Must Watch Korean Dramas of all Time
(2013)
(left to right)
- The Heirs - "The Heirs" depicts the friendships, rivalries and love lives of young, rich heirs led by Kim Tan (Lee Min-Ho) and a girl named Cha Eun-Sang (Park Shin-Hye). Unlike the others, Cha Eun-Sang is considered ordinary and comes from a poor background.
- Flower Boy Next Door - Ko Dok-Mi (Park Shin-Hye) lives peacefully in apartment #402 at Ocean Village. She rarely leaves her apartment. Since last fall, Ko Dok-Mi has peeped out her apartment at her neighbor Tae-Joon (Kim Jung-San), who lives across from her. Peeping at Tae-Joon has become part of Ko Dok-Mi's daily routine. Her comfortable and peaceful life is shattered, when a group of handsome neighbors appear at her door.
- My Love from the Star - Do Min-Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. Do Min-Joon possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed.
- Reply 1994 - Set in 1994, six university students from various provincial areas of South Korea (Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province, and Gyeongsang Province) live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul, which is run by a couple with a daughter named Na-jung.
- Pinocchio - Drama series follows reporters for a broadcasting company as they chase the truth. In-Ha (Park Shin-Hye) has a Pinocchio Syndrome. She hiccups whenever she lies. Choi Dal-Po (Lee Jong-Suk) is a first year society reporter at the broadcasting company. He has a handsome appearance, but his ugly clothing and hair style hides that fact. He has an excellent memory and speaks well.
- You're All Surrounded - The 4 rookie detectives are Eun Dae-Koo (Lee Seung-Gi), Eo Soo-Sun (Go Ara), Park Tae-Il (Ahn Jae-Hyeon) and Ji Kook (Park Jung-Min) arrive at the Gangnam Police Station for their first day of work. None of the rookie detectives dreamed of becoming a detective. They then meet Seo Pan-Seok (Cha Seung-Won) for the first time. Seo Pan-Seok is the Chief Investigator for the #3 team.
- Hi! School - Love On - A fantasy romance drama about an angel who has no choice but to become a human to save a male student in danger. The noisy and ridiculous relationship between a mortal angel and teenage high school students will be unfolded.
- Emergency Couple - Jin-Hee (Song Ji-Hyo) led a satisfying life as a dietitian. She then met medical school student Chang-Min (Choi Jin-Hyuk). Despite his wealthy family's strong opposition, Jin-Hee and Chang-Min decided to get married. Chang-Min's family is full of doctors. Chang-Min though gave up his medical internship and began working as a pharmaceutical salesman. Their marriage life was not happy.
- Healer - Kim Moon-Ho (Yoo Ji-Tae) is a popular reporter at major broadcasting company. One day, he learns the truth of a case that took place in the past. He intentionally approaches people who are related to the case and helps them. While doing so, he agonizes over the truth and beliefs. Meanwhile, with the help of Kim Moon-Ho, internet reporter Chae Young-Shin (Park Min-Young) and Seo Jung-Hoo (Ji Chang-Wook), known as "Healer," grow into real reporters.
- Fated to Love you - An ordinary woman happens to spend one night with the successor of a large company. She finds herself being pregnant.
- Doctor Stranger - As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-Suk) and his father were kidnapped by North Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a doctor. Park Hoon became a genius like chest surgeon. He then flees to South Korea. Park Hoon begins to work as a doctor in South Korea's top hospital Dongwoo University Hospital, but he feels like a complete outsider. To bring his love from North Korea, he does anything to make money.
- Marriage Not Dating - A perfect man, Kong Ki-Tae (Yeon Woo-Jin), is forced to marry by his family, but he doesn't to marry. To make his family give up, he introduces a woman, Joo Jang-Mi (Han Groo), to them that they would never accept.
- Birth of a Beauty - Han Tae-Hee (Joo Sang-Wook) is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from a broken heart syndrome due to a psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an unattractive and overweight Sa Geum-Ran to beautiful Sara (Han Ye-Seul). In the process, Han Tae-Hee falls in love with Sara.
