Best 2016 K-Drama
Which K-Drama released in 2016 celebrating 10-year anniversary topped your watch list??
Asianatica May 1, 2026
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![Guardian: The Lonely and Great God]()
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 -
![Descendants of the Sun]()
A love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She ...more -
![Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]()
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 -
![Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo]()
Bok Joo 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. While she is a woman ...more -
![W]()
O Seong Mu, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon O Yeon Ju, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Ju goes to his office looking, but a ...more -
![The Legend of the Blue Sea]()
Shim Chung, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love, nobleman’s son Kim Ryung, to modern-day Seoul. Ryung’s doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae, is a skilled scam artist who becomes intrigued ...more -
![Dr. Romantic]()
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 -
![The K2]()
Kim Je Ha, a former mercenary known as “K2,” becomes a fugitive after being wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend in Iraq. He returns to Korea and works as a bodyguard for ...more -
![Signal]()
Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more -
![Love in the Moonlight]()
To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more -
![Uncontrollably Fond]()
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 -
![Hwarang]()
The names of just a few Hwarangs are recorded in history. Not many people these days truly know about Hwarangs. How did they start? How did beautiful looking young men become at ...more -
![Another Miss Oh]()
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 -
![Cinderella and the Four Knights]()
Eun Ha Won, a high school senior with dreams of becoming a teacher, endures mistreatment from her father, stepmother, and stepsister while working part-time jobs to fund her university tuition. Meanwhile, three ...more -
![Something about 1 Percent]()
Growing up in a wealthy family, Lee Jae In had the best of everything. As an adult he was smart, good looking, had a well-paying job, in short, it seemed like he ...more -
![Hello, My Twenties!]()
Five girls in their twenties come to live together in a house called "Belle Epoque", which means "a beautiful era" in French. Each girl has a particular personality, background, and issues. In ...more -
![Don't Dare to Dream]()
Lee Hwa Shin is a talented, handsome anchor from a well-off family, known for his fierce competitiveness in the newsroom. His rivalry with meteorologist Pyo Na Ri, a hardworking but less accomplished ...more -
![Doctors]()
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 -
![Cheese in the Trap]()
Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more -
![Shopaholic Louis]()
It revolves around a handsome shopaholic named Louis, who is the successor of a vast business empire but becomes homeless after suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, Ko Bok Sil, a country girl who ...more -
![Bring It On, Ghost]()
It is a story about the ghost of a high school girl who has been dead for 5 years and an exorcist college boy with the ability to see and hear ghosts. ...more -
![Beautiful Gong Shim]()
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 Beautiful Mind]()
Lee Yeong Oh is a genius neurosurgeon who just came back to Korea after finishing his studies abroad. He now works with his father, Lee Gun Myung, who is the head of ...more -
![The Sound of Your Heart]()
It comically follows Jo Suk's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Jun, and parents. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "The Sound of ...more -
![Marriage Contract]()
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 -
![Dear My Friends]()
Park Wan is a translator who is constantly pulled by her mother, Jang Nan Hee, to hang out with her elder friends, Jo Hee Ja, Moon Jung Ah, Oh Choong Nam, and ...more -
![Gogh, the Starry Night]()
At 29 years old, Go Ho faces the struggles of the modern-day woman, namely the struggles to succeed in work and romance in the 21st Century. An advertisement contractor who is unlucky ...more -
![Come Back Alive]()
Kim Young Soo, a department store worker, tragically dies in an accident. In the afterlife, he pleads for a chance to return to resolve the misunderstandings surrounding his death and console his ...more -
![Squad 38]()
A unique task force forms by blending law enforcement and criminals, targeting tax evaders. Con artists, skilled in fraud and deception, will aid in capturing these wealthy tax-dodgers who employ elaborate schemes ...more -
![Happy Once Again]()
This drama focuses on the story of former singer Han Mi Mo who was in a band called “Angels,” and her friends in their 30’s. As the divorce rate and second marriages ...more -
