.
Like a dream in Macao.

Extraordinary You!

Danoh's energy is the best to give you a little bit of punch, Haru is like a big but very cute puppy you want to cuddle and their romance is so lovely!

Healer and Queen In-hyun's Man are the two I can watch over and over and never get tired of them. I've recently added What's Wrong with Secretary Kim and Her Private Life to the list.

A strong handful are the ones I return to over and over when I just need something comforting:
Healer
Extraordinary You
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Oh My Venus
Baumdong Revenge Club (if you can find it anywhere)
Dali and Gamjatang (is now on the list)
Hospital Playlist
Prison Playbook

The first half of Fated to Love You. I just love Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara in this drama. The first time I watched this drama, I felt like I was watching a fairy tale.
Splish Splash Love - short, but so cute. I love Kim Seul-gi, and wish she was in more dramas.
My ID is Gangnam Beauty - I don't know why I like this drama so much, just like I don't know why I like the teen movies "She's All That" or "10 Things I Hate About You", but I do.
Mr. Queen - I like the early episodes where Jang Bong-hwan is trying to adjust to life in the palace. Did Shin Hye-sun win any awards for her work in this drama? She should have.
And last but not least, The Master's Sun and Oh My Venus, because almost anything with So Ji Sub is my happy place!

Healer and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
Both shows have always managed to distract me from stress at work so far.

I have some:
- shopping king Louie
- Sassy go go
- 21Th century boy and girl
- Your house helper, even...
- I am not a robot
- WLFKBJ
- prison playbook

Despite its seemingly depressing moments, the drama actually offers a lot of hope: “Marriage Contract”

Honourable mentions:
“I’m Not a Robot”
“A Piece of Your Mind”

Actually, ALL of these seem to be depressing at some point, but I see the hope in it ♥️

I have a lot of favorite dramas, but I will probably return to Hometown Cha Cha Cha, for the dimples and small town characters when I need a pick me up.

All time favorite comfort show is Oh My Venus, but I also lean on Reply 1997 and Coffee Prince. Those are the only ones I've rewatched so far, but there are several I wouldn't mind watching again and would add to the list if the second viewing goes over well enough.

Reply series and Hospital Playlist. Recently i found Work Later Drink Now.

Do You Like Brahms? - made me want to take up piano lessons again (did not)
Racket Boys - made me want to live in the countryside and play badminton again (did not)
HomeTown Chachacha - made me want to live by the sea (did visit my hometown last December , which is by the sea)
A Business Proposal - made me ... I don't know. .maybe I will define later, but for now, it just feels good to watch something light and fluffy, and sweet and ehermm (last 2 mins of ep 11).

I define a drama as a happy place as a drama that I can always rewatch and feel the same feels, the same comfort, and which never fails to make me feel things. "Marriage, not dating" would be my absolute favorite. I have watched it more than twice and it still feels good whenever I watch it.
Honorable mentions to:
- "Healer" (I don't why, but there is this theme of justice being served throughout that makes me feel good)
- Reply 1988: I have not been able to get this feeling of comfort in any other dramas
- Oh Hae Young again: I have learned such an important lesson with this one about time and what we make of it, it is definitely one of my happy place!
- I am currently rewatching "temperature of love", and the first half is definitely one happy place, so warm and cozy (though I know I will get annoyed very soon)...

For me, it’s Confession. I really like Choi Do Hyun as a character, and I love the friendship and comradeship among Do Hyun, Yoo-ri, Madam and Detective.

1. Be melo
2. Because this is my first life
3. Kim bok joooooo
4. What’s wrong with secretary kim
5. Hospital playlist season 1
6. Reply 1997
7. Coffee prince
8. My love from the star

(No. 6 to no.8 are my occasional but no.1 to no. 5 are all time, anytime and always pleasure haha)

Special mention - Not a drama but have recently found them. I found them when I seemed to need them the most: BTS!

Mine is Splish Splash Love. It's just an easy watch, 2 episodes, you can do it in an evening when you don't want to watch anything, but kind of just want to unwind. It's adorable. And when I need a Doojoon fix. I think the ending was what made it for me though.

There are so many great dramas, but there's definitely a handful that I always go back to ...

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Descendants of the Sun
Crash Landing on You
Itaewon Class
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Something in the Rain/Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

Newly inducted: Our Beloved Summer and Business Proposal

Thirty But Seventeen has been my happy place for a long time, until Hospital Playlist came along. They're both my happy place now, along with Business Proposal. These three never fails to make me smile and laugh no matter how down I am.

recently: a business proposal
im not sure what im going to do now my happy pill has ended

forever and always: i am not a robot
im not even going to explain this drama is my identity at this point

Is it weird that right now my happy place in terms of drama is F4 Thailand . version of BoF?? I mean, I mostly watch K-dramas (in fact my very first one was Korean version of BoF back in 2009), but I have also watched (and liked) some Japanese (mostly Takeru Sato's) and the Thai started a long ago with one about vampires (also around 2009) but that was it. And now I am back (since F4 Thai appeared on my screen....and I suddenly discovered Bright, Win, Nani and Dew....but also Prim and Tontawan!!!....and the classic evil "Gu Jun Pyo" mom....love to hate her...!!) ---- anyway sorry for the "detour". I can think of more happy places of course... it's just F4 Thai has been my guilty pleasure the last 15 weeks, and now we0re approaching the FINALE...

