Starring Im Soo-Hyang and Kim Jung-Hyun as the main leads, the drama belongs to the fantasy rom-com genre. Its 1st episode was aired on Jan 27, 2023. It brings out your precious emotions while the actors portray the character development of the persona. The drama outscored 8.6 on IMDb.
Bending and striving forward between the spurs of mountainous obstructions flows the story of two different people. The two were meant to be together in their past lives, but tragedy follows them. Now, in the present time, Han Gye Jeol is a young doctor who has regard for her job but happens to be searching for somewhere to work due to some misfortunes.
She meets Do Jin Woo and falls for him at first sight. But this hopeless romantic is unaware of Do Jin Woo’s real identity, which is an other-worldly being, Kokdu. Kokdu is supposed to guide people who have died to the nether world as it is their first time being there.
The article will guide you to the way where you can know about more mysterious beings from various k-dramas, c-dramas, Thai-dramas, and j-dramas.
Doom at Your Service
For die-hard k-drama fans, this drama can be in A-listers due to its cast with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk as its main leads and Cha Joo Ik, Kang Tae Oh, and Shin Do Hyun in the support roles.
The story orbits around Tak Dong Kyung, a young hard, working girl who’s going to die soon due to brain cancer, and Myul Mang, a bewitching grim reaper tired of his immortal life. The two of them get tangled with each other when Tak Dong Kyung, in angst, wishes for the world to end, and this falls into the ears of Myul Mang, who wants it to be true.
- Released Year: 2021
- IMDB Score: 8
- Cast: Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk, Lee Soo Hyuk, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime
- Episodes: 16
Tomorrow
Choi Joon Woong ends up in a coma for three years while trying to save a man from committing suicide by jumping off a bridge. He ended up in the situation also due to the mistake of the crisis management team of the nether world.
Now while he is in a half-dead and half-spirit state, he ends up with the grim reapers and is escorted as a member of the most rundown department of the underworld to stop people from killing themselves.
- Released Year: 2022
- IMDB Score: 7.9
- Cast: Rowoon, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Suk Hyuk
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix
- Episodes: 16
Goblin
A drama that is a must-watch for everyone and anyone who has a love for K-dramas, rom-com dramas, or dramas related to reincarnation or immortality. This show can quite easily slide into your favorites. It is about once a great general Kim Shin, who had to face a dreadful end to his life and is now living as a Goblin.
He now lives with a grim reaper, and together, they lead the dead to the nether world. Kim Shin gets to meet Ji Eun Tak, who is said to be his bride, as she can see the sword in his body which is supposed to free him from his immortality. But it gets difficult as the two of them start getting entangled in feelings for each other.
The drama also had remakes in Filipino, Chinese, Thai, and Japanese.
- Released Year: 2016
- IMDB Score: 8.6
- Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na, Yook Sung Jae, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Rakuten Viki, and Apple Tv
- Episodes: 19
My Love from the Star
Do Min Joon is a being from another world or an “alien” who has been living on Earth for 400 years with only 3 months left here? He runs into some situation with sassy Cheon Song Yi, the best Hallyu star in South Korea. With perfect comedic cook-ups and melodramatic segments, the drama has the right amount of everything for a rom-com lover and for a not-so-rom-com fan, as it is quite a mixture of sci-fi, time travel, etc.
- Released Year: 2013
- IMDB Score: 8.2
- Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Jun Ji Hyun and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 21
Hotel Del Luna
The term “del luna” literally means the moon. The story starts with a flashback to female lead Jang Man Wol’s memories and then comes back to the present Goo Chan Sung’s dad stumbles on Hotel Del Luna while looking for a shed in the rain.
Man Wol is a supernatural being who runs the hotel, which is only for ghosts. The story is quite a mixture of horror, rom-com, and fantasy, which is perfectly portrayed by IU and Yeo Jin Goo.
- Released Year: 2019
- IMDB Score: 8.2
- Cast: IU, Yeo Jin Gu, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
The Bride of Habaek
The drama is based on the manhwa “The Bride of the Water God” by Yoon Mi Kyung. Habaek is the god of water and the next heir to the throne of the Land of Gods, whereas Yoon So Ah is a psychiatrist who helps him when he arrives on Earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acdn4iSVW9w
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 6.9
- Cast: Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung, Lim Ju Hwan, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
A Korean Odyssey
The drama is twisted or, one may say, a modern version of the Chinese novel “Journey to the West.” In 2017 to overcome evil by pursuing light, Son Oh Kong and Ma Wang were in dispute. Sun Mi is someone who can see ghosts and the Tang Sanzang of the story.
