11. Tale Of The Nine Tailed (2020)
Based on the theme of ‘Star-crossed lovers’ with intertwined fates, the drama follows the story of two half-brothers Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) and Lee Rang (Kim Bum). Lee Yeon is a nine-tailed fox who lives on earth to eradicate evil powers who threaten the mortal world, but his main motive is to find his true love Ah Eum (Jo Bo Ah) back who died centuries ago. Nam ji Ah who’s the reincarnation of Ah Eun is a talented television producer who has double personalities due to a secret related to her past. She gets entangled with Lee Yeon as she thinks that he’s involved in her parent’s mysterious car accident. Meanwhile, Lee Rang wants to take revenge on Lee Yeon for choosing his love Ah Eum (Jo Bo Ah) over him.
This is one of best portrayed love story full of beautiful scenes. The overall storyline, including that of side characters, is very well written. Music and graphics are really astonishing. You’ll definitely fall for the cast, specially for Kim Bum as his character is very charismatic. This drama is currently in the works for season 2 as well.
12. The Beauty Inside (2018)
Not many drama lovers know about this drama. It is not popular like “My love From the Star” or “Legend of the Blue Sea”, but it is absolutely a worth watch. A weird but interesting storyline.
It tells the story of a top actress Han Se Gye (Seo Hyun Jin) who suffers from a special condition where her physical appearance turns into a different person every month for one week. She meets Seo Do Jae (Lee Min Ki), an airline company executive who seems to be perfect, but he has a secret. He suffers from a special condition where he couldn’t recognize faces. But Se Gye is the only person whose face he can recognize. Both falls for each other. Now, what’ll happen when they discover each other’s secret?
The storyline is deep and meaningful. It teaches us to love ourselves and accept ourselves as we are. Inner beauty matters more than outer beauty. In my opinion, this drama should have gotten more attention than it has received. It is one of the best written story. It is highly recommended, so make sure to watch it.
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13. While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Another popular drama with a fresh storyline and second lead syndrome.
The drama tells the story of a rookie prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk), a field reporter Nam Hong Joo (Bae Suzy) and a young police officer Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In). The trio can see the events before they happen through their dreams. The three gets entangled as they start having dreams about each other. Later, they join hands to solve the mystery of various crime cases. It is interesting to see whether they’ll be able to prevent all the bad things or it’ll cost them loosing their loved ones.
Some parts will make you laugh, and some parts will make you cry out loud. The pairing of Lee Jong Suk and Suzy came out adorable and adorable here. Also, it’s hard not to fall in love with the second male lead played by Jung Hae In. He stole every scene he appeared in.
Overall this drama has a perfect balance of romance, comedy, and thriller. The storyline is also very well executed. You’ll definitely love watching this one.
14. Memories of the Alhambra (2018)
A drama full of suspense and surprises where you can’t predict what will happen next. The storyline is original and instead of focusing on romance parts, it actually gives justice to original storyline. The drama has amazing setup and locations, which is partly shot in Granada, Spain.
Yoo Jin Woo (Hyun Bin) is the CEO of an investment company. He travels to Spain to find Jung Se Joo, the creator of an AR game. There he meets Jung Hee Joo (Park Shin Hye) sister of Se Joo. She’s the owner of a hotel and a former guitarist. Later, Jin Woo finds himself trapped in the game as the border between the AR world and reality starts to fade away.
If you liked watching “W”, then you’ll definitely love watching this one too. Although their storyline is different, but the excitement is same as the former. As always, actor Hyun Bin did an impressive job in acting and same goes for Park Shin Hye and Exo’s Chanyeol. Overall, everyone did a fantastic job in making this drama. You will undoubtedly like this one if you are a fan of sci-fi or gaming world.
15. Angel’s Last Mission love (2019)
Story of an Angel Kim Dan (Kim Myung Soo) whose last mission on Earth is to find the true love for Lee Yeon Seo (Shin Hye Sun), an arrogant ballerina. An accident makes Yeon Sun blind, and she becomes ruder to everyone. She doesn’t trust anyone as she feels that everyone is after her wealth. Kim Dan whose mission is to find true love for her, ends up falling for her himself. Will Yeon Seo who never believed in love, accept his love? Is love between an Angel and a human possible? You’ll see in this drama.
This is a rom-com drama, so there are some parts that will make you laugh like a crazy and some parts emotional as well. Actress Shin Hye Sun received a lot of praise for her acting in this drama. Her acting made viewers fall for her. The drama has very well-written story with perfect cast and cinematography. The OST of this series is one of my favorite. It syncs well with the storyline. Besides comedy and romance, there is a lot in this drama that you will like a lot.
17. The Uncanny Counter (2021)
So, basically, a gang who runs a noodle restaurant under the disguise of human beings, their job is to find the evil spirits. The group of 4 fellows Ga Mo Tak (Yoo Jun Sang), Do Ha Na (Kim Se Jeong), Choo Mae Ok (Yeom Hye Ran) and Jang Cheol Joong (Sang Ji Ru) are together known as ‘Counters’. They work as a team to hunt those evil spirits who escaped from afterlife to gain immortality.
