Prison playbook : Great story with great characters, starts off a bit slow in the first episode but is great afterwards. About a man who gets imprisoned for protecting his sister & his life in prison begins. My personal favourite and has a mix of drama, comedy and not an overbearing romance.
My golden Life: Has a good story,there is romance but not too mushy and..well it's a bit long.
On the way to the airport: Melodrama with a mature and subtle pace to it.
Cunning Single Lady: Romantic but a very good one, about a divorced couple.
Black: Fantasy, Mystery with very subtle romance.
Bad Guys: about an investigator using prisoners to catch bad guys.. It's sort of episodic and I myself am not much a fan of episodic shows but this one's short and has a bigger picture plus each prisoner has a back story thats very interesting. All in all it's a very good show.
These are some good ones I do reccomend because I, like you, am not much a fan of most modern dramas and things that lack substance.
I've watched more movies than I did dramas and they're absolutely superb, here are some if you feel like giving it a shot.
Man from nowhere, Always, Sunflower, My way, Pandora, Flu, Train to busan, Brotherhood of war, Likes for likes, a werewolf boy.