TOP 15 must watch K-dramas for beginners

Would you like to watch some K-dramas with us? Back in 2016, being a K-drama beginner, I wished I had someone who could tell me the most popular and must-watch K-drama list. I struggled a lot in finding the right K-drama for me. Are you also struggling now? Don't worry, we've got you covered. The most popular K-dramas of the last two decades.

1. Crash landing on you (2019)

tvN's "CRASH LANDING ON YOU"

'Crash landing on you' starring Hyun bin and Son ye-jin is a famous 2019 Romantic K-drama which gained lot of fans truly because of the main lead couple. Yoon se-ri (Son ye-jin) is a South Korean heiress who accidentally lands in North Korea while paragliding, there she meets her destiny Ri jeong hyeok (Hyun bin) who is a North Korean soldier. What did she do? Got back to her Country? or stayed with her destiny? to know more, you should really watch the drama. Also this couple recently got married in real life which indeed gained lot of viewers for the drama.

2. Goblin (2016)

tvN's "GOBLIN"

'Goblin' is a 2016 megahit K-drama starring huge stars like Gong yoo, Kim go eun, Lee dong wook and Yoo In na. This drama is a emotional roller coaster which can play with your feelings. Kim shin (Gong yoo) is a cursed immortal Goblin who waits for 939 years for his bride (Kim go eun), who is the only one who can lift the curse by removing the sword pierced in his chest. As a said you laugh, you get goosebumps, you cry like the world is ending, everything happens watching this drama.

3. Descendants of the sun (2016)

KBS's "DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN"

'Descendants of the sun' (aka "DOTS") is a popular South Korean Medical & Military drama starring Song joong ki, Song hye kyo, Jin goo and Kim ji won. captain Yoo shi-jin (Song joong ki) meets Dr. Kang mo yeon (Song hye kyo) in a hospital and falls in love, both of their duties challenge their affection towards each others and separates them but, there is destiny which made them meet again as a soldier and a doctor of a war zone.

4. Strong woman Do Bong Soon (2017)

JTBC's "STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON"

Here comes everyone's favorite, Strong woman Do bong soon is a Fantasy-Romantic-Thriller K-drama which is loved by K-drama fans all over the world. Do Bong-soon(park bo young) is a woman born with superhuman strength. When Ahn Min Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik), the CEO of Ainsoft, a gaming company witnesses her strength he hires her as his personal bodyguard. There is also a thriller part in this drama which will keep you on your edge of your seat.

5. Legend of the blue sea (2017) 

SBS's "LEGEND OF THE BLUE SEA".

Hoe Joon-Jae (Lee Min-Ho) is a smooth talking conman with magician-like abilities. Joon-Jae travels abroad and stays at an oceanside resort, there he finds Sim Chung (Jun ji hyun) whom he first thought as a thief turns out to be a Mermaid, while she tries to adapt to the human world, she finds herself falling in love with him. Joon Jae also finds that both of them lived during Joseon dynasty and the tragedy that happened then also repeats now.

6. Weightlifting fairy Kim bok joo (2016)

MBC's "WEIGHTLIFTING FAIRY KIM BOK JOO"

To the Athletes in weightlifting, swimming and rhythmic gymnastics who work hard to reach their goals in life, This drama covers their coming-of-age stories and relationships through hectic life. Kim Bok-Joo (Lee sung kyung) is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. This drama totally focuses on Teenage and youth coming.

7. What's wrong with secretary Kim? (2016)

JTBC's "WHAT'S WRONG WITH SECERTARY KIM?".

 Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-joon) is a Vice chairman of a big company, One day Kim Mi-so (Park Min-young) his secretary of 9 years shocks him by asking for her resignation all of a sudden, Lee young-joon finds many ways to stop Mi soo from quitting and during this process they fall in love with each other and finds about the traumatic experience they both had together.

8. Vincenzo (2021)

tvN's "VINCENZO"

A Korean-Italian mafia lawyer Vincenzo Cassano (Song joong ki) returns to his Motherland (Korea) in search of his Foster Father's stash of Gold hidden under a complex, he fights against a conglomerate Jang jun woo (Ok Taecyeon) who comes in his way of achieving the goal. Hong cha young (jeon yeo been) is also a lawyer who wants to take revenge against Jang jun woo for killing her father, joins with Vincenzo to get her Revenge.

9. Heirs (2013).

KBS's "INHERITORS AKA HEIRS"

Kim Tan (Lee Min-ho) is a wealthy heir to a large Korean conglomerate called Jeguk Group but, he lives under the constant shadow of his older half-brother. Kim Tan falls in love with Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. The story tells about the difficulties faced by both heirs and normal high school students who try to find the true meaning of life.

10. Boys over flowers (2009)

KBS's "BOYS OVER FLOWER"

'Boys over flowers' still holds the name for "Most of the K-drama fan's first-ever K-drama. The series tells the story of a young girl who came from a low-income family. One day, she enrolled in an elite school where her life became entangled with the life of a group of four wealthy young men, known as "F4," who came from the most affluent families in the country. Yet, they are also known as school bullies. The drama is filled with romantic and funny moments that will make you squeal and laugh your heart out. Boys over flower is a Remake of Taiwanese f4 (Meteor Garden), there are 3 more remakes in Chinese, Japanese and Thailand.

11. It's Okay to be not Okay (2020)

tvN's "IT'S OKAY TO BE NOT OKAY".

The story between a Health care worker Moon Kang Tae (Kim soo hyun) who has no time to love and a successful Kids story writer Go Moon Young (Seo ye ji) who is still trapped in her childhood trauma. Both of them cross paths and help each other to become their true self. This drama deals with mental health and implies how important it is for us to become ourselves.

12. My Love from the Star (2013)

SBS's "MY LOVE FROM THE STAR"

Do Min-joon (Kim soo hyun) is an alien who waits on Earth for more than 400 years to return to his planet, 3 months prior to his return he meets an A-list Korean actress Chun Song-yi(Jun ji hyun) whom he had already saved once when she was a child, he becomes curious about her and gets involved in her daily life which made him fall for her. Alien and human relationship, how do you think they ended up?.

13. Hotel del Luna (2019).

tvN's "HOTEL DEL LUNA".

Hotel del luna is a hotel in Seoul (South Korea) that only serves Ghosts and its CEO Jang man wol (Lee ji eun aka IU) is a woman who did a terrible crime and ended up as the CEO of the hotel. Jang Man-wol meets Gu Chan-sung's father (Oh Ji-ho) and makes a deal in exchange for his life, his son Goo chan-sung (Yeo Jin-Goo) will work for her when he turns 20. The story follows on how Jang man wol and Goo chan-sung run the hotel as a CEO and Manager amidst ghosts.

14. W - two worlds apart (2016)

MBC's "W- TWO WORLD APART".

Oh Yeon-Joo (Han Hyo-Joo) who is a surgeon accidentally goes inside a Webtoon and saves the main lead Kang Chul (Lee Jong-Suk) of the webtoon. Many mysteries unravel when the Real-world and cartoon world gets mixed up. This drama might make you scream at a point where you seriously want to spoil yourself with spoilers across the internet.

15. Extraordinary You (2019)

MBC's EXTRAORDINARY YOU".

Eun Dan-O (Kim Hye-Yoon) is a student at a prestigious high school also from a wealthy family finds that her whole life is a comic book and she is a supporting character whose sole purpose of existence is to support the main leads, she decides to change her fate along with a student Ha roo (Ro Woon) who is the only person who can change the writer's scenes.

Blog by RACHEL and HARINI.