Most Outstanding K-Dramas That Would Stand the Test of Time

Tae Ho Feb 8, 2021
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  • D-Day

    101. D-Day

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    647 points by 8 voters
    An unprecedented 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck Seoul, destroying roads and buildings, and preventing ambulances from reaching victims. Woefully unprepared for such a massive disaster, Korea can only watch the desperate situation and ...more
  • The Guardians

    102. The Guardians

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.3
    612 points by 8 voters
    The plot centers on a group of people who find their ordinary lives thrown into chaos due to a family tragedy. They monitor criminals 24 hours a day and rescue potential victims ...more
  • Cruel City

    103. Cruel City

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.5
    581 points by 6 voters
    It portrays the cruel life of the drug cartels and the story of revenge for a loved one. Jung Shi Hyun is a newly appointed under-boss of the drug cartel. He lives ...more
  • School 2017

    104. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.1
    573 points by 8 voters
    The drama tells realistically of the many various troubles that high school students can face. Ra Eun Ho is just one of them, struggling to survive in a school that discriminates against ...more
  • Voice Season 3: City of Accomplices

    105. Voice Season 3: City of Accomplices

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    570 points by 8 voters
    Emergency 112 call center members deal with an international evil cartel. The group is involved in the internet's dark web. (Source: AsianWiki)
  • The Universe’s Star

    106. The Universe’s Star

    Korean Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
    8.0
    554 points by 8 voters
    Byul is a female Grim Reaper whose job is to guide dead souls to the afterworld. When she meets her favorite singer Woo Joo, who is expected to die soon, she decides ...more
  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    107. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.8
    549 points by 7 voters
    This series tells the story of Kang Mi Rae, a girl once bullied for her looks. As a result, she became insecure, cautious around people and withdrawn. However, Mi Rae decides she ...more
  • Duel

    108. Duel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    541 points by 7 voters
    Jang Deuk Cheon, a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped, begins a chase against great odds to solve the mystery of his situation and find his child before it is too ...more
  • Dear My Friends

    109. Dear My Friends

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.7
    517 points by 6 voters
    Park Wan is a translator who is constantly pulled by her mother, Jang Nan Hee, to hang out with her elder friends, Jo Hee Ja, Moon Jung Ah, Oh Choong Nam, and ...more
  • 18 Again

    110. 18 Again

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.7
    471 points by 6 voters
    Jung Da Jung and Hong Dae Young have been married for almost two decades, raising their twins together. Despite appearances, their life is far from ideal, filled with Dae Young's incessant nonsense. ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    111. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    463 points by 5 voters
    Yoon Jong Woo is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • Record of Youth

    112. Record of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.5
    434 points by 6 voters
    This is a drama about the growth record of young people who strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair in a generation where dreams have become a luxury and the ...more
  • Love Alarm

    113. Love Alarm

    Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
    7.1
    410 points by 6 voters
    The cellphone app Love Alarm is created. If someone likes you and they are within 10 meters of you, the alarm for the app rings. The app also shows how many people ...more
  • Are You Human Too?

    114. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    400 points by 6 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Shin III who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Shin falls into a coma. Nam Shin's ...more
  • Who Are You: School 2015

    115. Who Are You: School 2015

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    392 points by 6 voters
    Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin Lee Eun Bi is ...more
  • Chicago Typewriter

    116. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    378 points by 5 voters
    This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main ...more
  • Kingdom Season 2

    117. Kingdom Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
    8.9
    354 points by 5 voters
    Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to the throne, ...more
  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    118. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.4
    345 points by 4 voters
    Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes ...more
  • God's Quiz

    119. God's Quiz

    Korean Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
    8.3
    345 points by 4 voters
    Han Jin Woo, Korea's top medical examiner, leads a team of experts in conducting a medical crime investigation after strange events and mysterious deaths occur in a hospital. He first clashes with ...more
  • Lie to Me

