2023 (interested)
A bunch of drama that came out in 2023 that I'm interest in watching
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1. Unlock My Boss
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
When a tech CEO gets trapped in his own smartphone, it's up to a scrappy job-seeker to not only take over as acting CEO of the tech company to keep it running, but to figure out how to unlock the boss and save the day. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Fantasy
Tags: Teamwork, Adapted From A Webtoon, Investigation, Suspense, Information Technology (IT) Industry, Workplace Setting, Slight RomanceEpisodes: 12
Aired: Dec 7, 2022 - Jan 12, 2023
Original Network: ENA
Duration: 60 min. -
2. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
A feisty attorney finds herself in a contract dating relationship with a heartthrob actor. However, in real life he's an unromantic person with no tolerance for the women around him. However, that's all set to change when he starts "dating" the woman who soon inverts his biases — and his expectations. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Badass Female Lead, Enemies To Lovers, Entertainment Industry, Law, Famous Lead/Common LeadEpisodes: 10
Aired: Feb 10, 2023
Original Network: Netflix
Duration: 52 min. -
3. The Heavenly Idol
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Based on the webnovel High Priest Rembrary, the drama follows our priest-from-another-world who descends to earth to fight a demon king. However, the priest finds himself in the body of a K-pop idol, and must adapt to his new reality of singing, dancing, and leather pants — all while trying to complete his mission. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Tags: Transmigration, Music Industry, Adapted From A Web Novel, Fish Out Of Water, Slow Burn RomanceEpisodes: 12
Aired: Feb 15, 2023 - Mar 23, 2023
Original Network: TVING, tvN
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
4. Our Dating Sim
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
A story about what happens when two men who have been friends since school days meet again at work and create a dating simulation game.
Genres: Business, Romance
Tags: Meet Again, Long Time Crush, High School CrushEpisodes: 8
Aired: Mar 9, 2023 - Mar 30, 2023
Duration: 15 min. -
5. Unintentional Love Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Won Young finds himself unceremoniously discharged from his job. Desperate to get his job back, Won Young tries to curry favor by tracking down the chairman's favorite artist. He finds the missing man running a pottery shop in a remote town, but it's clear that Yoon Tae Joon has no desire to be found. Won Young decides to hang around town and secretly report whatever he can learn about Tae Joon's self-imposed exile, but when feelings begin to develop between the two, Won Young starts to question his sexuality, his motivations, and whether he even wants to go back to his old life in Seoul. But what will happen when Tae Joon learns Won Young has been spying on him this entire time?
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Opposites Attract, Town Setting,Episodes: 10
Aired: Mar 17, 2023 - Apr 14, 2023
Original Network: TVING
Duration: 35 min. -
6. The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Korean Drama - 2023, 18 episodes
A spunky young woman runs a boarding house. When three handsome scholars come to her inn, her life suddenly gets complicated — not only with budding romances, but with political mystery and intrigue (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Historical, Mystery, Romance, Drama
Tags: Hidden Identity, Joseon Dynasty, Teamwork, Friendship, Investigation, Boarding House SettingEpisodes: 18
Aired: Mar 20, 2023 - May 16, 2023
Original Network: SBS, ViuTV
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
7. The Good Bad Mother
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
A pig farmer and single mother brought up her son harshly so he could live a better life. He grows up to be a successful prosecutor, but is cold-hearted and their relationship suffers. After an accident brings him back to his childhood home, the two are given a chance to repair their relationship. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Tags: Mother-Son Relationship, Village SettingEpisodes: 14
Aired: Apr 26, 2023 - Jun 8, 2023
Original Network: jTBC, Netflix, TVING
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
8. My Perfect Stranger
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A news anchor travels back in time to 1987 to investigate a murder, and his accidental companion is a young woman who has her own motives for traveling to the past: to prevent her parents' marriage. While attempting to complete their missions, the two find themselves trapped in the past. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi
Tags: Time Travel, 1980s, Murder Investigation, JournalismEpisodes: 16
Aired: May 1, 2023 - Jun 20, 2023
Original Network: KBS2, ViuTV
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
9. Battle for Happiness
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Tags: Female Centered Plot, Social Media, Secret, Greed, Ensamble CastEpisodes: 16
Aired: May 31, 2023 - Jul 20, 2023
Original Network: Amazon Prime, ENA, TVING
Duration: 60 min. -
10. See You in My 19th Life
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Telling the story of a woman who remembers all of her past lives, this fantasy romance takes us into her nineteenth life. Here, the memories of her previous life and love are so profound that she seeks out the people that she loved, hoping to connect their fates once again. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Tags: Reincarnation, Past Life, Adapted From A Webtoon, First LoveEpisodes: 12
Aired: Jun 17, 2023 - Jul 23, 2023
Original Network: Netflix, TVING, tvN
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
11. Lies Hidden in My Garden
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
A woman's seemingly perfect life starts to fall apart when she begins to smell a foul odor in her backyard: the smell of a rotting corpse. When she starts to dig into the matter — pun intended — a dark and dangerous journey await her and the neighbor she teams up with. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Tags: Rich Woman/Poor Woman, Psychological Manipulation, DepressionEpisodes: 8
Aired: Jun 19, 2023 - Jul 11, 2023
Original Network: ENA, Genie TV
Duration: 60 min. -
12. Revenant
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
A literature professor whose mother was once killed by a demon recognizes that same demon in a young woman. As she slowly realizes that she's being possessed — and horrible things start to happen around her — they team up with a police investigator to free the woman from demonic control. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural
Tags: Spirit Possession, Folklore, Winter SettingEpisodes: 12
Aired: Jun 23, 2023 - Jul 29, 2023
