And no, this Korean Dramas list doesn’t include Squid Games because that’s obvious.
If you are someone who loves binge-watching shows and you haven’t watched any Korean Dramas, then you need to get on it ASAP. Korean dramas offer a vast selection of amazing content from all genres you can possibly imagine. Whether you’re into fantasy, action, romance, comedy, or somewhere in between, it’s got something for everyone.
- 1. Pinocchio – In this young adult drama, the lives of local news reporters, who are involved in a tough war for truth 24 hours a day, grow closer as they go through adolescence.
- 2. The Bride of Habaek or Bride of the Water God – Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who runs her own clinic with a huge financial load. For many generations, her family has been charged with serving Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, and So Ah is no exception. Ha Baek begins to have feelings for So Ah, but he is up against Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort firm, who battles with So Ah over a plot of property before falling in love with her.
- 3. It’s Okay to Not Be Okay – A story about a man who works in a psychiatric facility and a lady who is a well-known children’s book author and has an antisocial personality disorder.
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- 4. Start-Up – Seo Dal-Mi drops out of university to work part-time in order to save money for her own business. She want to be as successful as Steve Jobs.
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- 5. The Heirs or The Inheritors – The story follows a group of rich high school teenagers as they prepare to inherit their families’ corporate empires, encountering obstacles and growing along the way.
Hwa&Dam Pictures- 6. Crash Landing on You – Yoon Se-ri is the heir to the Korean chaebol. One day, Yun Seri made an emergency landing in North Korea in an accident caused by a strong wind while paragliding. There she meets a North Korean army officer, Li Jung-hyuk.
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Other honorable mentions:
- The K2 – Fugative soldier’s life gets involved in personal and political plots when he is hired to protect the families of the presidential candidate.
- Hotel Del Luna – Located in downtown Seoul, Del Luna is an eponymous hotel that only serves ghosts; The beautiful but grumpy CEO is doomed to run the hotel because of the terrible crime he committed, but he can’t remember it.
- Boys Over Flowers – The old school youth drama focuses on a group of well-known / privileged boys at the prestigious Shinwa High School. The group, known as F4, is harassing others to get in their way – until a working-class girl named Jium Jan-d comes to school on scholarship and confronts the boys.
Apart from Netflix, you can also check out Viki for more K-Drama recommendations.
