My KOREAN Recap (all K-shows I've watched so far)

This is a chronological* list of all the dramas, movies, Variety shows, documentaries and Specials from SOUTH KOREA I've watched/completed since September 2022.
*From earliest (top) to most recent ones (bottom).

DISCLAIMER: my short reviews below may contain spoilers !

Btw, some of these titles may be temporarily "ON HOLD" but that doesn't mean I won't come back to them later on. In a few months or even years maybe. You never know ! 😉 My 2025 "LEFTOVERS" (= "Plan to Finish" List 2026) (6 shows) - MyDramaList

The DROPPED shows are also part of this Recap List. They're compiled here: My DROPPED List (so far) (20 shows) - MyDramaList

# Standard or Web Series : 198
# Drama Specials (or Spin-off episodes) : 6
# Shorts/Verticals: 1
# Movies : 10
# Documentaries: 1
# Behind-the-Scenes/Interviews: -
# Variety Shows : 6

PER YEAR:
# shows from 2026: 8
# shows from 2025: 14
# shows from 2024: 27
# shows from 2023: 24
# shows from 2022: 28
# shows from 2021: 21
# shows from 2020: 22
# shows from 2019: 12
# shows from 2018: 10
# shows from 2017: 14
# shows from 2016: 12
# shows from 2015: 4
# shows from 2014: 7
# shows from 2013: 7
# shows from 2012: 3
# shows from 2011: 1
# shows from 2010: 4
# shows from 2009: 3
# shows from 2008: -
# shows from 2007: 1

Ariane Aug 30, 2025

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101. Oh My Venus

Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

8.0
102. My Dearest

Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.5
103. My Dearest Part 2

Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

9.0
104. Past Lives

Korean Movie - 2023

8.5
105. Hotel del Luna

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

8.0
106. Welcome to Samdal-ri

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

8.5
107. The Eighth Sense

Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.0
108. Introverted Boss

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

7.5
109. Knight Flower

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

9.0
110. Marry My Husband

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.5
111. Captivating the King

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.5
112. Soundtrack #1

Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes

9.0
113. Moving

Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

9.0
114. Tell Me That You Love Me

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

9.0
115. Doctor Slump

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

9.0
116. Flex X Cop

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

9.0
117. Wedding Impossible

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.0
118. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

8.5
119. One Spring Night

Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

8.5
120. Iris

Korean Drama - 2009, 20 episodes

Started in October '23. Temporarily ON HOLD for months.
Finally DROPPED it after watching 5 episodes in January '25.
IMPORTANT: As a matter of principle, I don’t rate shows unless I’ve watched at least half of the episodes. And the ones I did rate were, in my opinion, usually done very generously.
121. Wok of Love

Korean Drama - 2018, 38 episodes

7.5
122. Mad for Each Other

Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes

8.5
123. Love for Love's Sake

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

8.0
124. Good Doctor

Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes

8.0
125. Oh My Baby

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.5
126. Parasite

Korean Movie - 2019

8.5
127. My Unfamiliar Family

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

9.0
128. The Atypical Family

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

9.5
129. Like Flowers in Sand

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

9.0
130. Our Blues

Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

9.0
131. The Tale of Nokdu

Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

8.5
132. My Sweet Mobster

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.5
133. One the Woman

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

8.0
134. Through the Darkness

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

9.0
135. Hold Me

Korean Movie - 2021

7.5
136. No Gain, No Love

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.0
137. Spice up Our Love

Korean Drama - 2024, 2 episodes

7.0
138. Where Your Eyes Linger

Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

9.0
139. A First Love Story

Korean Drama - 2021, 2 episodes

8.5
140. Miss Night and Day

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.5
141. Birthcare Center

Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

8.0
142. Itaewon Class

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

9.0
143. My Liberation Notes

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

8.0
144. A Virtuous Business

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.0
145. Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