    120. Lie to Me

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    7.5
    274 points by 3 voters
    Gong Ah Jung, a level 5 Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she mistakenly lies that she's married to Hyun Ki Joon, a noble hotel manager ...more
  • Splash Splash LOVE

    121. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
    8.4
    261 points by 4 voters
    Dan Bi is a high school senior who has given up on math. On the day she is about to take the KSAT for college, she is transported back into the past ...more
  • Dr. Romantic Season 2

    122. Dr. Romantic Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.7
    261 points by 4 voters
    A “real doctor” story set in a small, humble hospital called Doldam Hospital. It is a story about people who meet Kim Sa Bu, a genius doctor, and discover “real romance.” Kim ...more
  • Hot Stove League

    123. Hot Stove League

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    258 points by 3 voters
    About the preparation period of a major league baseball team. The drama focuses on a loser team that prepares for an extraordinary season upon the arrival of their new general manager, and ...more
  • Kill It

    124. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.2
    248 points by 4 voters
    Will a killer-turned-veterinarian and a detective find common ground? Kim Soo Hyun is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Many individuals and organizations hire him for large sums of money. ...more
  • Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    125. Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    243 points by 3 voters
    Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to do well ...more
  • The Tale of Nokdu

    126. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    239 points by 3 voters
    Jeon Nok Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or ...more
  • Bring It On, Ghost

    127. Bring It On, Ghost

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    239 points by 4 voters
    A cohabitation comedy about a ghost of a high school girl who has been dead for 5 years and an exorcist college boy with the ability to see and hear ghosts. What ...more
  • Goong

    128. Goong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.8
    238 points by 3 voters
    Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more
  • Live On

    129. Live On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.1
    238 points by 3 voters
    Baek Ho Rang is the most popular girl in high school. Everybody wants to be her friend, and all of the boys dream of winning her heart. Although she is famously aloof, ...more
  • Sassy Go Go

    130. Sassy Go Go

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    8.1
    233 points by 4 voters
    Set in a highly competitive school that emphasizes achievement and scores above all else, the drama will lay bare the absurdities and hypocrisies of the education system while also featuring the growth ...more
  • Angry Mom

    131. Angry Mom

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    229 points by 4 voters
    The protagonist, Jo Kang Ja was once legendary for being the toughest, most feared troublemaker at her high school in Busan. Due to her pregnancy in her late teens, she drops out ...more
  • Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    132. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.5
    212 points by 3 voters
    “Mystic Pop-Up Bar” tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment) run by a prickly woman and an innocent part-timer who visit customers in their dreams to help resolve their ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    133. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    204 points by 3 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • Vagabond

    134. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    195 points by 2 voters
    Cha Dal Gun becomes an awakened tiger in the face of his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash. As an orphan himself, he had raised his nephew singlehandedly in place of ...more
  • The Royal Gambler

    135. The Royal Gambler

    Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
    7.7
    194 points by 3 voters
    Baek Dae Gil and King Yeong Jo enter a match. Baek Dae Gil bets his life and King Yeong Jo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Baek Dae Gil ...more
  • A Piece of Your Mind

    136. A Piece of Your Mind

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    193 points by 3 voters
    An innovator in the world of artificial intelligence programming, Moon Ha Won has made quite a name for himself in the AI industry. The founder and brain behind the popular portal site, ...more
  • God's Quiz: Reboot

    137. God's Quiz: Reboot

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    191 points by 3 voters
    This is a drama about elite doctors and forensic scientists investigating mysterious deaths and solving mysteries related to rare diseases. Han Jin Woo is the tortured medical genius with a miracle brain ...more
  • SF8: White Crow

    138. SF8: White Crow

    Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
    7.5
    189 points by 2 voters
    Juno, a star game broadcaster with 0.8 million subscribers is entangled in a controversy when a former classmate claims Juno falsely made up her own past. Having lost all her money, fame ...more
  • SF8: The Prayer

    139. SF8: The Prayer

    Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode
    7.6
    187 points by 3 voters
    In a care home, a mother has been in a coma for 10 years and her carer is exhausted. The nursing robot, which looks after both of them, becomes distressed when it ...more
  • Solomon's Perjury

