Dramas Where the Male Lead Had the Nicest Adult Glow Up

From tacky to 'daddy'. Please only include lead character's most jaw dropping adolescence-to-adult glow up instead of a one-off physical transformation.

Tae Ho Apr 15, 2020
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  • Pinocchio

    1. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.3
    796 points by 8 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
  • Crash Landing on You

    2. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    691 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
  • Her Private Life

    3. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    490 points by 5 voters
    Seong Deok Mi, a dedicated art gallery curator, is exceptional at her job but harbors a secret: she is a devoted fangirl of Cha Si An, managing his fansite. This obsession is ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    4. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    383 points by 4 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
  • Secret Garden

    5. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    291 points by 3 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
  • Thirty but Seventeen

    6. Thirty but Seventeen

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.4
    287 points by 3 voters
    Woo Seo Ri, a violin prodigy at seventeen who was about to study in Germany, got into a bus accident and fell into a coma, waking up thirteen years later. Mentally, she ...more
  • The Heirs

    7. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.6
    199 points by 2 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
  • Are You Human Too?

    8. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    190 points by 2 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
  • Tempted

    9. Tempted

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.5
    188 points by 2 voters
    Rich and privileged twenty-somethings uncover their true motives and reveal their depravity while playing a dark and dangerous game. Set on revenge, popular player Kwon Shi Hyun makes a bet with friends ...more
  • One Spring Night

    10. One Spring Night

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jeong In stumbles into Yoo Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more
  • Itaewon Class

    11. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
  • The King: Eternal Monarch

    12. The King: Eternal Monarch

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Lee Gon is the third Korean emperor of his generation. His citizens regard him as the perfect leader. But behind this flawless appearance, hides a deep wound. When he was eight years ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    13. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer who is also the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. He has a calm demeanor and remains reasonable at work. He then ...more
  • She Was Pretty

    14. She Was Pretty

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    As a young girl, Hye Jin was impossibly cute and lived a comfortable life with her wealthy parents. Since entering her teens, both her looks and fortunes have drastically changed. She currently ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    15. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    98 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
  • Encounter

    16. Encounter

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    97 points by 1 voters
    What happens when an encounter between a man and a woman who seem to have nothing in common develops into a complicated love story? Cha Soo Hyun is the daughter of a ...more
  • Cheese in the Trap

    17. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.3
    92 points by 1 voters
    Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more
  • Reunited Worlds

    18. Reunited Worlds

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
    7.5
    89 points by 1 voters
    Twelve years, after dying in a car accident, Sung Hae Sung suddenly appears alive and well not having aged a day. With the help of his friends and his childhood love Jong ...more

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