Your Top 25 Most Recommended Korean Historical Dramas

Tae Ho Jan 9, 2021
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  • Mr. Sunshine

    1. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    692 points by 7 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
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    2. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    688 points by 7 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    3. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    597 points by 6 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
  • Six Flying Dragons

    4. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    591 points by 6 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • Kingdom Season 2

    5. Kingdom Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
    8.9
    391 points by 4 voters
    Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to the throne, ...more
  • Gu Family Book

    6. Gu Family Book

    Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
    8.3
    295 points by 3 voters
    Choi Kang Chi is a half-human and half-mythical-creature who was adopted by the lord of the Hundred Years Inn. He was the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit of Jiri ...more
  • Empress Ki

    7. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    294 points by 3 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • My Country: The New Age

    8. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    294 points by 3 voters
    Set during the transition from the Goryeo to the Joseon period, two friends become enemies due to differing views on "my country." Seo Hwi, a skilled warrior and son of a renowned ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    9. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    291 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
  • Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    10. Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.5
    290 points by 3 voters
    Set in the ancient land of Arthdal, Eun Seom, born with a fate to bring disaster, and his mother endure hardships before fleeing to a new land. Though Eun Seom grows up ...more
  • Signal

    11. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    198 points by 2 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Haechi

    12. Haechi

    Korean Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.1
    192 points by 2 voters
    Set during the Joseon Dynasty period, four people from different walks of life come together to make Prince Lee Geum the King and reform the Saheonbu. The four people are Lee Geum, ...more
  • The Princess's Man

    13. The Princess's Man

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.4
    187 points by 2 voters
    Princess Se Ryung is the headstrong and forward-thinking daughter of Grand Prince Su Yang, who is determined to be King. She falls in love with the son of his mortal enemy, and ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    14. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    187 points by 2 voters
    In the Joseon Dynasty, Hong Gil Dong, a hero to the people and enemy to the elite, faces King Yeonsangun, who is despised by his subjects despite his royal lineage. Born a ...more
  • The Slave Hunters

    15. The Slave Hunters

    Korean Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
    8.0
    186 points by 2 voters
    Chuno follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth, whose family was ruined when Won Ki Yoon, a slave, burnt down his house and escaped with his sister, ...more
  • My Mister

    16. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 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
  • Mr. Queen

    17. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    99 points by 1 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
  • Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    18. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.2
    98 points by 1 voters
    The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for women to write historical ...more
  • Tree With Deep Roots

    19. Tree With Deep Roots

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more
  • Jumong

    20. Jumong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 81 episodes
    8.3
    92 points by 1 voters
    Jumong was the founder of Goguryeo in 37 BC. He was the son of General Hae Mo Su and Lady Yoo Hwa and was raised by King Geum Wa, who took him ...more
  • The Bridal Mask

    21. The Bridal Mask

    Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
    8.5
    91 points by 1 voters
    Lee Kang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Kang ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    22. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.7
    90 points by 1 voters
    About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more
  • Queen for Seven Days

    23. Queen for Seven Days

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    87 points by 1 voters
    This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival political factions ...more

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