A list of Korean dramas that you can enjoy over the winter holidays

K-dramas to watch during Christmas

KBS02

Seo Jung Hoo (Ji Chang Wook), also known as “Healer,” works as a night courier who executes any task for the right price, leaving no trace. His latest mission? Track down and protect rookie reporter Chae Young Shin (Park Min Young) at the behest of fellow news reporter Kim Moon Ho (Yoo Ji Tae). As Jung Hoo, masquerading as a bumbling reporter, integrates himself into Young Shin’s life, they uncover a deeply buried secret connecting their pasts to a tragic incident over a decade prior. Can Jung Hoo protect Young Shin from the powerful forces determined to keep the truth hidden, all while navigating his own growing feelings for his charge?

Healer

The Time Healers

Oh Soo (Zo In Sung), a cold-hearted con artist who targets wealthy women, meets Oh Young (Song Hye Kyo), a blind heiress with a tragic past. Having lost his parents and first love, Soo sees Young as his next potential victim. However, Young, who has also experienced significant loss through her parents' divorce and estrangement, proves to be more complex than he anticipated. As they navigate their shared pain and emotional barriers, an unexpected connection begins to form between them. Can two individuals who have given up on love find solace and redemption in each other's arms?

That Winter, The Wind Blows

The Winter Lovers Team

Despite having the power to see the future, field reporter Nam Hong Joo (Suzy) is often powerless to stop those events from happening. Having recently acquired the ability to foresee future events, prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk) manages to save the life of police officer Han Woo Tak (Jung Hae In), whose death would have been used to frame Hong Joo. By surviving the attempt on his life, Woo Tak also gains the ability to see the future. Realizing their lives are somehow intertwined, Hong Joo, Jae Chan, and Woo Tak agree to work together to solve the mystery surrounding their unusual abilities and find ways to protect those they love most. This 2017 South Korean drama series was directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

While You Were Sleeping

The Dream Team ✨

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

Alien Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. With superhuman abilities like teleportation, enhanced vision, and slowed aging, he has lived a solitary life, meticulously observing humanity while waiting for his chance to return to his home planet. With only three months left until his departure, his carefully structured existence is disrupted by Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun), a wildly popular – albeit ditzy and often problematic – actress who moves in next door. Their initial clashes evolve into an undeniable attraction, forcing Min Joon to confront his long-held detachment from human emotions. As their unconventional romance blossoms, they face not only the impending deadline of his return but also a dangerous conspiracy surrounding Song Yi's career, forcing Min Joon to choose between his long-awaited journey home and the woman he has come to love.

My Love From the Star

Go Go Alien and Hallyu Star

Reclusive millionaire Kim Min Kyu (Yoo Seung Ho) has a peculiar condition: any physical skin-to-skin contact with another human triggers a life-threatening allergy. However, when a research group under his company sends him a cutting-edge humanoid robot, his life completely changes – especially because the “robot” is actually a human! After the real robot unexpectedly short-circuits before its scheduled delivery, the head researcher begs his ex-girlfriend Jo Ji Ah (Chae Soo Bin), who the robot was modeled after, to pose as the android instead in exchange for a huge paycheck. Min Kyu, unaware of the truth, develops a strong connection with Ji Ah, but struggles with the idea of falling in love with a robot. Ji Ah herself has also fallen for Min Kyu, but can’t express her feelings due to the elaborate charade. Will love find a way to overcome this huge obstacle?

I Am Not a Robot

The Robotic Team

Spirited and strong-willed weightlifter Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) dreams of becoming a top-ranked competitor. After a series of misunderstandings, she reunites with her childhood friend Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk), a talented but unlucky swimmer, who she shares a playful, teasing relationship with. Bok Joo also runs into Jung Jae Yi (Lee Jae Yoon), Joon Hyung’s older cousin, and begins to develop a crush on him. But as Bok Joo navigates the challenges of her sport, body image issues, and the awkwardness of first love, she finds herself falling for Joon Hyung, who, despite his initial obliviousness, slowly realizes his feelings for her too.

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