Drama Recommendations
These are some dramas that I would highly recommend to anyone new to or skeptical about K-dramas. This list does not contain any of my guilty pleasures dramas and only includes those that constantly kept me on the edge of my seat and those I believe have a commendable script, cinematography, direction or acting. And like all my other lists I haven't ranked these dramas.
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![Reply 1988]()
1. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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![Designated Survivor: 60 Days]()
2. Designated Survivor: 60 Days
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![Prison Playbook]()
3. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Stranger]()
4. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Hot Stove League]()
5. Hot Stove League
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![Signal]()
6. Signal
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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![Life on Mars]()
7. Life on Mars
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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![Be Melodramatic]()
8. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![Bad Guys]()
9. Bad Guys
Korean Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
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![Mr. Sunshine]()
10. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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![Squad 38]()
11. Squad 38
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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![Misaeng: Incomplete Life]()
12. Misaeng: Incomplete Life
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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![Argon]()
13. Argon
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
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![Life]()
14. Life
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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![Kingdom]()
15. Kingdom
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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![Black Dog]()
16. Black Dog
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![Tell Me What You Saw]()
17. Tell Me What You Saw
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Hello, My Twenties!]()
18. Hello, My Twenties!
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
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![Hello, My Twenties! Season 2]()
19. Hello, My Twenties! Season 2
Korean Drama - 2017, 14 episodes
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![When the Camellia Blooms]()
20. When the Camellia Blooms
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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![My Mister]()
21. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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![My Unfamiliar Family]()
22. My Unfamiliar Family
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![The Good Detective]()
23. The Good Detective
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Chicago Typewriter]()
24. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Dr. Romantic]()
25. Dr. Romantic
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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![Itaewon Class]()
26. Itaewon Class
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Strangers from Hell]()
27. Strangers from Hell
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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![Hospital Playlist]()
28. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![Stranger Season 2]()
29. Stranger Season 2
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Cursed in Love]()
30. Cursed in Love
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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![Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]()
31. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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![I Told Sunset about You]()
32. I Told Sunset about You
Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes
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![Like in the Movies]()
33. Like in the Movies
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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![It's Okay to Not Be Okay]()
34. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![SKY Castle]()
35. SKY Castle
Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
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![Alice in Borderland]()
36. Alice in Borderland
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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![The Bad Kids]()
37. The Bad Kids
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![The Long Night]()
38. The Long Night
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![Hotel del Luna]()
39. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![The Stranded]()
40. The Stranded
Thai Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
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![Beyond Evil]()
41. Beyond Evil
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Move to Heaven]()
42. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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![Taxi Driver]()
43. Taxi Driver
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Youth of May]()
44. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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![Mystic Pop-Up Bar]()
45. Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![Sweet Home]()
46. Sweet Home
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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![I Promised You the Moon]()
47. I Promised You the Moon
Thai Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
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![Racket Boys]()
48. Racket Boys
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![D.P.]()
49. D.P.
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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![The Uncanny Counter]()
50. The Uncanny Counter
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Squid Game]()
51. Squid Game
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
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![Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha]()
52. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Yumi's Cells]()
53. Yumi's Cells
Korean Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
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![My Name]()
54. My Name
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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![Remembrance of Things Past]()
55. Remembrance of Things Past
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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![Love Destiny]()
56. Love Destiny
Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
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![Hellbound]()
57. Hellbound
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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![The Gifted]()
58. The Gifted
Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
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![The Silent Sea]()
59. The Silent Sea
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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![Work Later, Drink Now]()
60. Work Later, Drink Now
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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![Tomorrow]()
61. Tomorrow
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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![My Liberation Notes]()
62. My Liberation Notes
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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![Our Blues]()
63. Our Blues
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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![All of Us Are Dead]()
64. All of Us Are Dead
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Extraordinary Attorney Woo]()
65. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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![Alchemy of Souls]()
66. Alchemy of Souls
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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![Through the Darkness]()
67. Through the Darkness
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Little Women]()
68. Little Women
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Delicious Romance]()
69. Delicious Romance
Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
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![May It Please the Court]()
70. May It Please the Court
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Weak Hero Class 1]()
71. Weak Hero Class 1
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![First Love]()
72. First Love
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
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![Recipe for Farewell]()
73. Recipe for Farewell
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Love to Hate You]()
74. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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![The Glory]()
75. The Glory
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![Call It Love]()
76. Call It Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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![Agency]()
77. Agency
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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![The Good Bad Mother]()
78. The Good Bad Mother
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
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![Celebrity]()
79. Celebrity
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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![D.P. Season 2]()
80. D.P. Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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![Under the Queen's Umbrella]()
81. Under the Queen's Umbrella
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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![Somebody]()
82. Somebody
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![Divorce Attorney Shin]()
83. Divorce Attorney Shin
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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![The Glory Part 2]()
84. The Glory Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Revenant]()
85. Revenant
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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![Moving]()
86. Moving
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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![The World between Us]()
87. The World between Us
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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![The Kidnapping Day]()
88. The Kidnapping Day
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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![Connect]()
89. Connect
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
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![Vigilante]()
90. Vigilante
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![The Deal]()
91. The Deal
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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![Flower of Evil]()
92. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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![Queen of Tears]()
93. Queen of Tears
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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![Pyramid Game]()
94. Pyramid Game
Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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![The Auditors]()
95. The Auditors
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![No Gain, No Love]()
96. No Gain, No Love
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![La Grande Maison Tokyo]()
97. La Grande Maison Tokyo
Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
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![Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born]()
98. Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![A Virtuous Business]()
99. A Virtuous Business
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Light Shop]()
100. Light Shop
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
