Chaebol K-Dramas

What are the best dramas with a main character who is a chaebol? In the drama world, a chaebol is essentially a rich person who comes from generations of wealth. For the purpose of this list, simply add your favorite dramas with MAIN characters who are wealthy.

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  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    1. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    10,830 points by 110 voters
    Do Bong Soon is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is in fact very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    2. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.5
    10,197 points by 104 voters
    The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he ...more
  • Secret Garden

    3. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    7,555 points by 77 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • W

    4. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    7,125 points by 73 voters
    Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • The Master's Sun

    5. The Master's Sun

    Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes
    8.5
    6,462 points by 66 voters
    Joo Joong Won is the stingy and greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a major department store and hotel. He meets the gloomy Tae Gong Shil, who started seeing ghosts ...more
  • Goblin

    6. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    6,435 points by 66 voters
    Kim Shin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died a tragic death. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 ...more
  • Boys Over Flowers

    7. Boys Over Flowers

    Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
    7.5
    6,179 points by 64 voters
    Geum Jan Di comes from a poor family who owns a dry-cleaning shop. One day, she visits Shinhwa High School, a prestigious school for the wealthy, and saves a student trying to ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    8. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.7
    5,151 points by 53 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon, suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • I'm Not a Robot

    9. I'm Not a Robot

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.4
    5,092 points by 53 voters
    Kim Min Kyu is the largest shareholder of a financial company. He suffers from a "human allergy", preventing him from normal interactions with other people. He becomes interested in a robotic project ...more
  • Are You Human Too?

    10. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    4,677 points by 49 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Shin III who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Shin falls into a coma. Nam Shin's ...more
  • The Heirs

    11. The Heirs

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    7.6
    4,192 points by 44 voters
    Kim Tan is the heir to Empire Group who has been sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home schemes ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    12. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    4,054 points by 42 voters
    Nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s thriving downtown sits a curious hotel, the like of which no one has ever seen before. Old beyond measure, the building has stood for millennia, ...more
  • Her Private Life

    13. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    3,709 points by 39 voters
    A dedicated professional, Sung Deok Mi lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional ...more
  • Coffee Prince

    14. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
    8.3
    3,040 points by 32 voters
    Choi Han Gyul 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
  • Angel's Last Mission: Love

    15. Angel's Last Mission: Love

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.4
    2,955 points by 31 voters
    Lee Yeon Seo, is a cynical and arrogant ballerina. She is the prima ballerina, but after an accident she has to give up her dream. After her parents' sudden death, she doesn’t ...more
  • Shopping King Louie

    16. Shopping King Louie

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    2,940 points by 31 voters
    The romantic comedy series “Shopping King Louie” revolves around a handsome shopaholic named Louis, who is the successor of a vast business empire but becomes homeless after suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, Go ...more
  • Extraordinary You

    17. Extraordinary You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.4
    2,874 points by 30 voters
    What would you do if you found out that you were, in fact, a character in a comic? And an extra character on top of that? Change the course of the story, ...more
  • The K2

    18. The K2

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.2
    2,741 points by 30 voters
    Kim Je Ha is a former mercenary soldier known as “K2” who suddenly turns into a fugitive when he is wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend while he is serving in Iraq. ...more
  • Cinderella and the Four Knights

    19. Cinderella and the Four Knights

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.8
    2,698 points by 29 voters
    Eun Ha Won is in her third year of high school with dreams of becoming a teacher. Unattached from her father, step-mother, and step-sister, and poorly treated by them, Ha Won still ...more
  • The Beauty Inside

    20. The Beauty Inside

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    2,542 points by 27 voters
    Han Se Gye is a top actress, also known as a troublemaker, with many rumors around her. To others, her life appears as a mystery, when in fact she is faced with ...more
  • Touch Your Heart

    21. Touch Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    2,538 points by 27 voters
    Oh Yoon Seo is a popular actress. She is famous for her beautiful appearance, but her acting is bad. She gets involved in a scandal with the son from a chaebol family. ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    22. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    2,158 points by 23 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Fated to Love You

    23. Fated to Love You

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.1
    2,062 points by 22 voters
    Mi Yeong is a typical office clerk who is rather plain, somewhat awkward and has her good nature taken advantage of by her co-workers on a daily basis. While on vacation, she ...more
  • Tempted

