A bookstagram caption (see below for the bookstagram post) that I did this week, inspired me to list down [more] K-drama recommendations, this time with their corresponding posters and synopsis.
Anyway, without further ado, here are my favorite on-going and completed K-dramas.
Note: These shows are available for streaming/downloading either on Netflix or Viu.
Reply 1997
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, comedy, teen, drama
Synopsis: Set in the 1990's, "Reply 1997" follows female high high school student Shi-Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T and her 5 high school friends.
Reply 1988
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No. of Episodes: 20 + 1 special
Genre: Family, comedy, romance
Genre: Family, comedy, romance
Synopsis: Set in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Coming of age, sports, romance
Genre: Coming of age, sports, romance
Synopsis: A coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way.
Status: Completed
Hit the Top
No. of Episodes: 32
Genre: Family, comedy, romance
Genre: Family, comedy, romance
Synopsis: In the year 1993, pop idol Yoo Hyun-Jae accidentally travels through time to 2017. Discovering that he mysteriously disappears in 1994 and is presumed dead, he begins to investigate into the reason for his disappearance while trying to adjust to life in the future. Meanwhile, Lee Ji-Hoon is an aspiring musician and is secretly enrolled as an idol trainee at Star Punch Entertainment. Ji-hoon struggles to hide this from his parents, who believe he has been studying for his civil service exams.
Status: Completed
Dr. Romantic
No. of Episodes: 20 + 1 special
Genre: Medical, melodrama, romance
Genre: Medical, melodrama, romance
Synopsis: A story about Boo Yong-joo (Han Suk-kyu), a genius and triple-board certified surgeon, who was once at the top of his field and used to work at Seoul's top hospital, Geosan University. After a traumatic incident, he disappears and changes his name to Kim Sa-bu. He begins working at a small hospital named Doldam, located in Gangwon Province. He guides Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin) to become great doctors by teaching them to fight against power and money for the sake of patients.
Dr. Romantic 2
Status: Completed
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Medical, melodrama, romancce
Genre: Medical, melodrama, romancce
Synopsis: Three years following the events of Dr. Romantic, Kim Sa-bu (Han Suk-kyu) comes to Geosan University Hospital to recruit a general surgeon. He finds Seo Woo-jin (Ahn Hyo-seop), a doctor with a troubled past who is ostracized by his fellow doctors, and offers him the job. In the meantime, Cha Eun-jae (Lee Sung-kyung) is suspended after making another mistake in the operation room and has no other choice but to follow the two doctors to Doldam Hospital.
Voice
Status: Completed
No. of Episodes: 16 + 2 specials (S1), 12 (S2), 16 (S3)
Genre: Thriller, procedural
Genre: Thriller, procedural
Synopsis: The drama follows the lives of 112 emergency call center employees as they fight against crimes using the sounds that they hear.
Status: Completed
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, comedy, drama
Synopsis: Oh Ha-na and Choi Won are both 34 years old and have been best friends since high school. For the past seventeen years they have been present for every milestone in each other's lives; but, through missed timing, a romance has never developed between them.
Status: Completed
The Time We Were Not in Love
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, comedy, drama
Synopsis: Oh Ha-na and Choi Won are both 34 years old and have been best friends since high school. For the past seventeen years they have been present for every milestone in each other's lives; but, through missed timing, a romance has never developed between them.
Itaewon Class
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Drama
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Itaewon Class tells the story of ex-convict Park Sae-ro-yi (Park Seo-joon) whose 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 his bar-restaurant DanBam (Sweet Night) in Itaewon and, along with his manager and staff, strive towards success and reaching greater heights.
Status: Completed
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romantic comedy
Genre: Romantic comedy
Synopsis: The plot revolves around the ambitious Vice Chairman of a major corporation, Lee Young-joon, and his highly capable secretary, Kim Mi-so. Misunderstandings arise when she announces that she will resign from her position, after working for Lee Young-joon for nine years.
