Best Korean Dramas

Korean dramas are much more popular than K-Dramas, people all around the world enjoy watching them but youngsters especially Asians love Korean cultures no matter what language they speak and this is why K-Dramas are new trending in Asian regions. Nowadays these K-Dramas are even being picked by the whole world and created a great impact on many people. Some shows are even been telecasted on different television channels in different countries. Korean culture is popular because of its unique fashion, style, and ethnicity. The increase in these Korean dramas fan is also bringing raise an immense increase in fashion lines. Though, a variety of Korean dramas has also been criticized for their efforts to take benefit of such recognition to deform, rewrite or reverse Korea's history, in particular during the issues of Korean Dictatorships. But if you are someone who never watched any Korean Drama, you are missing a lot in various manners. They are a full entertainment package and big picture qualities as well.

But like any other industry, K-dramas has a huge variety of shows, and finding the best Korean dramas is not an easy task. Are you looking for something which is with best storylines and an amazing entertainment package to watch? Here is a complete list of all the Best K-dramas to binge-watch ever.

1. Squid Games

The main reason for picking this series as number one is the amazing story and popularity of the series in the entire world. It is a full thrilling journey of players from different cultures and different ethicity. On Netflix, it is one of the most-watched shows ever. Talking about the story, a few economically weak persons fall into a trap where they started playing games of their childhood for the prize money of 45.6 Billion (almost 38 million U.S dollars). What happened next? People started losing their life one by one in the game. How? This is all you will find in the show

Stars: HoYeon Jung, Lee Jung-Jae, Gong Yoo, Wi Ha-Joon, Lee Yoo-MI, Park Hae-Soo, Lee Byung Hun, Anupam Tripathi, etc.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Time duration- 55 min

Year of release- 2021

2. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

This is one of the best stories to watch if you are fond of Romance. The show is based on Bu Bu Jing Xin which is a Chinese novel by Tong Hua. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (SBS, 2016) is a South Korean television series with the historical romance drama. The story revolves around a 25-year-old 21st-century woman who was sent back to a time during the period of a total solar eclipse. She found herself in another body and the year 941, Goryeo Dynasty of Korea, where she gets into the body of many different royal princes of the Wang Family. The story was not only used in Korean shows but also in the Chinese shows which was based on the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea.

Stars: Lee Joon-Gi, Ji-eun Lee, Kang Ha-neul, Nam Joo-hyuk etc.

Rating- 8.7 out of 10

Time duration- 60 minutes

Year of release- 2016

3. Crash Landing On You

The show Crash Landing on you is one of the best-underrated shows which are based on romance. The story runs all-around a South Korean princess, Yoon Se-ri, who catches into a hard hurricane when she was paragliding and discovers herself driving off in an unknown place in North Korea. Later, Se-ri was founded by the Ri Jeong-hyeok, who was working as the Captain of the North Korean particular Forces and an associate of the North Korean best family. Captain Ri finally came up with a good plan on how can he help Se-ri in going back to South Korea with the support of his squad, but not earlier than they all get troubled with the hurdles that come their way-and then after one by one many difficulties comes. This drama not only has a good hold over romance with a little pinch of comedy and eventually tells the story of two lovers met by fate. At present, this show is one of the best-rated television drama shows and also the second-highest rating Korean drama which is being watched in cable television history.

Stars: Hyun Bin, Son Ye-Jin, Kim Jung-Hyun, Seo Ji-hye

Rating- 8.7 out of 10

Time duration- 1 hour 10 minutes

Year of release- 2019

4. Heirs

High School Dramas are already a favorite of youngsters. This show is a mirror of the rich lifestyles, and responsibilities, and how they are struggling for love from their family and friends as well. Talking about the story it is a high school drama about a group of some high-class rich family kids who are going to be the next ones on the thrown. Mainly the story focus on a character Kim Tan who is shown as a rich chaebol successor to a huge icon Jeguk Group, Kim is struggling with his half-brother Kim Won for good bonding because Won wants his place in the business as he thinks he deserves it more. Kim's problem increases more when he falls in love with Cha Eun-sang, whose mother is working as a house help at Kim's house. No doubt Kim's Father didn't agree with their relationship and the problem increases when Kim's best friend Choi Young Do also suddenly shows his love interest in Eun-sang as she was transferred to their elite school. What happened next and who won Eun-sang at the end is what the story is all about. To find out, you have to watch the show.

Stars: Lee Min-Ho, Park Shin-Hye, Woo-bin Kim, Kim Ji-Won

Rating- 7.5 out of 10

Time duration- 55 min

Year of release- 2013

5. Kill Me Heal Me

Finding love stories is not hard these days but love stories with lessons and based on serious issues are the hardest to find. This show is not like any regular love story, it is about child abuse, dissociative identity disorder, and also how love helps the hardest to cure a person heal from a huge issue. The story is about Cha Do Hyun who is a rich young business man but unfortunately, he develops dissociative identity disorder or popular as multiple personality disorder, and faces difficulties in living his life and managing his business. He takes help from a beautiful first-year psychiatric student to treat him without showing anyone about his condition and falls in love with her. Un, fortunately, his twin brother Oh Ri On was so hurt by his condition that he decides to uncover all the secrets and painful reasons behind his condition to the world (as he is working as a writer) and tell everyone about his struggles and pain wealthy children go through. How Do Hyun took control over these seven personalities or this condition took control over his life is what you'll find in the show.

