K-Dramas You Watched Not Knowing Much and Ended up Loving!

These are the kinds of dramas you are not sure if you'll end up loving and so you came in with low expectations and minimal-to-zero exposure to spoilers, but the story managed to grab you by the hook, line and sinker and therefore securing a very special place in your book.

Tae Ho Mar 9, 2021
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  • Healer

    1. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    997 points by 10 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
  • Run On

    2. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.1
    984 points by 10 voters
    Ki Sun Gyeom, a former sprinter forced to quit due to legal troubles, meets Oh Mi Joo, a translator of movie subtitles who believes their encounter is fate. Meanwhile, Seo Dan Ah, ...more
  • Descendants of the Sun

    3. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    890 points by 9 voters
    A love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She ...more
  • Reply 1988

    4. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.0
    795 points by 8 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
  • My Mister

    5. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    590 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
  • Flower of Evil

    6. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.1
    488 points by 5 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
  • Fight for My Way

    7. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    297 points by 3 voters
    Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract employee in ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    8. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    295 points by 3 voters
    Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer who is also the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. He has a calm demeanor and remains reasonable at work. He then ...more
  • The Innocent Man

    9. The Innocent Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.0
    294 points by 3 voters
    The drama is a melodrama which depicts the story of a man, Kang Ma Roo who has been betrayed by the love of his life, Han Jae Hee. Years after the incident, ...more
  • Oh My Venus

    10. Oh My Venus

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    199 points by 2 voters
    Kim Yeong Ho, a Hollywood personal trainer from a wealthy background, returns to Korea after a scandal. Despite a painful childhood injury, he maintains a healthy lifestyle. Kang Joo Eun, a once-renowned ...more
  • Warrior Baek Dong Soo

    11. Warrior Baek Dong Soo

    Korean Drama - 2011, 29 episodes
    8.1
    199 points by 2 voters
    Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeong Jo's reign, the story is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sa Do's conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Su was a real-life legend who ...more
  • She Would Never Know

    12. She Would Never Know

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.9
    198 points by 2 voters
    Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetics brand. She enjoys her job and dreams of launching her own brand someday. Chae Hyun Seung is a fellow marketer who becomes ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    13. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    197 points by 2 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
  • Vincenzo

    14. Vincenzo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    197 points by 2 voters
    At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. ...more
  • Prison Playbook

    15. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.9
    196 points by 2 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • Jealousy Incarnate

    16. Jealousy Incarnate

    Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
    8.1
    195 points by 2 voters
    Lee Hwa Shin is a talented, handsome anchor from a well-off family, known for his fierce competitiveness in the newsroom. His rivalry with meteorologist Pyo Na Ri, a hardworking but less accomplished ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    17. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.6
    194 points by 2 voters
    Jang Geu Rae, a former Go prodigy, struggles after his dream of becoming a professional player fails. Forced into an internship at the company One International, he meets fellow intern An Yeong ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    18. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.9
    100 points by 1 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
  • Abyss

    19. Abyss

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    "Abyss" is the tale of a man and a woman who tragically meet their demise but are granted a second chance at life through soul-reviving marbles found in a mystical abyss. Go ...more
  • The Royal Gambler

    20. The Royal Gambler

    Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
    7.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Baek Dae Gil and King Yeong Jo enter a match. Baek Dae Gil bets his life and King Yeong Jo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Baek Dae Gil ...more
  • Into the Ring

    21. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.1
    98 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
  • Remember: War of the Son

    22. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    97 points by 1 voters
    Seo Jin Woo has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more
  • Miss Hammurabi

    23. Miss Hammurabi

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    95 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
  • Black

    24. Black

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more

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