Status: Completed
Fight for My Way
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Workplace, slice of life, romance
Genre: Workplace, slice of life, romance
Synopsis: The story is about underdogs with big dreams and third-rate specs struggling to survive, and craving for success with a career they're underqualified for. A long time friendship is blossoming into romance between two immature friends Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-joon) and Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-won) whose childish dynamic hasn't changed despite reaching adulthood.
Status: Completed
Her Private Life
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romantic comedy
Genre: Romantic comedy
Synopsis: Sung Deok-mi (Park Min-young) is a talented chief curator of Cheum Museum of Art, who also happens to have a secret: she is a fanatic fangirl of White Ocean's Cha Shi-an (ONE). In addition, she is also the fansite manager of the famous "Shi-an is My Life". Ryan Gold (Kim Jae-wook) is a standoffish artist who develops Stendhal syndrome, eventually retiring as an artist. After the current boss, Uhm So-hye (Kim Sun-young), gets investigated for embezzlement, Ryan Gold becomes the new Art Director of Cheum Museum of Art.
After rumors break out claiming Deok-mi and Shi-an are dating, Ryan suggests that he and Deok-mi pretend to date to ward off Shi-an's fans who threaten to harm her. However, Sindy (Kim Bo-ra), another fansite manager of Cha Shi-an, manages to land a job as an intern in the museum to
Status: On-going
After rumors break out claiming Deok-mi and Shi-an are dating, Ryan suggests that he and Deok-mi pretend to date to ward off Shi-an's fans who threaten to harm her. However, Sindy (Kim Bo-ra), another fansite manager of Cha Shi-an, manages to land a job as an intern in the museum to
Hospital Playlist
No. of Episodes: 12
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Synopsis: Hospital Playlist tells the story of five doctors who have been friends since they entered medical school in 1999.
A Piece of Your Mind
Status: On-going
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romantic comedy, drama
Genre: Romantic comedy, drama
Synopsis: A drama-romance between Ha Won (Jung Hae-In) and Han Seo-woo (Chae Soo-Bin). Ha Won is an AI programmer and he is the founder of M&H Company. He is a consistent person with a good heart. Meanwhile, Han Seo-woo works as a classical music recording engineer. Her life is unstable without a family or house, but she is a positive person.
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Status: Completed
While You Were Sleeping
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, fantasy, thriller, legal drama
Genre: Romance, fantasy, thriller, legal drama
Synopsis: While You Were Sleeping is a combination of the legal drama and fantasy genres, focusing on the tale of three young adults who have acquired the ability to see the future through their dreams: field reporter Nam Hong-joo (Bae Suzy), rookie prosecutor Jung Jae-chan (Lee Jong-suk), and police officer Han Woo-tak (Jung Hae-in). Some of these dreams show crimes that Jae-chan has to investigate and disastrous events that either the three of them have to suffer. Troubled by these dreams, the trio collaborate with each other to prevent these ominous dreams from turning into reality and to take down one of their archenemies, the corrupt lawyer Lee Yoo-beom (Lee Sang-yeob).
Memorist
Status: On-going
No. of Episodes: 16
Genre:
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Synopsis: After acquiring the power to read people's memories when he was in high school, Dong Baek joins the Police Force to solve crimes with his ability, and also search for clues about his past.
Here’s my bookstagram post:
That’s all the K-dramas I can think of right now. I tried to list the K-dramas that wasn’t that mainstream but I have to include some ‘cause they’re my favorite.
How about you? What are your favorite K-dramas (listed or not)?
Next time, I’ll try to list down variety shows. Anyway, that's all for now, folks. Laters!
ps: I know CLOY isn’t there. I feel like that it’s so popular, I don’t need to mention it here (and it’s not really my favorite)
Here’s my bookstagram post:
How about you? What are your favorite K-dramas (listed or not)?
Next time, I’ll try to list down variety shows. Anyway, that's all for now, folks. Laters!
ps: I know CLOY isn’t there. I feel like that it’s so popular, I don’t need to mention it here (and it’s not really my favorite)
- mj (•‾⌣‾•)Ùˆ ̑̑♡