- Surplus Princess - Ha Ni was born a mermaid. In order to pursue the man she loves, she agrees to become a human. Once human, she moves into the Ingyeo house, home to a motley crew of tenants preparing for their first jobs - portrayed by the cast of SNL Korea. She has 100 days to make the man of her dreams love her back - will she succeed?
(2015)
- She was Pretty - When Ji Sung-Joon was young, he was ugly. As he grew up, he began to have an attractive appearance. When Kim Hye-Jin was young, she was pretty. As she grew up, she became ugly. Ji Sung-Joon tries to find his first love.
- Cheese in the Trap - Drama depicts the delicate relationship between female university student Hong-Seol (Kim Go-Eun) and her senior Yoo-Jung (Park Hae-Jin). Hong-Seol works part-time due to her family's poor background. Yoo-Jung is good looking, gets good grades, athletic and has a kind personality, but he has a dark side.
- Oh My Venus - Kim Young-Ho (So Ji-Sub) is a personal trainer for
Hollywood stars. Even though he comes from a wealthy family background, he
suffered a devastating injury during his childhood days. Now, he overcomes his
problems with patience and stubbornness.Kang Joo-Eun (Shin Min-A) is 33-years-old lawyer. She has struggled to support her family. Now, Kang Joo-Eun is overweight and not so attractive
- Falling for Innocence - Min-Ho's (Jung Kyoung-Ho) father ran a large company, but his death led to his uncle taking over the company. Because of this, Min-Ho grows into a cutthroat investor. Min-Ho then undergoes a heart transplant surgery and his personality changes. Thanks to his new heart, he begins to have warm feelings and he falls in love with a woman named Soon-Jung (Kim So-Yeon).
- The Producers - Baek Seung Chan (Kim Soo Hyun) is a fresh new
producer-director (PD) who gave up law school to work in the exciting variety
show division of a major television network. He works alongside the more
seasoned veteran PDs Tak Ye Ji (Gong Hyo Jin), a no-nonsense hot-shot who gets
things done her way, and Ra Joon Mo (Cha Tae Hyun), who is still waiting for
his breakout hit series. As they work with temperamental stars like Cindy (IU),
a famous singer, can the PDs please everybody and get their jobs done?
- Blood - Set within a hospital. A vampire works as a doctor. A battle between good and evil as well as immortal love takes place.
- Orange Marmalade - Jae-Min (Yeo Jin-Goo) is a popular high school student. He falls in love with transfer student Baek Ma-Ri. Baek Ma-Ri though hides her true identity as a vampire.
- Oh My Ghost - Na Bong-Sun (Park Bo-Young) works as a sous chef. Because of her timid personality and low self-esteem, she doesn't have any friends. Since she was a child, she has been able to ghosts because of her shaman grandmother. One day, she becomes possessed by seductress ghost Shin Soon-Ae. Kang Sun-Woo (Cho Jung-Seok) is a star chef. Na Bong-Sun has a secret crush on him. He is good looking and confident as a chef. Even though he is popular with women, he has yet to get over his ex-girlfriend. He begins to notice Na Bong-Sun after her sudden change.
- Who Are You: School 2015 - Set at a prestigious private high school in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. Eun-Byeol is a popular student at the private high school. She goes missing and returns, but she has lost her memory. She tries to find out the truth.
- Kill Me, Heal Me - A love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities and a 1st year female resident who becomes a secret doctor for him.
- Descendants of the Sun - A love story between Captain Yoo Shi-Jin, who belongs to the UN peacekeeping troops, and Doctor Kang Mo-Yeon. Due to the UN’s request, they are stationed in the capital of another the country.
- W - A romance takes place between Kang Chul (Lee Jong-Suk), who is super rich and exist in the webtoon “W,” and Oh Yeon-Joo (Han Hyo-Joo) who is a surgeon in the real world.
- Doctors - When Hye-Jung was young, her life was difficult. She was good at fighting, but also studied well. Overcoming her tough situation, she is now a doctor.