She made a contract with Son Oh Kong as a kid. The drama is led by Lee Seung Gi as Son Oh Kong (Monkey King), Cha Seung Won as Woo Ma Wang (Bull Demon King), Oh Yeon Seo as Jin Sun Mi, Lee Hong Ki as Jo Pal Gye/ P.K (Zhu Bajie) and Jang Gwang as Sa Oh Jung (Sha Wujing).
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 8.2
- Cast: Son Oh Kong, Oh Yeon Seo, Cha Seung Won, Lee Hong Ki, Jang Gwang, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 20
My Roommate Is a Gumiho
The unusual and exciting story starts with Shin Woo Yeo’s 999 years’ of hope to become a human seems to be shattered when Lee Dam swallows it down. Actually, Shin Woo Yeo is about a 1000 years old nine-tailed-fox or a mythical being who has been collecting human energy in a bead and is just a year away from acquiring his human form.
But tables take a quick turn when Lee Dam swallows the bead unknowingly. If the bead is left in a human body for a year, it will break, killing the person and Shin Woo Yeo’s hopes altogether. Thus to avoid it all, Lee Dam, played by the “aegyo” actress Lee Hye Ri, shifts with Shin Woo Yeo, portrayed by Jang Ki Yong.
- Released Year: 2021
- IMDB Score: 7.7
- Cast: Jang Ki Young, Hyeri, Bae In Hyuk, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki and iQIYI
- Episodes: 16
Chicago Typewriter
A drama based on reincarnation and hops to & fro from the past to the present of the main characters. The plot is based on the trio of Han Se Joo, a bestselling writer, Jeon Seol, who does nothing to everything, and Yu Jin Oh, who stands out of the wits for Se Joo and Seol as he is a ghost in love with Jeon Seol. This drama has the perfect amount of cliffhangers to drive the viewers to the edge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMYGDYZjtw
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 8.3
- Cast: Yoo Ah In, Im Soo Jung, Go Kyung Pyo, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
Tale Of The Nine-Tailed Fox
Lee Yeon once used to be a mountain spirit but now is an over 1000 years old Gumiho or Nine-tailed fox. He protects the mortal world by fighting against evil spirits. Nam Ji Ah, a television producer, got her parents killed quite young.
When she runs into Lee Yeon, she suspects that he may lead her to some clues. Though the start of the show was beautifully stolen by Lee Yeon’s red umbrella, and the end was heartbreakingly all Lee Rang, Lee Yeon’s half-brother.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 7.9
- Cast: Dong Wook Lee, Jo Bo Ah, Kim Bum, Kim Young Ji, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
My Amazing Boyfriend
The drama is another adaptation of a Chinese web novel by Shui Qianmo. It is fascinating how the events unfold when a B-rated unlucky actress Tian Jing Zhi awakens mutant Xue Ling Qiao in a car accident who was asleep for centuries. The drama has two seasons starring two different sets of leads. The first season is more like “Kokdu: Season of Deity” than the second season.
Season 1
- Released Year: 2016
- IMDB Score: 7.9
- Cast: Janice Wu, Kim Tae Hwan, Mike Angelo, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 28
Season 2
- Released Year: 2019
- IMDB Score: 7.8
- Cast: Li Geyang, Tian Yi Tong, Mike Angelo, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 38
Witch’s Love
An ordinary-looking rice soup restaurant was run by three ordinary-looking women, but this is a k-drama, so how can everything be ordinary? Actually, the women here are three witches concealing their identities without any flaws.
But Kang Cho Hong’s pretty face attracts a problem to Hwang Jae Wook, a guy from the neighborhood. To add salt, Ma Sung Tae, the building landlord, comes to face his childhood trauma and looks deeper into the incident.
- Released Year: 2018
- IMDB Score: 7
- Cast: Yoon So Hee, Hyun Woo, Lee Hong Bin, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 12
Kiss Goblin
One must not skip on the quest of a 160-year-old goblin to have a human form. In order to fulfill his wish, the Queen Goblin tells him to kiss humans 10 times. The web series is quite short and may not fill your emotions up to the grim, but it is satisfactory and a great option for binge-watchers.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 7.9
- Cast: Bae In Hyuk, Jeon Hye Won, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 12
Angel’s Last Mission: Love
Dan, an angel who wants to return to heaven, and Lee Yeon Seo, suffering from blindness due to an accident. Their journey to a sweet love story takes inception when Dan is assigned to find love for Lee Yeon Seo in order to return to heaven. A plot where a carefree optimist falls in love with someone who doesn’t even believe in love.
