Top 10 Korean Drama
Korean dramas, often known as K-Dramas, have blessed us with a plethora of fantastic dramas in just some years. Many young people, especially those affected by the epidemic, watch Korean Dramas on a regular basis.
K-Dramas are Korean-language television shows that have been translated into English and are widely watched around the world. Many K-dramas have been translated into other languages and have had an important influence on other nations.
In other nations, some of the most well-known dramas have been telecast on regular television channels. These dramas will undoubtedly make it easy to spend these pandemic days at home, with top Korean stars like Lee Min Ho returning to screen after his serving in the military or plots from famous webtoons.
The greatest part about these dramas is that they usually only have one season, with everything neatly wrapping up by the final episode.
This year, the themes of makeovers, serial murders, psychopaths, vigilante groups, reconciliation, and friendships. The diverse range of plots and genres has provided K-drama fans all around the world with something to look forward to on a regular basis.
Now that we’re halfway through the year, here’s a list of some of the top K-dramas you should just not overlook, and it’s not too late to watch them!
Read on to have a list of K-Dramas that you can watch in 2021.
1. Taxi Driver
The SBS drama “Cab Driver” follows Kim Do Gi (Lee Je Hoon), a taxi driver who is also a vigilante crime fighter.
His major purpose, as well as the purpose of the taxi company for which he serves, is to seek revenge on behalf of the mistreated and abused.
He has a help group that assists him in planning and strategising the best approach to ensure that the revenge strategy is spectacular and that the negative guys pay the most horrific price possible. The sufferers’ cases in the show are all based on well-publicised real-life incidents in South Korea.
The components of wrongdoing, mending/ reconcillation drama are all present in this Korean drama.
While you can sense the victims’ injustice in the instances, it’s fresh and pleasant to see Kim Do Gi and his crew come to the aid and make the bad ones suffer. The element that excites the most is watching the victims finally receive the peace and justice they deserve so they can continue on with their existence.
It’s rare to see a Korean drama series like “Taxi Driver,” thus it’s a must-see.
2. Start-Up
Seo Dal-mi (Bae Suzy) wishes to follow and pursue the footprints of Steve Jobs.
She intends to take over Sandbox (a fictional South Korean Silicon Valley) and be the CEO, and she thinks she can do it alongside her childhood friend and pen pal Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk), the founder of Samsan Tech.
But what if she realises he isn’t the man with whom she has been writing letters all along?
Bae Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho, and Kang Han-na feature in the Korean Drama Start-Up. The series follows a lady who aspires to be an entrepreneur like Steve Jobs, as well as her love story with a man who is really her first love and another guy who is posing as her first love.
3. Move to Heaven
Jo Sang Gu, an underground fighter who is also an orphan, is played by Lee Je Hoon.
He commits crimes and is released from prison only to discover that his eldest brother has died and has left him as the only caretaker of his autistic adolescent son.
His brother and his brother’s kid served as “trauma cleaners,” tidying up the possessions of the deceased.
Sang Gu is adamant about not working with his nephew Han Geu Ru (Tang Joon Sang) and being his caretaker, but he accepts nonetheless. This year has been really promising for Lee Je Hoon’s.
Lee Je Hoon is known for being selective about his Korean dramas, so whenever he appears in one, it’s always worth seeing.
It was particularly wonderful to learn that he appeared in not one but two Korean dramas this year.
The Series of “Move To Heaven” was launched just as the Korean drama of “Taxi Driver” was about to end running; the two are totally distinct genres and storyline, but “Move To Heaven” is a tale that everybody should see.
It’s about love, grief, family, and the power of forgiveness, both for others and for oneself.
It takes the audience on an emotional trip and keeps them satisfied all the way through!
4. Record of the Youth
Sa Hye-jun (Park Bo-gum) is a famous part-time model who aspires to be an actor but is having trouble finding work.
Meanwhile, An Jeong-ha (Park So-dam), a fangirl, desires to be a makeup artist, despite her mother’s wishes that she works in a regular desk job.
Record of Youth tracks the two as they face the challenges of pursuing their aspirations in a world that seems to value wealth and influence above all else.
They ultimately get together and support each other through everything.
5. Beyond the Evil
Han Joo Won (Yeo Jin Goo) is a law enforcement officer who is relocated from the huge city of Seoul to a little hamlet. He’s attempting to solve the issue of a string of murders that occurred 20 years ago.
Lee Dong Sik, his companion and fellow policeman, is his major suspect (Shin Ha Kyun). This one is self-evident.
