Not so popular dramas but are appreciable

These are some k-dramas that not many people have watched but have a good story line and you want them to be known by everyone.I created this list for those who don't know about these dramas yet.I really want you to give them a try at least but the choice is yours.

Drop the name of the k-drama which you recommend the most to people to watch

{there were many dramas added later to list i want you to go thru the entire list :)}

Thank you to everyone  who gave me recommendations this not only helped me but also others

Who cares Aug 24, 2020
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  • Chicago Typewriter

    1. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    26,495 points by 269 voters
    In the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the 21st century. Han Se Joo, a bestselling author in the present, struggles with writer’s block, while Yu Jin Oh, a talented ghostwriter in ...more
  • The Beauty Inside

    2. The Beauty Inside

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    23,047 points by 235 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
  • When the Camellia Blooms

    3. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.4
    20,438 points by 209 voters
    Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...more
  • Into the Ring

    4. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.1
    16,328 points by 166 voters
    Seo Gong Myung is an efficient and hard-nosed elite civil servant who can multitask with ease and is titled the ‘Number One Handsome Man’ on the District People's Committee. However, he is ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    5. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    16,310 points by 167 voters
    Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • Extracurricular

    6. Extracurricular

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.3
    15,242 points by 156 voters
    "Extracurricular” is centered around four high school students who start committing crimes to earn money and the unpredictable dangers they face as a result. Ji Soo, who goes from a model student ...more
  • Another Miss Oh

    7. Another Miss Oh

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    14,979 points by 155 voters
    Two women, both named O Hae Yeong, find themselves constantly mixed up in each other’s lives because of their shared name. From confusion over boys and grades in high school to ending ...more
  • Be Melodramatic

    8. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    14,653 points by 151 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • The Tale of Nokdu

    9. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    13,821 points by 143 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
  • Tunnel

    10. Tunnel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    12,919 points by 134 voters
    In 1986, Park Gwang Ho works as an excellent and enthusiastic detective. His life changes when he’s pursuing leads in a serial homicide case and then passes through a time portal, which ...more
  • Marriage, Not Dating

    11. Marriage, Not Dating

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.1
    11,972 points by 124 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 Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    12. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    11,819 points by 122 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • Train

    13. Train

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.4
    10,940 points by 113 voters
    Haunted by the thought that his drunkard father killed another man before also dying on the same day and not paying for his crime, Seo Do Won lives his life trying to ...more
  • Doctor John

    14. Doctor John

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.5
    10,034 points by 104 voters
    "Doctor John" is a medical drama centered on pain management specialists. It offers a unique perspective, treating the doctors' quest for the source of their patients' enigmatic pain as an exhilarating pursuit, ...more
  • Circle

    15. Circle

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    8,794 points by 91 voters
    Taking place in both the present year 2017 and in the year 2037, when people believe that their future depends on humans controlling and regulating their emotions, this drama is a sci-fi ...more
  • Hot Stove League

    16. Hot Stove League

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    8,111 points by 84 voters
    About the preparation period of a major league baseball team. The drama focuses on a loser team that prepares for an extraordinary season upon the arrival of their new general manager, and ...more
  • Live

    17. Live

    Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
    8.6
    7,356 points by 76 voters
    This drama revolves around the incidents that occur in the police force and the joy, sorrow, and pain that police officers experience as they try to protect justice. Yeom Sang Soo, is ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    18. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    7,322 points by 77 voters
    In order to save her father from an accident, 25-year-old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but fails. Desperate, she ends ...more
  • Mother

    19. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    6,274 points by 65 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    20. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    6,074 points by 64 voters
    Joseon is in a state of disorder due to uprisings and a power struggle surrounding King Lee Hun. To avoid assassination, a clown named Ha Sun is brought to the palace to ...more
  • Graceful Family

    21. Graceful Family

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    5,997 points by 63 voters
    Mo Seok Hee, the heiress to the MC Group empire, is haunted by her mother's mysterious death. After years abroad, she returns to South Korea, where her life and the fate of ...more
  • A Poem a Day

    22. A Poem a Day

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.8
    5,641 points by 59 voters
    The story of lives of people who work at the hospital like physical therapists, rehabilitation therapists, radiologists, nurses, medical trainees and more. Ye Jae Wook works as a physical therapist and also ...more
  • Defendant