![Entertainer]()
Seok Ho is a manager who finds success in raising a highly popular idol group. He hopes for more success as he plans to take his group and build his own label, ...more -
![Lucky Romance]()
After a traffic accident leaves her sister in a coma, Sim Bo Nui turns to superstition for a miracle. Two years later, with her sister's life still at risk, a fortuneteller tells ...more -
![Mirror of the Witch]()
The story is about a young man finding his way and love for a forgotten princess. Heo Jun faces discrimination as an illegitimate son and gives up on his natural talents, intelligence, ...more -
![Page Turner]()
Yoo Seul is a student at an art high school. She is a talented pianist prodigy, who has won numerous contests, but she only plays because of her mother since Yoo Seul's ...more -
![7 First Kisses]()
*This is an Ad for Lotte Duty Free Mall* Min Soo Jin is a receptionist working at Lotte Duty Free mall. She is a person who never had a boyfriend nor has ...more -
![Solomon's Perjury]()
On Christmas night, a student dies after falling from the school rooftop, and the police rule it a suicide. Days later, Seo Yeon, a classmate, receives a witness statement claiming it was ...more -
![Moorim School]()
The Moorim School is a hidden school which can only be seen by special individuals, and it isn't focused solely on high academic scores but on physical abilities. The school teaches its ...more -
![One More Time]()
Yoo Tan is the leader and vocalist of an indie band called One More Time, a band he started with his childhood friends ten years ago. The indie band flourished for a ...more -
![Five Enough]()
Lee Sang Tae, a widower for five years, lives with his two children and supportive parents-in-law. He works as a marketing team leader at a fashion brand, never expecting to fall in ...more -
![Nightmare Teacher]()
When a new teacher arrives, students' dreams begin to come true. Ye Rim, the class president, has to solve the bizarre and scary mystery before it's too late. -
![Thumping Spike]()
A volleyball coach and her players aim for success during which they develop stronger bonds of friendship and teamwork. This youthful story shows sportsmanship and heart thumping romance. -
![Sweet Stranger and Me]()
Hong Na Ri is a proud flight attendant who suffers a series of misfortunes after her mother passes away and then she discovers that her longtime fiancee, Jo Dong Jin, is cheating ...more -
![The Good Wife]()
A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife who worked as an attorney prior to their ...more -
![Pied Piper]()
Every day on the job is tense, dangerous and possibly lethal! But the dangerous situations are diffused without using force by the expert negotiator Joo Sung Chan, who leads the police department’s ...more -
![The Master of Revenge]()
A man whose name and life were taken from him seeks revenge. To do so, he must attempt to become a master noodle cook, or a god of noodles. ~~ Adapted from ...more -
![The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop]()
Laurel Tree Tailor Shop is family-owned and has been in business for almost a century. Its master tailor, Lee Man Sool, has perfected the dying art of creating a made-to-measure suit. Man ...more -
![The Miracle]()
How could twin sisters be such polar opposites? Kwon Shi Ah is the beautiful sister, gorgeous in every way and a member of the popular girl group known as Miracle Girls. Since ...more -
![White Nights]()
This drama depicts the intense and fierce fight among three greedy individuals, in order to become the owner of the most splendid light sources for the city that never sleeps: money and ...more -
![Memory]()
Park Tae Suk is a lawyer who finds out that he has Alzheimer’s and puts his life on the line to fight one last case. The drama depicts his vigorous efforts trying ...more -
![Woman with a Suitcase]()
Cha Geum Joo was once an office manager with a thriving career, but that takes a major hit when she is penalized for violating the Attorneys-at-Law Act and sent to prison for ...more -
![Golden Pouch]()
In the drama "Golden Pouch”, Seok Hoon, a genius doctor who is an orphan loses his memory due to an accident on his wedding day. He wakes up mistakenly believing that the ...more -
![Oh My Geum Bi]()
Geum Bi, an 8-year-old girl with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC), faces rapid mental and physical decline due to her rare condition. Her single father, Hwi Cheol, a swindler, learns to appreciate ...more -
![Goodbye Mr. Black]()
It follows a devious plot of revenge and love. After searching for answers after a sudden tragedy, a man uncovers the betrayal of his best friend and devises a plot to exact ...more -
![On the Way to the Airport]()
Choi Soo Ah has spent the last twelve years working as an airline assistant purser and raising a daughter alongside her pilot husband. She is content; but when she meets Seo Do ...more -