- Released Year: 2019
- IMDB Score: 7.7
- Cast: L, Shin Hye Sun, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 32
Hi! School: Love On
Lee Seul Bi, who is an angel, turns into a human while saving Shun Woo Hyun. He then helps her to get accustomed to the human world along with his grandmother. Lee Seul Bi, while living as a human, gets to sense and learn about all kinds of human feelings.
- Released Year: 2014
- IMDB Score: 7.6
- Cast: Kim Sae Ron, Nam Woo Hyun, Lee Sung Yeol, and others
- Streaming Platforms: KBS WORLD TV and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 20
My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho
Cha Dae Woong, while on a visit to a temple, gets stuck there due to sudden rain. While trying to look for a shed, he ends up near an old isolated chamber. He then gets threatened by a gumiho (nine-tailed fox) and lets it out from the painting in which it was trapped.
Trying to run from the situation, Cha Dae Woong ends up getting severely injured and thus is saved by the Gumiho, but she loses her orb to him. Now in order to get her orb back, the two of them have to spend 100 days together.
- Released Year: 2010
- IMDB Score: 7.7
- Cast: Lee Seung Gi, Shin Min A, No Min Woo, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Rakuten Viki, and SBS World
- Episodes: 16
Live Up to Your Name
The drama wheels between two timelines of South Korea, one from the Joseon Era and one from 400 years later, which is the modern Soul. Heo, Im, a skilled doctor from Joseon, faces difficulties in getting promoted because he is a child of a concubine.
At the same time, Choi Yeon Kyung is a cardiothoracic surgeon of the modern time who meets Heo Im when he travels from time. The story is quite engaging for time travel plot lovers.
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 8.2
- Cast: Kim Nam Gil, Kim Ah Joong, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix
- Episodes: 16
Alice
Alice is a science fiction action mystery drama set in dystopian 2050 where the organization Alice was made to travel time and a parallel universe. But then there is said to be a prophecy regarding the end of time travel.
To inspect it, Yoo Min Hyuk and Yoon Tae Yi are sent to the year 1992. But during the course, Tae Yi realizes that she is pregnant and decides to stay. But in 2010, she was murdered, leaving behind her son Jin Gyeom orphaned. He decides to discover the truth behind her death.
- Released Year:2020
- IMDB Score: 7.1
- Cast: Kim Hee Sun, Joo Won, Kwak Shi Yang, Lee Da In and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki and SBS World
- Episodes: 16
Tomorrow, With You
Yoo So Joon is a successful CEO of a real estate company, but the twist comes in when he can see his future when taking the subway. But this turns into a headache for him when he gets to know that he is doomed to be unhappy before his death. To avoid it all, he gets into a loveless marriage with Song Ma Rin as he sees her in foresight.
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 7.4
- Cast: Shin Min A, Lee Je Hoon, Jo Han Chul, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
The Best Hit
Yoo Hyun Jae is a popular K-pop idol from the 90s who suddenly goes missing while he actually has traveled through time and space 24 years to the future from 1993 to 2017. There he encounters Lee Ji Hoon and Choi Woo Seung, who’ve been together since childhood and now share the goal of clearing the civil service exam. However, Ji Hoon wishes to be a singer and songwriter.
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 7.6
- Cast: Lee Se Young, Kim Min Jae, Yoon Shi Yoon, Cha Tae Hyun, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 32
The King: Eternal Monarch
Two parallel worlds with two different beliefs. In a world that exists simultaneously with ours, there lives Lee Gon, who is flawlessly a great leader who is loved by his subjects. But one day, he wishes to go away from everything but ends up defying time and space as he crosses from his world to the world that we live in.
Here he meets Jeong Tae Eul, who at first finds Lee Gon a weird guy who has lost his sense of reasoning. But later, the two together fight against criminals.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 8.1
- Cast: Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun, Woo Do Hwan, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix
- Episodes: 16
Bulgasal Immortal Souls
That which cannot be killed and which cannot die is Bulgasal. Dan Hwal used to be a human during the Joseon Dynasty, but while working in the military, he turned into an immortal 600 years ago from now.
Whereas Min Sang Woon is a woman who used to be immortal 600 years back, but now she is a human who can remember her every reincarnation. Dan Hwal holds Min Sang Woon to be responsible for his miseries and wishes to seek revenge on her for his curse.
