k-drama recommendations ᝰ.ᐟ
As a K-drama lover, here’s my recommended list! I added little notes so you can see if each show suits your taste. Enjoy! ;3
Items in this hypelist
historical drama
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
Yun Seong-sik · 2016
An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.
The Great Queen Seondeok
· 2009
The life story of Queen Seondeok, the first queen of the Korean people during the Silla Dynasty.
Mr. Queen
Park Kye-ok · 2020
A modern chef suddenly becomes trapped inside the body of a queen from the Joseon era, which causes chaos for everyone involved.
romantic comedy
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Park Ji-eun · 2016
A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.
Business Proposal
Han Sul-hee · 2022
In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.
Witch's Love
Son Eun Hye · 2018
In plain sight in bustling Seoul, three generations of witches have been living below the radar of everyone around them. Kang Cho Hong operates a restaurant with her fellow witches, Maeng Ye Soon and Jo Aeng Doo. They try to keep a low profile, but Cho Hong’s youthful good looks attracts the attention of a neighborhood guy, Hwang Jae Wook, who is constantly trying to get close to her. Cho Hong and her fellow witches’ quiet lives become complicated when their building landlord, Ma Sung Tae, shows up one day. Sung Tae wants to face a traumatic incident that happened to him in that building when he was a little boy. With Sung Tae nosing around their business on a regular basis, can Cho Hong keep her true identity a secret from him?
Love to Hate You
Choi Soo-young · 2023
For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they're forced to date each other.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Yang Hui-seung · 2016
[Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo] Cuenta la historia de Kim Bok Joo, una joven de 22 años de edad. Huérfana de madre, quien se quedó al cuidado de su padre, un ex levantador de pesas. Asiste a la universidad Hanwool, en la especialidad de Educación física, en la cual muchos atletas entrenan para competencias y así poder representar a su país; ella al igual que su padre se dedica al levantamiento de pesas. Bok Joo conocerá a su primer amor, un médico de una clínica de obesidad. Sin embargo, ella no contaba con que el hermano de este médico fuera Jung Joon Hyung, un viejo compañero de la escuela primaria, con quien además tendrá una colorida amistad. ¿Solo tendrán una bella amistad o nacerán sentimientos románticos?
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.
Because This Is My First Life
Park Joon-hwa · 2017
Two housemates get married for financial convenience, but discover nothing is simple when it comes to demanding in-laws — or facing their growing bond.
psychological thriller
The Glory
Kim Eun-sook · 2022
Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
Squid Game
Hwang Dong-hyuk · 2021
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Anna
Lee Zoo-young · 2022
The story of a woman who ends up living a completely different life due to a petty lie.
Shadow Beauty
Ahum · 2021
Because of her looks, Koo Ae-jin is bullied at school and even insulted by strangers. But after school, she leads a secret life: with heavy makeup and hours of photo editing, she lives as Genie, a social media star with 770K followers.
Pyramid Game
· 2024
Every last Thursday of the month at an all-girls high school, the students of Class 2–5 cast their votes in a popularity poll. The results classify them into Grades A, B, C, D, and F. If they fall into Grade F, they become legitimate victims of school violence.
coming-of-age
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.
Weak Hero
You Su-min · 2022
With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.
crime, action
Taxi Driver
Lee Ok-gyu · 2021
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
Signal
Kim Eun-hee · 2016
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.
Mask Girl
Kim Yong-hoon · 2023
Una oficinista acomplejada por su aspecto se convierte en una popular streamer enmascarada por las noches... hasta que unos fatídicos eventos dan un vuelco a su vida.
My Name
Kim Jin-min · 2021
Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.
comedy
The Sound of Your Heart
Ha Byung-hoon · 2016
Comedy following Cho Seok's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. Based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.
Psychopath Diary
Kim Hwan-chae · 2019
The story of a man named Yook Dong-sik who coincidentally witnesses a murder and picks up the killer's diary. While fleeing the scene, he gets into a car accident causes him to lose his memory. Due to the diary in his possession, he mistakenly believes that he is a psychopathic serial killer.
romance, revenge
Marry My Husband
Shin Yoo-dam · 2024
Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill cancer patient, is killed by her husband and best friend after she witnesses them having an affair. She wakes up 10 years before the incident and decides to seek revenge with the help of Yu Ji-hyuk, a director at the company where she works. Now, she must reclaim her fate and eliminate the trash from her life.
Perfect Marriage Revenge
Yi Bam-be · 2023
Waking from a fatal accident to find herself in the past, Han Yi-joo teams up with Seo Do-guk to take revenge on the family who never loved her.
The World of the Married
Kang Eun-kyung · 2020
Ji Sun Woo is an associate director of a family clinic with a perfect life—a great career, married to a handsome, young-looking man, mother to an adoring son, and surrounded by seemingly caring friends. She couldn't be more content. Lee Tae Oh, her husband, is an aspiring movie director. However, when his temptation leads him to betray Sun Woo along with the people around her, she gets driven to revenge. The perilous twists-and-turns of a married couple's life unfolds.
legal drama
Juvenile Justice
Hong Jong-chan · 2022
A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Moon Ji-won · 2022
Woo Young-woo, una brillante abogada con autismo, lidia con los retos que le plantean la vida cotidiana y los tribunales cuando se incorpora a un importante bufete.
mystery, revenge
Celebrity
김철규 · 2023
Fama, dinero, poder. Una joven lucha para convertirse en la nueva celebridad de moda en el glamoroso (y escandaloso) mundo de los influencers de Seúl.
thriller, suspense
The Penthouse
김순옥 · 2020
セレブが暮らす超高層マンションのヘラパレス。パーティーが開かれた夜、ある少女が高層階から転落するのをペントハウスに住むシム･スリョン(イ･ジア)が目撃。事件は2か月前、声楽家になる夢を絶たれ今は不動産仲介の仕事をしているオ･ユニ(ユジン)と、高校時代にユニのライバルだった声楽講師チョン･ソジン(キム･ソヨン)がユニの娘を通して再会したことに端を発する。ヘラパレスにはスリョンの夫でソジンと浮気中のチュ･ダンテ(オム･ギジュン)等、癖ものの住人や、その子供達の行動によりユニ親子の生活は一変する。果たして少女の転落事件の真相は明かされるのか、そしてヘラパレスの住人たちとユニ親子の運命は-!?
