My First Love K drama comes into the list of dramas in which a group of five friends and their friendship is all about love triangles. The ups and downs of the life of adulthood come with lots of such experiences and shows.
Seho, on the other hand, is a close friend of Taeoh, and he is also a famous singer and even a songwriter who is dealing with his own romantic life. Garin, on the other hand, is another friend of the group. She is a charming person who is also stuck in love and romantic relationships.
The plot is all about how adulthood is about the complexities of love and affection for other people. The relationships between these people bring lots of suspense and mystery in their friendships and their simple lives. The family and friendship drama brings the theme of love and trust among all the people. The series explores the heartwarming emotions and scenes of all friends and their group.
1. Descendants of the Sun
One of the Korean dramas in which it is all about romantic drama, a drama which has a couple that is all about love and sacrifice. Captain Yoo Shi-jin is an army officer who wanted to be a fearless captain and one of the patriotic officers for his nation. His commitment to his country is love and his duty to his nation.
Shi-Jin and his officers are on a mission where they meet a group of nurses and doctors. The mission is all about saving people and completing duties. Doctor Kang Mo-Yeon is the best doctor out there and is there to treat injured police officers.
The story unfolds the love between Kang and Shi-jin. They are both in love and could die for each other. It shows a love story between a doctor and an army officer. An unexpected turn occurs when the Captain falls in love with a doctor, and a whole new love story occurs between them.
The plot unfolds the suspense and drama between Shi-jin and Mo-Yeon, the main characters of the drama Descendants of the Sun. Each character has its ups and downs, which adds depth to the love story of a captain and doctor.
- Director: Lee Eungbok
- Producers: Baek Sanghoon, Ham Younghoon, and others
- Cast: Song Joongki, Song Hyekyo, Jin Goo, Kim Jiwon
- Genre: Romance, Action, Drama
- Ratings: Extremely popular with high viewership ratings both domestically and internationally.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
2. Goblin
The drama revolves around a goblin who is incarnated again so that he can find his love. He has waited for thousands of years for his love. In the past, he was a soldier who was cursed, and now, in this life, he has a chance of getting rid of it. Goblin is a show that is all about a soldier who wants to get rid of his old curse and is here for his bride.
Goblin is a man with supernatural power who is not aware of the modern world and survives every day. He met Eun-tak, who is his bride. He wanted to be with her all his life.
Kim Shin and Eun-Tak’s fate brings them closer in this life. The complex relationship between Eun-Tak and him is something that is filled with humor and challenges.
Supernatural powers play an important role in getting what he wants, and he likes to save his bride, Eun-Tak, from all the other dangers and horrifying things. As the story unfolds, it becomes obvious that the journey is about making peace with the drama.
- Director: Lee Eungbok
- Producer: Kim Yongjin
- Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Goeun, Lee Dongwook, Yoo Inna
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama
- Ratings: Highly popular and critically acclaimed.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
3. Legend of the Blue Sea
The story unfolds the story of the Joseon Dynasty and about Kim Dam-ryeong. He becomes obsessed with a mermaid named Shim Chung. She is a mermaid and saved his life once in a lifetime. Shim Chung has powers that help her to change into a human, and she can walk on the land. She uses these powers for his human lover, Dam-ryeong.
A couple in which one is human, and one is a mermaid. It is a love story of a mermaid and a human, and society is against an unusual love story. Their love faces social pressure and judgment, which causes the love to end.
In another life, they both rebirth as a lover. Heo Joob-jae is an artist who is skilled and from a wealthy background. He meets a woman who seems like a memory of his past. She appeared in her memory often, and now he can remember her by her past. The incarnation brings them back into life again, and it might seem like that the love story between them is all about being in love once again.
- Director: Jin Hyuk
- Producer: Lee Sunhoo
- Cast: Lee Minho, Jun Jihyun
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama
- Ratings: Well-received by audiences.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
4. While You Were Sleeping
A South Korean television drama in which the drama blends and shows the elements of fantasy and romance. Even the series goes with Nam Hong-joo, who is a simple woman with unique abilities. She can predict what could happen in the future and who will die soon.
The vision and all of the accident strategies keep her around those people who are going to die soon. Jung Jae-chan is a child who has experienced the same traumatic experiences before and avoids all death scenes. As he becomes aware of her abilities, he realizes that there is someone who is just like him.