“Beyond Evil” became not only one of the greatest discussed Korean dramas this year, but it also won three Baeksang Awards, comprising Best Drama, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.
Despite the fact that the concept of a serial killer is popular in Korean dramas, “Beyond Evil” succeeds to captivate viewers with its tale and small-town backdrop. The mystery of the serial murderer and who inside this village is connected with the killings keeps it interesting to view, and watching Shin Ha Kyun, Yeo Jin Goo, and the rest of the cast provide top-notch performances made it undoubtedly one of the finest of the year.
6. Youth of May
Hwang Hee Tae (Lee Do Hyun), a lovely and smart medical studying pupil, finds love with Kim Myung Hee (Go Min Si), a fiercely independent nurse.
The Korean drama is set in Gwangju in May of 1980, during an era when students revolted against the corrupt political system. During the Gwangju Uprising, many people died.
If you enjoy a traditional love story about two lovers who attempt everything they can to be with each other, “Youth Of May” is a must-see.
The authentic and passionate acting by the cast, as well as the heart-pounding storyline between the two loves, created a lot of talk in Korea. Their romantic story’s innocence and desire reminded audiences of vintage romance operas that aren’t commonly seen these days.
7. Tale of Nine-Tailed
Lee Dong-Wook, Jo Bo-ah, and Kim Bum appear in Tale of the Nine-Tailed. There are 16 episodes in total.
Lee Yeon (Lee Dong-Wook) is a nine-tailed fox named gumiho who gave up his life as a mountaintop god and guardian to safeguard the lady he loves.
He now resides amongst people, waiting for her rebirth so he can guard her and assist her in living a long lifespan.
He then finds Nam Ji-ah (Jo Bo-ah), a producer who has been looking for supernatural stories after she and her parents were spared from a vehicle accident.
In CCTV footage from a recent wedding party, she spots the odd guy who saved her as a kid, and he resembles just like Lee Yeon.
8. Vincenzo
Another promising Korean drama is Vincenzo. After being adopted, Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong Ki) is an Italian attorney and Mafia consultant who grew in Italy.
He flies back to Korea to finish off some outstanding issues about some gold stored underneath in Geumga Plaza. Vincenzo finds Hong Cha Young (Jeon Yeo Bin) and her father, Hong Yoo Chan (Yoo Jae Myung), and they build a good friendship.Vincenzo becomes entangled in a plot to exact vengeance on the Babel Group. This series has thrived, succeeded and soared quickly.
Audience couldn’t resist but fall madly in love with the character of “Vincenzo and his Geumga Plaza crew. It has everything – bromance, companionship, romance, jokes, and a slew of surprise baddies!
It kept audiences anxious and in suspense during the entire time, and seeing Vincenzo and Cha Young’s possible relationship was a dream come true!
9. Mr Queen
Mr Queen is one of the most loved and watched Korean drama features Shin Hye Sun as Kim So Yong, Joseon as a queen of the ear.
She wakes up one morning totally disoriented, claiming to be a modern-day male chef named Jang Bong Hwan who has awakened in a woman’s body and is about to reign a country with her husband, King Cheoljong (Kim Jung Hyun).
Despite this abrupt transition, So Yong must adapt to her new reality and new life, but she discovers that there are numerous challenges to face.
“Mr. Queen,” a global and fan favourite, captured the hearts of numerous with this series this year.
It’s light-hearted and amusing to watch, thanks to Shin Hye Sun’s depiction of the pompous and egotistical Jang Bong Hwan (also played by Choi Jin Hyuk). It’s impossible not to giggle when you see Shin Hye Sun behaving like a guy, and you never know what kind of predicament So Yong would find himself in. The plot is also quite distinctive, which attracts the audience.
You don’t come across a Korean drama about a guy whose spirit is trapped in the body of a Queen daily!
10. True Beauty
This is one of the amazing and interesting Korean dramas. Lim Ju Gyeong (Moon Ga Young) is a high school pupil who has been harassed because she is not the most gorgeous or fashionable girl in her class.
She chooses to teach herself how to apply makeup by viewing videos on the internet.
She is given a chance to move to a different school, but she finds herself in the thick of a heart-breaking love triangle with Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo) and Han Seo Jun. (Hwang InYeop). Because it was centred on Yaongyi’s already famous and effective webtoon, this drama earned a lot of attention in Korea (as well as overseas).
People were excited to see how the Korean drama would turn out and were genuinely delighted by the portrayal; not to forget, the cast looks just like the characters from the webtoon.
The series covered a wide range of real-life events that Koreans encounter, and it managed to strike the appropriate balance of seriousness and comedy.