With the insurgence of interest in the Korean Entertainment industry due to the popularization of Korean pop music, often referred to as K-pop and its world-famous celebrities known as Idols, it is no surprise that Korean TV Shows, films, and documentaries are now sponsored by and available on most online streaming platforms such as Netflix. Although ranging in a wide variety of genres, most Korean dramas include themes of romance and comedy in their storylines.
Here are the 7 MUST-WATCH Korean dramas on Netflix:
1. Crash Landing on You – 2019-2020
Starting with the kdrama that was the talk of the town, the show follows the life of Yoon Se-Ri, a rich heiress to a conglomerate in South Korea who ends up in a paragliding accident, causing her to crash land in North Korea. There, she meets Ri Jeong-Hyeok, an army officer who protects her and helps her hide from the other officials. Soon, they fall in love through a series of funny, diplomatic and interesting events.
You can watch the trailer here –
2.The King – Eternal Monarch – 2020
This kdrama earned great praise for its romance and comedy, with the plot revolving around the King of Korea in a parallel universe who tries to close the door between the two dimensions by joining forces with a detective from the modern-day Korea and eventually falls in love with her.
You can watch the trailer here –
3. Extraordinary You – 2019
Based on the webtoon called ‘July Found by Chance’, this show tells the story of Eun Dan-Oh, a 17-year-old high school student of a prestigious private school. She suffers from a critical heart disease which threatens to end her life after her teenage years. Additionally to her weakened heart, she also realizes that she has been experiencing long gaps in her memory, which makes her shed light on the fact that she is a supporting character in a Korean webtoon, with her fate and actions being predetermined by the Artist that draws her. With this newfound knowledge of the world she resides in, Dan-Oh is determined to change her fate by outwitting the author using the flashes of the storyline she alone can see.
You can watch the trailer here-
4.Start – Up – 2020
The plot of this drama starts with the fictional Sandbox Company, telling the story of the lives of four unique people. The female-lead, Seo Dal Mi is an entrepreneur who dreams of being Korea’s Steve Jobs, having experience in a wide-range of part-time jobs. Mistakenly remembering the Male-lead, Nam Do-San, a failed entrepreneur as her first love, her professional and personal life intertwine with his as they start to work together.
You can watch the trailer here –
5. Hotel Del Luna – 2019
This drama is the perfect mix of fantasy, romance and comedy. Based on the superstitions of curses, lost souls and reincarnations, this story follows the life of Jang Man Wol, a 1000-year-old soul who runs the Hotel Del Luna nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s downtown, visible to no one but ghosts. Forced to work in the hotel as an assistant manager as a result of a deal his father made with Man Wol years ago, the male-lead Goo Chan Sung brings chaos, surprises and interesting turns in Man Wol’s life.
You can watch the trailer here –
6. Touch your heart – 2019
A heartfelt romantic comedy about a famous actress, Oh Yeon Soo who gets caught in a scandal, resulting in a rapid decline in her career. When a last ray of hope shines on her as she gets a role to play a secretary in a drama, she starts working as a secretary under a famous lawyer named Kwon Jung Rok for 6 months to gain experience and eventually falls in love.
You can watch the trailer here –
7. Romance is a bonus book – 2019
This show is about the love story of two childhood friends, Cha Eun Ho, a successful writer working as the youngest editor-in-chief at a publishing company, and Kang Dan Yi, a divorced, unemployed single mother who was once a successful copywriter. Desperate to get a job, the female-lead lies on her resume to finally get a job in the same company as the male-lead. With their work bringing them together again, their lives intertwine in more ways than one and lead to an adorable love story.
You can watch the trailer here –