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Must-Watch Korean dramas

After enduring tragedy and struggles as a child, Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won) made a successful career for herself as a stuntwoman, although she has little patience for nonsense. When she meets narcissistic and arrogant CEO Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), she despises his attitude, but he feels strangely drawn to her in a way he can’t explain. Joo Won tries to win Ra Im over, but she rebuffs his advances, uninterested in the showy things he has to offer her. Their adversarial relationship takes an absurd turn when their souls swap, and they’re forced to act in each other’s lives while they try to find a cure for their conundrum – but neither of them could've expected that their body-switching would lead to falling in love.

Secret Garden

SG Team

Choi Eun Seol (Shin Sae Kyung), sole survivor of her family’s brutal murder, loses her memory but gains an extraordinary ability: she can see smells. Renamed Oh Cho Rim by her new adoptive father, she teams up with Detective Choi Mu Gak (Park Yoochun), who lost his sister in the same incident and has since lost his sense of smell. He's determined to catch the killer, but his lack of senses hinders him. Cho Rim's unique gift becomes their greatest asset as they navigate a world of invisible clues, chasing a phantom killer. But as they draw closer, their intertwined pasts unravel, revealing secrets more dangerous than they imagined. Can they unmask the murderer before he finishes what he started?

The Girl Who Sees Smells

The Sensory 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

MBC every 1

Hyun Jong Hyun (Yoo Seung Ho), an aspiring webtoon writer struggling with rejection, encounters Bok Gil (Han Ye Ri), an overweight stray cat, on a rainy day. Taking her home, Jong Hyun gradually forms an unexpected bond with the feline, who becomes his companion and source of comfort. To support Bok Gil, he takes a part-time job at Naeil Bookstore while continuing to pursue his writing career. Oh Na Woo (Jo Hye Jung), a photography student working at a café, becomes intrigued by Jong Hyun and Bok Gil's unique relationship. As they slowly open up to each other, Jong Hyun and Bok Gil find warmth and understanding in their unlikely friendship. This is a 2015 South Korean drama series based on the webcomic "Sangsanggoyangi" and directed by Lee Hyun Joo.

Imaginary Cat

The Alley Cat Team

JTBC

Go Hye Rim (Han Ye Seul), a sharp-witted cafe owner, works as an adviser to psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun (Sung Joon), unaware that he is conducting a secret experiment about the "ideal type of man" with help from his half-brother Choi Seung Chan (Jung Jin Woon) and clinic employee Won Ji Ho (Lee Joo Hyung). Simultaneously, Hye Rim is being paid by a mysterious client to obtain Soo Hyun's valuable experiment files. As their complex game of cat and mouse unfolds, the boundaries between professional research and personal manipulation become increasingly blurred. The tension rises as both Hye Rim and Soo Hyun try to outmaneuver each other, each harboring hidden agendas and motivations. This is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Yoon Cheol.

Madame Antoine

The Fortunetellers

Shim Bo Nui (Hwang Jung Eum), a superstitious woman desperate to save her comatose sister, learns from a fortuneteller that sleeping with a man born in 1986 (the Year of the Tiger) is her only hope. She targets Je Soo Ho (Ryu Jun Yeol), a game development company CEO, while Gary Choi (Lee Soo Hyuk), a tennis star who once had a crush on her, moves in next door. As Bo Nui pursues her unconventional mission to save her sister, she finds herself entangled in an unexpected romantic situation. Will her desperate plan succeed, or will she discover a different path to salvation? "Lucky Romance" is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy series based on a webcomic by Kim Dal Nim and directed by Kim Kyung Hee.

Lucky Romance

The Lucky Team

KBS02

Orphan Lee Eun Bi (Kim So Hyun) is ready to end it all, sick of constant bullying. However, just as she’s preparing to jump into a river, she’s saved by Go Eun Byul (also played by Kim So Hyun), an identical twin sister she never knew she had. Eun Bi later wakes up in the hospital with amnesia, and Eun Byul is nowhere to be found. She unintentionally takes Eun Byul’s place at her sister’s prestigious high school, where she learns that Eun Byul’s seemingly-perfect life wasn’t as great as it appeared. Alongside the charming Han Yi An (Nam Joo Hyuk) and the rebellious Gong Tae Kwang (Yook Sung Jae), Eun Bi attempts to investigate her sister’s disappearance while also confronting her own past, protecting her new identity, and the harsh realities of adolescence.

Who Are You

The Back to School Team

Quiet underachiever Go Nam Soon (Lee Jong Suk) just wants to graduate from high school without trouble. But the arrival of transfer student Park Heung Soo (Kim Woo Bin) rips open old wounds as the two are thrust back into a complicated friendship fraught with unspoken grievances. Meanwhile, their teachers, the passionate Jung In Jae (Jang Na Ra) and the pragmatic Kang Se Chan (Choi Daniel), grapple with the harsh realities of the Korean education system and the ever-present threat of student violence, especially at Seungri High, where student morale is low and bullying runs rampant. Can these teachers find a way to reach their students – and can Nam Soon and Heung Soo find a way to reconcile?

School 2013

The Classmates Team

Throughout her life, “ugly duckling” Kong Shim (Minah) was constantly overshadowed by her beautiful, more successful older sister Kong Mi (Seo Hyo Rim). When the quirky, hot-tempered lawyer Ahn Dan Tae (Namkoong Min) rents a room in their rooftop apartment, Kong Shim's life takes an unexpected turn. He initially seems to only bring her trouble, but his sharp wit and genuine kindness slowly chip away at her insecurities, and they gradually begin to fall in love. Meanwhile, Kong Mi sets her sights on the wealthy and kind Joon Soo (On Ju Wan), the heir to a large corporation – and Dan Tae's long-lost cousin. However, Dan Tae's complicated past and a surprising connection to Kong Shim's family threaten to unravel their newfound happiness.

Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim

The Inner Beauty Team

As a child, Ki Ha Myung’s (Lee Jong Suk) life was torn apart by the media: his firefighter father was accused of killing his team members, and his devastated mother jumped off a cliff, trying to take Ha Myung with her. However, Ha Myung survived, rescued by an old man with memory loss who renamed him after his own deceased son. Now named Choi Dal Po, he grew up with his “niece” Choi In Ha (Park Shin Hye), a girl the same age as him who suffers from "Pinocchio Syndrome," which causes her to hiccup uncontrollably whenever she tells a lie. As adults, they end up hired as reporters for rival news stations, navigating the cutthroat world of broadcast news, and encountering ethical dilemmas and the tragic consequences of biased reporting while also working through their burgeoning feelings for each other and the dark secrets of their pasts.

Pinocchio

The Can't Lie Team

A serial killer is on the loose, preying on women who share a similar appearance. Top detective Cha Ji An (Jang Na Ra) is dispatched to the case, but as she and her team investigate the latest crime scene, her childhood friend Lee Hyun (Seo In Guk), a criminal profiler, joins them. He received an anonymous email that he believes to be from the serial killer, containing clues that Lee Hyun believes may be linked to an escaped criminal “monster” from his childhood who killed his father and was responsible for the disappearance of his younger brother. Ji An is cautiously optimistic to see Lee Hyun again, as she had a crush on him when they were kids, but he doesn’t seem to remember her at all. Can they join forces to crack the case – and discover the truth about the dark secrets that still haunt Lee Hyun? This 2015 South Korean drama series was directed by No Sang Hun and Kim Jin Won.

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