favourite asian dramas
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Persona
Yoon Jong-shin · 2019
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.
My Mister
Park Hae-young · 2018
In a world that is less than kind, a young woman and a middle-aged man develop a sense of kinship as they find warmth and comfort in one another.
Boys Over Flowers
Yoon Ji-ryun · 2009
Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.
Winter Sonata
Yoon Eun-kyung · 2002
A woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.
Our Blues
Noh Hee-kyung · 2022
Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.
Hotel Del Luna
Hong Jeong-eun · 2019
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.
Summer Strike
Lee Yoon-jung · 2022
After getting dumped by her boyfriend and losing her mother in an accident, Yeo-reum decides to move to a small village to do nothing.
The Heirs
Kim Eun-sook · 2013
After a chance encounter in LA, two teens from different social backgrounds reunite at an exclusive high school attended by Korea's über rich.
Dream High
Park Jin-young · 2011
Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.
Start-Up
Park Hye-ryun · 2020
Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
Mr. Sunshine
Lee Eung-bok · 2018
Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
Snowdrop
Yoo Hyun-mi · 2021
In 1987, bloodied man Soo-ho jumps into a women's university dormitory in Seoul. Yeong-ro, a female student who fell in love with him at a group blind date, tends to his wounds as the dormitory is ensnared in intense surveillance. As Soo-ho's secrets unravel, he must eventually face the conflict between his heart to Yeong-ro and responsibility to his comrades, as well as to his sibling who awaits him in his home country. What will be of their fate?
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
Tong Hua · 2016
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
Twenty Five Twenty One
Jung Jee-hyun · 2022
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
Goblin
Kim Eun-sook · 2016
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Hi Bye, Mama!
· 2020
Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
Itaewon Class
Cho Kwang-jin · 2020
In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.
The Light in Your Eyes
Kim Sok-yun · 2019
Time manipulation comes with a steep price for a young woman, who becomes 78 years old overnight after using a mysterious watch.
Stairway to Heaven
· 2003
Song Ju and Jeong Seo who have lost a father and a mother respectively spend their childhood together like real siblings. Song Ju is there for Jeong Seo whenever she feels lonely and has a hard time, and Jeong Seo also relies a lot on Song Ju. However, after Jeong Seo's father gets married to Tae Mi Ra, Mi Ra and her daughter Yu Ri keep harassing Jeong Seo out of jealousy. Tae Hwa, Yu Ri's rough and wild older brother, has a crush on Jeong Seo who is pure and kind unlike him.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Lim Sang-choon · 2025
In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.
Crash Landing on You
Park Ji-eun · 2019
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
