K-Dramas (short for Korean Dramas) have become a worldwide phenomenon and enjoy a huge fan base. They are both addictive and amazing with interesting storylines and plots. Their ‘sometimes predictable plots’ don’t take away from their popularity and viewers remain hooked to them. Such is the craze that there are K-Drama fan clubs all over the world.
Here’s a list of the top must-watch K-Dramas:
Queen of Tears
IMDb rating – 8.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating – 93% Episodes: 16 Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Ji Won, Park Sung Hoon, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Joo Bin
A miraculous love story where a married couple Baek Hyun-Woo and Hong Hae-In go through a crisis. Hyun-Woo works as the legal director for a conglomerate, Queens Group. He is the most successful person from his hometown village of Yongdu-ri . He is married to Hong Hae-In, who is the daughter of the family that owns Queens Group. But the twist comes when the Queen’s family loses everything and Beak Hyun Woo comes to the rescue
Parasyte: The Grey
IMDb rating – 8/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating – 100% Episodes: 6 Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Cast: Jeon So Nee, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Jung Hyun, Kwon Hae Hyo, Kim In Kwon
The story revolves around Jung Soo In, who is infected with a parasite on her hand and starts a strange cohabitation as it fails to steal her brain. Seol Kang Woo chases a parasitic water to find his missing sister, and Choi Jun Kyung is the team leader of the parasitic life team ‘The Grey’, and lives only to exterminate the parasitic water after losing her husband to the parasitic water.
Doctor Slump
IMDb rating – 7.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating – 91 Episodes: 16 Genre: Romantic-Comedy
Cast: Park Hyung-sik ,Park Shin-hye,Yoon Bak
A romantic comedy series about the hate-turned-to-love relationship of Nam Ha-neul and Yeo Jeong-woo who had promising prospects in their careers but fell into a slump due to different circumstances. Ha-neul and Jeong-woo were high school rivals who despised each other and parted ways after high school. But when they are forced to quit their jobs as doctors they end up living together at Ha-neul’s house.
The Bequeathed
IMDb rating – 8/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating- 83% Episodes: 6 Genre: Mystery-Thriller
Cast: Kim Hyun Joo, Park Hee Song, Park Byung Eun, Ryu Kyung Soo, Park Sung Hoon
After inheriting her family’s gravesite, Yoon Seo-Ha finds herself embroiled in a series of ominous events following her uncle’s death. Her younger step-brother, Kim Young-Ho, adds to her confusion with his actions. Detective Choi Sung-Jun suspects a connection between these incidents and the family gravesite, launching an investigation. However, he faces opposition from Park Sang-Min, his superior at the police station, who harbours feelings of inferiority and jealousy towards him due to a past case
A Killer Paradox
IMDb rating – 8/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating – 100% Episodes: 8 Genre: Crime, Thriller
Cast: Choi Woo Shik, Son Suk Ku, Lee Hee Joon, Kim Yo Han, Lee Joong Ok
After an argument with a rude customer leaves part-time convenience store worker and college student Lee Tang with blood on his hands, his guilt and fear turn when it’s revealed that the man he murdered was a wanted serial killer. Soon, when Lee Tang realizes he has the supernatural ability to identify the “evil” within a person, he becomes a dark hero intent on punishing those for the evils of their pasts.
