Military Korean drama is one of the best genres to watch. Where we are witnesses of suspense, mystery, and of course action. Obviously watching our favorite actor in the military uniform is so unique and this takes to us a whole different world. While watching Korean dramas we have witnessed handsome CEO, King, doctors, and rich Chaebols but everyone will agree that a military uniform always grabs our attention. Here in this blog, we’ll share top Korean dramas based on the military.
Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022)
Genre: Action, Military, Mystery, Law
Cast: Ahn Bo Hyun, Jo Bo Ah, Oh Yeon Soo, Kim Young Min, Kim Woo Seok
Do Bae Man (Ahn Bo Hyun) become a military prosecutor to get wealth and fame. Meanwhile, Cha Woo In (Jo Bo Ah) is a daughter of a chaebol family and works as a rookie military prosecutor. She is very confident and has wonderful fighting as well as investigation skills.
Search (2020)
Genre: Military, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Cast: Jang Dong Yoon, Krystal, Yoon Park, Lee Hyun Wook, Moon Jung Hee
It tells the desperate fight of military members against a mysterious creature and struggles to get away from the DMZ. Koo Dong Jin is a sergeant and has little time left in the army, whereas Son Ye Rim is an elite officer and she has a secret about her birth. Meanwhile, there is a mystery about sector 21 which they find out together.
Crash Landing On You (2019)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Military, Politics, and Action
Cast: Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin
North Korean army officer captain Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin) and a South Korean woman Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin). One day while Paragliding Se Ri got caught in an accident and landed in North Korea, she meets captain Ri and his company’s five officers. They try to protect her from other North Korean officers.
Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Genre: Military, Thriller, Romance, Comedy, Friendship
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won
Synopsis: Yoon Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) is a captain of Korean special forces. While catching a thief with Sergeant Major Dae Young (Jin Goo) the thief gets injured. They take the thief to the hospital. Yoon Shi Jin meets Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) at the hospital. Dr. Kang Mo Yeon misunderstood Shi Jin as a gang member. Descendants of the sun is also available in Hindi and various other languages.
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Genres: Military, Historical, Romance, Melodrama
Cast: Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Ri, Yoo Yeon Seok, Byun Yo Han, Kim Min Jung
It is the story of a poor boy who was born into a servant’s family and who travels to the United States. He becomes an American military officer, and after that, he came back to his home country. Meanwhile, he falls in love with an Aristocrat’s daughter. Mr. Sunshine is one of the best Korean dramas that prove age is just a number.
D.P. (2021)
Genre: Action, Military, Comedy
Cast: Jung Hae In, Koo Kyo Hwan, Kim Sung Kyun, Son Seok Koo
D.P. Korean drama is adapted from the webtoon “D.P Dog Day” by Kim Bo Tong. An Jun Ho (Jung Hae In) is a soldier who is quiet and calm at the same time inflexible. His observation power is very good and Sergeant Park Beom Gu (Kim Sung Kyun) is impressed by his skills so he transfers him to the D.P. team. Their mission is to catch deserters. D.P. is one of the best Korean dramas of 2021 based on a webtoon.
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