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  • Youth of May

    1. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    586 points by 6 voters
    Hee Tae, a top student at Seoul National University College of Medicine, becomes a local hero in Gwangju. His best friend Kyung Soo, a pro-democracy activist, persuades him to open an illegal ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    2. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    489 points by 5 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    3. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    485 points by 5 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Mother

    4. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    464 points by 5 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • My Mister

    5. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    396 points by 4 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    6. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    294 points by 3 voters
    It's the story of a mother who died and begins a 49-day long project of reincarnation, and a husband who has barely begun to live a new life after overcoming the pain ...more
  • Uncontrollably Fond

    7. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.1
    292 points by 3 voters
    People change, but can the heart adapt? Sin Jun Yeong and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Jun ...more
  • We Are All Trying Here

    8. We Are All Trying Here

    Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
    8.5
    288 points by 3 voters
    A story of the struggles and journey of people tormented by envy and jealousy, while trying to find their own peace. Hwang Dong Man is an aspiring director who is the only ...more
  • Death's Game

    9. Death's Game

    Korean Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
    8.8
    283 points by 3 voters
    After struggling for seven years without securing a stable job, Choi I Jae becomes engulfed in despair and hopelessness. Believing that ending his life would be the solution, I Jae is met ...more
  • Move to Heaven

    10. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    9.1
    282 points by 3 voters
    Han Geu Ru is an autistic 20-year-old guy. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items ...more
  • Our Movie

    11. Our Movie

    Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    8.3
    279 points by 3 voters
    Lee Je Ha followed in his father's footsteps, who was considered a master and became a movie director. He received worldwide attention for his debut film and was called a genius, but ...more
  • Thirty-Nine

    12. Thirty-Nine

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.3
    190 points by 2 voters
    Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40. Cha Mi Jo is ...more
  • Missing: The Other Side

    13. Missing: The Other Side

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.6
    189 points by 2 voters
    In Duon Village, where the spirits of missing deceased people reside, Kim Uk, a fraudster, stumbles upon the village and becomes entangled in a search to uncover the truth behind their disappearances. ...more
  • My Country: The New Age

    14. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    188 points by 2 voters
    Set during the transition from the Goryeo to the Joseon period, two friends become enemies due to differing views on "my country." Seo Hwi, a skilled warrior and son of a renowned ...more
  • Seasons of Blossom

    15. Seasons of Blossom

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    187 points by 2 voters
    A story of love and friendship between five high school students from Seoyeon High School. Lee Ha Min appears like a bright person, but there is also darkness within his mind. Han ...more
  • Black

    16. Black

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.0
    186 points by 2 voters
    Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more
  • Children of Nobody

    17. Children of Nobody

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.6
    183 points by 2 voters
    Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life ...more
  • Snowdrop

    18. Snowdrop

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    181 points by 2 voters
    In 1987, a bloody man jumps into a women’s university dormitory in Seoul. Yeong Ro, a female university student who falls in love with him at first sight on a group blind ...more
  • Twenty Five Twenty One

    19. Twenty Five Twenty One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    177 points by 2 voters
    During the South Korean financial crisis, teen fencer Na Hee Do's high school team is disbanded, but she overcomes obstacles to join the national team. Meanwhile, Baek Yi Jin's life is turned ...more
  • Remember: War of the Son

    20. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    176 points by 2 voters
    Seo Jin U has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more
  • The Innocent Man

    21. The Innocent Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.0
    175 points by 2 voters
    The drama is a melodrama which depicts the story of a man, Kang Ma Roo who has been betrayed by the love of his life, Han Jae Hee. Years after the incident, ...more
  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    22. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    167 points by 2 voters
    Kim Sin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died tragically. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Kim ...more
  • Flower of Evil

    23. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.0
    161 points by 2 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • Secret Love

    24. Secret Love

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    8.3
    153 points by 2 voters
    A man who does not believe in love falls for a woman who has been hurt by it. Min Hyeok is wealthy, with everything but a good personality. He’s been enraged and ...more
  • Melo Movie

    25. Melo Movie

    Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Mu Bi, an aspiring film director and assistant director, quietly works to follow in her father's footsteps in the film industry. Ko Gyeom, a passionate film critic, aims to watch every ...more
  • The Great Queen Seondeok

    26. The Great Queen Seondeok

    Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more
  • Kangchi, the Beginning

    27. Kangchi, the Beginning

    Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    Choi Kang Chi is a half-human and half-mythical-creature who was adopted by the lord of the Hundred Years Inn. He was the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit of Jiri ...more
  • Way Back Love

    28. Way Back Love

    Korean Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    Jung Hui Wan is a 24-year-old woman who doesn't have the will to live. She lives her life as a recluse. One day, her childhood friend and first love, Kim Ram U, ...more
  • The Nokdu Flower

    29. The Nokdu Flower

    Korean Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894-1895), two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. Baek Yi Kang, the son of a wealthy but notorious local official and a woman ...more
  • When Life Gives You Tangerines