8.5
146. Please Tell Me So

Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode

8.0
147. Something about 1 Percent

Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

8.5
148. Mr. Plankton

Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

9.0
149. W

Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

7.5
150. Love Next Door

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

9.0
151. Officer Black Belt

Korean Movie - 2024

8.0
152. Lovely Runner

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

9.0
153. When the Phone Rings

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

7.0
154. Bloodhounds

Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.0
155. Awaken

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

6.5
156. Rented in Finland

Korean TV Show - 2024, 10 episodes

Started in January '25. Temporarily ON HOLD.
Finally DROPPED it (after watching 4 episodes) in mid-February '26.
IMPORTANT: As a matter of principle, I don’t rate shows unless I’ve watched at least half of the episodes. And the ones I did rate were, in my opinion, usually done very generously.
157. Family by Choice

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.0
158. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

8.5
159. My Roommate Is a Gumiho

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

8.0
160. Love Scout

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.5
161. Good Partner

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

8.5
162. Brewing Love

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.0
163. Study Group

Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

8.5
164. A Shop for Killers

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

9.5
165. When the Weather Is Fine

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.5
166. When the Stars Gossip

Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes

7.0
167. Still 17

Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

8.5
168. Light on Me

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

8.0
169. Our Dating Sim

Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.5
170. King the Land

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

7.5
171. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

8.0
172. My Dearest Nemesis

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.5
173. High School Return of a Gangster

Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

9.0
174. The Matchmakers

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

8.0
175. To My Star

Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes

8.0
176. Alchemy of Souls

Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

9.0
177. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

8.5
178. KPop Demon Hunters

Movie - 2025

8.5
179. You Want Some?

Korean Drama - 2024, 50 episodes

7.5
180. Never Give Up

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

Started mid-July '25. Temporarily ON HOLD (episode 6).
181. Ball Boy Tactics

Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

8.5
182. Dr. Romantic

Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

8.0
183. The First Night with the Duke

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.0
184. Dr. Romantic: APPENDIX, The Beginning of Everything

Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode

8.0
185. Dr. Romantic Season 2

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.5
186. Law and the City

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

9.5
187. Beyond the Bar

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

9.0
188. The Uncanny Counter

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

Started in September '25. Temporarely ON HOLD. Not rated yet.
189. Resident Playbook

Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

9.0

Started & Finished in September '25.
190. The Fiery Priest

Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

6.5

Started in September '25. DROPPED halfway through.
191. Hope on the Street

Korean TV Show - 2024, 6 episodes

8.5

Started end September & Finished beginning of October '25.
192. Rooftop Prince

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished beginning of October '25.
193. Doctors

Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
194. Strawberry Milk

Korean Movie - 2021

7.5

Started & Finished in October '25.
195. BTS in the Soop

Korean TV Show - 2020, 8 episodes

Started in October '25. Was put ON HOLD for about 3 months.
Resumed in February '26. Currently watching it. Slooowwwwly.
196. To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories

Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

9.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
197. The Good Detective

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in October '25.
198. Dr. Romantic Season 3

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

8.5

Started In October & Finished in November '25.
199. The Good Detective Season 2

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in November '25.
200. Stranger

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

8.0

This was a "leftover" from 2025 that I had just started in December.
FINALLY finished it around mid-March '26.
What a journey ! This was such a Love-Hate relationship between that drama and I.
I enjoyed episodes 1 & 2. Hated episodes 3 to 9 (during which I almost dropped this show a few dozen times because of boredom and sheer frustration). And back to enjoying episodes 10 to 16.
I LOVED the main leads' (great duo) acting skills and non-romantic chemistry but the majority of characters were so infuriating. It made me impossible to connect to them.
The thriller/suspense part of the story was overall interesting but it sadly became almost absent from episodes 3 to 9. I found those episodes quite boring and way too slow. And I'm usually a big fan of slow-paced dramas !
Why didn't I dropped it then and there ? Tbh, I so wanted to. I thought about giving up countless of times but I REALLY wanted to complete that famous -supposedly best of its genre- Kdrama. Everybody and their mothers seemed to love this show and I desperately wanted to understand why, so I pushed through. Do I regret it ? Not really but I'm relieved it's over.

I gave it a generous (for my part) 8 out of 10. I recognise how talented the cast and how (politically) smart the plot is but I think part of the script and storytelling lacked the "fervor/vigor" it much needed to keep me fully engaged throughout it.