HIGH SEXUAL TENSION KDRAMAS

As I mentioned in the previous list, K-dramas nowadays tend to be lighter and more polished, rarely showing extreme, intense, dark chemistry. So while some of the dramas on this list have higher sexual tension, they are not truly dark—they lean more toward rom-coms. These are the ones I’ve watched and found suitable for this list. Older K-dramas do have more sexual tension compared to the newer ones, but for other reasons, I didn’t enjoy them overall, so I didn’t include those.

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  • Secret Love

    1. Secret Love

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Ah, don’t you dare skip this drama just because its title cover looks weird and old school, lol. I did too and regretted it. This drama is the epitome of enemies to lovers, and truth be told, K-dramas have never really gone back to making ones like this. It’s dark, like dark dark, and the tension was mind-blowing, completely off the charts. Their first kiss felt like a blessing and came so unexpectedly, and damn, it was brutal. This drama has jealousy, possessiveness, stalking, and all the dark elements. It’s way too toxic, but damn, it’s so good. I’ve recommended this a hundred times.

  • Celebrity

    2. Celebrity

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    Celebrity is, for me, the highest sexual tension drama. I mean, the others on this list have it too, but this one is a modern K-drama, and it’s influencer x chaebol. The lengths the male lead goes for the girl, omg, it’s so obsessive and serious. Like, they’re at a ramp walk event, and throughout the entire thing, his eyes don’t even waver from her. He watches her the whole time. There are other scenes like that as well.

  • Nevertheless,

    3. Nevertheless,

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    Nevertheless—obviously. Do I even need to say more? Park Jae-eon and Yoo Nabi had the most sexual tension I’ve ever seen. Gosh, they were so toxic and such a red flag, but you can’t deny their chemistry. Song Kang is just too hot.

  • Something about 1 Percent

    4. Something about 1 Percent

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    9.0

    Ugh, this one had such high sexual tension, but it was resolved quickly since they were fake dating. Still, it’s amazing in the enemies-to-lovers aspect. The relationship was somewhat controlling, but there was no power imbalance, and the male lead was so freaking down bad, I’m not even joking. He was so obsessed and jealous of every freaking boy who came near her. It’s such a good drama where he is so, so soft just for her. 100% recommended—this version or the old one, I haven’t watched that.

  • Something in the Rain

    5. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    6.5

    OMG, the sexual tension was so hard in the first half of this drama. I was literally on the edge, and I kid you not, this doesn’t happen often, but as a viewer, you could genuinely sense the obvious tension between them. This drama is literally defining my title.

  • Destined with You

    6. Destined with You

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    Rowoon was extra hot in this drama. The female lead is a bit immature and naive in this one, but Rowoon more than makes up for it. Like, what do you mean you say “so words are not enough” when she’s complaining about being confused, and then you just push her onto a chair and are about to kiss her? And never mind, there’s a lot of tension throughout, with obsession to the core.

  • Tempted

    7. Tempted

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

    9.5

    Tempted has a perfect toxic relationship, and for me, the tension was good. There was a ton of push and pull, and the fact that the male lead was dating her because of a dare—gaahhhh—so toxic. And it also has Woo Do-hwan, so bonus points.

  • As You Stood By

    8. As You Stood By

    Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

    Like, excuse me, what do you mean they did not even get a kiss? I’m talking about the main couple, not the domestic violence victim friend. The tension was tensioning, and while this isn’t a romance drama, God, the way you could just sense that the male lead was down bad for the girl. I still think about that till now.

  • Perfect Marriage Revenge

    9. Perfect Marriage Revenge

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    OBSESSED. THE MALE LEAD WAS OBSESSED. And it had such amazing tension. Overall, this one is my favorite contractual marriage, jealousy, possessive romance drama.

  • Dynamite Kiss

    10. Dynamite Kiss

    Korean Drama - 2025, 14 episodes

    Dynamite Kiss started off so hot, and it stayed that way until around episode 9. After that, I kinda lost interest, but not gonna lie, this drama served the tension. It was just too hot, and you can’t deny the male lead’s hotness. There were a lot of jealousy and protective scenes.

  • When the Phone Rings

    11. When the Phone Rings

    Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    When the phone rings, obviously you can search up the reels and you’ll know why I added it there. The jealous and protective scenes here, omg, and the cold, ruthless male lead who acted like he didn’t care for the female lead, gosh, he was down bad.

  • My Secret Romance

    12. My Secret Romance

    Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes

    5.5

    Same male lead as Perfect Marriage Revenge, and this whole drama had a lot of sexual tension, considering they hooked up years ago. When I watched it, I loved it. It had intense and hot scenes and was super good.

  • Love Scout

    13. Love Scout

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

    Um, somewhat mature sexual tension, but very adult and mature, so I really enjoyed it.

  • Love Next Door

    14. Love Next Door

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    Not at the start, but it somewhat happened in the middle, along with a little angst when they were obviously struggling to figure out what they felt.

  • Adult Trainee

    15. Adult Trainee

    Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes

    This drama has three stories, and the second story couple was, um, so delicious. It was like childhood frenemies to lovers, and gosh, the tension was palpable.

  • 16. Love Affairs in the Afternoon

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    I’ve not watched this one, but I’ve heard that it has a lot of sexual tension. Be warned, though, it includes cheating, but there are complex reasons for it, as their significant partners were shittier than hell. It’s a toxic and complex drama with, from what I’ve heard, a satisfying ending.

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