As my favorite season is approaching, here are some Korean dramas that will help you elevate your experience this fall.
The Perfect Deal
No. of episodes: 8
Genre: Friendship, Action
Native title: 거래
Original network: wavve
Premiere: 6 Oct 2023
It stars Yoo Seung Ho, Kim Dong Hwi, Yoo Soo Bin, Lee Joo Young, and more. The drama is adapted from a webtoon by Woonam20. The story of three high school friends who met up for drinks years after graduation to find out about their personal crisis.
Strong Girl Namsoon
No. of episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Native Title: 힘쎈여자 강남순
Original network: JTBC, TVING
Premiere: 7 Oct 2023, every weekend
The sequel to the very famous K-drama by Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Sik, Strong Woman Do Bong Soon aired back in 2017. Strong Girl Namsoon stars Squid Game’s Lee You Mi, Kim Jung Eun, Kim Hae Sook, Ong Seong Wu, Byeon Woo Seok, and more.
The drama begins when Kang Nam Soon goes back to South Korea to find her parents after she went missing as a child in Mongolia. Nam Soon possesses superhuman strength.
A Good Day to be a Dog
No. of episodes: 14
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Native title: 오늘도 사랑스럽개
Original network: MBC
Premiere: 11 Oct 2023, every Wednesday
Adapted from the webtoon by Lee Hey, starring ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo, Park Gyu Young, Lee Hyun Woo, and more.
The story begins with the curse that Han Hae Na’s family has lived with for generations, people in the family will turn into a dog at midnight for 6 hours after a kiss. To break the curse, she will have to kiss the same person again. Working in the same high school, Hae Na was drunk one night and accidentally kisses Jin Seo Won who is not even close to her as a colleague.
In order to break the curse, Hae Na tries her best to approach Seo Won again. But Seo Won has a fear of dogs.
Evilive
No. of episodes: 10
Genre: Action, Legal
Native title: 악인전기
Original network: ENA
Premiere: 14 Oct 2023, every Sat and Sun
Starring Shin Ha Kyun, Kim Young Kwang, Shin Jae Ha, and many more. The drama begins with a case that involves Seo Do Young, a member of a crime organization who is a former baseball player. Han Dong Soo who is a livelihood lawyer sensed that there was something wrong when his brother Han Dong Soo brought the case to him.
Doona!
No. of episodes: 9
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Showbiz
Native title: 이두나!
Original network: Netflix
Premiere: 20 Oct 2023
Starring Bae Suzy, Yang Se Jong, Lee Yoo Bi, Park Se Wan, and more. The drama is adapted from a webtoon The Girl Downstairs by Min Song Ah. The story unfolds when Lee Won Joon moves to the same building as a beautiful ex-celebrity Doona. He purposefully avoided her in the beginning but grew to be curious about her life.
High Cookie
No. of episodes: 20
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, School
Native title: 하이쿠키
Original network: KBS
Premiere: 23 Oct 2023
Starring Nam Ji Hyun, Choi Hyun Wook, Jung Da Bin, Chae Seo Eun, and more. The thriller drama tells the story of people who are desperately trying to get out of the quicksand caused by a wish they made. After taking a bite of the most dangerous cookie.
Moon in the Day
No. of episodes: 14
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historial
Native title: 낮에 뜨는 달
Original network: ENA, Netflix
Premiere: 25 Oct 2023, every Wed and Thurs
The drama is led by Pyo Ye Jin, Kim Young Dae, Jung Woong In, Lee Jong Hyuk, and more. Adapted from the webtoon The Moon that Rises in the Day by Hye Yoom.
A love story that spans 1,500 years, from the Silla Dynasty to the modern day. Han Jun Oh is a well-known celebrity in Korea, a reincarnation of Do Ha, an elite noble in the Silla Dynasty. A car crash led Do Ha to possess Jun Oh’s body.
Kang Young Hwa is a firefighter-turned-bodyguard, she was the reincarnation of Ha Ni Ta, a sole survivor of a noble family in the Silla Dynasty. Young Hwa’s life changed 180 degrees after saving Jun Oh from the car crash.
Castaway Diva
No. of episodes: 12
Genre: Mystery, Life
Native title: 무인도의 디바
Original network: tvN, Netflix
Premiere: 28 Oct 2023, every Sat and Sun
Starring Daesang winner Park Eun Bin, Chae Jong Hyeop, Kim Hyo Jin, Cha Hak Yeon, Kim Joo Heon, and many more.
The story of Seo Mok Ha, a girl who is inspired to become a singer but went missing for 15 years. She was rescued 15 years later from a deserted island which she managed to survive alone. Now she needs to adjust back to the world.
The Matchmakers
No. of episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Historical, Romance
Native title: 혼례대첩
Original network: KBS
Premiere: 30 Oct 2023, every Mon and Tues
It stars Rowoon, Cho Yi Hyun, Jo Han Chul, and many more. The drama is set in the Joseon Dynasty and the story unfolds when a young window Jung Soon Deok meets a young widower Shim Jung Woo.
Jung Woo is the youngest person to pass the Civil Service Exam, all seems to be good until the death of a princess during the wedding ceremony. Soon Deok lives a double life as Mrs Yeo Joo, who is the best matchmaker in Hanyang City.
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