Original Network: Disney+, SBS
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
13. Heartbeat
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A vampire trying to become human is woken up just before the end of his 100-year sleep. The culprit is a young woman who's just inherited the house where his coffin lies. What will happen when the vampire who desperately wants to fall in love, and the woman who is as cold as ice, start cohabitating? (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Tags: Vampires, Cohabitation, Reincarnation, First Love, Love TriangleEpisodes: 16
Aired: Jun 26, 2023 - Aug 15, 2023
Original Network: Amazon Prime, KBS2
Duration: 60 min. -
14. Miraculous Brothers
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A struggling author encounters a mysterious boy who has lost all his memories, but has the strange ability to physically feel the despair of others. Together, the two form an unlikely team as they investigate the hidden crimes of the past that have brought them together. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Tags: Time Travel, Investigation, Supernatural Power, Child AbuseEpisodes: 16
Aired: Jun 28, 2023 - Aug 17, 2023
Original Network: jTBC
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
15. Not Others
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
In this heartwarming mother-daughter comedy, a teen mom has raised her daughter alone. They live together as adults but constantly butt heads due to their differing personalities. Life and love are complicated for them both because of their co-dependent relationship. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Tags: Mother-Daughter Relationship, Cohabitation, Slice Of Life, Police Patrol Division, Bickering Mains' Relationship,Episodes: 12
Aired: Jul 17, 2023 - Aug 22, 2023
Original Network: ENA, Genie TV, Hulu
Duration: 60 min. -
16. My Dearest
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Two lovers meet but are soon torn apart in the wake of the Qing invasion of Joseon. Amidst the backdrop of war, turmoil, and desperation, the two hold on to the hope of finding each other once again. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Historical, Romance, Melodrama
Tags: Joseon Dynasty, Older Man/Younger Woman, WarEpisodes: 10
Aired: Aug 4, 2023 - Sep 2, 2023
Original Network: MBC
Duration: 1 hr. 20 min. -
17. The Killing Vote
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Based on a popular webtoon, a masked vigilante known as Gaetal (literally: dog mask) takes justice into his own hands, putting the lives of heinous criminals treated lightly by the law in the hands of a public "killing vote." An investigator, police officer, and legal scholar behind bars are drawn into the chase for Gaetal. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Tags: Noir, Criminal Justice System, Adpated from a WebtoonEpisodes: 12
Aired: Aug 10, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023
Original Network: Amazon Prime, SBS
Duration: 60 min. -
18. Destined with You
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A civil servant finds an artifact that is able to break an ancient curse that's been on a young attorney and his family. Handsome and successful but suffering from a hidden illness, the attorney and civil servant will attempt to break the curse together — and in the process, discover the destiny between them. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Tags: Bickering Mains' Relationship, Fated Love, Enemies To Lovers, Curse, LawEpisodes: 16
Aired: Aug 23, 2023 - Oct 12, 2023
Original Network: jTBC, Netflix
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
19. The Kidnapping Day
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
A warm-hearted man who's desperate to pay for his child's surgery decides to take drastic action: he kidnaps the young daughter of a wealthy family, hoping for a big payout. However, once the kidnapping is underway, it's unclear who's really in charge — kidnapper or the smart young girl he's now caring for. (from dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Drama
Tags: Black Comedy, Teamwork, Kidnapping, Adapted From A Novel, InvestigationEpisodes: 12
Aired: Sep 13, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023
Original Network: ENA
Duration: 59 min. -
20. Boss-dol Mart
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
An idol group ends up working in a supermarket when their company goes bankrupt.
Genres: Business, Comedy, Drama
Tags: Former Celebrities, Supermarket Setting, Ensamble Cast, Friendship, DebtEpisodes: 10
Aired: Sep 15, 2023 - Oct 13, 2023
Original Network: TVING, Viki
Duration: 49 min. -
21. Twinkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
TBW: When a music-loving high school student is mysteriously transported back to the 1990s, he finds himself befriending his future father. They two play in a high school band, but their relationship is complicated when our hero's father starts crushing on a girl that's so not his future mother. (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Tags: Time Travel, Sign Language, 1990s, Music, Father-Son Relationship, Bromance, Coming Of Age, Friendship,Episodes: 16
Aired: Sep 25, 2023 - Nov 14, 2023
Original Network: TVING, tvN
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min -
22. The Deal
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
A young man and his friend are desperate for some cash, so they hatch a plan to kidnap their wealthy friend and hold him for ransom. However, things don't go as easily as they expect, and soon they are over their heads. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tags: Childhood Friends' Relationship, High School Reunion, RansomEpisodes: 8
Aired: Oct 6, 2023 - Oct 27, 2023
Duration: 45 min -
23. A Good Day to Be a Dog
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
When a teacher accidentally locks lips with a colleague, it activates the family curse: each night at midnight she transforms into a dog and doesn't return to her human form till morning. The only way to break the spell is to be kissed in her dog form — but the very man who needs to do the job is terrified of dogs. (From Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Supernatural
Tags: Workplace Setting, Animal Transformation, Accidental Kiss, Adapted From A Webtoon, Cynophobia, Co-workers' Relationship, CurseEpisodes: 14
Aired: Oct 11, 2023 - Jan 10, 2024
Original Network: MBC
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min. -
24. Doona!
Korean Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
In this campus romance, a young student falls for the ex-idol who lives in his share house. Though the two start out as friends, they quickly cross the line into romance, but at what risk? (from Dramabeans)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Tags: Share House Setting, Former CelebrityEpisodes: 9
Aired: Oct 20, 2023
Aired On: Friday
Original Network: Netflix
Duration: 50 min.