Best Korean TV shows that would be a perfect fit for a date

This might not be the most romantic of Korean choices, but it will linger in your mind long after the credits are rolling. Based on a series of harmless playground games, the contestants have been drawn into competing by the allure of the prize fund awaiting the winner: 45.6 billion Korean won. The only issue: only one person of the 456 desperate players will get their hands on this. The other 455 will be eliminated. Not asked to leave the field of play. Despatched in a variety of brutal methods. You and your date will be watching the games unfold on the edge of your seat. Jumping into each other’s arms on numerous occasions!

This feature is a wonderful choice for your date night because it deals with the perennial topic of romance – a mismatched couple. Moon Gang-tae is an orphan who toils selflessly as a caregiver in a ward for psychiatric patients. Ko Moon-young is an author of children’s books who has an antisocial personality disorder. They might seem like an unlikely pairing, but the two soon discover they have more in common than they might first think. Soon the sparks of chemistry are flaring.

If you are aware of webtoons, the popular digital comic format that also originated in South Korea, you’ll enjoy this romantic comedy. We follow the fortunes of Lim Ju-kyung, a high school student who becomes adept at applying makeup and manages to transform herself into someone striking. This allows her to overcome the negativity in her life, exemplified by her patronising family, and the bullies amongst her schoolmates. Lee Su-ho is her best friend. There are far more elements to the story than just the twists and turns of high school romance, including deeper issues like mental health, and dysfunctional families. But the characters are warm and endearing.

Watching this will place you in the company of the millions of viewers who have ensured this has been one of the country’s most popular shows. The action centers around Dal-gun, a stunt performer whose nephew died in a plane crash. Getting to the truth of what happened sees him entering a murky world of shady government officials and terrorists. If you feel like a break from frothy romcoms, the frequent plot twists will provide quite a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

For our last outing, let’s bring the gears back down to more pleasant coasting! This is a charming romantic fantasy, featuring a high school girl, Eun Dan-oh, who finds out she lives in a make-believe world of comic books. Everyone she thought she knew is a character in a book called Secret. Their actions are controlled by an authoritative figure known only as Writer. However, this fantasy world has parallels with her real existence, and when the two dimensions overlap things get interesting. This is another wonderful Korean drama highly recommended for date night.