    24. Tempted

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.6
    1,961 points by 21 voters
    Rich and privileged twenty-somethings uncover their true motives and reveal their depravity while playing a dark and dangerous game. Set on revenge, popular player Kwon Shi Hyun makes a bet with friends ...more
  • Boss & Me

    25. Boss & Me

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes
    8.0
    1,885 points by 20 voters
    Big conglomerate president Feng Teng has a younger sister, with a very rare blood type, who needs a transfusion. He finds an employee at his company named Xue Shan Shan and asks ...more
  • Something About 1 Percent

    26. Something About 1 Percent

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,872 points by 20 voters
    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
  • My Secret Romance

    27. My Secret Romance

    Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
    7.6
    1,700 points by 19 voters
    Cha Jin Wook is a son from a wealthy family who runs a large company. He usually only pursues short-term love, but when he meets Lee Yoo Mi, who has never had ...more
  • Shining Inheritance

    28. Shining Inheritance

    Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes
    7.9
    1,604 points by 17 voters
    Go Eun Sung's life is similar to Cinderella's. After her father died, her step-mother, Baek Sung Hee, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun Woo, suddenly disappears without ...more
  • Memories of the Alhambra

    29. Memories of the Alhambra

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    1,602 points by 17 voters
    “Memories of the Alhambra” tells the unique and suspenseful love story of Yoo Jin Woo and Jung Hee Joo. Strong-spirited Yoo Jin Woo is the CEO of an investment company with a ...more
  • Meteor Garden

    30. Meteor Garden

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
    7.9
    1,482 points by 16 voters
    An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country, where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and most handsome boys in the school ...more
  • Marriage, Not Dating

    31. Marriage, Not Dating

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,480 points by 16 voters
    Wealthy plastic surgeon Gong Ki Tae is a successful and happy bachelor who does not want to find himself a wife. He believes that his life is perfectly planned, and being single ...more
  • The Secret Life of My Secretary

    32. The Secret Life of My Secretary

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.0
    1,455 points by 16 voters
    Do Min Ik is an intelligent, perfectionist man with a heart of stone and the Chief of Team 1 at T&T Mobile Media who always relies on his secretary, the hot-tempered Jung ...more
  • Falling for Innocence

    33. Falling for Innocence

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,382 points by 15 voters
    Min Ho is a cold-blooded investment banker at Gold Investments. As a cynical, defensive, suspicious sociopath, he wears people down with his tenacity, taking advantage of them using his delusions of grandeur. ...more
  • Love with Flaws

    34. Love with Flaws

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    7.7
    1,275 points by 14 voters
    This romantic comedy revolves around a physical education high school teacher, Joo Seo Yeon, who despises flower boys and prefers someone "not handsome." She has a compassionate heart, forged through the loss ...more
  • Bromance

    35. Bromance

    Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
    7.9
    1,201 points by 13 voters
    Because of one simple word from a soothsayer, Pi Ya Nuo has been raised as a boy all her life. By chance she saves underworld mob boss Du Zi Feng and his ...more
  • Mask

    36. Mask

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.1
    1,172 points by 13 voters
    Byun Ji Sook has always had a hard life with her father constantly going into debt and being chased by loan sharks. She desperately wants to know what life is like if ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    37. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    1,114 points by 12 voters
    How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Shim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Ryung from the Joseon ...more
  • Goong

    38. Goong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.8
    1,099 points by 12 voters
    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
  • Well-Intended Love

    39. Well-Intended Love

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
    7.5
    1,085 points by 12 voters
    Needing assistance with her treatment, a third-rate actress with leukemia becomes involved with a CEO. In order to receive a bone marrow transplant quickly in order to continue her career, Xia Lin ...more
  • Search: WWW

    40. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,006 points by 11 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more
  • Cheese in the Trap

    41. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.4
    984 points by 11 voters
    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
  • Protect the Boss

    42. Protect the Boss

    Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes
    7.6
    958 points by 10 voters
    No Eun Seol finally gets a job as a secretary at a law firm after struggling with unemployment, only to have her boss, Cha Ji Heon, the immature youngest son of a ...more
  • Encounter

