Best Goryeo Era Historical-Costume K-Drama
Rank your favourite dramas set in the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1388). Feel free to add to the list...
Asianatica Mar 25, 2026
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![Alchemy of Souls]()
In the fictional country of Daeho, young mages struggle to overcome twisted fates caused by the forbidden "alchemy of souls," a spell that swaps souls between bodies. Naksu, an elite assassin, finds ...more -
![Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]()
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 -
![Guardian: The Lonely and Great God]()
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 -
![Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow]()
4. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes3,818 points by 39 votersJang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her ...more -
![Empress Ki]()
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 -
![River Where the Moon Rises]()
Born a princess of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang survives an early crisis and grows up as the warrior Yeom Ga Jin, unaware of her past. When she meets On Dal, a gentle soul ...more -
![The King's Affection]()
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the story follows twins born to the Crown Princess Consort, who orders the death of the daughter due to superstition. To save her, the baby girl is ...more -
![My Country: The New Age]()
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 Great Doctor]()
A 21st-century plastic surgeon, Eun Su, gets kidnapped and brought 700 years into the past for her healing powers. Goryeo era bodyguard to the king, General Choi Yeong, is smart but a ...more -
![Love Song for Illusion]()
Crown Prince Sajo Hyun secretly works as a fashion designer in a downtown boutique, hiding his royal identity. He's haunted by a deep childhood wound from his harsh father, Sajo Seung. Hyun ...more -
![Six Flying Dragons]()
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 -
![Shine or Be Mad]()
Wang So, a Goryeo prince, was born with the name, “Shine.” Sin Yul is a woman hailing from the Balhae kingdom and believed to have the powers of an oracle. A prince ...more -
![Korea-Khitan War]()
A historical drama that deals with the second and third periods of the Goryeo-Khitan War. King Hyeon Jong of Goryeo and his political teacher, Commander-in-Chief Kang Gam Chan, united the people of ...more -
![The King in Love]()
Wang Won’s father is the king of Goryeo while his mother is the Yuan emperor’s daughter. He was born with many gifts as he has good looks, the wisdom of a snake, ...more -
![The Great Seer]()
The Great Seer began during the reign of King Gong Min. But despite being about seers, geomancers, divinators and the like, this drama is less about the fantasy and more about the ...more -
![Moon Embracing the Sun]()
Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon U, the daughter of a high-ranking official, meets Crown Prince Yi Hwon at her brother's civil service exam celebration, and they fall in love. Yeon U is chosen as ...more -
![Jeong Do Jeon]()
In the late 14th c, Goryeo, abuse of power and corruption made people leave the government offices and only the corrupted people are left in the high offices. When there seems to ...more -
![God of War]()
This drama is a about a man who was born to the slave class during the Goryeo Dynasty, overruling the feudalist government that had been in power for over 60 years and ...more -
![The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won]()
A work that sheds new light on the figure of Lee Bang Won, a leader who took the lead in the founding of the nation. (Source: Naver) -
![The Great Queen Seondeok]()
The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more