This drama is surely fun to watch. Unlike other dramas, it is a mixture of comedy and action. The drama has shown a nice pace with the backstories of leading characters. It is quite admirable. The friendship between the characters is just overwhelming, and it will melt your heart. It doesn’t show love story like other dramas, but it actually focuses on the main theme of the series. So if you are tired of watching romance dramas and want to watch something new, then this is all you need. This one definitely won’t disappoint you.
18. Secret Garden (2010)
Secret garden is a classical drama that counts in ‘Must Watch’ dramas.
Just like other fairy tales, it starts when a rich and arrogant guy meets an ordinary but strong girl. Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won) is a poor stunt women but has her pride and dignity. On the other hand, Kim Ju-won (Hyun Bin) is the rich heir of a wealthy family who likes to show off his status and wealth. A misunderstanding leads to their first encounter since then, Ju-won can’t get her out of his mind. Now he starts to find ways to approach her, but because of his jerk personality he gets turned down with a slap. Soon after drinking a wine their bodies switches and here starts the main plot of the drama with a blooming romance and funny scenes.
This drama is all-time favorite of many Korean drama fans and mine as well. The chemistry between the leads is on fire. It has the best storyline and intriguing plot. So make sure to watch this one.
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19. Hotel Del Luna (2019)
IU is such a cute, innocent and down to earth person in real life, but in this drama she portrayed the role of a badass female lead. It’s fair enough to say that she stole the show. She did so well in her acting that you’ll forget for a moment that she’s the same innocent person you know in real life.
“Hotel Del Luna” tells a spooky romance story centered around a hotel called ‘Del Luna’. It gives service especially to the souls of dead people who takes rest here and settle their unfinished business they had when they were alive. The hotel is run by few dead people whose souls have stayed at the hotel for a very long time. Jang Man Wol (IU) is the owner of the hotel. She is a moody, rude, yet good at heart, 1300 years old woman.
As a punishment for her sins, her soul gets tied to the Moon tree, which is actually the soul of the guest house. As a result, she is neither dead nor alive and cannot leave the hotel even if she wants to. Her long life takes a turn after she hires a new human manager, Gu Chan Sung. The hotel manager has to be a human, so they can help their dead guest in their affairs related to the real world. Somehow, it is Gu Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) who becomes the new manager of the hotel.
The storyline is refreshing and unique. Coming to the cast and their performances, all the actors have done an impressive job. The cinematography and the set are one of the most artistic thing you’ll ever see. Also, the production team has invested a lot in Man Wol’s styling. Every dress she wore was outstanding. You’ll find this drama’s OST quite ear worming. Overall, this is one of the best fantasy-romance drama that everyone should watch.
20. Extraordinary You (2019)
What if one day you find out that the world you are living in is a fantasy world of comics. And most importantly, you find out that you are just an extra character in a comic book without any set-up. Want to change your destiny? Want to become the main character of the comic? Let’s see if this is possible or not through this drama.
The drama follows the story of Eun Dan Oh (Kim Hye Yoon), who is a student at a prestigious school. Although she’s the only daughter of a wealthy family, but she has a heart disease and can die soon. She is also engaged to her long-time crush Baek Kyung (Les Jae Wook). Baek Kyung is a handsome and popular boy at the school, but he doesn’t like Dan Oh. One day, she discovers that the world she is living in is a fantasy world of Comics. And what made her sad is the fact that she’s just a side character of the comic. She decides to change her fate and find herself a true love. Later she falls in love with Number 13 (Rowoon) who saves her multiple times. Number 13 is a nameless side character of a comic book. Later, Dan Oh names him Haru.
Things become complicated when Baek Kyung finds out that he has feelings for Dan Oh too and feels jealous whenever he sees Dan Oh with Haru. What’s their end? Can she become the main character of comic? Whom will she choose in the end? So many unanswered questions in your mind, right?
Put a break on your questions and find the answers in this outstanding school love triangle fantasy drama.
21. Master’s Sun (2013)
This is the drama I regretted watching too late because it’s one of the best fantasy rom-com drama.
It’s a story of Joo Joong-won (So Ji-sub), a cold and arrogant CEO of Kingdom company and Tae Gong-shil (Gong Hyo-Jin), a pathetic and poor girl who can see ghosts. Tae-gong starts to see the ghost of his dead girlfriend. And since then, they both gets entangled with the stories of the ghost and their past. She suddenly realizes that all the ghosts disappears when she is near Joong-won. So, she insists on staying with him. At first, he hates the sight of her but soon both fall in love with each other. They also help each other to overcome the obstacles.
This drama is a perfect blend of every genre with a great storyline, great performance, great star cast along with the great character development. It’s not actually that much of a horror drama if you are holding yourself back because of the ghost concept. In fact, it’s more of a comedy drama, so you can watch it without hesitation.
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