For every international K-fan, Netflix is always the best platform to stream his favorite Korean drama. Netflix has lots of good K-dramas along with Netflix’s original dramas. In 2021, Netflix has released lots of Korean dramas of various genres like thriller, suspense, romance, etc. Among all these, a Netflix Original drama Squid Game has become the best series of 2021. We are sharing the top 10 Netflix Korean Dramas of 2021.
Squid Game
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 9
Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Game
Cast: Lee Jung-Jae, Park Hae-Soo, Jung Ho-Yeon, Anupam Tripathi, Lee Yoo-Mi
Synopsis: Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-Jae) gets fired from his job and is now dealing with financial issues. At a subway station, he heard about a game with 45.6 billion won prize money. Seong Gi-Hun decides to participate in the survivor game. There, he met his childhood friend and neighbor Cho Sang-Woo (Park Hae-Soo).
My Name
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 8
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Investigation
Cast: Han So-Hee, Park Hee-Soon, Ahn Bo-Hyun, Lee Hak-Joo
Synopsis: Yoo Ji-Woo’s (Han So-Hee) father gets killed by someone and now she is seeking revenge. She works with the Dongcheonpa gang and Choi Mu-Jin (Park Hee-Soon) is the boss of the gang. With his help, Yoon Ji-Woo joined the police department to find the truth. My Name is one of the top 10 Netflix Korean Dramas of 2021.
Vincenzo
Network: tvN
Episodes: 20
Genre: Law, Crime, Investigation, Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Song Joong-Ki, Jeon Yeo-Bin, TaecYeon,
Synopsis: Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-Ki) is a Korean-Italian lawyer and a consigliere of a Mafia group. He flees to South Korea and meets Lawyer Hong Yu-Chan (Yoo Jae-Myung) of Jipuragi Law Firm. Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-Bin) is a lawyer at Wusang Law Firm and the daughter of Hong Yu-Chan.
Move To Heaven
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 10
Genre: Life, Drama, Friendship
Cast: Tang Joon-Sang, Lee Je-Hoon, Hong Seung-Hee, Ji Jin-Hee
Synopsis: This drama is about a boy Han Geu-Ru (Tang Joon-Sang) who is dealing with Asperger Syndrome. He works with his father who runs a trauma cleaning service. His father dies and now Han Geu-Ru is alone. Cha Sang-Gu (Lee Je-Hoon) is the uncle of Han Gue-Ru and the only legal guardian. You can also watch Move to Heaven in the English language.
Hospital Playlist 2
Network: tvN
Episodes: 12
Genre: Medical, Friendship, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Cho Jung-Seok, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jung Kyung-Ho, Kim Dae-Myung, Jeon Mi-Do
Synopsis: Hospital Playlist Season 1 is one of the top Korean dramas of 2020. The team of these doctors is back in 2021 with one of the highest ratings. The drama is about 5 doctors who graduated from the same medical college and now working at the same hospital. Hospital Playlist 2 is one of the top 10 Netflix Korean Dramas of 2021.
Hometown Cha Cha Cha
Network: tvN
Episodes:16
Genre: Rom-Com, Life
Cast: Shin Min-A, Kim Seon-Ho, Le Sang-Yi
Synopsis: Yoon Hye-Jin (Shin Min-A) is a dentist and very realist. However, due to an incident, she lost her job. She went to see the ocean at Gongjin. Yoon Hye-Jin meets Hong Du-Sik (Kim Seon-Ho) who is known as Chief Hong. He is unemployed and does part-time jobs only. Yoon Hye-Jin decides to open her dental clinic at Gongjin village.
Navillera
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 12
Genre: Dance, Life
Cast: Song Kang, Park In-Hwan
Synopsis: Sim Deok-Chool (park In-Hwan) is now retired from his job and wants to fulfill his lifelong dream. When he was young, he wanted to become a ballet dancer but gave up his dreams due to financial issues. Now he wants to learn ballet. Lee Chae-Rok (Song Kang) is a 23 years old guy who is also learning ballet.
Beyond Evil
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense, Thriller
Cast: Shin Ha-Kyun, Yeon Jin-Goo
Synopsis: Lee Dong-Sik (Shin Ha-Kyun) used to be a famous detective but now he is working at a Manyang Police Substation. Manyang is a small city where everyone knows each other. All people look friendly but all of them have some sort of secret. Han Joo-Woo (Yeo Jin-Goo) is an elite detective who got transferred to Manyang recently. Beyond Evil is one of the best crime-thriller Korean dramas of 2021.
Law School
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 16
Genre: Law, Crime, Investigation, Suspense
Cast: Kim Myung-Min, Kim Bum, Ryoo Hye-Young, Lee Jung-Eun
Synopsis: Yang Jong-Hoon (Kim Myung-Min) is a professor at Law School and a former prosecutor. He is very strict and teaches his students well. Han Joon Hwi (Kim Bum) is a student at Law school and very good at studies. Kang Sol A (Ryoo Hye-Young) is the batchmate of Han Joon Hwi but lacks in studies.
Racket Boys
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Genre: Sports, Friendship, School, Comedy
Cast: Kim Sang-Kyung, Tang Joon-Sang, Choi Hyun-Wook, Song Sang-Yeon, Kim Kang-Hoon, Oh Na-Ra
Synopsis: This drama is about a team of teen badminton players. Yoon Hyeon-Jong (Kam Sang-Kyung) is a coach of the boys’ badminton team at a middle school and a former badminton player. The players are not good at playing badminton and the team is about to disband. Ra Yeong-Ja (Oh Na-Ra) is the coach of the girls’ badminton team at the team ranked 1 among all other teams.
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