Most Iconic Dramas from Korean TV Stations

Please include and vote for the most iconic/representative dramas from KBS, SBS, MBC, JTBC, OCN and TvN since the beginning of 2000s here.

Tae Ho Dec 13, 2019
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  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    1. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    784 points by 8 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
  • Boys over Flowers

    2. Boys over Flowers

    Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
    7.5
    677 points by 7 voters
    Geum Jan Di comes from a poor family who owns a dry-cleaning shop. One day, she visits Shinhwa High School, a prestigious school for the wealthy, and saves a student trying to ...more
  • Healer

    3. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    487 points by 5 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
  • Descendants of the Sun

    4. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    485 points by 5 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
  • My Love from the Star

    5. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    478 points by 5 voters
    Do Min Jun is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. He possesses a near-perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed. ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    6. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    458 points by 5 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Secret Garden

    7. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    389 points by 4 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • Fight for My Way

    8. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    372 points by 4 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
  • The Heirs

    9. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.6
    370 points by 4 voters
    Kim Tan is the heir to Empire Group who has been sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home schemes ...more
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    10. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.7
    370 points by 4 voters
    Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman ...more
  • The Master's Sun

    11. The Master's Sun

    Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes
    8.5
    369 points by 4 voters
    Joo Joong Won is the stingy and greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a major department store and hotel. He meets the gloomy Tae Gong Shil, who started seeing ghosts ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    12. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.7
    357 points by 4 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • Reply 1997

    13. Reply 1997

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    297 points by 3 voters
    Set in the 1990s, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T, and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back ...more
  • Winter Sonata

    14. Winter Sonata

    Korean Drama - 2002, 20 episodes
    7.7
    281 points by 3 voters
    Joon Sang moves to a new high school in search of his biological father. Yu Jin and Sang Hyuk are close childhood friends, although Sang Hyuk wants to be more than a ...more
  • W

    15. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    280 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
  • Autumn in My Heart

    16. Autumn in My Heart

    Korean Drama - 2000, 16 episodes
    7.7
    279 points by 3 voters
    Yun Jun Seo and Yun Eun Seo grew up as siblings, but Eun Seo was in fact from a different family, as there was a mix-up at the hospital where she was ...more
  • Shopaholic Louis

    17. Shopaholic Louis

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    276 points by 3 voters
    It revolves around a handsome shopaholic named Louis, who is the successor of a vast business empire but becomes homeless after suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, Ko Bok Sil, a country girl who ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    18. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    269 points by 3 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
  • Stairway to Heaven

    19. Stairway to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
    7.9
    199 points by 2 voters
    The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more
  • My Father Is Strange

    20. My Father Is Strange

    Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
    8.5
    194 points by 2 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
  • Reply 1988

    21. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.0
    194 points by 2 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
  • Signal

    22. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    187 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
  • My Mister

    23. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    186 points by 2 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
  • SKY Castle

    24. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.7
    183 points by 2 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
  • My Girl

    25. My Girl

    Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
    7.8
    182 points by 2 voters
    When Gong Chan meets the lively and beautiful Yoo Rin, he finds out that she has connections to his missing cousin, whom his grandfather has been searching for. He asks Yoo Rin ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    26. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.6
    177 points by 2 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
  • Pinocchio

    27. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.3
    172 points by 2 voters
    The idealistic Choi In Ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome,” which makes her ...more
  • Jumong

    28. Jumong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 81 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Ju Mong was the founder of Goguryeo in 37 BC. He was the son of General Hae Mo Su and Lady Yu Hwa and was raised by King Geum Wa, who took ...more
  • Star in My Heart

    29. Star in My Heart

    Korean Drama - 1997, 16 episodes
    7.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Lee Yun Hee is an orphan who is adopted into a hostile family environment. She harbors an undiscovered artistic talent, which helps to catapult her into the lives of two men: a ...more
  • Coffee Prince

    30. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
    8.3
    94 points by 1 voters
    Choi Han Gyeol is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. ...more
  • Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang

    31. Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang

    Korean Drama - 2005, 17 episodes
    7.5
    86 points by 1 voters
    Lee Mong Ryong moves from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, where Choon Hyang, his first love, helps him pursue a prestigious university. However, after Mong Ryong meets his ex-girlfriend Chae ...more
  • Squad 38

    32. Squad 38

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    81 points by 1 voters
    A unique task force forms by blending law enforcement and criminals, targeting tax evaders. Con artists, skilled in fraud and deception, will aid in capturing these wealthy tax-dodgers who employ elaborate schemes ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    33. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    80 points by 1 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
  • Are You Human?

    34. Are You Human?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    75 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
  • What Happens to My Family?

    35. What Happens to My Family?

    Korean Drama - 2014, 53 episodes
    8.2
    70 points by 1 voters
    Every family has its issues but what happens when the patriarch in the family is not happy with the behaviors of his children? Cha Bong Soon does not intend to just sit ...more
  • Vagabond

    36. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    69 points by 1 voters
    Cha Dal Gun, devastated by his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash, embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind a massive cover-up. Go Hae Ri, the eldest daughter of ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    37. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    68 points by 1 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
  • Trap

    38. Trap

    Korean Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
    7.8
    67 points by 1 voters
    Kang Woo Hyun is a respected anchor at a broadcasting station. He has a lovely family and he is asked to enter the political field. His life seems perfect. One day, he ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    39. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    66 points by 1 voters
    An ace emergency care doctor loses his license after being scapegoated in a malpractice case caused by the hospital director. Determined to get revenge, he becomes a prison internist, aiming to befriend ...more

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