K-Dramas That Launched Second Generation Hallyu Wave (2009-)

Hit K-dramas after the arrival of Boys Over Flowers.

Tae Ho Mar 18, 2020
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  • Secret Garden

    1. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    1,577 points by 16 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
  • Boys over Flowers

    2. Boys over Flowers

    Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
    7.5
    1,390 points by 14 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
  • You're Beautiful

    3. You're Beautiful

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    8.0
    1,376 points by 14 voters
    The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had ...more
  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    4. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    981 points by 10 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
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    5. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    980 points by 10 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
  • The Heirs

    6. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.6
    954 points by 10 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
  • Descendants of the Sun

    7. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    878 points by 9 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

    8. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    676 points by 7 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
  • W

    9. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    675 points by 7 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
  • Crash Landing on You

    10. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    670 points by 7 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yun Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jeong Hyeok, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Strong Girl Bong Soon

    11. Strong Girl Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    575 points by 6 voters
    Do Bong Sun is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is, in fact, very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • Healer

    12. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    568 points by 6 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
  • Pinocchio

    13. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.3
    463 points by 5 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
  • Mr. Sunshine

    14. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    380 points by 4 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
  • Hotel del Luna

    15. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    291 points by 3 voters
    In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, ancient hotel, managed by the greedy and resentful Jang Man Wol, who has spent a thousand years running it. Bound by a deity to ...more
  • Shining Inheritance

    16. Shining Inheritance

    Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes
    7.8
    288 points by 3 voters
    Ko Eun Seong's life is similar to Cinderella's. After her father died, her stepmother, Baek Seong Hui, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun U, suddenly disappears without ...more
  • Empress Ki

    17. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    284 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
  • While You Were Sleeping

    18. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    276 points by 3 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • Reply 1997

    19. Reply 1997

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    272 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
  • Dream High

    20. Dream High

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.0
    189 points by 2 voters
    Dream High tells the story of six students at Kirin Art High School who work to achieve their dreams of becoming music stars in the Korean music industry. Go Hye Mi is ...more

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