KDRAMAS that actually have a good story

Help erase the misconception that only rom-com dramas are good by voting for dramas that actually had a good story despite the genre. Everyone needs to learn that historical, melodrama, crime/investigation, friendship, and etc genres actually make up for the best well-written dramas. 

HIRAI MOMO Feb 13, 2020
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  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    693 points by 7 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
  • My Country: The New Age

    2. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    585 points by 6 voters
    Set during the end of the Goryeo period to the early Joseon period. Two friends aim their swords against one another due to differences in opinion about "my country." Seo Hwi is ...more
  • Signal

    3. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    583 points by 6 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    4. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    497 points by 5 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    5. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    495 points by 5 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    6. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    490 points by 5 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Live

    7. Live

    Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
    8.6
    298 points by 3 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
  • Solomon's Perjury

    8. Solomon's Perjury

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.1
    295 points by 3 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
  • Itaewon Class

    9. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    194 points by 2 voters
    Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
  • 38 Task Force

    10. 38 Task Force

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    193 points by 2 voters
    A unique task force forms by blending law enforcement and criminals, targeting tax evaders. Con artists, skilled in fraud and deception, will aid in capturing these wealthy tax-dodgers who employ elaborate schemes ...more
  • Chicago Typewriter

    11. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    192 points by 2 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
  • Vagabond

    12. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    189 points by 2 voters
    Cha Dal Gun becomes an awakened tiger in the face of his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash. As an orphan himself, he had raised his nephew singlehandedly in place of ...more
  • Stairway to Heaven

    13. Stairway to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    14. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more
  • The Bridal Mask

    15. The Bridal Mask

    Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    Lee Kang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Kang ...more
  • Ugly Alert

    16. Ugly Alert

    Korean Drama - 2013, 133 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    The story of a man named Gong Joon Soo who sacrificed himself by pretending to be a murderer to protect his younger stepbrother from being accused instead. While serving time in prison, ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    17. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    98 points by 1 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

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