    43. Encounter

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    939 points by 10 voters
    What happens when an encounter between a man and a woman who seem to have nothing in common develops into a complicated love story? Cha Soo Hyun is the daughter of a ...more
  • What Happened in Bali

    44. What Happened in Bali

    Korean Drama - 2004, 20 episodes
    7.4
    844 points by 9 voters
    Lee Soo Jung is a travel agent who is seeking her good luck in Bali after a harsh and unforgiving childhood. She meets Jae Min, Kang In Wook, and Young Joo in ...more
  • Noble, My Love

    45. Noble, My Love

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    7.5
    798 points by 9 voters
    Kang Hoon is the handsome, conceited CEO of a large company and heads D.O.L's Korean branch in Seoul. One day, he is kidnapped and dramatically escapes from the bad guys, but he ...more
  • The Greatest Love

    46. The Greatest Love

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.1
    796 points by 9 voters
    Gu Ae Jung was once the most popular member of the girl band, ‘The National Treasure Girls’. When the band broke up ten years ago, she received the bulk of the blame. ...more
  • Bride of the Century

    47. Bride of the Century

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.9
    713 points by 8 voters
    Taeyang Group is the largest conglomerate in South Korea but the Choi family, who runs Taeyang, has supposedly been under a hundred-year-curse - the first bride of the eldest son will always ...more
  • Perfume

    48. Perfume

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    7.7
    709 points by 8 voters
    Seo Yi Do is a top designer. Although he appears to be the perfect man on the outside, his personality leaves something to be desired. On top of that, he has about ...more
  • Love Alarm

    49. Love Alarm

    Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
    7.2
    612 points by 7 voters
    The cellphone app Love Alarm is created. If someone likes you and they are within 10 meters of you, the alarm for the app rings. The app also shows how many people ...more
  • Hana Yori Dango

    50. Hana Yori Dango

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
    8.2
    559 points by 6 voters
    Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged. Eitoku Gakuen is ruled by the Flower 4, or otherwise known as the F4, ...more
  • High Society

    51. High Society

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.3
    524 points by 6 voters
    Jang Yoon Ha is the youngest daughter of a chaebol (family-owned conglomeration). Even though her family is extremely wealthy, she holds a part-time job at a food market. She hides her background ...more
  • Devilish Joy

    52. Devilish Joy

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.9
    512 points by 6 voters
    Would you choose to love someone you could never remember? Gong Ma Sung grew up having a difficult life and experiencing hardships, yet still making joy from it. He is the successor ...more
  • Rich Man, Poor Woman

    53. Rich Man, Poor Woman

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    8.1
    449 points by 5 voters
    29-year-old Hyuga Toru is a wealthy man. He first started to run an internet website from his small room and his hobby began to make a lot of money. Nowadays, he doesn't ...more
  • Fall in Love With Me

    54. Fall in Love With Me

    Taiwanese Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.4
    433 points by 5 voters
    Lu Tian Xing is a prodigy in Asia's advertising field. Rich, famous, and mightily successful, he suddenly announces during a press conference that he will be taking a three-month break from the ...more
  • Behind Your Smile

    55. Behind Your Smile

    Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 19 episodes
    7.8
    420 points by 5 voters
    Consumed by revenge, Zhao Yi Ting’s life becomes cold and meaningless. But when he meets Lei Xin Yu, a young woman whose wealthy family has fallen on hard times, everything changes. He ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    56. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.9
    396 points by 4 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • The Hymn of Death

    57. The Hymn of Death

    Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    8.3
    374 points by 4 voters
    Kim Woo Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is married, but he falls in love with Yun Shim Deok. Shim Deok is the first Korean ...more
  • Introverted Boss

    58. Introverted Boss

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.8
    296 points by 3 voters
    When a young, energetic employee joins a public relations firm with an introverted and severely misunderstood boss, she makes it her life’s mission to show the world who he really is. Chae ...more
  • Birth of a Beauty

    59. Birth of a Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2014, 21 episodes
    7.4
    295 points by 4 voters
    Han Tae Hee is the heir of a large company. He is suffering from broken heart syndrome due to psychological shock. To get the woman he loves back, he completely changes an ...more
  • My Little Princess

    60. My Little Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.7
    285 points by 3 voters
    When you’re trying to win over your Prince Charming, can you find him in an unexpected place? Lin Xing Chen is an heiress of a wealthy family but faces pressure to marry ...more
  • Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me

