Drama Recommendations
These are some dramas that I would highly recommend to anyone new to or skeptical about K-dramas. This list does not contain any of my guilty pleasures dramas and only includes those that constantly kept me on the edge of my seat and those I believe have a commendable script, cinematography, direction or acting. And like all my other lists I haven't ranked these dramas.
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1. Contéstame 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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2. Designated Survivor: 60 Days
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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3. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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4. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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5. Hot Stove League
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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6. Signal
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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7. Life on Mars
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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8. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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9. Bad Guys
Korean Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
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10. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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11. 38 Task Force
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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12. Incomplete Life
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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13. Argon
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
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14. Life
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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15. Kingdom
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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16. Black Dog
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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17. Tell me what you saw
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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18. Age of Youth
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
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19. Age of Youth 2
Korean Drama - 2017, 14 episodes
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20. Cuando la camelia florece
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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21. Mi señor
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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22. My Unfamiliar Family
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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23. The Good Detective
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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24. La máquina de escribir
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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25. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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26. Itaewon Class
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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27. Extraños del infierno
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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28. Pasillos de hospital
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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29. Stranger 2
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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30. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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31. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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32. BKPP
Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes
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33. Como en las peliculas
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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34. Está bien no estar bien
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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35. SKY Castle
Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
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36. Alice in Borderland
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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37. Cat's Cradle
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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38. The Long Night
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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39. Hotel del Luna
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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40. The Stranded
Thai Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
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41. Monster
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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42. Mudanzas al cielo
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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43. Model Taxi
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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44. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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45. El Místico Bar Efímero
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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46. Sweet Home
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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47. I Promised You the Moon
Thai Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
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48. Los chicos del bádminton
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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49. D.P Dog Day
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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50. A la caza de espíritus malignos
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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51. El Juego Del Calamar
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
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52. El Amor es como el Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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53. Las Células De Yumi
Korean Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
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54. Mi nombre
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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55. Wo Zai Ta Xiang Ting Hao De
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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56. Bpoop Phaeh Saniwaat
Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
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57. Hellbound
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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58. The Gifted
Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
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59. The Silent Sea
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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60. Oh My Lord!
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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61. Tomorrow
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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62. Mi Diario de Liberación
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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63. Nuestro Horizonte Azul
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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64. Estamos Muertos
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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65. Woo, una abogada extraordinaria
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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66. Alquimia de Almas
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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67. A través de la oscuridad
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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68. Little Women
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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69. Delicious Romance
Chinese Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
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70. Con Su Permiso, Señoría
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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71. Weak Hero Class
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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72. El primer amor: Hatsukoi
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
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73. Maybe A Little Spicy Today
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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74. Batalla de amor
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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75. La Gloria
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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76. Call It Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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77. (Advertising) Agency
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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78. The Good Bad Mother
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
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79. Celebrity
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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80. D.P. Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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81. Bajo el paraguas de la reina
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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82. Somebody
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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83. Shin, abogado de divorcios
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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84. The Glory Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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85. Revenant
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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86. Moving
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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87. The World Between Us
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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88. Day of Kidnapping
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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89. Connect
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
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90. Vigilante
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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91. Georae
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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92. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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93. La Reina de las Lágrimas
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes