Highest-Rated Korean Dramas
Top, highly rated, well-reviewed K-dramas (Korean TV drama series) on IMDB that are among the best of international television shows
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- StarsLee HyeriGo Kyung-pyoRyu Jun-yeolFive childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul in 1988, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures.
- StarsLee Sun-kyunIULee Ji-ahA man in his 40s withstands the weight of life. A woman in her 20s goes through different experiences, but also withstands the weight of her life. The man and woman get together to help each other.
- StarsLee Jae-wookHwang Min-hyunYoo Joon-sangSet in a fictional country called Daeho, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a forbidden magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies.
- StarsJo Jung-SukYoo Yeon-seokJung Kyung-hoHospital Playlist tells the story of five doctors who have been friends since they entered medical school in 1999.
- StarsHyun BinSon Ye-jinSeo Ji-hyeThe absolute top secret love story of a chaebol heiress who made an emergency landing in North Korea because of a paragliding accident and a North Korean special officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting her.
- StarsKim Hyun-binYoo Ah-inByun Yo-hanStory of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.
- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
- StarsLee Seung-giLee Hee-joonPark Ju-hyunJung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is an honest person and tries to attain justice. After Ba-Reum faces a psychopath murderer, who places the entire nation in fear, his life is totally changed.
- StarsJun Kwang-ryulHwang Soo-JungByung-se KimThe life, struggle and ascension of doctor Hur Jun, an exponential medical figure during his times.
- StarsNam Joo-hyukKim Ji-yeonChoi Hyun-wookIn a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
- StarsPark Eun-binKang Tae-ohKang Ki-youngDue to her 164 I.Q., impressive memory and creative thought process, autistic 27-year-old lawyer Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.
- StarsGong YooKim Go-eunLee Dong-wookIn his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.Yêu Tinh (2016)
30 episodes - StarsShin Hye-sunKim Jung-hyunSeol In-ahWhen a modern day chef gets trapped in the body of a queen in the Joseon era, chaos ensues.
- StarsKim Soo-hyunSeo Ye-jiOh Jung-seAn extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an selfish antisocial children's-book writer and a selfless psych-ward caretaker when they cross paths.
- StarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Woo-binRomance is sweet and bitter - and life riddled with ups and downs - in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju Island.
- StarsYum Jung-ahLee Tae-ranYun Se-ahA satirical drama that closely looks at the materialistic desires of upper-class parents in South Korea and how they ruthlessly secure the successes of their families at the cost of destroying others' lives.
- StarsJeong Woong-inKim Jung-hyunRyu DamStory of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.
- StarsLee Ji-wanLee Jun-hoLee Se-yeongBased on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
- StarsLee Joon-giIUKang Ha-neulHa-jin travels 1000 years back in time and lands in the era of Goryeo Dynasty as a young girl named Hae-soo. She, now trapped in another person's body, becomes involved in a power struggle against various vicious contenders to the throne.
- StarsYang Dong-geunLee Na-youngKong Hyo-jinGo Bok Su has had a difficult childhood and served time in prison for stealing. Jeon Kyung, a moody tomboy and a daughter of a rich family, plays the keyboard as a member of an unknown indie rock band. The vocalist of Kyung's band is diagnosed with a brain injury from an accident, and while the band members are trying to earn money for the surgery, Bok Su steals Kyung's wallet. Bok Su decides that their meeting was fate, leaves his long-time girlfriend Mi Rae, and follows Kyung around trying to win her heart. One day Bok Su finds out he has a terminal illness and doesn't have much time left, and his life begins to change.
- StarsLee Joon-giMoon Chae-wonSeo Hyun-wooAlthough Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life. But his facade begins to crumble when his wife, a homicide detective, begins investigating murders from 15 years ago.
- StarsLee Yeong-aeHong Ri-naJi Jin-heeA series based on a real person in Korean history, Suh, Jang-geum.
- StarsRyu Seung-ryongHan Hyo-jooZo In-sungThe quiet lives of three high school students with genetic superhuman abilities turn upside down when a mysterious organization starts to hunt them down one by one.
- StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyukWith the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.
- StarsLee Je-HoonKim Hye-suCho Jin-woongA cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.