Completed the top Korean Dramas list? Now it’s time to watch some hidden gems of K-Dramas. All the mentioned underrated dramas have an excellent storyline and surely makes you love the characters. Check the best underrated Korean Dramas and find out your next drama!
Still 17 (2018)
Network: SBS
Episodes: 32 (2 episodes/day)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Psychological
Cast: Yang Se-Jong, Shin Hye-Sun, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Do-Hyun, Ye Ji-Won, Jo Hyun-Sik, Jung Eugene, Ahn Seung-Kyoon
Synopsis: Woo Seo-Ri (Shin Hye-Sun) got into an accident at the age of 17. She wakes from a coma after 13 years. Gong Woo-Jin (Yang Se-Jong) is a set designer who doesn’t like talking to others. Still 17 is one of the best underrated Korean Dramas.
When the Weather is Fine (2019)
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family
Cast: Park Min-Young, Seo Kang-Joon, Jin Hee-Kyung, Moon Jeong-Hee
Synopsis: Mok Hye-Won (Park Min-Young) is a simple woman who works as a cello teacher in Seoul. Due to some circumstances, she moves back to her hometown. Hye-Won starts living with her aunt Sim Myung-Yeo (Moon Jeong-Hee) who is a writer and owns a pension house. Lim Eun-Seob (Seo Kang-Joon) is Hye-Won’s neighbour who runs a bookshop.
Hello Monster (2015)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Genre: Suspense, Investigation, Crime, Psychological
Cast: Seo In-Guk, Jang Na-Ra, Park Bo Gum, Do Kyungsoo, Choi Won-Young
Synopsis: Cha Ji-Ah (Jang Na-Ra) is a female police officer. While investigating a crime scene, she met Lee Hyun (Seo In-Guk) who is an excellent criminal profiler. They become partners and start solving the cases. Jung Sun-Ho (Park Bo-Gum) is a criminal lawyer with many secrets.
Go Back Couple (2017)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 12
Genre: Comedy, Time-Travel, Romance, Family
Cast: Jang Na-Ra, Son Ho-Jun, Han Bo-Reum, Jang Ki-Yong, Heo Jeong-Min, Lee Yi-Kyung
Synopsis: Ma Jin-Joo (Jang Na-Ra) and Choi Ban-Do (Son Ho-Jun) are married couple. Due to some circumstances, they filed for a divorce and regretted meeting each-other. But suddenly, they both time-travels to the day when they met for the first time.
Age of Youth (2016)
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 12
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Friendship
Cast: Park Hye-Soo, Han Ye-Ri, Han Seung-Yeon, Park Eun-Bin, Ryu Hwa-Young, Yoon Park, Ji Il-Joo, Shin Hyun-Soo, Choi Duk-Moon, Son Seung-Won, Yoon Jong-Hoon
Synopsis: Age of Youth is one of the top comedy Korean Dramas to watch with friends. This drama is about five girls living in a shared house. They all have different personalities and lifestyles. Season 2 of this drama was aired in 2017.
Watcher (2019)
Network: OCN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Crime, Suspense, Investigation
Cast: Seo Kang-Joon, Han Suk-Kyu, Kim Hyun-Joo, Park Joo-Hee, Heo Sung-Tae
Synopsis: Kim Young-Koon (Seo Kang-Joon) is a police officer who looks cold but has a very warm personality. Do Chi-Gwang (Han Suk-Kyu) is the chief of the internal affairs investigation team. Han Tae-Joo (Kim Hyun-Joo) is a lawyer who used to work as a prosecutor.
Mother (2018)
Network: vN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Family, Motherhood
Cast: Lee Bo-Young, Heo Yool, Lee Hye-Young, Ko Sug-Hee
Synopsis: Hye-Na (Heo Yool) is a little girl who was abused by her mother. Soo-Jin (Lee Bo-Young) is an elementary school teacher. She gets to know the situation of Hye-Na and decides to become her mother. Young-Sin (Lee Hye-Young) is the foster mother of Soo-Jin.
Search: WWW (2019)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Office, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Lim Soo-Jung, Lee Da-Hee, Jeon Hye-Jin, Lee Jae-Wook, Jang Ki-Yong, Ji Seung-Hyun
Synopsis: Bae Ta-Mi (Lim Soo-Jung) is a director at Unicon web portal company. Cha Hyeon (Lee Da-Hee) works for Barro web portal company which is the competitor of Unicon. Due to some conflicts, Bae Ta-Mi also starts working at Barro.
Beating Again (2015)
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Cast: Kim So-Yeon, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoon Hyun-Min, Jin Goo
Synopsis: Kang Min-Ho (Jung Kyoung-Ho) is a conglomerate with a very cranky and rude personality. Kim Soon-Jung (Kim So-Yeon) is a simple and warm-hearted woman who works as a secretary. Ma Dong-Wook (Jin Goo) is a police officer and the lover of Kim Soon-Jung).
Chicago Typewriter (2017)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Suspense, Comedy, Friendship
Cast: Yoo Ah-In, Lim Soo-Jung, Go Kyung-Pyo, Yang Jin-Sung, Kwak Si-Yang
Synopsis: Han Se-Joo (Yoo Ah-In) is a famous writer. Jeon Seol (Lim Soo-Jung) is a big fan of Han Se-Joo. The story is about the friendship, love and betrayal that happened in the 1930s during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
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