Best 20-ish Episodes K-Dramas of All-Time

Tae Ho Aug 9, 2020
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  • Healer

    1. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    1,991 points by 20 voters
    Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    2. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    1,287 points by 13 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
  • Reply 1988

    3. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.1
    1,090 points by 11 voters
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more
  • SKY Castle

    4. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.8
    1,084 points by 11 voters
    Han Seo Jin, Noh Seung Hye, Jin Jin Hee, and Lee Myung Joo all live with their families in SKY Castle, a luxury private neighborhood hosting wealthy doctors and professors. All of ...more
  • Eulachacha Waikiki

    5. Eulachacha Waikiki

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.6
    1,084 points by 11 voters
    Three very different young men – Dong Goo, the bad luck incarnate who dreams of becoming a film director; Joon Ki, an eccentric actor who performs to make a living; and Doo ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    6. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    989 points by 10 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
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    7. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.7
    772 points by 8 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
  • Pinocchio

    8. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.4
    769 points by 8 voters
    The idealistic Choi In Ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome,” which makes her ...more
  • Secret Garden

    9. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    681 points by 7 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    10. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    582 points by 6 voters
    How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Shim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Ryung from the Joseon ...more
  • City Hunter

    11. City Hunter

    Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
    8.3
    579 points by 6 voters
    Lee Yoon Sung is a talented MIT-graduate who works on the international communications team in the Blue House. He plans revenge on five politicians who caused his father's death with his surrogate ...more
  • Good Manager

    12. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    572 points by 6 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • When the Camellia Blooms

    13. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.4
    490 points by 5 voters
    Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...more
  • Arang and the Magistrate

    14. Arang and the Magistrate

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    7.9
    476 points by 5 voters
    It tells the story of a cynical and not-so-friendly government official named Eun Oh, who wanders the whole nation to look for his mother, who disappeared because of his mistake. Eun Oh ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    15. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.6
    394 points by 4 voters
    Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take ...more
  • Cruel City

    16. Cruel City

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.5
    389 points by 4 voters
    It portrays the cruel life of the drug cartels and the story of revenge for a loved one. Jung Shi Hyun is a newly appointed under-boss of the drug cartel. He lives ...more
  • The Innocent Man

    17. The Innocent Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.0
    386 points by 4 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
  • Rooftop Prince

    18. Rooftop Prince

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.1
    381 points by 4 voters
    Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife, and ...more
  • King2Hearts

    19. King2Hearts

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.2
    377 points by 4 voters
    Kim Hang Ah is a legendary top female instructor working for North Korea’s elite special forces unit. With stamina, training tactics, and strength in all areas, she is the perfect female soldier; ...more
  • Love O2O

    20. Love O2O

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
    8.3
    296 points by 3 voters
    Xiao Nai is a gaming expert who, courtesy of his basketball skills, academic excellence, swimming talent, and game company presidency, also happens to be the most popular student on campus. When he ...more
  • Beautiful Gong Shim

    21. Beautiful Gong Shim

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    7.8
    286 points by 3 voters
    This drama is about the love story of two sisters and two men. The talented older sister has everything, including a beautiful appearance, and her younger sister, who is less attractive but ...more
  • A Love So Beautiful

    22. A Love So Beautiful

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
    8.3
    198 points by 2 voters
    It starts off with high school classmates Chen Xiao Xi and Jiang Chen who are also neighbors. Xiao Xi, a cheerful girl who doesn't study much, is expressive about her admiration towards ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    23. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    186 points by 2 voters
    “The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
  • Mask

    24. Mask

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.1
    95 points by 1 voters
    Byun Ji Sook has always had a hard life with her father constantly going into debt and being chased by loan sharks. She desperately wants to know what life is like if ...more
  • Nine: Nine Times Time Travel

    25. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.3
    92 points by 1 voters
    Park Sun Woo works as an anchorman at a TV broadcasting station. He is in love with news reporter Joo Min Young, who is bright and honest. Park Sun Woo then obtains ...more

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