Recommended Korean Dramas
I've rated over 8/10 or has acclaim
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1. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Favourite drama. Action/Romance. Ji Chang-wook & Park Min-young Vibe: more melo than light hearted
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2. Reply 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
2nd fav drama. Growing Up. Youth. School. 90's reminisce. Eunji (Apink) & Seo In-guk Vibe: youth/reply series 1
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3. It's Okay, That's Love
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
Top 5 fav drama. Struggle of loving, learning to love & mental health. Gong Hyo-jin & Jo In-sung Vibe: an adult romance (deep but still some lightness)
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4. Pinocchio
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Top 5 fav drama. An adopted-in-uncle Lee Jong-suk & 'niece' Park Shin-hye who hiccups when she lies wants to become a reporter. Vibe: more melo than light hearted
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5. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
A female weightlifting student. First Love. Friendships. Sung-kyung & Nam Joo-hyuk Vibe: youth drama
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6. You Who Came from the Stars
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
Falling top star & 400 year old alien who has to go back to his home planet. Jun Ji-hyun & Kim Soo-hyun Vibe: melo & hilarious
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7. You're All Surrounded
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
With all the corruption in Gangnam Station 4 rookie detectives are hired to make a team. Good Luck. Vibe: a good mix of melo & light
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8. School 2013
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
School. Students. Teachers. Studying. Friends. Love Lee Jong-suk & Kim Woo-bin Vibe: youth/school series
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9. Signal
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
A detective finds a walkie-talkie which allows him to talk to a detective from the 1980's Vibe: this is real detective work here, no time for mucking around
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10. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
An amazing doctor operates in a country-side run down hospital training rookie doctors, the sequel is just as good Yoo Yeon-seok & Seo Hyun-jin Vibe: medical
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11. King2Hearts
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
The 2nd prince of S. Korea joins a military team collab with N. Korea. Lee Seung-gi (love) & Ha Ji-won Vibe: melo, I'd encourage you to skip the bad guy parts even
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12. Doctor Stranger
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
A genius doctor from North Korea. Love Lee Jong-suk Vibe: melo/medical
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13. Angry Mom
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
A young mother discovers her daughter is being bullied. The school won't help. The mother sneaks in as a student. Has Kim Yoo-jung, Baro (B1A4) & Ji-soo Vibe: melo
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14. The Bridal Mask
Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
Vigilante in 1920's Japanese occupied Korea Vibe: Defs melo, I love sword fighting
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15. Introverted Boss
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
AKA My Shy Boss. Title speaks for itself. You have to get past ep4 to like it. Yeon Woo-jin & Park Hye-soo Vibe: hilarious with some dark aspects
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16. Yong Pal
Korean Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
Money-led doctor & medically induced coma chaebol heiress. Joo-won's amazing but Kim Tae-hee is not, good thing she's mostly in a coma Vibe: melo/medical
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17. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
After a tragedy a boy is able to hear thoughts & falls in love with the noona who helped him. My love Lee Jong-suk & beautiful Lee Bo-young Vibe: melo
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18. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Friends. Relationships. 80's reminisce. Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Bo-gum, Hyeri (Girl's Day) etc. Vibe: youth/reply series 3
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19. Shining Inheritance
Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes
A true chaebol drama, the chaebol has to learn what it means to live, grow up and know what it means to be human. Lee Seung-gi's great at character development Vibe: truely a chaebol romance
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20. Good Doctor
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
A savant rookie doctor starts at a big hospital. Joo Won & Moon Chae-won Vibe: melo/medical
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21. Emergency Couple
Korean Drama - 2014, 21 episodes
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22. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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23. Cunning Single Lady
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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24. Goong
Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
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25. City Hunter
Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
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26. Descendants of the Sun
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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27. Hello Monster
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
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28. Doctors
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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29. The Master's Sun
Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes
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30. Monstar
Korean Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
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31. Secret Garden
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
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32. Twenty Years Old
Korean Drama - 2014, 4 episodes
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33. Jealousy Incarnate
Korean Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
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34. Incomplete Life
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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35. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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36. While You Were Sleeping
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
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37. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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38. I’m Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
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39. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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40. Because It's The First Time
Korean Drama - 2015, 8 episodes
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41. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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42. Cheese in the Trap
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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43. A Korean Odyssey
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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44. School 2017
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Vibe: youth/school series
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45. The Producers
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
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46. Ex-Girlfriend Club
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
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47. Sassy Go Go
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
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48. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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49. Romance is a Bonus Book
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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50. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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51. Kill It
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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52. Where Stars Land
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
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53. Abyss
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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54. My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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55. The King: The Eternal Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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56. My Holo Love
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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57. The Guardians
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
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58. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes