Best Korean historical drama (sageuk)
What's the best Korean historical show in your opinion? Must be traditional hanbok costume drama.
Feel free to add to the list...
Asianatica Oct 30, 2025
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![Gunman in Joseon]()
In the time of enlightenment of 19th-century Joseon. It stars a hero who is the son of Joseon’s greatest swordsman. He loses his father, and his younger sister gets sold as a ...more -
![The Three Musketeers]()
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period (during the confusion of justification and the period of espionage and transition from ming to ping), when the public desire for social reform was at a ...more -
![Hwa Jung, the Princess of Light]()
Princess Jeong Myeong was the only direct descendant of King Seon Jo still alive, and when she was born, her birth was celebrated around the palace. She had the sweetest smile a ...more -
![The Royal Gambler]()
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 -
![Queen Insoo]()
Queen Insu (1437~1504) was the wife of king Deok Jong and a daughter of Hanh Wak, the second state councilor. Since the 2nd year of Sung Jong's reign, she was called Queen ...more -
![The Legend]()
This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and ...more -
![Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho]()
The legendary gumiho or nine-tailed fox, Koo San Daek, leaves her husband after his betrayal renders her unable to shapeshift. She takes her nine-year-old daughter, Yeon I, who has yet to gain ...more -
![Secret Door]()
Secret Door follows the conflict between King Yeong Jo and Crown Prince Sa Do in the longest reign in Joseon history, 52 years. King Yeong Jo pursues strong royal authority, while Crown ...more
