Korean Dramas are known to be binge worthy and I have taken some of the Korean Dramas that i have watched over many times and have found to be really worth my time. The list is of dramas that you can easily find on Hotstar, just pick any of them and you will find yourself losing track of time to finish the dramas:-
Yoon Hyun Woo, played by Song Joong-Ki is a loyal personnel at Soonyang Corporation who ends up getting betrayed and murdered by a member of the group for covering up their succession schemes. However, to his surprise he wakes up in a body of a child reincarnated as Jin Do Jun , the youngest grandson of the Soonyang family in 1990s .
Jin Do Jun then embarks on the journey to find his killer and with the knowledge of the world and the times ahead through the life he has already lived , he cooks up the scheme to take over the soonyang group.
The story deals with the power tussle and succession wars in the Chaebol groups and is set in the background of booming Korean market and world IT boom after the Asian Financial Crisis.
The story brings back a bit of nostalgia where the viewers are left to wonder the possibility of going back in time and making things right, what one would do if they are ever allowed to go back in time. Will we go after money or become the richest person with the knowledge of future or just sit back and not make mistakes that have landed us in the trouble in the future. To all these question, the drama is still a drama with engrossing episodes but it clearly delievers a message that no matter what we do we cannot change the past. It is still our actions in the present that can help shape a better future.
Korean Dramas are known to be binge worthy and I have taken some of the Korean Dramas that i have watched over many times and have found to be really worth my time. The list is of dramas that you can easily find on Netflix, just pick any of them and you will find yourself losing track of time to finish the dramas:-
There are times when we do not want to go into a full blown war and just want to sip some tea and watch something lighthearted and warm with full of comedy to make our mood light. Below are some friendly suggestions to enjoy :-
1. Mr. Queen
2. Business Proposal
3. Ghost Doctor
4. Hospital Playlist
5.Whats Wrong with secretary Kim
6. Home Town cha cha cha
7. Her Private Life
8. Love to Hate You
9. The fiery Priest
10. Strong Girl Bong-soon
Do hyun soo living his life as baek hee sung is a son of a serial killer and lives his life on a borrowed identity. Working as a metal craftsman and married to a police officer, Cha Ji Won , his life takes a turn when he meets an old friend in his metal shop and crimes with similar M.O. as his father takes place in the country bringing the spotlight back on his family.
Things get out of hands , Ji won starts questioning everything she knows about her husband, Hyun soo struggles to keep the secret from spilling over.
Hyun Soo looks for the accomplice of his father's crimes as he himself is on the run for the murders that have happened. The story takes up a turn when he finds out that the murderer is not anyone else but the real baek hee song whose identity he has been carrying over for some time.
He gets a rather shock when baek hee song not knowing who real Cha Ji Won is tells Hyun Soo that he killed his wife. He tries to take the life of Hee song who is made to run for his life. Eventually Hyun Soo takes a bullet to secure the life of his wife only to lose his memories in the process.
However, like the dramas we love, we get to see a happy ending with Hyun Soo reuniting with his wife and his daughter with his memories starting to return.
The acting on part of Lee Joong gi takes the drama to new heights, the smiling face of Moon Chae Won playing the role of an adoring wife and a brove police woman makes the drama a total binge worthy one.
The drama is available on Netflix in India.
The Story revolves around Park Sae-ro-yi who works harder than anybody and has a 15 year plan to take down the most accomplished food company in the country run by a family responsible for death of his father and ruining his life. Sae ro-yi is an upright person who goes to great lengths to stand behind his virtue and the values he considers important.
Jo Yi Seo is a young woman no less than a pysochopath when it comes to taking revenge or belitting someone. She impressed by park sae ro yi jumps into the bandwagon and starts working as a manger at Danbam. Not shortly after the restaurant opened by Sae ro yi gains popularity it has to be shut down due to schemes of the major food company owner.
Unfaltered determination of park sae ro yi and constant support from his team results in him into opening a restaurant Itaewon Class in the less crowded area of the city with failing businesses. However, sae ro yi has a plan , helping all the businesses in the area and taking on the food giant.
Things don't go always as planned as he suffers from one setback after another but in the end it is the sheer determination of Park Sae ro yi with a long term vision that secures the day for him and he succeeds in beating his long time enemy but now he declares that he is not an easy man anymore.
Shin Ha-ri, played by Kim Se Jeong works at a food company and is an accomplished researcher. Kang Tae Moo, Played by Ahn Hyo Seop is the president of Go Foods where Shin Ha -ri works.
Trouble starts when Young Seo, closest friend of Shin Ha ri and the daughter of a large business family sends Ha ri her stead to a blind date where to Ha-ri' s surprise shows up the president of the company she works at.
