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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)

2. Dae Jang Geum (Jewel in the Palace) (6)

3. My Lovely Sam Soon (2)

4. City Hall (2)

5. Jumong

6. Move to Heaven

7. Hospital Playlist

8. My Mister

9. Prison Playbook

10. It’s Okay Not to Be Okay

11. Reply 1988 (3)

12. Navillera

13. Signal

14. Mr Queen (2)

15. Mother

16. Vincenzo

17. Crash Landing on You (2)

18. Sky Castle

19. Kingdom I

20. Healer

21. Mr. Sunshine

22. Goblin - Guardian the Lonely and Great God (3)

23. Dear My Friends (3)

24. Stranger

25. Secret Garden (2)

26. Dr. Romantic I, II, III

27. Kill me Heal me

28. Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2)

29. Law School

30. Hotel del Luna

31. Descendants of the Sun

32. Tunnel

33. Live (2)

34. Squid Game

35. The Bridal Mask

36. My Father is Strange

37. My love from the Star (2)

38. Masters Sun

39. Designated Survivor: 60 Days

40. Save Me

41. I Hear Your Voice

42. Once Again

43. Reply 1997

44. Because this is my 1st Life (3)

45. The World of the Married

46. When the Camellia Blooms

47. Doctor John

48. Itaewon Class

49. Sandglass (Morae Sikye) (2)

50. Lovers in Paris

51. My Only One

52. All About Eve

53. SeoYoung, my Daughter

54. My Rosy Life

55. Autumn in my Heart

56. Brilliant Heritage

57. My Golden Life

58. Marry Me Now

59. Mother of Mine

60. Homemade Love Story

61. Revolutionary Sisters

62. Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life

63. The Penthouse I

64. Home for Summer

65. No Matter What

66. Man in a Veil

67. Sunny Again Tomorrow

68. Doctor Prisoner

69. Hyena

70. The King: Eternal Monarch

71. 100 Days my Prince (2)

The Lady in Dignity: The Lady in Dignity

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

The Crowned Clown: The Crowned Clown

Mine: Mine (TV series)

Memories of the Alhambra: Memories of the Alhambra

Another Miss Oh: Another Miss Oh

The Light in Your Eyes: The Light in Your Eyes

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.)