[K-DRAMA] A list of 10 Must Watch K-Drama

Want to start watching K-dramas, but you don’t know what to watch? Did you open Netflix and then find so many k-dramas that you just gave up before even starting? Did you just hear people speaking about k-drama, but you have no ideas of what they are?
Well, don’t worry, here’s a shortlist of 10 K-drama that you can watch at home in your free time.

Ps: Have a look at this other article from another Must Watch K-drama!

Suspicious Partner (Love in Trouble)

Suspicious partner is the story between Prosecutor Noh Ji Wook and Eun Bong Hee, a rookie in the Justice Department. After Eun Bong Hee is accused of killing her boyfriend, Noh Ji Wook loses his job to save Eun Bong Hee, falsely charged with the murder. Yet they find themselves working together again, trying to catch the culprit behind a series of crimes in their area.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Yoon Hye-Jin (Shin Min-A) is a dentist from a big city that finds herself opening a practice in the small seaside village of Gongjin. Here she meets Hong Du-Sik (Kim Sun-Ho), the charming Chief Hong loved by everyone and her total opposite. Officially unemployed, Hong Du-Sik is always busy taking various jobs for everyone in the town. Inevitably their lives end up clashing each other, with the rest of the villagers joining the mix in a driven, fun K-drama who conquered success after a few days after the release.

W – Two Worlds

What would you do if you could enter a comic world?

W is the story between Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk) and surgeon Oh Yeon-Joo (Han Hyo-Joo), who accidentally enters the comic W (created by her dad) where Kang Chul has the lead role. After his family was killed by an unknown criminal, the falsely accused Kang Chul decided to catch the culprit. Their lives start to be entangled when she saves his life. Now in a new world and with the necessity to go back to the real world, you may not wonder if there will actually be a chance for them to be together.

While you were Sleeping

If you like fantasy and legal drama, then you will probably love While you were Sleeping.
The story focuses on three people who can see the future in their dreams. Field reporter Nam Hong-Joo (Bae Suzy) can see the future since she was a child. Yet, regardless of her ability, stopping those bad events from happening seems impossible. Across their streets lives prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk), who can see the future like her. He sees a premonition where Hong-Joo is falsely accused of an accident she didn’t cause. Saving her life and stopping the accident, he saves the police officer Han Woo‑Tak (Jung Hae In), who gains the same ability. Trying to find out why they received those abilities, the trio starts working together, using their powers to help others.

Itaewon Class

Moving to a new school, Park Sae-Ro-Yi (Park Seo-Joon) punches his classmate Jang Geun-Won, who bullied another classmate. Jang Geun-Won’s father (and CEO of the Jagga) demand an apology. Still, when Park Sae-Ro-Yi refuses to do so, he is expelled, and his father (who worked for the company) loses his job. Later, Jang Geun-Won causes an accident where Sae-Ro-Yi ‘s father dies, and the son releases his anger on Geun-Won, beating him. He is arrested and forced to prison for assault. He decides to take revenge on the company and opens a restaurant in Itaewon. Sae-Ro-Yi is not alone in his adventure. His friends join the restaurant to work with him. The group is then followed by Jo Yi-Seo, a famous social media influencer who has feelings for Sae-Ro-Yi. She decides to start working at his restaurant as a manager, wanting to help the guy achieve his dream.

It’s Okay to Not to Be Okay

Ko Moon-Young (Seo Yea-Ji) is a children’s storybook author with an antisocial personality disorder that doesn’t know how to love. On the opposite, Moon Gang-Tae (Kim Soo-Hyun) works in a hospital’s psychiatric ward, has no time for love, and takes care of his brother Moon Sang-Tae (Oh Jung-Se). After meeting, the two start to influence each other’s lives, healing the wounds they were carrying while revealing the truth dominating their lives.

True Beauty

Im Ju-Kyung (Moon Ga-young) is a high school student contrasted by her family for her appearance and being bullied by her classmates. Wishing to change her life, she learns how to use makeup on the Internet, mastering the art before moving to a new school. Her makeup talent is such that she completely transforms herself, to the point that everyone at the new school loves her.
Despite this new popularity, Im Ju-Kyung can’t see herself as beautiful and still struggle about accepting herself, fearing that someone will discover her true self. Not long after her transfer, the famous Lee Su-ho (Cha Eun-woo) discover her secret after running into her without makeup multiple times. Like Im Ju-Kyung, Lee Su-ho also hides a secret that is daunting his life and that destroyed his relationship with his best friend Han Seo-jun (Hwang In-Youp). As the story progresses, the characters’ connections will unravel their secrets and allow the trio to grow together.

Cinderella and the Four Knights

It may be another version of Cinderella, but you can never be bored because of it.

Eun Ha-won (Park So-dam) is our Cinderella. A brilliant High-school student who lost her mum in a tragic accident when she was young. After her father remarries her cruel stepmother, Eun Ha-won is forced to take a part-time job to pay for her studies and her mother’s memorial. After a (shocking?) wedding, Eun Ha-won meets the Charmain of a large corporation that convinces her to work for him and moves into his mansion where his grandsons live. Now in a love quadrangle with four dashing princes, her life indeed seems to transform into a fairy tale.

✨ Special note: Because of this K-drama, I became obsessed  started watching K-dramas every day.

Crash Landing on You

However, Yoon Se-Ri stepped away from her family, founding a fashion line that made her independent.
Before announcing the new business owner, Yoon Se-Ri goes paragliding but is blown into North Korea’s borders.
Here she meets Captain Ri Jeong-Hyeok (Hyun Bin), but escapes him and his soldier and ends up in the village where the group live. Before being arrested, Captain Ri Jeong-Hyeok saves her, and the group is entangled, trying to protect Yoon Se-Ri and sending her back home.

Note: Remember to bring lots of tissues with you!

Oh My Venus

Probably one of the most romantic, cute and even funny K-drama I have ever watched!
Kang Joo-Eun (Shin Min-a) was once called the “Venus of Daegu” in her hometown because of her unmatchable beauty. Now, she has gained a lot of weight that made her lose face and figure she once had. Coming back from a flight, she passes out and is saved by Kim Young-Ho, a.k.a. John Kim (So Ji-sub). Even if their first meeting is not the best, Kang Joo-Eun finds him and his friends again when she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her. After convincing him on helping her lose her weight, the group works together to give her the transformation she wants. The group grew close to each other and Kang Joo-Eun and Kim Young-Ho even more.