    140. Solomon's Perjury

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.2
    186 points by 3 voters
    Solomon's Perjury is a murder mystery that digs into what really happened regarding the death of a student and deals with the growing pains of teenagers. On a Christmas night, a student ...more
  • My Lovely Sam Soon

    141. My Lovely Sam Soon

    Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
    7.9
    179 points by 2 voters
    Kim Sam Soon is a baker who has a talent for making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she catches her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo, cheating on her and breaks up. On ...more
  • Mouse

    142. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.8
    174 points by 2 voters
    A suspenseful story that asks the key question, “What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?” A crazed serial killer’s ruthless murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear, and chaos ...more
  • Shark

    143. Shark

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.7
    173 points by 2 voters
    After being left for dead and witnessing the death of his father, Han Yi Soo / Yoshimura Junichiro returns to Korea from Japan after changing his looks and identity to take revenge ...more
  • Into the Ring

    144. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.1
    170 points by 2 voters
    Seo Gong Myung is an efficient and hard-nosed elite civil servant who can multitask with ease and is titled the ‘Number One Handsome Man’ on the District People's Committee. However, he is ...more
  • Tree With Deep Roots

    145. Tree With Deep Roots

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.3
    170 points by 2 voters
    Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    146. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    168 points by 3 voters
    Doctor Prisoner centers around an ace doctor in a university hospital’s emergency care center, a skilled professional who treats his patients with full devotion and without discrimination. However, his medical license gets ...more
  • Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    147. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.6
    165 points by 2 voters
    Goo Ra Ra is a naive rich girl, who dreams of being a great pianist with her father's love guiding her. But her path becomes rocky when her father passes away, and ...more
  • God's Quiz Season 2

    148. God's Quiz Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2011, 12 episodes
    8.2
    165 points by 2 voters
    Han Jin Woo and his team of medical experts continue to solve mysterious deaths and cases larger in scale and more intractable than before, including the truth of a rare disease that ...more
  • Jealousy Incarnate

    149. Jealousy Incarnate

    Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
    8.1
    158 points by 3 voters
    Lee Hwa Shin is a handsome anchor with notable journalistic talent, a well-to-do family and commendable education. He is also as fierce a competitor as one will find in the world of ...more
  • God's Quiz Season 4

    150. God's Quiz Season 4

    Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
    8.1
    152 points by 3 voters
    Elite doctors chase a mysterious death and attempt to solve the mystery related to rare diseases. (Source: DramaWiki)
  • Misty

    151. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    146 points by 2 voters
    Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. One day, she ...more
  • Until We Meet Again

    152. Until We Meet Again

    Thai Drama - 2019, 17 episodes
    8.2
    143 points by 2 voters
    Thirty years ago, Korn and Intouch were university students in Bangkok. Intouch entered Korn's life despite knowing that he was the son of one of the most influential crime bosses in Bangkok. ...more
  • Remember: War of the Son

    153. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    137 points by 2 voters
    Seo Jin Woo has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tied and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more
  • Black Dog

    154. Black Dog

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    117 points by 2 voters
    It tells the story of a young woman who gets a short-term teaching position and does her best to fight for students’ dreams in school. The drama will take a deep look ...more
  • The Good Wife

    155. The Good Wife

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.0
    114 points by 2 voters
    A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife who worked as an attorney prior to their ...more
  • Graceful Family

    156. Graceful Family

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    102 points by 2 voters
    Mo Seok Hee, the heiress to the MC Group empire, is haunted by her mother's mysterious death. After years abroad, she returns to South Korea, where her life and the fate of ...more
  • Familiar Wife

    157. Familiar Wife

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    101 points by 2 voters
    Cha Joo Hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo Jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo Hyuk makes a decision that impacts ...more
  • The Good Bad Mother