![Madame Antoine]()
Soo Hyun, a renowned American psychologist, returns to Korea and opens a psychotherapy center, only to have his clients stolen by a fraud fortune-teller, Hye Rim, with her uncanny ability to read ...more -
![The Flower in Prison]()
A story about Ok Nyeo, a talented girl born and raised in prison who gains great skill and wisdom through her encounters with extraordinary people from all walks of life. She becomes ...more -
![Love for a Thousand More]()
Pyeon Mi Jo is an immortal woman who does not wish to fall in love anymore. Nearly a thousand years old, her experiences in love tells her all men are "bastards" one ...more -
![Second to Last Love]()
An adult romance about a forty-something woman finding love and who works as a television producer. She has no interest in romance and just concerns herself with preparing for retirement, but when ...more -
![Drinking Solo]()
The story depicts people drinking alcohol alone for different reasons, and the romance between Jin Jeong Seok and Park Ha Na. They both work at a private institute for people preparing for ...more -
![The Royal Gambler]()
Baek Dae Gil and King Yeong Jo enter a match. Baek Dae Gil bets his life and King Yeong Jo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Baek Dae Gil ...more -
![Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary Lackey]()
61. Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary Lackey
Korean Special - 2016, 1 episode271 points by 4 votersSet in the microcosm of a school mirroring a jungle-like society, the story centers around one boy’s desperate struggle for survival. Lee Ji Hoon is set to play an up-and-coming tough guy ...more -
![Fantastic]()
So Hye, a dedicated scriptwriter, finds herself writing a drama about cancer just as she's diagnosed with breast cancer, with only five months to live. She decides to embrace life, fulfill her ...more -
![My Wife’s Having an Affair This Week]()
Hyun Woo fell in love with Soo Yeon at first sight in college and they have been married for 8 years. He thought he had the perfect family, with Soo Yeon, who ...more -
![Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi]()
Da Jung, the youngest team supervisor at her company, is known for her fiery temper and three divorces, making her a subject of suspicion and disdain. She is tough and indifferent to ...more -
![Jang Young Shil]()
The drama series follows the life of Jang Yeong Shil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period. Jang Yeong Shil was born in the lower class nobi. King Se Jong ...more -
![The Promise]()
Lee Na Yeon is made an orphan when chaebol heiress Park Yu Gyeong causes the death of her mother, Lee Yu Nae, in a traffic accident. Yu Nae and Yu Gyeong had ...more -
![Click Your Heart]()
They can’t resist her clumsy charms. Kwon Mi Na is a peppy high school girl who keeps getting into difficult situations because of her clumsiness. But that doesn’t seem to deter four ...more -
![My Runway]()
Han Seo Yeon is a bright, healthy, and outgoing high school student who dreams of becoming a model. Jin Wook is one of the top models in Korea. Han Seo Yeon and ...more -
![Father, I’ll Take Care of You]()
After Hyung Seob and Jung Ae worked hard to raise their four children, they are now ready to retire but one day all of their children move back into the house. Hyun ...more -
![Drama Special Season 7: The Red Teacher]()
In 1985, Tae Nam works as a teacher at an all-girls high school in the country. The students there do not like him, because he keeps shouting at them. In fact, Tae ...more -
![Becky's Back]()
Why would a woman return to her sleepy hometown after 18 years? Yang Baek Hui was quite popular in her small hometown of Sumwol Island, but left 18 years ago under a ...more -
![Spark]()
'Spark' is a mini music drama like a night concert in the summertime, centering on a man who leaks a great deal of electricity after a sudden accident and a woman he ...more -
![Drama Special Season 7: Explicit Innocence]()
73. Drama Special Season 7: Explicit Innocence
Korean Special - 2016, 1 episode189 points by 3 votersJoon Ho is a third year high school student who just finished taking his university exam. His main interest is to sleep with Seo Yeong, his girlfriend, but, so far, she has ...more -
![Vampire Detective]()
Private detective Yoon San suddenly becomes a vampire. He solves various cases for his clients while also trying to uncover the mystery surrounding himself while maintaining his secret identity as he solves ...more -
![My Lawyer, Mr. Joe]()
Once a star prosecutor with a bright future, Jo Deul Ho loses everything after becoming a whistleblower against the intolerable corruption he witnesses. He instead rebuilds his life as a lawyer at ...more -
![Hot and Sweet]()
The romantic-comedy tells the story between a pretty boy food truck owner who settles in a spot by the Gangwon beach, and the mysterious and wacky lady he meets. (Source: IMDb) -
![Choco Bank]()