- Another Miss Oh - Story follows two women with the same name of Oh Hae-Young and a man who has the ability to see the future and tries to get away from the two Oh Hae-Youngs.
- Uncontrollably Fond - When Shin Joon-Young (Kim Woo-Bin) and No Eul (Bae Suzy) were children, they were separated and became heartbroken. As adults they meet again. Shin Joon-Young is now a top actor and singer. He is intelligent and attractive. No Eul is the PD of documentaries. She values money over justice and kisses up to those with more power than her.
- Beautiful Gong Shim - Love story of two sisters and two men. The older sister has everything, including a beautiful appearance, and the younger sister only has a warm heart. One of the men lives on a rooftop apartment and the other man comes from a wealthy family.
- Please Come Back Mister - A man is worked to death, but he comes back to the living
world in the attractive body of another man for a limited amount of time.
Lee Hae-Joon (Rain) is a perfect man with good looking appearance. He works as
a section chief in the women’s apparel section at a department store. His body
is actually possessed by the spirit of Kim Young-Soo (Kim In-Kwon) who was
worked to death. Hong Nan (Oh Yeon-Seo) is a beautiful woman, but her
spirit is possessed by tough guy (Kim Su-Ro).Shin Da-Hye (Lee Min-Jung) is a beautiful housewife, but her husband suddenly dies. She falls into a love triangle with Lee Hae-Joon and a promising store employee (Yoon Park).
- Cinderella and Four Knights - Eun Ha-Won is a college student. She is a bright girl who wants to be a veterinarian, but at home she is lonely. She is isolated from her family members. Eun Ha-Won lives with father, step-mother and step-sister after her mother died in a car accident. One day, she helps a mysterious old man. The old man suggests to her to live in a mansion and pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Since then, she moves into the mansion and lives with three cousins Kang Ji-Woon, Kang Hyun-Min, Kang Seo-Woo and their bodyguard Lee Yoon-Sung.
- Jealousy Incarnate - Depicts the fierce competition at a broadcasting station and the love between anchor Lee Hwa-Shin and weather caster Pyo Na-Ri.
- Drinking Solo - Background of the drama is set around a private institute for people preparing for their civil service examinations in Noryangjin, Seoul, South Korea. Story depicts people drinking alcohol alone for different reasons and the romance between Jung-Suk (Ha Seok-Jin) and Shin-Ib (Park Ha-Sun). Jung-Suk is an arrogant, but popular instructor and Shin-Ib is a rookie instructor. She struggles to survive in the private institute world.
- The K2 - Kim Je-Ha (Ji Chang-Wook) is former solider for hire. He is also called K2. He is hired as a bodyguard by Choi Yoo-Jin (Song Yoon-A). Choi Yoo-Jin is the wife of a presidential candidate (Cho Seong-Ha) and the daughter from a chaebol family. Meanwhile, Ko An-Na (Yoona) is the secret daughter of the presidential hopeful. She is also a recluse.
- Shopping King Louis - A romance takes place between Kang Ji-Sung aka Louis and Ko Bok-Sil. Louis is from a rich family, but he has lost his memory. Ko Bok-Sil is a woman with a heart like an angel. Louis learns about true love after meeting Ko Bok-Sil.
- Sweet Stranger and Me - Hong Na-Ri works as a flight attendant. Her mother passed away 3 years ago and she doesn't have any other immediate family members. Hong Na-Ri returns to her hometown to visit her mother's grave during her death anniversary. There, she sees a young man at her mother's grave. The man, Go Nan-Gil, introduces himself as her father. Before Hong Na-Ri's mother died, she married Go Nan-Gil. He now lives at her mother's house and runs the small dumpling restaurant that her mother ran.
(2017)
BEST KOREAN DRAMAS OF 2017 - https://dorothytorretijo.com/2018/01/best-korean-dramas-of-2017.html
- Tomorrow with You - Drama series depicts the romance of a time traveler and his wife.
- Strong Woman Do Bong Soon - Story depicts romance between Do Bong-Soon (Park Bo-Young), who possesses immense physical strength, and An Min-Hyuk (Park Hyung-Sik).
