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Veronica Park Dec 22, 2023
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  • Goblin

    1. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    2,587 points by 26 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
  • My Love from the Star

    2. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    1,773 points by 18 voters
    Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
  • The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

    3. The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.2
    1,676 points by 17 voters
    In the 19th century, on the night of her wedding day, Park Yeon Woo's husband died after revealing that he had suffered from a heart condition for a long time. She is ...more
  • The King: Eternal Monarch

    4. The King: Eternal Monarch

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,562 points by 16 voters
    Lee Gon is the third Korean emperor of his generation. His citizens regard him as the perfect leader. But behind this flawless appearance, hides a deep wound. When he was eight years ...more
  • Tomorrow

    5. Tomorrow

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,373 points by 14 voters
    Choi Joon Woong seeks a job, but it's hard for him to get hired. One night, he witnesses a man trying to end his life and decides to stop him. He gets ...more
  • My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    6. My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,257 points by 13 voters
    Shin Woo Yeo is a handsome and smart writer, who is actually a 999-year-old nine-tailed fox. To become a human, he collects human energy in a bead. One day, the drunk friend ...more
  • My Demon

    7. My Demon

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,176 points by 12 voters
    Do Do Hee is the successor of the Future Group. She doesn’t trust in anyone and is cynical about love. Do Do Hee gets involved with a demon named Jung Gu Won ...more
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    8. Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,151 points by 12 voters
    The mythical nine-tailed fox, or gumiho, Lee Yeon had to settle in the city many centuries ago. Able to transform into human form, he eradicates supernatural beings that threaten the mortal world. ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    9. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    975 points by 10 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
  • Destined with You

    10. Destined with You

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.1
    973 points by 10 voters
    Lee Hong Jo is the lowest grade civil servant. She always does her best at work, even though she suffers from many civil complaints. In her personal life, she is used to ...more
  • See You in My 19th Life

    11. See You in My 19th Life

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.4
    960 points by 10 voters
    Ban Ji Eum has an extraordinary ability: she can remember the memories of all her past lives. Repeating her reincarnation for nearly a thousand years, Ban Ji Eum has been living all ...more
  • Chicago Typewriter

    12. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    783 points by 8 voters
    This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main ...more
  • Queen In Hyun's Man

    13. Queen In Hyun's Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    782 points by 8 voters
    Kim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang Hee Bin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Suk Jong's queen ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    14. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    690 points by 7 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
  • I Am Nobody

    15. I Am Nobody

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 27 episodes
    8.7
    589 points by 6 voters
    Zhang Chu Lan, an ordinary young man, gets entangled in an unprecedented world of "Outsiders" when his grandfather's body mysteriously disappears. Facing unexpected pursuit from the Sinister Pleasure, a relentless organization, and ...more
  • Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    16. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.5
    581 points by 6 voters
    “Mystic Pop-Up Bar” tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment) run by a prickly woman and an innocent part-timer who visit customers in their dreams to help resolve their ...more
  • From Now On, Showtime!

    17. From Now On, Showtime!

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.3
    579 points by 6 voters
    Cha Cha Woong is a popular if somewhat sardonic stage and TV magician with a taste for the spectacular. His tricks dazzle audiences, but little do most people know – he has ...more
  • Splash Splash LOVE

    18. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
    8.4
    390 points by 4 voters
    Dan Bi is a high school senior who has given up on math. On the day she is about to take the KSAT for college, she is transported back into the past ...more
  • Moon in the Day

    19. Moon in the Day

    Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    7.7
    383 points by 4 voters
    Han Joon Oh is a leading South Korean celebrity. He is stunningly good-looking and tall but is secretly plagued by an inferiority complex that leaves him permanently insecure. One day, he is ...more
  • Rooftop Prince

    20. Rooftop Prince

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.1
    383 points by 4 voters
    Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife, and ...more
  • The Tale of Nokdu

    21. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    296 points by 3 voters
    Jeon Nok Du lives on an island with his father and older brother. He is smart and a good swordsman. Since he was little, his father did not let him study or ...more
  • A Korean Odyssey

    22. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    294 points by 3 voters
    In 2017, Son Oh Gong and Ma Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract ...more
  • Arang and the Magistrate

    23. Arang and the Magistrate

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    7.9
    293 points by 3 voters
    It tells the story of a cynical and not-so-friendly government official named Eun Oh, who wanders the whole nation to look for his mother, who disappeared because of his mistake. Eun Oh ...more
  • The Bride of Habaek

    24. The Bride of Habaek

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.4
    286 points by 3 voters
    What would you do if you had to continue a strange family legacy? Yoon So Ah is a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist who carries a tremendous financial burden to run her own practice. Her ...more
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    25. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    191 points by 2 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Faith

    26. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
    8.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    A 21st-century plastic surgeon Eun Soo gets kidnapped and brought 700 years into the past for her healing powers. Goryeo era bodyguard to the king, General Choi Yeong is smart but a ...more
  • Rattan

    27. Rattan

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
    8.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    Many years ago, the plant-alien hybrid Si Teng was hunted down by a Xuanmen hunter. Chased across Shanghai, Si Teng fled for her life, but escaping the relentless hunter proved impossible. In ...more
  • Scarlet Heart

    28. Scarlet Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
    8.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    A car accident sends Zhang Xiao back in time into the body of one of her previous reincarnations, a 16-year-old aristocratic Manchu girl, Maertai Ruoxi, who lived during the Qing Dynasty. Despite ...more
  • Legend of Yun Qian

    29. Legend of Yun Qian

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
    7.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    The disciples of the Lingchuan Sect have guarded the Fans of Heaven and Earth for nearly a century. Mu Yun and Hua Yue are the only disciples of the sect that are ...more

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