The popularity of Korean dramas is increasing day by day. More than Korean viewers, K-dramas are more popular among international viewers. Korean dramas are in many genres thriller, romance, suspense, comedy, and every genre have their own fan base but when it comes to bodyguard K-drama they have a separate fan base because every Korean drama’s bodyguard does not only have a handsome face but also sexy and they have their own style. Not only male lead are bodyguard but also female lead plays bodyguard role. In this blog, I’ll share with you the top badass bodyguard Korean dramas you should watch.

The King Eternal Monarch (2020)

Starring: Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun, Woo Do Hwan

Lee Gon (Lee Min Ho) is the emperor of the Kingdom of Corea. When he was eight years old his father was murdered by his brother Lee Lim (Lee Jung Jin) and he was stabbed in the neck, but he survives. One day when he escaped from the palace and enter the parallel world where he meets Jeong Tae Eul (Kim Go Eun). Jo Young (Woo Do Hwan) is the bodyguard of Lee Gon.

The K2 (2016)

Starring: Ji Chang Wook, Im Yoon Ah, Song Yoon Ah

Kim Je Ha (Ji Chang Wook) is a former soldier and also known as “K2”. He suddenly turned into a fugitive and he is wrongly accused of killing his girlfriend. Running from the Iraq police he finds a way back to Korea and he gets a job as a bodyguard of Choi Yoo Jin. She is the owner of JSS Security and the wife of Jang Se Joon. When he is assigned a job to guard Go Anna, he starts developing feelings for her. She is the illegitimate daughter of Se Joon.

City Hunter (2011)

Starring: Lee Min Ho, Park Min Young, Kim Yoon Sung

Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) is a talented MIT-graduate and he works at the Blue House for the National Communication Network Team. He and Lee Jin Pyo (Kim Yoon Sung) plan to revenge on five politicians who caused his father’s death. Meanwhile, at the Blue House, he meets Kim Na Na (Park Min Young) who also works as a bodyguard there. Before entering South Korean Jin Pyo warned him not to fall in love. But Yoon Sung falls for Kim Na Na.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (2017)

Starring: Park Hyung Sik, Park Bo Young Ji Soo

Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) is a young woman who is born with superhuman strength. She has the ability to breaks anything if she’s not careful. Bong Soon has a crush on Guk Doo (Ji Soo) and she wants to become an elegant woman for him. Guk Doo is not aware of Bong Soon’s superhuman strength, in his eyes, she is a very week and innocent woman. One day Ahn Min Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik) who is the CEO of the gaming company saw her strength and he hired her as a bodyguard. Do Bong Soo is one of the top badass bodyguard in Korean dramas.

Man To Man (2017)

Starring: Park Sung Woong, Park Hae Jin, Kim Min Jung

Yeo Woon Gwang (Park Sung Woong) is a celebrity and he suddenly needs a bodyguard so he hires Kim Seol Woo (Park Hae Jin). Kim Sul Woo is a mysterious NIS agent whose identity is known by only his few superiors of the agency. He is a very skilled agent and for every mission, he has assigned in the past he has complete them. There is a bromance between the bodyguard and the star.

Are You Human Too? (2018)

Starring: Seo Kang Joon, Gong Seung Yeon, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Hwan Hee

This Korean drama is the love story of an AI robot and his bodyguard. Nam Shin (Seo Kang Joon) family runs a large company. His mother Oh Ro Ra (Kim Sung Ryoung) is an authority on brain science and artificial intelligence. Nam Shin separated from his mother when he was young. She creates an AI robot named Nam Shin III which looks just like her son Nam Shin. Nam Shin III pretends to be Nam Shin and he has a female bodyguard named So Bong (Gong Seung Yeon).

A Korean Odyssey/Hwayugi (2017)

Starring: Lee Seung Gi, Oh Yeon Seo, Cha Seung Won, Lee Hong Ki, Jang Gwang

Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi) is a trouble-making deity, he tricked Sun Mi (Oh Yeon Seo) when she was a young girl and released himself from a castle where he was imprisoned and after that, he made a contract with Sun Mi to always appear and protect her whenever she called out his name. But again he tricked her and removed his name from her memory. Twenty-five later, they both encounter again.

Three Days (2014)

Starring: Park Yoo Chun, Son Hyun Joo, Park Ha Sun

The President of South Korea Lee Dong Hwi (Son Hyun Joo) goes on vacation at a private villa. Suddenly in the middle of the night, three gunshots are fired, and the president goes missing. Han Tae Kyung (Park Yoo Chun) is the bodyguard of the President. Tae Kyung has three days to find the president and escort him safely back to the blue house.

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