Curate a Basket of 10 Multiple Genre K-Dramas for Beginners

Tae Ho Feb 18, 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
    8.9
    980 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
  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    2. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    876 points by 9 voters
    Do Bong Sun is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is, in fact, very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    3. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    8.9
    875 points by 9 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan, a South Korean chef, ends up in the body of Queen Kim So Yong after a serious accident, transporting him to Korea’s past. Queen So Yong’s husband, King Cheol ...more
  • Healer

    4. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    796 points by 8 voters
    Seo Jeong Hu is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    5. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    790 points by 8 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Hospital Playlist

    6. Hospital Playlist

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    9.0
    786 points by 8 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
  • Chicago Typewriter

    7. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    683 points by 7 voters
    Set in the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the 21st century. Han Se Ju, a bestselling author in the present, struggles with writer’s block, while Yoo Jin O, a talented ghostwriter ...more
  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    8. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    682 points by 7 voters
    Kim Sin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died tragically. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Kim ...more
  • Itaewon Class

    9. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    677 points by 7 voters
    Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    10. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    674 points by 7 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yun Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jeong Hyeok, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Reply 1988

    11. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.0
    673 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
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    12. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.5
    585 points by 6 voters
    The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he ...more
  • My Mister

    13. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    583 points by 6 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
  • Her Private Life

    14. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    485 points by 5 voters
    Seong Deok Mi, a dedicated art gallery curator, is exceptional at her job but harbors a secret: she is a devoted fangirl of Cha Si An, managing his fansite. This obsession is ...more
  • Memories of the Alhambra

    15. Memories of the Alhambra

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    483 points by 5 voters
    Yoo Jin U, a competitive CEO and video game developer, visits Granada, Spain, seeking the inventor of a groundbreaking augmented-reality game. Staying at a hostel owned by Jung Hui Ju, a former ...more
  • Kingdom

    16. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.8
    382 points by 4 voters
    As the Joseon King succumbs to smallpox the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, which is the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, together with the the Chief ...more
  • My Father Is Strange

    17. My Father Is Strange

    Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
    8.5
    378 points by 4 voters
    This drama is about a family that lives on the outskirts of Seoul. Byun Han Soo is the father and His wife, Na Yeong Shil is a dedicated, responsible mother to his ...more
  • Welcome to Waikiki

    18. Welcome to Waikiki

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.6
    294 points by 3 voters
    Three young men—Dong Gu, an unlucky aspiring film director; Jun Gi, an eccentric actor; and Du Sik, a lazy freelance writer—open a guesthouse called “Waikiki” in Itaewon to fund their film. Despite ...more
  • You're Beautiful

    19. You're Beautiful

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    8.0
    293 points by 3 voters
    The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had ...more
  • Flower of Evil

    20. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.1
    291 points by 3 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • While You Were Sleeping

    21. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    289 points by 3 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • Sweet Home

    22. Sweet Home

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.7
    286 points by 3 voters
    Following the death of his family in an accident, loner Cha Hyun Soo moves to a new apartment. His quiet life is soon disturbed by strange incidents that start occurring in his ...more
  • W

    23. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    285 points by 3 voters
    O Seong Mu, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon O Yeon Ju, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Ju goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    24. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    284 points by 3 voters
    Amid political chaos and threats against King Lee Hun, a clown named Ha Sun, who closely resembles the king, is brought into the palace as his double. Orphaned during an epidemic and ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    25. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    282 points by 3 voters
    To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    26. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    278 points by 3 voters
    Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and ...more
  • Switch: Change the World

    27. Switch: Change the World

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.8
    192 points by 2 voters
    Scam a thousand dollars, and you are a thief. If the amount becomes a billion, you are a financier. Break a small promise, you become a conman. If you betray the trust ...more
  • Marriage, Not Dating

    28. Marriage, Not Dating

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.1
    190 points by 2 voters
    Wealthy plastic surgeon Kong Gi Tae is a successful and happy bachelor who does not want to find himself a wife. He believes that his life is perfectly planned, and being single ...more
  • 18 Again

    29. 18 Again

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    Jung Da Jeong and Hong Dae Yeong have been married for almost two decades, raising their twins together. Despite appearances, their life is far from ideal, filled with Dae Yeong's incessant nonsense. ...more
  • School 2017

    30. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.1
    98 points by 1 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

    31. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.7
    97 points by 1 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
  • Into the Ring

    32. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.1
    97 points by 1 voters
    Seo Kong Myong is a strict, by-the-book elite civil servant known for his efficiency, good looks, and unapproachable demeanor, earning him the nickname “Great Lucifer.” His rigid attitude and tendency to criticize ...more
  • Falling for Innocence

    33. Falling for Innocence

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.1
    97 points by 1 voters
    Min Ho, a ruthless investment banker, is a cynical, sociopathic individual shaped by a traumatic past where his father's death led to a hostile takeover of his family business. After surviving a ...more
  • Age of Youth

    34. Age of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    Five girls in their twenties come to live together in a house called "Belle Epoque", which means "a beautiful time" in French. Each girl has a particular personality, background, and issues. In ...more
  • Are You Human Too?

    35. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Sin III, who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Sin falls into a coma. Nam Sin's ...more
  • The Sound of Your Heart

    36. The Sound of Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    95 points by 1 voters
    It comically follows Jo Suk's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Jun, and parents. (Source: kisskh) ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "The Sound of ...more
  • I Need Romance Season 3

    37. I Need Romance Season 3

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.8
    95 points by 1 voters
    Shin Joo Yeon is a 33-year-old fashion marketing director at a home shopping channel company. She's developed a tough, prickly outer shell in order to succeed in the workplace and has almost ...more
  • Time Between Dog and Wolf

    38. Time Between Dog and Wolf

    Korean Drama - 2007, 16 episodes
    8.1
    95 points by 1 voters
    After his mother is brutally murdered in front of him by the Thai criminal syndicate Cheongbang, Lee Soo Hyun is adopted into NIS agent Kang Jung Ho's family. Together with Kang Min ...more
  • Be Melodramatic

    39. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    94 points by 1 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • The Guest

    40. The Guest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    92 points by 1 voters
    Yun Hwa Pyeong, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Son" (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows them to ...more
  • Miss Hammurabi

    41. Miss Hammurabi

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    91 points by 1 voters
    Park Cha Oh Reum is a newly appointed judge who is assigned to the 44th Civil Affairs Department at the Seoul Central District. She is always on the lookout for injustice and ...more