He got along with her and started a journey of saving people from upcoming deaths and much more than that. Han Woo-tak is a police officer who also gets into the play of saving people with the help of Hong-joo and Jae-chans. They all help each other in this scenario. A team that is there to help each other. In the drama, the main task is to save people from their death.
They all worked together in a team and started having an interest in solving such cases. The drama became more intense when Jae-Cahn started working as a prosecutor and played the role of a good prosecutor.
- Director: Oh Choonghwan
- Producer: Park Soojin
- Cast: Lee Jongsuk, Bae Suzy, Lee Sangyeob, Ko Sunghee
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama
- Ratings: Popular among viewers.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Hulu
5. What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim
Another most-watched Korean drama, in which a boss and his secretary’s love story is involved. Kim Mi-so is a talented and well-balanced woman who is all about her job. She is the secretary of a rude body named Lee, who never gives her credit for her hard work.
He is a rude and handsome boss who often finds himself attracted to his secretary. He is self-centered and even arrogant and wants to be in the pattern of being a boss. One day, Kim decided to resign, and she is now no longer in the offices, which stresses her boss. It was a non-digestible truth.
He wanted his secretary back in the office, and for that, he became possessive and even tried his best to bring her back into the office. Later, the relationship between them started, and they fell for each other.
Young-joon tried his best to get his secretary, but she had already made up her mind to leave. Kim is a stubborn woman who decided to leave her job as a secretary. As she noticed her boss’s efforts and love for her, she took back her decision.
The evolving drama between a boss and his secretary makes drama melodrama and romantic at the same time. What’s wrong with secretory Kim drama comes with themes like romance, suspense, love, and self-discovery.
- Director: Park Joonhwa
- Producers: Park Joonhwa, Lee Sangmin
- Cast: Park Seojoon, Park Minyoung
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Ratings: Well received and popular.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
6. Her Private Life
The drama of her private life tells a story of a drama in which it comes with romance and drama. The drama is about Sung Duk-mi, who is a skilled and well-talented artist. She is living the life of a talented artist. She is also living a life that is top secret, and no one knows about it. She is a big fan of K-pop, and she is one of the idols.
As time passed, her boss, Sung Duk-mi, realized and got to know that she was hiding something from the family, and now it is high time for everyone. She is dedicated to her life and wants to be a K-pop idol part, and even she is a hardcore fan girl who wanted to be a part of K-pop idol.
After a while, her boss supports her in his K-pop career, and meanwhile, he falls for her. In the journey of taking her side and supporting her, he realizes that he is falling for her, and even now, he is more than a boss to Sung Duk-mi.
The drama is about making choices between drama and a career, and drama shows how Sung chooses a career and life where she can balance everything. Ryan learns that he needs to be supportive and well-balanced so that he can help her. It is a drama that explores life outside jobs and careers, a life full of love and dreams.
- Director: Hong Jongchan
- Producer: Lee Sangmin
- Cast: Park Minyoung, Kim Jaewook
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Ratings: Positive reviews and popularity.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
7. Touch Your Heart
OH, Yoon-Seo is a talented and popular actress who has been working in the industry, but due to some trauma, she left that job forever. She started taking another job so that she could earn some money for her living. She is also desperate for her comeback into popularity. As time passed by, she decided on a plan which she wanted to get done.
There is a real-life where she has to be her hero. She met Jung-rok, who is a successful and well-known lawyer in the town. A dedicated lawyer who is working on a mission that has not been solved for a long time. He even agrees to work as his assistant in his new mission.
Mission in which she is a secretary of Yoon-seo, she helps Jung-rok in his new mission and task. His mission is to find out the reason behind who is the killer in the school. A killer who was killing innocent students out there. Jung-rok was annoyed by her presence, but as time passed by, they started to fall in love with each other.
A never-ending love romance started between them, which is all about how the simple drama involves crime and love. In their journey to find a killer, they both find love in each other.
- Director: Park Joonhwa
- Producers: Park Joonhwa, Lee Sangmin
- Cast: Lee Dongwook, Yoo Inna
- Genre: Romance and Comedy
- Ratings: Well-received by the audience.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
8. Itaewon Class
Another South Korean drama in which it is all about a webtoon cartoon. The series is about a daughter who wants to find his lost father and ends up in his father’s webtoon story. Park Sae-ro-ye is a man who only believed in justice and freedom. He is a son of a dedicated father. His whole life changes when he gets a confrontation with Geun-won.