- Released Year: 2022
- IMDB Score: 7.4
- Cast: Kwon Nara, Lee Jin Wook, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix
- Episodes: 16
The Legend Of The Blue Sea
Based on ancient Korean folklore, this series has events as mythical as reincarnation, beings as fascinating as mermaids, and a story that mashes it all and revolves around a love story of a dumb girl with a charismatic male lead. Our journey begins when Heo Joon Jae, a crook, goes to Spain to spend the money earned from his forte. There he meets Shim Cheong, a mermaid, who falls for him.
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 8.1
- Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Lee Min Ho, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Hulu and Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 20
Rooftop Prince
The K-drama is a fantasy romance comedy. Lee Gak, a crown prince from Joseon Dynasty, transports 300 after he faces the death of his wife in a lake outside the palace. Here, after traveling to modern-day Seoul, he runs into a few familiar-looking faces, and in the hope that his love of life would be here too, he starts making efforts in order to find her.
- Released Year: 2012
- IMDB Score: 7.7
- Cast: Han Ji Min, ParkYoo Chun, Choi Woo Shik, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix, Rakuten Viki and SBS World
- Episodes: 20
Born Again
Cha Hyung Bin is a devoted detective, and Gong Ji Chul is a serial killer, but crime isn’t the only thing the two of them share in common. The two of them fall for Ha Eun, who owns a bookshop, and the secret about her illness. The three of them end up having tragic endings. Now, 30 years later, the three are reincarnated and again encounter each other unaware of their pasts.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 6.8
- Cast: Lee Su Hyuk, Jang Ki Young, Jin Se Yeon, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 32
The Scholar Who Walks the Night
Based on a webtoon of the same name with its author Jo Joo Hee and artist Han Seung Hee. Kim Sung Yeol works as a guardian vampire who works to protect humans by fighting against vampires. Living a lonely and secluded lifestyle, Kim’s only mode of social interaction is Jo Yang Sun.
Jo Yung Sun, who herself is living a hidden lifestyle, disguises herself as a man to escape the demons of her contemporary world. Kim Sung Yeal and Jo Yang Sun would come and fight together to save humanity from the threat of the bloodthirsty and vicious vampires.
- Released Year: 2015
- IMDB Score: 7.2
- Cast: Lee Soo Hyuk, Lee Yu Bi, Lee Joon Gi, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 20
Gu Family Book
Choi Kang Chi is a son of a human and a guardian mountain spirit. His parents had a tragic romantic tale, and he is later adopted by the owner of an inn. He then, at the age of 19, meets Dam Yeo Wool, who is part of a secret organization and destined to be with Choi Kang Chi.
- Released Year: 2013
- IMDB Score: 8
- Cast: Lee Seung Gi, Bae Suzy, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 24
Thousand Years for You
Three thousand years ago, the spirit clan waged war against the human race with saintess Yun Xi and its leader Zhu Rong. But Yun Xi’s had a change of heart and hoped to achieve peace.
Lu Yau, the prince of the human race, joined hands with Yun Xi, and the two ended the war with the help of each other but at the cost of Yun Xi’s death and Lu Yan being sealed in a mural. Now, years later, he is released by Yu Deng Deng, the chief of the Qingquan household, unknowingly. When Deng Deng meets Lu Yan she falls for his looks and forces him to marry her unbeknownst of his identity.
- Released Year: 2022
- iQIYI Score: 9.6
- Cast: Ren Jialun, Li Qin
- Streaming Platforms: iQIYI
- Episodes: 36
Mystic Pop-up Bar
A weird pop-up bar that has a few weird employees. It is owned by a woman who has a nasty temper and bullies people to tell her their worries. She is actually in a 500-year-old sentence where she has to solve the problems of 100000 humans with the help of their dreams.
She is managed by a grim reaper who is also a manager of the pop up-bar. There is Han Kang Bae working with the two of them who don’t like to be touched because one touch with him can make a person spill all of his true feelings. Together the three of them solve the troubles faced by people who come to their bar.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 8
- Cast: Hwang Jung Eum, Yook Sung Jae, Choi Won Young, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Netflix
- Episodes: 12
Witch’s Diner
All decisions come with a price. At the Witch’s Diner, one’s wishes come true, but at a price. Jung Jin lives with her mom and gives her hardest like everyone else at her job. But there is a sudden inception of misfortunes in her life.