    158. The Good Bad Mother

    Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    8.9
    99 points by 1 voters
    Young Soon is a single mother and pig farmer who raised her son Kang Ho alone. Despite her love for him, her strict parenting caused Kang Ho to view her as a ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    159. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    97 points by 1 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • Someday or One Day

    160. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    9.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • Please Come Back, Mister

    161. Please Come Back, Mister

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.9
    97 points by 2 voters
    Kim Young Soo, a department store worker, tragically dies in an accident. In the afterlife, he pleads for a chance to return to resolve the misunderstandings surrounding his death and console his ...more
  • Ambergris

    162. Ambergris

    Korean Special - 2018, 4 episodes
    7.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    It is the year 2053, all of humanity now enjoys the fruits of the advances in science and technology. However, there is 'one thing' the human race yet fails to resolve, and ...more
  • The Worst of Evil

    163. The Worst of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.6
    96 points by 1 voters
    Set in Seoul in the 1990s, a former DJ starts selling a new powerful drug nicknamed "Gangnam Crystal" in city nightclubs after mastering a gangster organization. Since the police know little about ...more
  • Live Up to Your Name

    164. Live Up to Your Name

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    Heo Im, who is born in a concubine family in the Joseon era and has very outstanding medical skills, is frustrated about his career as he fails to climb to higher positions ...more
  • Modern Farmer

    165. Modern Farmer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    A comedy drama about a rock band that takes up farming as an escape route. Lee Min Ki is a genius rocker, as well as leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock ...more
  • Queen Seon Deok

    166. Queen Seon Deok

    Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more
  • Psychopath Diary

    167. Psychopath Diary

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Yook Dong Shik is a 34-year-old office worker who is so weak and timid that he is used by everybody around him. After an incident, he becomes the scapegoat of his company, ...more
  • Scent of a Woman

    168. Scent of a Woman

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.0
    91 points by 1 voters
    A romantic comedy about a non-married, low ranking office worker who is given numbered days to live. Lee Yeon Jae is given the grim prognosis that she only has a short time ...more
  • Tunnel

    169. Tunnel

    Korean Movie - 2016
    8.2
    88 points by 2 voters
    Jung Soo, an ordinary car dealer, is on his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. As he drives into a tunnel, an unbelievable thing happens; the tunnel collapses on ...more
  • Growing Season

    170. Growing Season

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    86 points by 1 voters
    A realistic portrayal of college students through a phase of 'wanting to grow passionately, and wanting to do well.' (Source: Naver)
  • Love Playlist Season 4

    171. Love Playlist Season 4

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    85 points by 1 voters
    The fourth season will show stories that everyone has experienced not only of love, but also enlistment, job hunting, and new human relationships. (Source: Soompi)
  • Age of Youth Season 2

    172. Age of Youth Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2017, 14 episodes
    8.3
    84 points by 2 voters
    Five girls in their 20s share a house called Belle Époque. A year has passed since “Hello, My Twenties 1.” Each of them got a job, went back to school, is still ...more
  • Kairos

    173. Kairos

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    81 points by 1 voters
    Living a precarious life as a part-timer at a convenience store, Ae Ri strives to support her mother who is on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Unfortunately, her mother’s worsened ...more
  • God's Quiz Season 3

    174. God's Quiz Season 3

    Korean Drama - 2012, 12 episodes
    8.2
    81 points by 2 voters
    The old-timer Bae Tae Shik butt heads with Han Jin Woo acting as the genius medical examiner. The two always differ in opinion, but whenever a case needs to be solved they ...more
  • Bad Guy

    175. Bad Guy

    Korean Drama - 2010, 17 episodes
    7.6
    80 points by 1 voters
    Shim Gun Wook is a stuntman whose secretly plotting revenge against Haeshinm Group, a large corporation to whom Hong Tae Sung is the heir. As he works to destroy the family by ...more
  • Abyss

    176. Abyss

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.8
    41 points by 1 voters
    "Abyss" is the tale of a man and a woman who tragically meet their demise but are granted a second chance at life through soul-reviving marbles found in a mystical abyss. Go ...more

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