Best Korean historical drama (sageuk)
What's the best Korean historical show in your opinion? Must be traditional hanbok costume drama.
Feel free to add to the list...
Asianatica Oct 30, 2025
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![Tamra, the Island]()
Set in the 17th Century, Jang Beo Jin is a young female diver on Tamra Island. She doesn't particularly enjoy her situation and dreams of one day leaving the island. One day, ...more -
![Shine or Be Mad]()
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 -
![Gunman in Joseon]()
In the time of enlightenment of 19th-century Joseon. It stars a hero who is the son of Joseon’s greatest swordsman. He loses his father, and his younger sister gets sold as a ...more -
![The Three Musketeers]()
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period (during the confusion of justification and the period of espionage and transition from ming to ping), when the public desire for social reform was at a ...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 -
![Queen Insoo]()
Queen Insu (1437~1504) was the wife of king Deok Jong and a daughter of Hanh Wak, the second state councilor. Since the 2nd year of Sung Jong's reign, she was called Queen ...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 -
![Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born]()
Jeong Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. ...more -
![The Legend]()
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 -
![Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho]()
The legendary gumiho or nine-tailed fox, Koo San Daek, leaves her husband after his betrayal renders her unable to shapeshift. She takes her nine-year-old daughter, Yeon I, who has yet to gain ...more