    30. When Life Gives You Tangerines

    Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
    9.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    It is a story that resembles a tribute to our parents' tender and still youthful seasons when they were so young, including the story of mother's first love, father's heroic tales, grandma's ...more
  • He Is Psychometric

    31. He Is Psychometric

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn gains the ability of psychometry, which allows him to read a person or object's past through physical contact. Struggling to control his power, ...more
  • First Love

    32. First Love

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
    8.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    In the late 90s, Yae and Harumichi met and fell in love. After graduating from high school, Yae went off to college in Tokyo, while Harumichi joined the Self-Defense forces as an ...more
  • Our Blues

    33. Our Blues

    Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
    8.6
    96 points by 1 voters
    "Our Blues" takes on an anthology-style drama, which tells the story of diverse characters that are somewhat interconnected, in one way or the other. Lee Dong Suk, a guy born on the ...more
  • Bridal Mask

    34. Bridal Mask

    Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
    8.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    Lee Gang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Gang ...more
  • The Slave Hunters

    35. The Slave Hunters

    Korean Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
    8.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    Chuno follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth, whose family was ruined when Won Ki Yoon, a slave, burnt down his house and escaped with his sister, ...more
  • Autumn in My Heart

    36. Autumn in My Heart

    Korean Drama - 2000, 16 episodes
    7.7
    94 points by 1 voters
    Yun Jun Seo and Yun Eun Seo grew up as siblings, but Eun Seo was in fact from a different family, as there was a mix-up at the hospital where she was ...more
  • Rain or Shine

    37. Rain or Shine

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    A tragic accident kills 48 people, leaving the survivors and those connected to the event forever changed. Lee Gang Du, once a hopeful soccer player, now struggles with physical and emotional pain ...more
  • Live Up to Your Name

    38. Live Up to Your Name

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.2
    93 points by 1 voters
    Heo Im, who is born in a concubine family in the Joseon era and has very outstanding medical skills, is frustrated about his career as he fails to climb to higher positions ...more
  • Stairway to Heaven

    39. Stairway to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
    7.9
    93 points by 1 voters
    The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more
  • My Liberation Notes

    40. My Liberation Notes

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.5
    93 points by 1 voters
    Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty. A mysterious ...more
  • You and Everything Else

    41. You and Everything Else

    Korean Drama - 2025, 15 episodes
    8.5
    92 points by 1 voters
    Ryu Eun Jung, a woman with a candid personality, attracts people effortlessly. Her best friend and lifelong rival, Cheon Sang Yeon, has been by her side since elementary school. Coming from a ...more
  • If You Wish Upon Me

    42. If You Wish Upon Me

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    89 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Kyeo Re, a man plagued by a life of abuse, orphanages, juvenile detention, and prison, faces the brink of despair. However, his court-ordered community service at a terminally ill care facility ...more
  • Sad Love Story

    43. Sad Love Story

    Korean Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
    7.8
    89 points by 1 voters
    Sad Sonata is a love story about two men and one woman. The young Joon Young, who was raised by his mother who sold liquor to American soldiers, met the blind Hae ...more
  • Mr. Plankton

    44. Mr. Plankton

    Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
    8.6
    88 points by 1 voters
    Hae Jo, ostracized due to his unknown parentage, sets out to find his real father after life-changing news. Cho Jae Mi, longing for a family, joins him despite being engaged to Eo ...more
  • I'm Sorry, I Love You

    45. I'm Sorry, I Love You

    Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
    8.0
    88 points by 1 voters
    Cha Moo Hyuk was adopted by an Australian family but was abused and left homeless at an early age. One day, he comes across Song Eun Chae, the coordinator for Choi Yune, ...more
  • Time

    46. Time

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.6
    87 points by 1 voters
    After a tragic event, two polar opposites, Seol Ji Hyun, a positive and social woman, and Cheon Soo Ho, a wealthy, short-tempered CEO, become entangled. Ji Hyun's life shatters after her sister ...more
  • Marriage Contract

    47. Marriage Contract

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.0
    86 points by 1 voters
    After being diagnosed with a possibly terminal brain tumor, Kang Hye Soo, a desperate single mother, agrees to be a liver donor for her new boss’ mother. In exchange, she will receive ...more
  • Mama

    48. Mama

    Korean Drama - 2014, 24 episodes
    8.1
    85 points by 1 voters
    A single mom who has been only focusing on making money and achieving fame suddenly finds out she has a time-limited life. All her life, she has been neglecting her only son ...more
  • Wonderful Days

    49. Wonderful Days

    Korean Drama - 2014, 50 episodes
    7.4
    84 points by 1 voters
    Dong Suk grew up as a smart young boy, but came from a poor family background. He is now a successful prosecutor and comes back to his hometown for the first time ...more
  • Come and Hug Me