Lee Gil Young is an aspiring athlete who wishes to attend a university. The dreams he wishes to come true seem to sink when he gets involved in a bullying case as a victim along with his friend. But things seem to take a turn when the two of them meet Ji Hee Ra, a witch who grants wishes to people in need.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Qib41W4WM
- Released Year: 2021
- IMDB Score: 7.3
- Cast: Song Ji Hyo, Nam Ji Hyun, Chae Jong Hyeop, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 8
Moonshine and Valentine
Helan Jing Ting is a thousand-year-old being and a member of the Fox Clan who dearly loves his wife. Guan Pipi is an intern at a newspaper publishing company and is the reincarnation of Huiyan ( Helan’s wife). The two of them had a painful past together, which Helan wishes not to repeat.
- Released Year: 2018
- Score: 7.8
- Cast: Johnny Huang, Victoria Song, and others
- Streaming Platforms: YoYo English Chanel
- Episodes: 25
Handmade Love
Woven a deity got expelled from heaven, and by designing 10,000 consolation clothing for humans, he can win a ticket back to heaven. His assistant Joey has been working with him for 100 years at his store Handmade Love. The latest addition to their store is Sa Rang, who first came to the store as a client but later worked as a part-timer. Together the three of them help their clients as Woven is pretty close to his objective.
- Released Year: 2020
- IMDB Score: 7.9
- Cast: Lee Soo Hyuk, Lee Su Ji, Park Seung Ji, and others
- Streaming Platforms: tvND
- Episodes: 8
My Girlfriend is an Alien
Gilisika Qiusuo Laka Laka No 7 is an alien from the planet Capetown who ends up getting stuck on Earth. She loves the smell of hormones from men, and this makes her lose a gem through which she can communicate with the people of her planet, Fang Leng. Fang Leng suffers from heterosexual amnesia. Thus, together the two of them direct this slithering tale to its ocean.
Season 1
- Released Year: 2019
- Score: 8.4
- Cast: Wan Peng, Bie Thasspak Hsu and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 28
Season 2
- Released Year: 2022
- Score: 8.3
- Cast: Wan Peng, Bie Thasspak Hsu and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 30
From Now On, Showtime!
Go Seul Hae is an upright police officer. Cha Cha Woong is a gifted magician in the eyes of his audience. But he actually is the grandson of a shaman, which lets him to communicate with spirits. The spirits help him in organizing his shows. Unaware of it all, Go Seul Hae thinks he could be somehow related to an occurrence that seems to be connected with his magic shows.
- Released Year: 2022
- IMDB Score: 7.4
- Cast: Park Hye Jin, Jin Ki Joo, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki
- Episodes: 16
Shinigami-kun
Shinigami is a Japanese word that means grim reaper. This Japanese show is an adaptation of a manga with the same title by Koichi Endo. It is about a greenhorn #413 who escorts the dead souls to the world of the dead with “Congratulations! I’m here to call on you”.
- Released Year: 2014
- IMDB Score: 6.6
- Cast: Satoshi Ohno and others
- Episodes: 9
The Universe’s Star
This drama fairly deserves a shot to watch if you’ve liked “Kokdu: Season of Deity” as it is short and with a well-portrayed plot. Our female lead, Byul “star,” is a grim reaper who has to guide souls to the afterlife.
She learns that her idol Woo Joo “Universe,” will be dying soon. She attempts to save him, but in the process, the two of them find themselves to be falling for each other. However, the drama leaves the viewers with a happy-sad ending.
- Released Year: 2017
- IMDB Score: 7.2
- Cast: Suho, Ji Woo, and others
- Episodes: 21
Love Forever After
Tualek is a screenwriter who is a strong-willed and control freak woman. But due to an unfortunate accident, she is pushed into a coma. Weha, a grim reaper, appears to scout her to the nether world. She fights against the idea of leaving the world like any other spirit ever. But this time, Weha finds it hard to make her leave.
- Released Year: 2022
- Score: 7.6
- Cast: Eye Kamolned Ruengsri, August Vachiravit Paisarnkulwong and others
- Episodes: 30
Rattan
Qin Fang Shi gets involved in a strange mishap where he ends up on the brink of death. But he unknowingly awakens Si Teng, who is a hybrid plant alien. She saves Qin Feng Shi and claims him to be his master as she saved him. Thus, Qin Fing Shi helps her out, and together the two go into the jumbled memories of Si Teng.
- Released Year: 2021
- IMDB Score: 7.5
- Cast: Vin Zhang, Jing Tian, and others
- Streaming Platforms: Rakuten Viki and YOUKU
- Episodes: 30
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