The confrontation leads to the accidental death of his father, and it ends his life in prison. After getting released from prison, he decided to seek justice and freedom for his father, and he started opening up about how he could save himself from all the allegations he never did.
After his life in prison, he decided to be a successful man with a restaurant. He started his own business of running a restaurant. In all his struggles, he finds a woman named Jo Yi-Seo, who is a brilliant and amazing employee of his. He falls in love with her, and the drama explores the themes of resentment, love, regret, and new life experiences.
In his entrepreneurship life, he started a friendship level. The journey started forming when he took his side and started a new life journey after his prison life. He left his old life behind and started a new life with Sae-royi.
- Director: Kim Sungyoon
- Producer: Park Sunghye
- Cast: Park Seojoon, Kim Dami, Yoo Jaemyung
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Ratings: Popular and critically acclaimed.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
9. StartUp
Seo Dal-mi is a woman who is overachieving, and her dream is to be a successful entrepreneur. His dream is to be the best in what she does. As time passed by, she started getting into a life where she put a start-up world. A world where she can be something. Nam Do0san is another talented programmer who is a geek.
He started a business in which he is the main head and named it Smasan Tach. All of his skills are the best when it comes to gaining recognition and investing more in his own business. Han Ji-Pyeong is a wealthy and best capitalist who lives a life of his own life. Won In-Jae is a talented woman who comes from a well-defined and wealthy family. She also wanted to be an entrepreneur and someday look for it.
The drama is about the meeting of Dal-mi and Do-san. As they cross paths with each other, it becomes obvious that something magical is going to happen. They started creating a unique business idea where they can be safe and secure.
A business that gets success and competition of being failed is always there. The group competition challenges all of the ambitions and friendships to fulfill their business. Start-up is a drama that is about starting a business from zero and achieving all the success. A tension between friends and their relations.
- Director: Oh Choonghwan
- Producer: Oh Choonghwan, Park Soojin
- Cast: Bae Suzy, Nam Joohyuk, Kim Seonho
- Genre: Romance, Drama
- Ratings: Gained popularity among viewers.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
10. Record of Youth
Sa Hye-jun is the main character of the Record of Youth. In which he is a supermodel and aspiring to become one. He dreams of creating a big entertainment society by entering into it.
He comes from a decent and humble family, a family that is down to earth and lives a stable life. Jeong-ha is another character. The series explored the ups and downs of career and love romances, which is a good sign of growth. Even the pressure of relationships and personal growth is something that one can understand and watch.
It comes with lots of sacrifices and suspense, which is made by the competitive images. The Record of Youth is all about the drama and themes of love, friendships that must be forever, and even the glamorous life of one person.
It is an upcoming-age drama that touches all of the audience’s hearts, and some of the entertainment is that a friendship goes from love to hate. The love and affection between all of the friends and people is worth watching, and even it is the best show which one can prefer to watch.
- Director: Ahn Gilho
- Producer: Hwang Kiyong
- Cast: Park Bogum, Park Sodam, Byeon Wooseok
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Ratings: Positive reception.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
11. Vincenzo
It is another Korean drama that is all about crime drama, and the show is all about romance and revenge. The crime drama brings lots of scenes and a mafia world. In the show, there is a lawyer who is also a mafia and finds himself in a South Korean area. Vincenzo is a cold, strict lawyer who is also dealing with a crime world.
He started a business of law, where he could take all of the mafia family. He is a survivor who is an unexpected man with lots of battles. He joined Babel group, in which he started his side business and all.
Hng Cha-young is a lawyer from a babel group who faces all the problems alone. He works with his talented adversaries to combat all the problems and systems. He becomes a mafia with time and delivers justice to all people.
He believes in justice, and he even started getting into a system where he can continue with all of the wrong people’s justice. The series is all about the crime world and the revenge story of a lawyer who becomes a gangster.
- Director: Kim Heewon
- Producer: Yoon Seongho
- Cast: Song Joongki, Jeon Yeobeen, Ok Taecyeon
- Genre: Crime, Dark Comedy, Romance
- Ratings: Highly popular and critically acclaimed.
- Country: South Korea
- Running Time: Approximately 7090 minutes per episode
- Where to Watch: Netflix