    61. Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    7.2
    264 points by 3 voters
    “Black Knight” is a love story between a woman who is waiting for the love of her life and a man who is willing to do anything to protect his love. The ...more
  • Rich Man

    62. Rich Man

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.3
    256 points by 3 voters
    A man suffering from prosopagnosia meets a woman who is unforgettable. Lee Yoo Chan is the founder and CEO of the IT company "Next In", which has become the most desirable places ...more
  • Time

    63. Time

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.7
    253 points by 3 voters
    This is the story of two polar opposite people that come together in tragedy. One remains stuck in time, whilst the other only has a limited amount of time left to live. ...more
  • Witch's Love

    64. Witch's Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
    7.5
    248 points by 3 voters
    In bustling Seoul, three generations of witches have discreetly lived their lives. Kang Cho Hong runs a restaurant with fellow witches Maeng Ye Soon and Jo Aeng Doo. They try to stay ...more
  • That Winter, the Wind Blows

    65. That Winter, the Wind Blows

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.9
    228 points by 3 voters
    Abandoned by his mother as a child and raised by the Park family, Oh Soo is a notorious gambler in the neighborhood of Cheongdam. After the death of his first love, he ...more
  • Revolutionary Love

    66. Revolutionary Love

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.4
    223 points by 3 voters
    Byun Hyuk is a son from a wealthy family who runs a large company. He lives a happy life without any specific goals. He is confident around women and he is also ...more
  • Negotiator

    67. Negotiator

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 43 episodes
    7.4
    216 points by 3 voters
    Tong Wei is a genius negotiator who is the star of the US-China Business Council. Male lead Xie Xiao Fei is the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation, but wants nothing ...more
  • A Business Proposal

    68. A Business Proposal

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.7
    200 points by 2 voters
    Shin Ha Ri is a single woman who works for a company. She has a male friend, who she has had a crush on for a long time, but she learns he ...more
  • The Fox's Summer Season 2

    69. The Fox's Summer Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
    7.8
    174 points by 2 voters
    Gu Cheng Ze is the CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation. His adopted family has tasked him with the job of grooming their biological son, Gu Jin Yu, to take over the ...more
  • The Fox's Summer

    70. The Fox's Summer

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
    7.9
    167 points by 2 voters
    Gu Cheng Ze, the adopted son of the Gu family, is the CEO of Gu Mall Corporation. Mrs. Gu wishes for her biological grandson, Gu Jin Yu, to take over the company, ...more
  • School 2017

    71. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.1
    159 points by 2 voters
    The drama tells realistically of the many various troubles that high school students can face. Ra Eun Ho is just one of them, struggling to survive in a school that discriminates against ...more
  • Mother of Mine

    72. Mother of Mine

    Korean Drama - 2019, 108 episodes
    7.7
    156 points by 2 voters
    This drama is about a story of a mother and three daughters living in modern-day Korean society. The drama conveys a message about the low fertility rate, divorce rate, and the problems ...more
  • Avengers Social Club

    73. Avengers Social Club

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.5
    148 points by 2 voters
    It features three women from different walks of life coming together for revenge: a middle-aged fish store owner who envisioned a better life for herself, a housewife, and an heiress who was ...more
  • About Time

    74. About Time

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.5
    135 points by 2 voters
    A man and a woman have different abilities when it comes to time. Michaela Choi is an aspiring musical actress who has the unusual ability to see other people’s life spans and ...more
  • Strongest Deliveryman

    75. Strongest Deliveryman

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Choi Kang Soo is a deliveryman. In spite of his humble beginnings, Choi Kang Soo is fearless and gives it all in everything he does. Lee Dan Ah is another delivery worker. ...more
  • Heart to Heart

    76. Heart to Heart

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    Cha Hong Do suffers from social phobia and has a problem with severe blushing. She does have a strong sense of curiosity and learns from books and the internet. One day, her ...more
  • The Mystic Nine

    77. The Mystic Nine

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 48 episodes
    8.1
    91 points by 1 voters
    Nine powerful families referred to as the "Old Nine Gates" or the "Mystic Nine Clan" guard the town of Changsha during the era of the republic. Zhang Qi Shan/Fo Ye who is ...more

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