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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Korean Dramas

K-Dramas Here is a list of k-dramas we have watched. I put this together on October 4, 2021, so there are many more, mostly on Netflix now (as of May 12, 2024). I first starting watching K-dramas in Korea, where I lived for 4 years. They had no sub-titles and I had to rely on Korean family for translation. My Korean language then and now is not fluent, but it has improved. Just watching K-dramas is not going to improve your Korean a lot. In fact, now I am re-watching K-dramas I know and like with Spanish sub-titles because I am studying Spanish, and watching Spanish dramas. Most of these are dramas, not movies. Korea has morning and daytime dramas (50 – 70 episodes long) as well as evening and weekend ones. There are Wikipedia links to almost all of them. To find them on Wikipedia, sometimes you need to search using the Korean title, or alternate English translation titles. Wikipedia usually has the ratings or popularity meter as well as links to the actors’ previous repertoire. When we moved to Canada in 2000 we could not watch any K-dramas until we found Korean grocery stores that VHS and we could borrow. Soon, computer power and server capacity increased and streaming was available – though choppy, and sites like Dramafever and Viki made many available. If you search hard you can find private sites with donation buttons that carry a lot of these dramas these days.

So here is the list, in no particular order. In brackets are the number of times we have watched them again, more or less. Just for fun (ya right!) I will try to update the list and add links to Wikipedia. I will also try and add in the Korean original title (but you can find that on the Wikipedia link, where it exists). I'd also like to thank Microsoft's Copilot AI for finding links number 72 on - saved me a lot of time! If you are interested in exploring more, Ranker has a list of 150 shown on Netflix - < Here >

1. Hur Jun (3)
4. City Hall (2) 
11. Reply 1988 (3)
13. Signal 
14. Mr Queen (2)
15. Mother
20. Healer
23. Dear My Friends (3) 
24. Stranger 
32. Tunnel 
33. Live (2) 
69. Hyena 
  1. The Lady in Dignity: The Lady in Dignity
  1. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  1. The Crowned Clown: The Crowned Clown
  1. Memories of the Alhambra: Memories of the Alhambra
  1. Another Miss Oh: Another Miss Oh
  1. The Light in Your Eyes: The Light in Your Eyes
  1. Stranger 2: Stranger Things season 2 (Note: This link refers to the second season of “Stranger Things,” which may have been confused with “Stranger 2.” If you’re looking for the Korean drama “Stranger 2,” it may not have a dedicated Wikipedia page.)
  1. Familiar Wife: Familiar Wife
  1. Cheese in the Trap: Cheese in the Trap
  2. Hi, Bye, Mama!: Hi Bye, Mama!
  3. Watcher: Watcher (TV series)
  4. Sisyphus: The Myth: Sisyphus: The Myth
  5. Yuna’s Street: Steal Heart
  6. Assembly: Assembly (TV series)
  7. Chief of Staff: Chief of Staff (TV series)
  8. Start-Up: Start-Up (South Korean TV series)
  9. Secret Affair: Secret Affair (TV series)
  10. Chief of Staff: Chief of Staff (TV series) (Note: This is the same as number 89.)
  11. Chocolate: Chocolate (South Korean TV series)
  12. Coffee Prince: Coffee Prince
  13. Damo: Damo (TV series)
  14. Deep Rooted Tree: Deep Rooted Tree
  15. Heaven’s Garden: Heaven’s Garden (TV series)
  16. Do You Like Brahms?: Do You Like Brahms?
  17. Dong Yi: Dong Yi (TV series)
  18. Boys Over Flowers: Boys Over Flowers (TV series)
  19. Emergency Couple: Emergency Couple
  20. Winter Sonata: Winter Sonata
  21. Flower of the Prison: Flower of the Prison
  22. Goddess of Fire: Goddess of Fire
  23. Good Doctor: Good Doctor
  24. Gu Family Book: Gu Family Book
  25. Gunman in Joseon: Gunman in Joseon
  26. High Kick!: High Kick!
  27. Hospital Ship: Hospital Ship (TV series)
  28. Hur Jun, The Original Story: Hur Jun, The Original Story
  29. Hwang Jini: Hwang Jini (TV series)
  30. Iljimae: Iljimae
  31. Lee San, Wind of the Palace: Lee San, Wind of the Palace
  32. Liar Game: Liar Game (TV series)
  33. Love in the Moonlight: Love in the Moonlight
  34. Lovers of the Red Sky: Lovers of the Red Sky
  35. Master’s Sun: Master’s Sun
  36. Miss Granny: Miss Granny
  37. Moon Embracing the Sun: Moon Embracing the Sun
  38. Ms. Hammurabi: Ms. Hammurabi
  39. Twinkle Twinkle: Twinkle Twinkle (TV series)
  40. My Holo Love: My Holo Love
  41. My Sassy Girl: My Sassy Girl (TV series)
  42. My Secret Terrius: My Secret Terrius
  43. Nine: Nine: Nine Time Travels
  44. On the Way to the Airport: On the Way to the Airport
  45. Padam Padam: Padam Padam
  46. Painter of the Wind: Painter of the Wind
  47. Persona: Persona (TV series)
  1. Pinocchio: Pinocchio
  1. Remember: Remember
  1. Revolutionary Love: Revolutionary Love
  1. Saimdang, Memoir of Colors: Saimdang, Memoir of Colors
  1. She was Pretty: She Was Pretty
  1. Shopping King Louie: Shopping King Louie
  1. Sign: Sign
  1. Six Flying Dragons: Six Flying Dragons
  1. Something Happened in Bali: Something Happened in Bali
  1. Something in the Rain: Something in the Rain
  1. Splendid Politics: Splendid Politics
  1. Strongest Deliveryman: Strongest Deliveryman
  1. Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Sungkyunkwan Scandal
  1. That Winter, The Wind Blows: That Winter, The Wind Blows
  1. The Fugitive of Joseon: The Fugitive of Joseon
  1. The Great King Sejong: The Great King Sejong
  1. The Great Merchant: The Great Merchant
  1. The Heirs: The Heirs
  1. The King’s Doctor: The King’s Doctor
  1. The King’s Face: The King’s Face
  1. The Package: The Package
  1. The Producers: The Producers
  1. The President: The President
  1. The Scholar Who Walks the Night: The Scholar Who Walks the Night
  1. The Sound of Your Heart: The Sound of Your Heart
  1. While You Were Sleeping: While You Were Sleeping
  1. Woman with a Suitcase: Woman with a Suitcase
  1. Yong-pal: Yong-pal
  1. Diary of a Night Watchman: Diary of a Night Watchman