10 k-dramas to binge watch

10 K-dramas to binge watch

Here is a list of compelling K-dramas to binge watch.

These k-dramas will surely add amusement and glee to your not-so-boring life.

1. My Love From the Star

My love from the star is one of the top-rated, swoon worthy kdrama of all times.

Synopsis: It tells the story of an extra-terrestrial alien who landed on Earth in 1609 during the Joseon Dynasty and 400 years later falls in love with a top female actor.

My rating: 5/5

2. Secret Love

Secret Love quite underrated and underappreciated Korean drama. Secret Love is an emotional roller coaster ride worth watching and is my own personal favourite k-drama of all times, an essential watch.

Synopsis: Story of a wealthy heir named Jo Min Hyeok (Ji Sung) who found himself entangled in a web of secrets when his lover was accidentally killed in a hit-and-run case.

My ratings: 5/5

3. Uncontrollably Fond

Uncontrollably Fond is a dwelled wrap of emotions and true love.

Synopsis: Shin Joon-young (Kim Woo-bin) and Noh Eul (Bae Suzy) were classmates who were separated during their teenage years due to an ill-fated relationship, but later meet each other in adulthood. Shin Joon-young is now a top actor-singer while Noh Eul is a documentary producer.

My ratings:4/5

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4. Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon

When I watched SWDBS, there wasn’t a single glee less moment. The crime backstory, the leads relationship and girl’s superpower made it both lovely and exquisite.

Synopsis: Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) was born with superhuman strength. Her strength is hereditary and passed along only to the women in her family. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik), the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft.

My stars:5/5

5. PINNOCHIO

Synopsis: Pinocchio centers the story of a man who hides a special talent living under a fake name and a woman who cannot lie due to ‘Pinocchio Syndrome’.

My stars: 4/5

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6. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Book Joo

Kim Bok joo (Lee Sung-Kyung), a young woman chasing her dream of weightlifting on an athlete college campus, develops a crush on her friend Jung Joon-Hyung's (Nam Joo-Hyuk) older brother, Jung Jae-Yi (Lee Jae-Yoon). At first, Joon Hyung teases her and goes along with her act, even helping her, but soon finds himself falling in love with her. This series is a coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way.

My ratings:4/5

7. Kill Me Heal Me

The leads were my bias to watch this drama in first place and indeed it was worth it.

Synopsis: Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) is a third-generation business heir who developed dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) in the aftermath of several life-threatening traumatic events. He tries to regain control over his life with the help of Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung-eum), a beautiful first-year psychiatric resident who helps him secretly.

My ratings:4/5

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8. Its Okay to Not be Okay

Best healing drama I ever watched, the actors and the plot were adorable and intriguing. Do not miss a chance to watch ITS OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY.

Synopsis: Gang-Tae works as a caretaker in a psychiatric ward at every place they settle in. While working in a hospital, he meets a famous children's book writer, Ko Moon-young (Seo Yea-ji), who is rumoured to have antisocial personality disorder.

My ratings:5/5

9. Witch’s love

Synopsis: The series tells the stories of modern-day witches as they explore romance. Kang Cho-hong is an innocent witch that lives with her two grandmas. Maeng Ye-soon and Jo Aeng-doo have always prepared rice soup.

My ratings:3.7/5

10. Playful Kiss

Synopsis: A ditsy and unpopular Oh Ha-Ni (Jung So-Min) is in love with her opposite, Baek Seung-Jo (Kim Hyun-Joong) who is a smart and popular boy. Tension rises when Oh Ha-Ni writes and delivers her love letter to Baek Seung-Jo to which he gives back, graded.

My ratings:4/5

References:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playful_Kiss

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch%27s_Love#:~:text=3.1%20Part%201-,Synopsis,have%20always%20prepared%20rice%20soup.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Okay_to_Not_Be_Okay#:~:text=Psycho%20But%20It's%20Okay)%20is,directed%20by%20Park%20Shin%2Dwoo.&text=The%20series%20follows%20a%20selfless,%2C%20to%20August%209%2C%202020.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Me,_Heal_Me#:~:text=8%20External%20links-,Synopsis,several%20life%2Dthreatening%20traumatic%20events.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlifting_Fairy_Kim_Bok-joo#:~:text=9%20External%20links-,Synopsis,(Lee%20Jae%2DYoon).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(2014_TV_series)#:~:text=9%20External%20links-,Synopsis,with%20several%20of%20his%20men.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontrollably_Fond#:~:text=7%20External%20links-,Synopsis,meet%20each%20other%20in%20adulthood.&text=The%20two%20reunite%20when%20Noh,film%20Shin%20Joon%2Dyoung's%20documentary.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_Girl_Bong-soon

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Love_(South_Korean_TV_series)#:~:text=7%20External%20links-,Plot,unfolds%2C%20secrets%20begin%20to%20unravel.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Love_from_the_Star