She throws every bit of tantrum to make him reject her, to her very surprise she gets to know that the fake Young seo has been to the liking of Kang Tae Moo who has decided to marry her,
Ha ri scrambles to hide her true identity from Tae Moo and her grandfather and takes the alias of Shin Geum Hui. But she eventually gets found out by Kang Tae moo who at first decided to take revenge of her for fooling him until his love for her overpowers this feeling.
The 12 episode series is a must watch where each character has a funny side to it and the encounters of Shin Ha ri and Young seo are over the board hilarious and the go foods team and our favourite Korean Grandpa are the best when it comes to add to the comedy. This is indeed one of the best shows to binge watch at the moment. Light hearted and funny.
Available on Netflix in India.
Baek Hyun-Woo, played by Kim Soo-Hyun and Hong Hae-in, Played by Kim Ji Won navigate a difficult relationship. Back Hyun Woo is an attorney working for Hae in and at the same time his husband. Their relationship has not been the same and Hyun woo has been looking for ways to divorce her.
The story takes up a turn when Hae in reveals her illness to Hyun Woo who at first treats her nicely as he may findly get rid of her but things slowly take up a turn when they find their long lost feelings reigniting again.
Yoon Eun-Sang , played by Park Sung Hoon is the main villain cast of the story, who has lingering feelings for Hae In.
As the story progresses Hyun Woo takes is upon himself to secure a treatment for Hae in and to unravel the scams of Eun sang to get Hae in and her family their fortunes back.
The story gets tense with every episode with worsening conditions of Hae in and Hyun Woo trying to tackle all the problems by her side. Hae in takes the decision of getting a surgery at the cost of her memories and Hyun lands in prison in a scheme orchestrated by Eun Sang.
But with most of the dramas we witness a happy ending with Hyun woo and Hae in getting back together and the villain paying with his life for messing things around.
Well , the drama does not come short of the hype it created and the strong acting by Kim Soo Hyun compensates for whatever holes we come across in the plot. Its the acting that lifts the drama rather than the plot.
The fate of her life Ri Jeong Hyeok Played by Hyun Bin stationed at the DMZ finds her but to all her surprise she is no longer in the right Korea. The story takes up a turn as she ends up in a military village in the North Korea pretending to be fiancee of the Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok. The captain with his team cook up every bit of scheme to send her back to the south but eventually get entagled with her.
As the story progresses, the audience come to notice the fated relationship of the main casts which span over the boundaries of the nations and in the past memories of the North Korean Captain who was a pianist at Switzerland at the time.
The parallel love story unfolds between Gu Seong Joon , played by Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Dan, Played by Seo Ji-Hye which also turns out to be an ill fated one.
The second part of the story shows the captain crossing over the border to rescue Yun Seri from the North Korean threat and we come to see some happy moments in the time. But the moments are short lived with the heroine getting shot and the NIS getting hold of the captain.
But in the end we do come to see things getting better for the love birds. However, we still will have to wait for the Korean union to see them on the same side Korea,meanwhile their love flousrishes through an annual musical event.
The story has every bit of comedy, laughter and action that one could hope for. The plot twists keep you on your seat and Binge watching seems to be the only option available here.
When some one is wrongly accused , He turns Up
Cheon Ji Hun, played by Nam Koong Min is a back alley lawyer who accepts a fees of one dollar for fighting cases for his clients. The one dollar lawyer along with his team comprising of Baek Mari played by Kim Eun Ji, a trainee advocate and office manager take on the wealthy and the powerful through the law.
But is it all to the story, Cheon Ji Hun who keeps all his worries to himself buried under the sunglasses he wears all the time. As the story progresses , a sobbing past of the hero is revealed where he loses his family and love of his life. The story gets intense after every episode getting a tighter grip on the minds of the viewers with each passing scene. Its very hard not to cry when you see Cheon Ji Hun, putting on the sunglasses for the first time. The story has every bit of comedy and seriousness at the same time. It is one of the master piece from Nam Koong Min. The story gets ever lively when the team collaborates to unravel the crimes of a rich businessman, the mastermind behind the scams and death of the loved ones of the protagonist.
The rich play of character and outstanding acting on part of Nam Koong Min shadows somewhat lack lustre villain part of the story who falls for easy trick in the end. And yes we get to see a lot of prosecutors, attorney and court scenes with the story but major events takes place out of a court room in a hilarious way as the way the main character dresses up.
The Kdrama is available on Hotstar in India.
If you love Romance Comedy Korean dramas, but do not know where to start to start from or you have just finished one kdrama and crave for another and have been googling for your next watch, your search ends here, below are some great noteworthy suggestions for your next binge:-
1. Crash Landing on You
Many people think that K Dramas are all about Romance, Romance comedies , however it is not true. Below is a list of Binge worthy Action thrillers that should soothe your cravings for action K dramas:-
1. vagabond