    23. Defendant

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.7
    5,388 points by 57 voters
    Park Jung Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung Woo has ...more
  • Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    24. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.5
    5,357 points by 56 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
  • The Package

    25. The Package

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.0
    5,325 points by 56 voters
    Yoon So So relocates to France with her college boyfriend, defying her parents' wishes. However, he heartlessly abandons her and returns to Korea. To remain in France for her Ph.D., So So ...more
  • Wok of Love

    26. Wok of Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 38 episodes
    8.0
    5,169 points by 55 voters
    The series will take place in a Chinese restaurant. Chef Seo Poong, a chef who goes from being a star chef one day to the cook at a failing neighborhood Chinese restaurant ...more
  • A Gentleman's Dignity

    27. A Gentleman's Dignity

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.2
    5,020 points by 53 voters
    Four men in their forties go through love, breakup, success and failure. The story includes the romantic relationship between Kim Do Jin, an architect with a scathing tongue, and strict high school ...more
  • Page Turner

    28. Page Turner

    Korean Special - 2016, 3 episodes
    8.2
    4,966 points by 53 voters
    Yoo Seul is a student at an art high school. She is a talented pianist prodigy, who has won numerous contests, but she only plays because of her mother since Yoo Seul's ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    29. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    4,822 points by 51 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • The Good Detective

    30. The Good Detective

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    4,773 points by 50 voters
    When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective partners with a young hotshot to hunt down the case's hidden truths. Kang Do Chang is an 18-year veteran detective who, ...more
  • My Unfamiliar Family

    31. My Unfamiliar Family

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    4,733 points by 50 voters
    Kim Eun Hee, the middle child in a drifting family, faces challenges as her older sister, former attorney, and younger brother struggle with their own issues. Her distant father and her mother's ...more
  • Temperature of Love

    32. Temperature of Love

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
    7.5
    4,669 points by 50 voters
    Hyun Soo quit her job to become a TV writer; Jung Sun dreams of becoming a French food chef and opening a restaurant. As the pair navigate their paths to fulfill their ...more
  • Children of Nobody

    33. Children of Nobody

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.6
    4,413 points by 46 voters
    Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life ...more
  • You Drive Me Crazy

    34. You Drive Me Crazy

    Korean Special - 2018, 4 episodes
    8.1
    4,398 points by 47 voters
    The lead characters who have been friends for eight years end up sleeping together one night. Following this event, the friends struggle between love and friendship. Eun Seong is a translator who ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    35. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    4,296 points by 46 voters
    “The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
  • Familiar Wife

    36. Familiar Wife

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    3,922 points by 42 voters
    Cha Joo Hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo Jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo Hyuk makes a decision that impacts ...more
  • Nobody Knows

    37. Nobody Knows

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    3,573 points by 38 voters
    Detective Young Jin, from the regional investigation unit, has only one thing on her mind: to catch the 'Stigmata' serial killer who murdered her friend 19 years ago. She carries guilt and ...more
  • Solomon's Perjury

    38. Solomon's Perjury

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.1
    3,431 points by 37 voters
    Solomon's Perjury is a murder mystery that digs into what really happened regarding the death of a student and deals with the growing pains of teenagers. On a Christmas night, a student ...more
  • Misty

    39. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    3,398 points by 36 voters
    Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. One day, she ...more
  • Designated Survivor: 60 Days

    40. Designated Survivor: 60 Days

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    3,213 points by 34 voters
    Park Moo Jin is a former professor of chemistry and now holds the Minister of Environment position. He doesn't have ambition, personal beliefs or political sense. One day, the cabinet is gathered ...more
  • The Sound of Your Heart

    41. The Sound of Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    3,068 points by 33 voters
    "The Sound of Your Heart" comically follows Jo Suk's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "The ...more
  • The Fiery Priest

    42. The Fiery Priest

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.6
    2,916 points by 31 voters
    Kim Hae Il is a Catholic priest. He makes spiteful remarks, and he can be rude to others. Koo Dae Young is a detective. He talks a lot, and he is also ...more
  • Liar Game

    43. Liar Game

    Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
    8.2
    2,784 points by 30 voters
    Various contestants take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won. The contestants who can cheat the others wins the prize. Contestants include genius swindler Ha Woo Jin ...more
  • Hyena