    50. Come and Hug Me

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.3
    81 points by 1 voters
    This is the story of a tragic love that spans 12 years. When they were children, Yoon Na Moo and Gil Nak Won were each others first love. They are forced to ...more
  • School 2013

    51. School 2013

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.2
    80 points by 1 voters
    Seungri High School ranks as one of the worst of the 178 high schools in Seoul based on academic scores. Kang Se Chan is the top Korean language teacher who owns a ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    52. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    79 points by 1 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Mu Yeong, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • A Korean Odyssey

    53. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    78 points by 1 voters
    In 2017, Son Oh Gong and Ma Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract ...more
  • The Wind Blows

    54. The Wind Blows

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.9
    76 points by 1 voters
    “The Wind Blows” is a story about a man who decided to divorce his beloved wife after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and a woman who decided to divorce her husband to have ...more
  • My Blooming Days

    55. My Blooming Days

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.6
    75 points by 1 voters
    Lee Bom I, a terminally ill woman, undergoes a heart transplant and begins living life to the fullest, honoring her donor. She meets Kang Dong Ha, the CEO of Hanuiron and widower ...more
  • Possessed

    56. Possessed

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.2
    74 points by 1 voters
    Kang Pil Sung, a rough and lazy detective with sharp instincts, meets Hong Seo Jung, a reclusive psychic medium who hides her abilities. They team up to solve cases, using their unique ...more
  • Bulgasal: Immortal Souls

    57. Bulgasal: Immortal Souls

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.2
    73 points by 1 voters
    The series tells the story of a man-turned-immortal, Bulgasal, who wants revenge from a woman with a mysterious past and present, who he deems responsible for his immortality and miseries from the ...more
  • Reply 1997

    58. Reply 1997

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    72 points by 1 voters
    Set in the 1990s, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T, and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    59. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.6
    70 points by 1 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • Kill It

    60. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.2
    69 points by 1 voters
    Will a killer-turned-veterinarian and a detective find common ground? Kim Soo Hyun is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Many individuals and organizations hire him for large sums of money. ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    61. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.8
    68 points by 1 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    62. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    67 points by 1 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • That Winter, the Wind Blows

    63. That Winter, the Wind Blows

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.9
    66 points by 1 voters
    Abandoned by his mother as a child and raised by the Park family, Oh Soo is a notorious gambler in the neighborhood of Cheongdam. After the death of his first love, he ...more
  • Can This Love Be Translated?

    64. Can This Love Be Translated?

    Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
    8.4
    65 points by 1 voters
    Follows interpreter Ju Ho Jin and top star Cha Mu Hui as their working relationship turns into a precarious emotional entanglement. Ju Ho Jin's professional rule is to stay neutral and invisible, ...more
  • Hello Monster

    65. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    64 points by 1 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    66. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.7
    62 points by 1 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • Doctor John

    67. Doctor John

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.5
    61 points by 1 voters
    "Doctor John" is a medical drama centered on pain management specialists. It offers a unique perspective, treating the doctors' quest for the source of their patients' enigmatic pain as an exhilarating pursuit, ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    68. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    60 points by 1 voters
    Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and ...more
  • Doctor Stranger

    69. Doctor Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.9
    59 points by 1 voters
    As a child, Park Hoon and his father were kidnapped by North Korea. In North Korea, he was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a doctor. Park ...more
  • Doctors

    70. Doctors

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    7.9
    58 points by 1 voters
    Yoo Hye Jeong was a tough bully in school with a prickly personality and always went wayward. She had many scars from her childhood, and through self-preservation, Hye Jeong keeps her heart ...more
  • Beautiful World

    71. Beautiful World

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    57 points by 1 voters
    A family searches for the truth after their son, Sun Ho, becomes brain dead from an accident at his new school. His father, Mu Jin, and mother, In Ha, consumed by guilt ...more
  • Lost

    72. Lost

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    55 points by 1 voters
    At forty years old, Lee Boo Jeong has lost her way. She feels like she has reached the end of her potential and achieved absolutely nothing. Lee Kang Jae is twenty-seven, a ...more
  • Ugly Alert

    73. Ugly Alert

    Korean Drama - 2013, 133 episodes
    8.3
    54 points by 1 voters
    The story of a man named Kong Jun Su who sacrificed himself by pretending to be a murderer to protect his younger stepbrother from being accused instead. While serving time in prison, ...more
  • Call It Love

    74. Call It Love

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.2
    53 points by 1 voters
    Life's difficulties can take a toll on anyone, and this romantic melodrama portrays the story of a man and woman who are deeply affected. Through their growing empathy and understanding of each ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    75. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.6
    52 points by 1 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • Another Miss Oh

    76. Another Miss Oh

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.1
    51 points by 1 voters
    Two women, both named O Hae Yeong, find themselves constantly mixed up in each other’s lives because of their shared name. From confusion over boys and grades in high school to ending ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    77. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    50 points by 1 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more

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