Korean dramas are famous for their puppy love. A cute love story with a pinch of comedy. But not all love stories are the same. Lots of K-dramas have mature storylines that do not involve a poor girl and a rich guy. These stories are more into real-life scenarios. Mature K-dramas are more about life, reality, and inspiration. We are sharing the best Korean dramas with mature storylines.
It’s Okay That’s Love (2014)
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Genre: Psychological, Romance, Comedy
Cast: Jo In-Sung, Gong Hyo-Jin, Do Kyung-Soo, Sung Dong-Il, Lee Kwang-Soo
Synopsis: Jang Jae-Yeol (Jo In-Sung) is a popular novel writer and RJ. Ji Hae-Soo (Gong Hyo-Jin) is a psychiatrist at a University Hospital. She has a phobia of skinship and intimacy with the opposite gender. Han Gang-Woo (Do Kyung-Soo) is a high-school boy and a good friend of Jang Jae-Yeol. It’s Okay That’s Love is one of the best Korean dramas with mature storylines.
Our Liberation Notes (2022)
Network: JTBC, Netflix
Episodes: 16
Genre: Life, Romance
Cast: Kim Ji-Won, Lee Min-Ki, Lee El, Son Suk-Ku
Synopsis: My liberation notes is a story of three siblings who live in Sanpo village near Seoul. Yeon Mi-Jeong (Kim Ji-Won) is the youngest sibling who wants to be liberated from her boring and lonely life. Her brother Yeon Chang-Hee (Lee Min-Ki) is the middle child who doesn’t want to live in Sanpo. Yeon Gi-Jeong (Lee El) is the oldest child with a hot temper.
Fight For My Way (2017)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Genre: Comedy, Life, Romance, Friendship
Cast: Park Seo-Joon, Kim Ji-Won, Ahn Jae-Hong, Son Byung-Ho
Synopsis: This drama is about 4 friends who are facing ups and downs in their life. Ko Dong-Man (Park Seo-Joon) was a taekwondo player in school days. Now he is working as a contract employee. Choi Ae-Ra (Kim Ji-Won) wants to be an announcer. But she works at the information desk. Fight for my way is one of the best inspirational Korean dramas of all time.
Start-Up (2020)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Youth, Business, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Bae Suzy, Nam Joo-Hyuk, Kim Sun-Ho, Kang Han-Na
Synopsis: Seo Dal-Mi (Bae Suzy) is a university dropout and a part-time worker. She is a hardworking girl who wants to become like Steve Jobs. Nam Do-San (Nam Joo-Hyuk) is a founder of Samsan Tech. It is a startup company and not doing well.
Thirty-Nine (2022)
Network: JTBC
Episodes: 12
Genre: Friendship, Rom-Com, Life
Cast: Son Ye-Jin, Jeon Mi-Do, Kim Ji-Hyun, Yeon Woo-Jin, Lee Moo-Saeng, Lee Tae-Hwan
Synopsis: The story is about three female friends who are in their late thirties. Cha Mi-Jo (Son Ye-Jin) is a 39-years old woman and the director of a derma clinic in Gangnam. Kim Seon-Woo (Yeon Woo-Jin) is a dermatologist. Cha Mi-Jo’s friend Jung Chan-Young (Jeon Mi-Do) is an acting coach. This is one of the best office-romance Korean dramas of 2022.
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (2020)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Psychological, Romance, Suspense, Medical, Comedy
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se, Kang Ki-Doong
Synopsis: Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) lives with his brother OMoon Sang Tae (Oh Jung-Se) who is dealing with autism and his friend Jo Jae-Soo (Kang Ki-Doon). Ko Moon Young (Seo Ye-Ji) is a famous children’s story writer who is known for her arrogant and rude behavior. This is one of the best Korean dramas with mature storylines.
Hospital Playlist (2020)
Network: tvN
Genre: Medical, Comedy, Friendship
Cast: Cho Jung-Seok, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jeon Mi-do, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho
Synopsis: Hospital Playlist of a story of five doctors who work at the same hospital. They all graduated from the same medical university and were very good friends. This drama is about the stories of doctors, nurses, and patients at the hospital. The second season of this drama is aired in 2021.
Search: WWW (2019)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 16
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Cast: Lim Soo-Jung, Lee Da-Hee, Jeon Hye-Jin
Synopsis: Bae Ta-Mi (Lim Soo-Jung) is the director of a web portal company Unicon. She is a very competitive person and sacrifices her personal life to work. But she falls into some bad company politics and leaves that company. Later she joined another web portal company Barro which is a competitor of Unicon.
Another Miss Oh (2016)
Network: tvN
Episodes: 18
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Eric, Seo Hyun-Jin, Ye Ji-Won, Kim Ji-Suk, Heo Jeong-Min, Kim Ji-Suk
Synopsis: Oh Hae-Young (Seo Hyun-Jin) gets dumped a day before her wedding. She left her house and lives at a rented place. His landlord Park Do-Kyung (Eric) is a sound director. This is one of the most underrated Korean dramas.
Love Is For Suckers (2022)
Network: ENA
Episodes: 16
Genre: Friendship, Romance
Cast: Choi Si-Won, Lee Da-Hee
Synopsis: Goo Yeo-Reum (Lee Da-Hee) is a PD and working on the project Ramen-Chef. But due to poor viewership, her program got canceled. Now she is working with Jo Soo-Hyang (Kang Chae-Ri) in a hit show “Kingdom of Love”. Park Jae-Hoon (Choi Si-Won) is a childhood friend of Goo Yeo-Reum who works at a plastic surgery clinic. You can watch this drama on Viki.
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