Dramas That Teach Meaningful Life Lessons with Minimal Fluff

Tae Ho Jan 14, 2021
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  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    1. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.8
    996 points by 10 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • My Mister

    2. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    898 points by 9 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • Reply 1988

    3. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.0
    694 points by 7 voters
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more
  • Dear My Friends

    4. Dear My Friends

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.7
    492 points by 5 voters
    Park Wan is a translator who is constantly pulled by her mother, Jang Nan Hee, to hang out with her elder friends, Jo Hee Ja, Moon Jung Ah, Oh Choong Nam, and ...more
  • Live

    5. Live

    Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
    8.6
    392 points by 4 voters
    Yeom Sang Soo, determined to become a public official, faces misfortune with every case and conflicts with his superiors. His co-worker, Han Jung Oh, is a female officer fighting male chauvinism. Together, ...more
  • Hospital Playlist

    6. Hospital Playlist

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    9.0
    298 points by 3 voters
    The stories of people going through their days are seemingly ordinary but actually special at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life, where someone is being born and someone's ...more
  • The World of the Married

    7. The World of the Married

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    292 points by 3 voters
    Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially ...more
  • Nobody Knows

    8. Nobody Knows

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    198 points by 2 voters
    Detective Young Jin, haunted by the unsolved murder of her friend by the 'Stigmata' serial killer 19 years ago, is determined to find the killer. Living a solitary life, her only connection ...more
  • Mother

    9. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    198 points by 2 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • School 2017

    10. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.1
    197 points by 2 voters
    The drama follows Ra Eun Ho, an 18-year-old girl with dreams of becoming a webtoon artist, as she struggles in a school that discriminates based on wealth and academic performance. When she's ...more
  • SKY Castle

    11. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.7
    195 points by 2 voters
    Han Seo Jin, Noh Seung Hye, Jin Jin Hee, and Lee Myung Joo all live with their families in SKY Castle, a luxury private neighborhood hosting wealthy doctors and professors. All of ...more
  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    12. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    It's the story of a mother who died and begins a 49-day long project of reincarnation, and a husband who has barely begun to live a new life after overcoming the pain ...more
  • Mad Dog

    13. Mad Dog

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    After losing his wife and son in a plane crash, former cop Choi Kang Wu forms an independent investigation team. He teams up with Kim Min Jun, a brilliant ex-swindler whose brother ...more
  • School 2013

    14. School 2013

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Seungri High School ranks as one of the worst of the 178 high schools in Seoul based on academic scores. Kang Se Chan is the top Korean language teacher who owns a ...more
  • Seo Yeong, My Daughter

    15. Seo Yeong, My Daughter

    Korean Drama - 2012, 50 episodes
    7.9
    95 points by 1 voters
    This drama will tell the story of a father who separates from his daughter, their love, hate and reconciliation. Seo Young is a tough woman who tries to escape the harsh life ...more

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