Stars: Seong Ji, Hwang Jeoung-eum, Park Seo-Joon

Rating- 8.3 out of 10

Time duration- 1 hour

Year of release- 2015

6. Dear My Friends

A story of friendship, something no one wants to miss. This show is not only amazing because of its story and acting but also because of the casting, you will see the acting skills of one of the best Korean veteran actors Youn Yuh-Jung who also won an Oscar for his amazing acting. This show is an emotional story of four old friends who just decide to visit each other and spend time for one last time in the last years of their life. Daughter of one of these friends Park Wan decides to write a novel about these friends and their inspiring stories and starts asking every small detail and the amazing small story of all four friends. In Drama, many parts are heart-melting and you will find love, friendship, and inspiration in the drama together. The drama connects you to the life of these old but amazing characters and also gives you a vibe to visit the old days of Korea and Korean cultures. If you are someone who loves to watch friendship, bonding, and fun, this series is for you. In the Drama, you'll find out a glimpse of the old days and amazing adventures of these four friends' life which are not too long but are momentous.

Stars: Go Hyun-jung, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-ok, Hye-ja Kim, Moon-hee Na

Rating- 8.2 out of 10

Time duration- 1 hour 10 Min

Year of release- 2016

7. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo

Some stories are not just stories but a mirror of someone's real life. Weight lifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo is a sports drama, inspired by the real-life story of popular gold medalist Jang Mi-Ran. It is a story of a young and pretty athlete Kim Bok Joo who is in a college group of athletes and is fighting to achieve her goals but accidentally found herself in love with Jung Jae-YI who is the elder brother of her best friend Jung Joon Hyun. In the starting, her friend only teases her and later helps her as well, but in no time, he realizes his love for her. So what happened next? The story turns more interesting with these twists and turns but with every moment comes along with lessons of life and also shows the struggles of young college athletes and the hard work they do to achieve their goals. This story has emotions, love, and also lessons perfect for young age viewers and is a must-watch the show.

Stars: Lee Song-Kyoung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Jae-Yoon Lee

Rating- 8.4 out of 10

Time duration- 1 hour

Year of release- 2016

8. Legends of Blue Sea

Do you believe in Mermaids or are you someone who loves to watch fantasies? If yes, then this show is perfect for you. This show is a love story of a mermaid and a con artist. The show has a story that covers parts such as rebirth, destiny, and unanswered love. The story's first character is Se- Hwa who is the mermaid; Se-Hwa has a magical ability of reading and erase someone's ability. Whereas the second Character is the town head, Kim Dam-Ryeong, his father is a magistrate and at a very young age he falls in love with a mermaid and named her Se-Hwa (name of her late elder sister) As he starts to dream about the sad destiny of their recent rebirth, he orders a time capsule to notify his future self.

After a few years, he is Joon-Jae, now a con artist who utilizes intelligence and his charming looks to perform scams on rich people of the fortunate category of the society. During all this He again meets up with Shim Cheong, who is a mermaid, and eventually falls in love with her again, she also started loving her and this gives him the power to read her mind as well. Later than visualize dreams regarding their Joseon-era embodiment and getting Dam-Ryeong's time capsule, he now decides to change the ending and recreate their stories but due to some reasons, he had to let her go. What happened next and will he be able to get her again is what you come to know in the story. This story is emotional, full of romance, and can make you think. Even if you don't believe in mermaids but love to watch Romance, you should give a try to this K-Drama.

Stars: Jun Ji-Hyun, Lee Min-Ho, Lee Hee-Joon, Won Ho Shin

Rating- 8.2 out of 10

Time duration- 1 Hour

Year of release- 2016

9. Boys Over Flowers

This show is based on a Japanese Shojo Manga Series of the same name written by Yoko Kamio. The Manga not only went popular in Japan but also in other countries and South Korea, it took the face of this K-Drama series Boys over Flowers. It is an old-school teen drama, which shows how rich, popular, and arrogant school boys bully a young not-so-rich girl and later one of them falls in love with her. The show has a plot of a school with high-status Shinhwa High School. In the school, there is a group, recognized as F4 four handsome and rich boys but the boys bully students in their own and different ways. Their bullying comes to end when they try bullying a middle-class hard-working girl Geum Jan-di who took admitted to their school on a scholarship. She is not scared of boys and raised her voice against them but she realizes that she had a crush on one of them Yoon Ji Hoo. But till now another lead of the drama and best friend of Yoon Ji Hoo Joon Pyo is also attracted to her. What happened next? To know you have to watch the Drama, many twists and turns and young and handsome actors made this show super hit within no time especially Lee Min-ho's character is favorite of girls all around the world and this show is now one of the most-watched show in South Korea as well as popular in entire Asia.

Stars: Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon, Kim So-eun

Rating- 7.9 out of 10

Time duration- 1 hour 10 minutes

Year of release- 2009

10. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

One of the best written K series in the history Guardian is written by Kim Eun-sook. It is also ranked as the fourth highest-rated Korean drama to date. The show is completely based on fantasy and shows the love story of a current-day goblin, Gong Yoo. Gong Yoo has a curse of being undying and only a human wife can help him in ending the curse and die peacefully. His life then turns into entwined with a harsh reaper, Lee Dong-Wook, who is not capable to keep in mind whatever happened to him in his past. The story changes as all these unfamiliar person lives are linked to each other, what happened next and will Goblin be able to get his death or not, are part of the story.

Stars: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Dong-Wook, Yoo In-na, Yook Sung-Jae

Rating- 8.6 out of 10

Time duration- 2 hours

Year of release- 2016