The World of the Married, now the highest-rated Korean drama on air, debuted in 2020 with a bang. Kim Hee-ae plays a doctor and head of a hospital. Her husband, a film director, and she appear to have perfect lives, but everything unravels swiftly when she realises that her husband is cheating on her. She will do whatever she believes she needs to do, leading viewers down a twisted, dark path filled with betrayal and tremendous drama.
Sky Castle, which became the highest-rated Korean drama when it was initially broadcast, alludes to South Korea’s leading universities: Yonsei, Seoul, and Korea. The show focuses on the lives of upper-class elites in Korea who will go to any length to get their children into these institutions.
If you enjoy small-town romances, you’ll enjoy Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. When dentist Hye-jin Yoon (Min-a Shin) is laid off from her city job, she is left with only a few choices. She goes to the idyllic seaside village of Gongjin on her late mother’s birthday and decides to open up a clinic there.
Park Eun-bin portrayed an autistic rookie attorney in the starring role of Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Many people look down on Woo Young-woo and her impairment when she gets a new job at a law firm, but she proves her adeptness in court with her brilliance and photographic memory.
When Crash Landing on You debuted on Netflix in 2019, it spawned a new generation of Korean drama viewers. Son Ye-jin plays a rich South Korean business empire heiress who crash lands in North Korea after being swept off by a storm while paragliding, and meets an army captain who helps her hide. They fall in love, despite the dispute between their nations.
Mr. Sunshine, a historical drama set in the 1870s, stars Kim Tae-ri and Lee Byung-hun from The Handmaiden. Lee plays a kid who was born under slavery during the Joseon era of Korean history but ended up coming to the United States as a child.
Reply 1988 transports viewers to a bygone era — one without the internet. It depicts the link between families that live in the same neighbourhood and the children who grow up together.