Also, probably the right answer should be the ones listed on muy profile here on dramabeans!!! they're here for a reason!! :) but most recent, VINCENZO (the whole thing, not just SJK or TY, or the great discovery Kwak Dong Yeon!!.....and that awesome OST for a viola player like me!!!) and DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE (almost anything with Seo In Guk I guess would do the trick haha) --- also sageuks like MY COUNTRY or GU FAMILY BOOK, to MOON LOVERS (still need a 2nd season!) --- and MYSTIC POP UB BAR or the UNCANNY COUNTERS (yeah I do like fantasy related). ps extra: a good story like MAD DOG and a sort of remake of a classic european like THE GREAT SEDUCER (yeah.... Woo Do Hwan) ;) and the list could go on....I guess.

Here goes my list in no particular order. I've pretty much watched each of these dramas twice!
1. Shopping King Louie
2. Heirs
3. My Mister
4. Sky Castle
5. Welcome to Waikiki
6. Because this is my First Life
7. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
8. Reply 1988
9. Suspicious Partner
10. I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street

I'm assuming the qualifications to be a "happy place" drama are that 1. It has to make you happy
2. You think of it when you want to cheer up
3. The drama itself has a cute and fluffy vibe
4. I've seen it more than once (if it's really my happy place, I'll want to visit often)

This makes that a bit difficult for me. I LOVE cop shows. Give me a serial killer and I'm happy. But I can't say those would be my happy place dramas... I don't watch people murder each other and play psychological games when I want to cheer up. And I can't say they make me feel all fuzzy inside... and the vibe isn't really what I feel like a "happy place drama" is. So. What is my happy place drama then?

I decided on Come and Hug Me. Not only is that the first drama I thought of, but it also felt like a good marriage of my primary taste in dramas (the scary serial killers) and the fuzzy vibes. I could talk for ages about how much I love Namu, the ML. He's just so steadfast and single minded in his love for the FL. Also, I've seen it more than once--I tend to watch it when I feel down but want something that will still keep my interest. If that's not the perfect match, I don't know what is.

Honorable Mentions: Entertainer, Liar and His Lover, When the Camillia Blooms

Crash Landing on You will always be my happy place.

Coffee Prince and 2521.

Episodes 15 and 16 of "Do You Like Brahms?" I love the way the angst is so painful, which makes the moment the two come together so sweet and gratifying. My heart aches, and then it explodes in happiness. I haven't re-watched this drama from the beginning--I honestly have never done that with any drama--but I've watched these two episodes at least 10 times.

The ones I absolutely love, rewatch, and become my happy place:

Do You Like Brahms
Search: WWW
Be Melo
I Can Hear Your Voice
Into the Ring/Memorials
2521

There are quiet a few names that pop when I read this.
1. Cinderella and the 4 knights
2. Yumi's cells
3. Welcome to Waikiki
4. My love from another star
5. Heartstrings

And finally "Shall we kiss first". This is one is not exactly pleasant but strangely it gives be positive vibes whenever I rewatch it. A kind of comfort whenever I am down.

The dramas i watched several times:
-Coffee prince (It`s his sweetness, and love regardless of gender Gong Yoo bias)
-Goblin (Bromance, Epic romance, Again Gong Yoo bias)
-Some of Hong sisters dramas (You`re beautiful, My girlfriend is gumiho, Hotel Del Luna - Hong sisters are best at bringing extra ordinary romance with a pinch of hilariousness)
- Park Hye Ryun dramas (i can hear your voice, Pinocchio, While you were sleeping - This writer is good at writing romance with unusual aspect with thoughtfulness Lee Jong Suk bias)
- Ultimate Rom com queen Gong hyo jin (It`s okay that`s love, When the camillia blooms)

I loved Eun Joo's Room too! But my recent happy pill would have to be Ab Business Proposal. I've already rewatched most episodes some 3, 4x? 🙈 but it still has me laughing and grinning ear to ear. 1st 3 quarters of 25-21 too, although it's the kind of happy pill that has a sobering effect, somewhat. 😅
And ah. Hospital Playlist too. What I would give to be a part of their squad.

Hospital Playlist both seasons got me through the stress of the last couple of years. I used to love ER back in the day and this drama has all that is good about K dramas without ruining it with the annoying tropes or over use of multiple camera angles that have ruined some potentially great K dramas. The friendship group and the individual patient case studies made this outstanding.

Prison Playbook and Reply 1988 are also go to’s in this category.