Best 3-Kingdoms Era Historical-Costume K-Drama

Rank your favourite dramas set in the 3-Kingdoms era of Goguryeo, Shilla, & Baekje, including Unified/Later Shilla Dynasties (57 BCE - 935 CE). Feel free to add to the list...

Asianatica Mar 25, 2026
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  • Hwarang

    1. Hwarang

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.0
    3,167 points by 32 voters
    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
  • Queen Woo

    2. Queen Woo

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
    7.8
    1,459 points by 15 voters
    Woo Hui is the queen of Goguryeo. A crisis ensues when her husband, the king of Goguryeo, dies suddenly. Woo Hui becomes the target of princes and the 5 tribes who all ...more
  • River Where the Moon Rises

    3. River Where the Moon Rises

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    7.9
    1,380 points by 14 voters
    Born a princess of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang survives an early crisis and grows up as the warrior Yeom Ga Jin, unaware of her past. When she meets On Dal, a gentle soul ...more
  • The Great Queen Seondeok

    4. The Great Queen Seondeok

    Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes
    8.5
    1,293 points by 13 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
  • Jumong

    5. Jumong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 81 episodes
    8.4
    786 points by 8 voters
    Ju Mong was the founder of Goguryeo in 37 BC. He was the son of General Hae Mo Su and Lady Yu Hwa and was raised by King Geum Wa, who took ...more
  • My Only Love Song

    6. My Only Love Song

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    7.7
    381 points by 4 voters
    Song Soo Jung is a top star and she is very arrogant. She classifies people by how much money they have. Suddenly, she goes back in time to the Goguryeo era and ...more
  • The King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang

    7. The King's Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang

    Korean Drama - 2013, 108 episodes
    8.1
    381 points by 4 voters
    King Mu Ryeong was a Baekje king who oversaw a renaissance during his reign while also building his kingdom into a sea power. He had a hidden daughter called Soo Baek Hyang, ...more
  • The Legend

    8. The Legend

    Korean Drama - 2007, 24 episodes
    8.0
    378 points by 4 voters
    This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and ...more
  • The Iron Empress

    9. The Iron Empress

    Korean Drama - 2009, 78 episodes
    7.2
    298 points by 3 voters
    'The Iron Empress' is the granddaughter of Wang Gun, the first emperor of Goryeo. She has inherited her grandfather's vision as well as his Great Spirit. The empress fights against the enemies ...more
  • Princess Ja Myung

    10. Princess Ja Myung

    Korean Drama - 2009, 39 episodes
    7.8
    282 points by 3 voters
    A legend tells of the Kingdom of Nangnang’s mystical Ja Myung Drum, which sounded when enemies approached. In truth, the drum is Princess Ja Myung. Born at the same time to different ...more
  • The Land of Wind

    11. The Land of Wind

    Korean Drama - 2008, 36 episodes
    7.9
    282 points by 3 voters
    The drama about the life of Jumong's grandson, Moo Hyul, who was born with a curse to kill his parent, siblings, son and destroy Goguryeo. (Source: DramaWiki) ~~ Adapted from the manhwa ...more
  • Gye Baek

    12. Gye Baek

    Korean Drama - 2011, 36 episodes
    7.5
    279 points by 3 voters
    Gye Baek was born as the son of Mu Jin, a student and guard of Baekje’s King Mu, but because of his father being falsely accused, he grew up as a commoner ...more
  • Emperor of the Sea

    13. Emperor of the Sea

    Korean Drama - 2004, 51 episodes
    7.7
    181 points by 2 voters
    Jang Bo Go was a slave from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He was sold in China during the Tang Dynasty, where he was trained ...more
  • Shine or Be Mad

    14. Shine or Be Mad

    Korean Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
    7.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    Wang So, a Goryeo prince, was born with the name, “Shine.” Sin Yul is a woman hailing from the Balhae kingdom and believed to have the powers of an oracle. A prince ...more
  • King Gwanggaeto the Great

    15. King Gwanggaeto the Great

    Korean Drama - 2011, 92 episodes
    7.6
    96 points by 1 voters
    A drama detailing the life of King Gwang Gae To the Great, who restored the glory of Goguryeo by wresting power back from Baekje, which had invaded Goguryeo prior to Gwang Gae ...more
  • King Geun Cho Go

    16. King Geun Cho Go

    Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
    7.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    The story of King Geun Cho Go, warrior king of Baekje. Under his reign, the kingdom experienced its glory days, with military conquests that saw him controlling most of the Korean peninsula ...more
  • Ballad of Seo Dong

    17. Ballad of Seo Dong

    Korean Drama - 2005, 55 episodes
    7.5
    93 points by 1 voters
    This drama is loosely based on one of Korea's oldest folk songs. Suh Dong was the illegitimate son of the Baekje king and with the help of Princess Sun Hwa, the daughter ...more
  • Yeon Gae Somun

    18. Yeon Gae Somun

    Korean Drama - 2006, 100 episodes
    7.1
    92 points by 1 voters
    Yeon Gae So Mun is the general who killed the penultimate King of Goguryeo, Yeong Nyu, in 642. It was a period of tremendous instability, both because of the pressure by Shilla, ...more
  • The Great King's Dream

    19. The Great King's Dream

    Korean Drama - 2012, 70 episodes
    7.3
    85 points by 1 voters
    Story about Kim Choon Choo, who led the unification of three ancient kingdoms - Goguryeo, Baekjae and Shilla - and achieved the restoration of Shilla Kingdom. This drama has interpreted the historical ...more
  • Sword and Flower

    20. Sword and Flower

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    6.7
    83 points by 1 voters
    Knife and Flower, an action/spy/romance drama, is set in the Koguryo period. It is about how Moo Seol, the daughter of King Young Ryu, falls in love with Yeon Choong, the child ...more

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