- The Liar and his Lover - Kang Han-Kyeol (Lee Hyun-Woo) is a great composer and gets inspired by the voice of others. He hides his identity from other people. Kang Han-Kyeol meets Yoon So-Rim. She is a female high school student with a great voice and she falls in love with him.
- Queen of Mystery - Yoo Seol-Ok liked mystery novels and wanted to become a detective, but she gave up her dream after marrying. Now, she is a housewife with a husband who works as a prosecutor. She meets Ha Wan-Seung. He is a passionate detective and they decide to collaborate to solve cases.
- My Secret Romance - Cha Jin-Wook Sung Hoon is a son from a wealthy family. His family runs a large company. Cha Jin-Wook only pursues short term love. He meets Lee Yoo-Mi Song Ji-Eun and changes. Lee Yoo-Mi has never had a boyfriend before.
- Suspicious Partner - A murderer has amnesia. Due to the amnesia, the murderer keeps trying to kill No Ji-Wook and Eun Bong-Hee.
- Fight for my Way - Drama tells the story of Ko Dong-Man and Choi Ae-Ra. In their school days, Ko Dong-Man took part in taekwondo. Now, he makes a living by working as a contract employee and also goes after the UFC title. Choi Ae-Ra hoped to become an announcer, but she gave up her dream. Now, she works at the information desk of a department store.
- School 2017 - Ra Eun Ho is a cheerful student who has kept her place as rank six out of 280 students at her high school. She has a talent for drawing webtoons and dreams of dating the college boy she has a crush on. One day, while trying to find inspiration for her comics, she somehow is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets marked as a delinquent student. This is only the start of her troubles.
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21 comments
What a great list. I'm also watching korean dramas and I love doctors and shopping king louis.
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One of my fav din bhe ang Korean movies and Koreanovela. Mas bet ko ang storyline kasi d masyadong cheesy. 😊
ReplyDeleteSame tau sis.. super love ko din korean dramas. Sinusubaybayan ko pa sa tv para makapanood kase ang hina ng net dto sa province e..halos lhat yan napanood ko na
ReplyDeleteI Love korean Drama too nag start sa Endless Love starring Song Hye Kyo grabe ang beauty nya hnd sya tumatanda hihi halos lahat po yan napanuod ko na at ibapa heheh adik lang po manuod ng koreanovela...
ReplyDeleteOMG thanks for ur sharings! Must catch out these drama, can watch after work to relax my mind heheheh
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great list. I used to chase Kdramas a lot but as I cannot even recall anyone of the titles that you have listed here, it probably must have been ages ago.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why we have not gotten K2 in Malaysia yet... I want to watch that!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love watching dramas! Just hope I have more time to catch them
ReplyDeleteI am not a big fan of korean drama but have seen my friends discussion about them for entire day.
ReplyDeleteThat is one great list of dramas. My sisters would be thrill to know about this. TQ
ReplyDeletewow...i love korean drama!!! Some of it not yet watch!!
ReplyDeletenice list. not a big fan, but good to know what choices i can choose from. :)
ReplyDeletenot a big fan of korean dramas. but i can see its making waves now.
ReplyDeleteOh wow love the list that you summarize out!! I am a big fan of Korean drama, but many nice drama is going to end now TT any nice drama to intro while waiting weeks for new episode~~
ReplyDeleteThats a very well elaborated list! However, I'm not a fan of Korean drama :p
ReplyDeleteSo long I have not chasing Korean Movie. The last movie I watch is Doctor
ReplyDeleteno~~~~~ this is like poisoning me... T.T cannot..must resist...
ReplyDeleteSo many drama, argh... I need 48 hours, no 36 hours perhaps a day for these >.<
ReplyDeleteWow that is such an amazing compilation of shows!! Only a true fan can make such a comprehensive list
ReplyDeleteDescendants of the sun and The K2, my top favorite!
ReplyDeleteFavorite ko din ang mga koreanovela nung dalaga pa ako. Pero simula nagka baby na ako wala na akong time manood nito 😔 puro kiddie shows nalang haha.
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