Classic K-Dramas That Started First Generation Hallyu Wave
Hit K-dramas before the arrival of Boys Over Flowers.
Tae Ho Mar 18, 2020
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![Coffee Prince]()
Choi Han Gyeol is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. ...more -
![My Girl]()
When Gong Chan meets the lively and beautiful Yoo Rin, he finds out that she has connections to his missing cousin, whom his grandfather has been searching for. He asks Yoo Rin ...more -
![Princess Hours]()
Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more -
![Full House]()
Han Ji Eun, an aspiring scriptwriter, lives in a house called "Full House", built by her late father. One day, her two best friends trick her into believing she has won a ...more -
![My Lovely Sam Soon]()
Kim Sam Sun is a baker who has a talent for making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she catches her boyfriend, Min Hyeon U, cheating on her and breaks up. On ...more -
![Sassy Girl, Chun Hyang]()
Lee Mong Ryong moves from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, where Choon Hyang, his first love, helps him pursue a prestigious university. However, after Mong Ryong meets his ex-girlfriend Chae ...more -
![Something about 1%]()
Kim Da Hyeon is a young and sincere middle school teacher who has little interest in money. She is also extremely warm-hearted and loves to help other people. When she helps carry ...more -
![Jewel in the Palace]()
About 500 years ago during the time of Joseon Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more -
![Lovers in Paris]()
Tae Young lives in Paris and is working on a screenplay, she meets Gi Ju while working at a friend's stall and Soo Hyuk, when her bicycle breaks down. Soo Hyuk and ...more -
![Winter Sonata]()
Joon Sang moves to a new high school in search of his biological father. Yu Jin and Sang Hyuk are close childhood friends, although Sang Hyuk wants to be more than a ...more -
![Spring Waltz]()
To escape debt, Lee Su Ho's father fled to a remote island where he met a friend with a young daughter, Eun Yeong, the same age as Su Ho. After being abandoned ...more -
![Stairway to Heaven]()
The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more -
![Love Story in Harvard]()
It portrays the dream and love pursued by foreign students studying at Harvard. It demonstrates bright, hard-working, and romantic characters and storylines. A young love story set at the famed Ivy League ...more -
![Save the Last Dance for Me]()
Eun Su is a pure but unsophisticated woman who runs a small resort inn with her father. Eun Su is just an ordinary girl, but her life changes when she meets a ...more -
![Time Between Dog and Wolf]()
After his mother is brutally murdered in front of him by the Thai criminal syndicate Cheongbang, Lee Soo Hyun is adopted into NIS agent Kang Jung Ho's family. Together with Kang Min ...more -
![Autumn in My Heart]()
Yun Jun Seo and Yun Eun Seo grew up as siblings, but Eun Seo was in fact from a different family, as there was a mix-up at the hospital where she was ...more -
![Couple or Trouble]()
Anna Jo is a rude, feisty, and audacious American-bred heiress who can never be satisfied. She returns to Korea only to continue being a controlling wife to her already cowardly husband, Billy ...more -
![Something Happened in Bali]()
Lee Su Jeong is a travel agent who is seeking her good luck in Bali after a harsh and unforgiving childhood. She meets Jae Min, Kang In Uk, and Yeong Ju in ...more -
![Which Star Are You From?]()
Seung Hui, after losing his girlfriend in a tragic accident, left for 3 years. When he came back, he sought to make a film in a rural area. Someone caught his eye ...more -
![Sweet 18]()
Grandfather Kwon, the head of the traditional Kwon family, agrees to an arranged marriage between his grandson Kwon Hyuk Joon and Yoon Jung Sook when Jung Sook is born. Jung Sook’s family ...more -
![All About Eve]()
This drama is about two girls, Jin Sun Mi and Heo Young Mi. Sun Mi had a nice childhood and grew up with lots of love from her father. Young Mi's mother ...more -
![Bright Girl's Success]()
Cha Yang Sun is a cute and innocent country girl who often daydreams of rescuing her prince. One day, she meets Han Gi Tae, who accidentally falls into her bathtub while she ...more -
![Jumong]()
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 -
![High Kick!]()
Lee Yun Ho, a motorcycle maniac who engages in many fights at school and is known for his high kick, and Lee Min Ho, who enjoys spending time on scale models and ...more -
![Wild Romance]()
On her dad’s birthday, a drunken Eun Jae clashes with Park Moo Yul, the "Red Dreamers" second baseman, over her loyalty to the rival "Blue Seagulls." Their brawl goes viral, jeopardizing both ...more