    44. Hyena

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    2,650 points by 29 voters
    'Hyena' deals with very competitive, private lawyers who only work for the richest 1% of society. Lawyer Jung Geum Ja crosses the boundaries of law and lawlessness, justice and injustice, ethics and ...more
  • Heart to Heart

    45. Heart to Heart

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.8
    2,590 points by 28 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
  • Good Manager

    46. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    2,569 points by 27 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • Welcome 2 Life

    47. Welcome 2 Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.2
    2,458 points by 27 voters
    “Welcome 2 Life” is a fantasy drama that will tell the story about a selfish lawyer who helps people who want to take advantage of the law. One day, he gets sucked ...more
  • Pegasus Market

    48. Pegasus Market

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.2
    2,303 points by 25 voters
    "Cheap Cheonlima Mart" tells the story of employees at a falling-behind store where the staff is king, rather than the customer. While the manager tries to revive the mart, they’re up against ...more
  • Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas

    49. Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas

    Korean Special - 2011, 8 episodes
    8.4
    2,207 points by 24 voters
    After receiving an anonymous letter stating that someone would die, eight students at the elite boarding school, Susin High School, nicknamed "Prison High", decided to remain at school for the 8 days ...more
  • Witch's Court

    50. Witch's Court

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.0
    2,039 points by 22 voters
    Ma Yi Deum, a materialistic female prosecutor who does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence, and incite perjury in order to win her case is assigned to a special task ...more
  • Kkondae  Intern

    51. Kkondae Intern

    Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    7.8
    1,930 points by 21 voters
    After graduation, Ga Yeol Chan landed his first office job at a company. His superior there, Lee Man Sik, was a "kkondae" which refers to a rigid, old school type of person. ...more
  • Catch the Ghost

    52. Catch the Ghost

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,929 points by 21 voters
    "Catch the Ghost” is a romantic investigative drama about a woman named Yoo Ryung who solves cases with her overflowing sense of justice and exceptional spatial perception but always gets herself into ...more
  • The Nokdu Flower

    53. The Nokdu Flower

    Korean Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.3
    1,900 points by 21 voters
    Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894-1895), two half-brothers find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict. Baek Yi Kang is the first son of a prominent family whose wealthy father is ...more
  • It's Okay to Be Sensitive

    54. It's Okay to Be Sensitive

    Korean Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
    8.0
    1,578 points by 17 voters
    The story revolves around five first-year students and the challenges they face on and off campus. The web series brings awareness to gender issues. (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Heard It Through the Grapevine

    55. Heard It Through the Grapevine

    Korean Drama - 2015, 30 episodes
    7.6
    1,353 points by 15 voters
    Han Jeong Ho and Choi Yeon Hee are a wealthy couple from a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down when their teenage son, Han In Sang, impregnates his girlfriend, ...more
  • Good Casting

    56. Good Casting

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.8
    1,044 points by 12 voters
    Baek Chan Mi is a legendary agent for the National Intelligence Service. However, due to an excessive operation, one of her subordinates passes away. After this incident, she takes back all hope ...more
  • Cross

    57. Cross

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.8
    1,041 points by 12 voters
    Kang In Kyu’s father was brutally murdered 13 years ago. To take revenge on those who are responsible for his father’s death, he becomes a doctor. Kang In Kyu volunteers at a ...more
  • Angry Mom

    58. Angry Mom

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,031 points by 11 voters
    Jo Kang Ja, once a feared troublemaker in high school, dropped out after becoming pregnant and now works to be a responsible mother to her daughter, Ah Ran. At 34, Kang Ja's ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    59. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    1,029 points by 11 voters
    Doctor Prisoner centers around an ace doctor in a university hospital’s emergency care center, a skilled professional who treats his patients with full devotion and without discrimination. However, his medical license gets ...more
  • Spring Turns to Spring

    60. Spring Turns to Spring

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    7.9
    434 points by 5 voters
    Kim Bo Mi works as a TV news anchorwoman and she only cares about herself. Lee Bom was once a popular actress, but she is now a lawmaker's wife. She focuses only ...more
  • Chief of Staff Season 2

    61. Chief of Staff Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.2
    260 points by 3 voters
    The real political players behind the spotlight take a dangerous gamble. Now an assemblyman, Jang Tae Joon, heads towards the peak of power and fiercely struggles for survival. (Source: MyDramaList)

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