Kim Eun Haeng is a college graduate entering the workforce. His father made sure to give him a lucky start in life by bestowing him with a name that means money. Eun ...more -
![Happy Home]()
In the heart of Chinatown, a new building complex stands tall, housing Bong Sam Bong's celebrated Chinese restaurant, "Gahwamansasung." His grand opening, however, marks the beginning of his misfortune. Despite his relentless ...more -
![Muhan Company]()
Mr. Yoo is the section chief of one of the worst performing sections in the company. One day while working late, he is chased by several men and is then hit by ...more -
![My Little Baby]()
Cha Jung Han is a detective for a special investigation team. He is busy with investigating violent cases including drugs and gangs, but one day he takes in his niece Eun Ae ...more -
![Babysitter]()
An attractive babysitter, who graduated from a prestigious university, begins to work as a babysitter for 3 children from a wealthy couple. The attractive babysitter begins to change. -
![Entourage]()
This is the story of a handsomely famous celebrity who depends on his three friends and agency's boss who try to help him in his struggles as an actor and a man. ...more -
![Yeah, That's How It Is]()
A big family where three generations live together in one house faces challenges and conflicts together to finally realize the true meaning of family. -
![Monster]()
People who commit cruelty against the weak in order to enrich themselves with more money and power while answering to no one are monsters. A man takes on the corrupt elite or ...more -
![Love Is Drop by Drop]()
Eun Bang Wool falls in love with the man who received a heart transplant from her ex-boyfriend. She faces secrets around her. -
![Tong: Memories]()
What makes a young boy grow up to become a legendary fighter? Lee Jung Woo has always had a short temper and doesn’t like to be messed with. Growing up in Busan, ...more -
![Once Upon a Time in Gwangju]()
Yeo Ju's cell phone returned to the Joseon Dynasty 500 years ago under the influence of a giant comet! Two men and women from different eras meet because of this!? (Source: Korean ...more -
![Drama Special Season 7: My Happy Home]()
Genius scientist Se Jung lives with her cyborg husband Sung Min. Prior to Se Jung transforming Sung Min into a cyborg, she erased his past memory and programmed new information into him. ...more -
![Drama Special Season 7: Pinocchio's Nose]()
89. Drama Special Season 7: Pinocchio's Nose
Korean Special - 2016, 1 episode143 points by 2 votersWhen Da Jung was 13-years-old, her mother Young Hee went missing and her father Nam Ho was arrested for her murder. He was released due to a lack of evidence. 15 years ...more -
![Wanted]()
Jung Hye In is a top actress in Korea who reigns over dramas, movies, and commercials. However, her son is kidnapped on the day she announces her retirement. With the help of ...more -
![Matching! Boys Archery]()
A girl dreaming about becoming a webtoon artist. In order to find material, she approaches an archery club full of good-looking boys by becoming the team's manager. -
![Positive Physique]()
A story about Hwan Dong, majoring in film and is preparing for his graduation project as a movie director. His script wins a grand prize, but he faces difficulty after difficulty while ...more -
![Touching You]()
Do Jin Woo has a special ability: every time he touches someone, he can see into their future. One day, he meets and falls in love with aspiring makeup artist Jin Hee ...more -
![Still Loving You]()
The tale of former teacher and student, Oh Eun Soo and Kim Bit Na, who meet again years later after they married brothers, Yoon Soo Ho and Yoon Soo Hyun. They even ...more -
![Person Who Gives Happiness]()
There are three different mothers. Park Bok Ae is a selfish mother who would do anything to ensure that her children have a better life even if it inflicts pain on others. ...more -
![Mrs. Cop Season 2]()
After Choi Yeong Jin takes time off from work, Ko Yun Jeong becomes the new detective squad chief. She returned to South Korea after training with the F.B.I. in the United States. -
![Under the Black Moonlight]()
Perfect man, Kang U, and lovely woman, Wall Ha, promise to marry, but Wall Ha's sudden death tears them apart. A year later, a girl who looks exactly like Wall Ha comes ...more -
![My Romantic Some Recipe]()
A 21-year old college student has a one-sided love for a restaurant customer. Then after getting drunk one evening she takes a stand-up poster of her idol. From that advertisement he magically ...more -
![After the Show Ends]()
A new concept of blend between virtual and reality, drama and variety. This show tells what happens between the actors of a TV drama, in the “real life” after they finish the ...more -
![Local Hero]()
Baek Shi-Yoon is an ex-secret agent and a well-trained human weapon. Hiding his past, he buys the bar "Neighborhood" and runs it is as the owner. He gets close to the neighborhood ...more
