Korean Romantic Dramas are gaining much popularity across the globe. If you are also thinking of starting K-Drama, here are some of the must-watch.
Must Watch Korean Romantic Dramas of 2024
1. The Fabulous
The eighth episode of The Fabulous takes on a wild ride of breakups, love, and the fashion industry. The main characters, Ji Woo-min and Pyo Ji-eun have a complicated relationship as they try to move on from their past. The other characters, Joseph and Seon-ho, also face their own challenges in the fashion world. Despite its predictable plot, The Fabulously is a sweet and enjoyable watch with believable characters and a realistic portrayal of the fashion industry.
2. Summer Strike
Summer Strike is the story of Yeo-reum who lost her mother, and her boyfriend breaks her heart. She is all sad and leaves the city to move to Agnok, a small village. In this village, she meets Dae-beam. They become friends, and there she discovers herself and happiness.
3. It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
The K-drama It’s Okay Not to Be Okay is a heartwarming story about two people who find healing and love in each other. Gang-tae, a caregiver for his autistic brother, and Moon-young, a popular children’s book author, form a strong bond. They support each other through their personal struggles, facing challenges together and discovering their true selves. The drama is a rollercoaster of emotions, with moments of laughter, tears, and hope. It’s a beautiful story about love, family, and mental health.
4. Crash Landing on You
‘Crash Landing on You’ is one of the most viewed Korean dramas, which tells the story of a South Korean girl, Yoon Seri, and a North Korean Officer, Ri Jeong-hyuk. Yoon Seri loses control of the paraglider and thus lands in North Korea, where she meets Ri Jeong-hyuk. Here, one can speak about love stories immediately. Lingering on the contrast of lifestyles and cultures of two different countries, this romantic comedy depicts the life of South Korea and North Korea.
5. Love Alarm
A South Korean romantic dramas series is called Love Alarm which tells the story of Kim Jojo who is a high school girl. She has the ability to determine whether any man within a 10-meter distance has a crush on her. It results in excitement in one’s own ability and confusion. This adds multiple twists to her relationships with her best friend, Lee Hye-yeong, and the popular boy, Hwang Sun-oh. This series deals with the love, friendship, and relationship challenges that people are experiencing in today’s world, which is full of technology.
6. A Crash Course in Romance
A Crash Course in Romance is about a single mother who struggles hard to fend for her son, a kid. She desires him to do well in life and, therefore, agrees to take him to a well-known cram school. There, she meets a cram school teacher, who is very popular at the moment. They begin to have affection towards each other, but they face many problems because of their different lifestyles.
7. Cinderella & Four Knights
Cinderella and the Four Knights – It is a story of a young lady, who has to live with her wicked stepmother and step sisters. An orphan girl is given a lucky opportunity to stay in a huge luxurious house with four good-looking brothers as the result of a competition. All the brothers are from a rich family and are all heirs to the family fortune. She begins to fall for one of them, and that’s where a number of problems come into her love story.
8. Boys Over Flowers
Boys Over Flowers is a romantic story describing the life of a poor girl who gets a scholarship and then goes to a tuition-fee-paid high school. There she finds herself surrounded by a group of rich and successful boys called “F4.” She gets bullied by the leader of the F4 but she does not let him have his way on her. This interests him and they both begin to have romantic feelings for each other despite coming from different social classes.
9. Romance is a Bonus Book
Romance is a Bonus Book that depicts a woman in her mid-thirties who finds herself jobless after being fired from her previous place of work to work from home to take care of her kid. She is later employed by a publishing firm. She goes there and there she finds a talented and successful writer and at the same time, the CEO of the company. They are affectionate towards each other and may even fall in love, but due to their different lives and personalities, they struggle drastically.
10. Nevertheless
However it’s about a woman who is a firm believer in love, but at the same time, she has a fear of commitment. She is fortunate to meet a man whom she assumes is not serious about his romantic relationships. In spite of their views about love Elisa and Rodolpho cannot help being attracted to one another. It presents the realities of relationships in contemporary society and the struggles of looking for love amidst an increased culture of ‘hook-up’ in today’s society.
The Bottom Line:
Korean romantic dramas offers a wide range of themes and plots to the audience, and it has something for every kind of audience. From a simple story to a complex plot it is a goldmine excellence. We have listed some of the best ones here, that you must watch. Watch, Enjoy and Repeat!
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