The Best Kdrama to Convert My Mom?

 I plan on having her try an episode tomorrow!

Maybe go for a more slow paced sort of drama that is not as high stress like WYWS. Maybe Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bokjoo or Because This Is My First Life will be up her alley.

i second Oh My Venus.   And I'll throw Descendents of the Sun in there too.   

Another Miss Oh

Thank you so much for these recs!! I actually got her to watch Memories of Alhambra, since I haven't watched it either and its on Netflix, and I think she likes it (although she said the plot is really confusing.) She and my dad are hooked for now though, which I never expected!! I do agree about the cinematography, I think that's something that will really impress her if I want to get her into another drama. 

These recommendations are so good!! I am already starting to plan out the next dramas to introduce!

BTW, feel free to give any more recs whenever you think of them! :)

I had the same problem with my mother. She has watched 1 or 2 episodes from many different dramas like You who came from the stars, Empress Ki, Bad guys, but she couldn't keep up with the subtitles. I am from Greece and my mother isn't perfect at English so the fast pace of the subs didn't help much.

The only drama that she almost saw all of the episodes (because I saw the first 4 alone) was Children of Nobody. It wasn't a romance and it was slow paced with a mysterious plot and good acting and she liked it a lot.

If I were you I would chose something crime based with little or no romance like the series I recommended above.

What got me into kdrama was film first. So, you may want to try out action films, since they have very simple story and not super hard to follow. 

1. Train to Busan (2016) - train, zombies, and passengers struggle to survive. The characters are very relatable and easy to follow.

https://mydramalist.com/11314-train-to-busan

2. Tunnel (2016) - similar to disaster films. collapse of a poorly constructed tunnel trapping survivors.

https://mydramalist.com/15793-tunnel

3. Masquerade (2012) - like the movie the man in the iron mask. A clown replaces the King to protect the king from assassinations. It's more light hearted than the iron mask.

https://mydramalist.com/4142-masquerade

4. Unstoppable (2018) -  like the  movie taken but instead of daughter, the wife is kidnapped.  Lots fight scenes. 

https://mydramalist.com/28824-raging-bull

Tv shows that are similar style to american dramas

City hunter (2011)- chuck but darker version. Revenge show for govt. coverup on spy mission killing main leads father. He works together with his father's friend to take down all those responsible.

https://mydramalist.com/1702-city-hunter-2011

Save Me (2017)- similar to the path, but slightly darker about cults. Follows a family that lost everything and joins a cult.

https://mydramalist.com/22599-save-me

Six Flying Dragons (2015) - a little more complex with multiple factions period drama. Lots good action scenes and story.

https://mydramalist.com/14324-six-flying-dragons