As K-drama fans always find a way to watch our favorite dramas on YouTube, Disney+, and Viki. However, Netflix is one of the promising apps where we can watch our favorite K-dramas but of course, you have to pay for that. Netflix didn’t disappoint us with top-notch drama series. Whether you are a fan of rom-com series or you are into dark thriller series, you will find everything in one application. So to help you we have listed down some popular Korean dramas on Netflix.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Episodes: 16
Cast: Park Eun Bin, Kang Tae Oh, Kang Ki Young
Woo Young Woo (Park Eun Bin) is an intelligent woman dealing with autism and her plus point is she remembers everything because of her this skill she became the first autistic attorney in the Republic of Korea. She lives with her father who runs a restaurant. She started working at a Hanbada Law firm. There she starts solving cases in her style.
Under The Queen’s Umbrella
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hae Sook, Choi Won Young, Moon Sang Min, Ok Ja Yeon, Chani
It is the story of the queen and her troublemaking princes. According to the royal protocol, Queen Hwa Ryeong has to act with dignity and grace but she acts the opposite. Her troublemaker prince always makes her life very difficult.
Kingdom
Episodes: 6 (Season 1), 6 (Season 2) + 1 Special Episode
Cast: Joo Ji Hoon, Ryu Seung Ryong, Bae Doo Na, Kim Sung Gyu
Queen Consort Cho (Kim Hye Jun) is born in Cho Clan where everyone is selfish. She is the stepmother of crown prince Lee Chang. Queen Consort Cho’s father Chief State Councillor Lord Cho Hak Joo (Ryu Seung Ryong) hides the King’s death until his daughter, Queen Consort Cho gives birth to the prince.
Alchemy of Souls
Episodes: 20
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical, Thriller
Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Jung So Min, Minhyun, Yu Jun Sang, Yoo In Soo, Arin, Oh Na Ra, Ko Yoon Jung
Jung Uk (Lee Jae Wook) is a son of a noble family. But he has a secret about his birth. He is a troublemaker and never listens to anyone. Naksu (Ko Yon Jung) is a powerful mage whose soul gets transferred to Mu Deok’s (Jung So Min) body. Alchemy of Souls is one of the popular Korean dramas on Netflix.
Vincenzo
Episode: 20
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, Ok Taecyeon
Park Joo Hyung (Song Joong Ki) was adopted into an Italian family at the age of 8, and his name is Vincenzo Cassano. He works for the Mafia as a consigliere. But after his adoptive father’s death, he went back to South Korea. He meets Lawyer Hong Cha Young (Jeon Yeo Bin) who can do anything to win a case. She works for the Woosang Law Firm.
Its Okay To Not Be Okay
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Yea Ji, Oh Jung Se, Park Gyu Young
Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) is a caregiver at a psychiatric ward. He is living with his elder brother Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se) who is suffering from autistic. Moon Sang Tae is a fan of the female writer Ko Moon Young (Seo Yea Ji) a successful children’s book author, but she is suffering from an antisocial personality disorder. Moon Young is one of the most stylish female characters in Korean drama.
Our Beloved Summer
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Youth
Choi Woong (Choi Woo Shik) is a poor student, whereas Gook Yeon Soo (Kim Da Mi) is an outstanding student. A Youtube channel filmed a documentary based on their personalities. They started falling for each other and as life goes they broke up and never wanted to meet again. After 10 years, the high school documentary went viral and they were bound to meet again.
Crash Landing on You
Episode: 16
Cast: Son Ye Jin, Hyun Bin, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ji Hye
Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin) is a North Korean army officer captain and Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin) is a South Korean businesswoman. One day while Paragliding Se Ri got caught in an accident and lands in North Korea, and there she meets captain Ri and his company’s five officers. They try to protect her from other North Korean officers. Crash Landing On You is one of the popular Korean dramas on Netflix.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Seon Ho, Shin Min Ah, Lee Sang Yi
Yoon Hye Jin (Shin MinAh) is a dentist who has resigned from the clinic and now searching for a new job. Hye Jin went to Gongjin to see the ocean and decided to open her clinic. She met Hong Du Sik (Kim Seon Ho) who is the chief of Gongjin and he knew Gongjin very well. He does all part-time jobs in his town.
The Uncanny Encounter
Episode: 16
Cast: Jo Byung Kyoo, Yoo Joon Sang, Kim Se Jeong, Yeom Hye Ran, Ahn Suk Hwan
Counters are appointed after near-death experiences to catch the evil spirits and punished them for their wrongdoings. They work in the eonni noodle restaurants. The Uncanny Counter is one of the best Korean dramas of 2020 based on a webtoon. The Uncanny Encounter is one of the top 10 highest-rated webtoon Korean dramas.
18 Again
Episode: 16
Cast: Lee Do Hyun, Kim Ha Neul, Yoon Sang Hyun
A man in his thirties whose life became very miserable and suddenly he turned 18 years old. After turning 18 he wants to live his life again and wants to achieve his dream of becoming a basketball player but later he finds out that the problem his wife and his kids are facing is work and school respectively. Lee Do Hyun played the two roles in this drama and he did his part outstandingly.
Hospital Playlist
Episode: 12
Cast: Cho Jung Seok, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jeon Mi Do, Kim Dae Myung, Jung Kyoung Ho
It is a story of five doctors who work at the same hospital. They all graduated from the same medical university and are very good friends. They are still friends and work together at the same hospital. Though they have different hobbies still they love to spend their time together on weekends. This drama is about the stories of doctors, nurses, and patients at the hospital.
Tomorrow
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Hee Seon, Rowoon, Lee Soo Hyuk, Yun Ji On, Kim Hae Sook
Choi Joon Woong (Rowoon) is a jobless person who went into a coma while saving a person. So he got an offer from the grim ripper’s head and accepted that to save his future. Goo Ryeon (Kim Hee Sun) is a grim reaper and the crisis management team leader who saves people who have the urge to die. She pretends to be hard but soft inside and cares about others’ feelings.
All Of Us Are Dead
Episodes: 12
Cast: Park Ji Hu, Yoon Chan Young, Lomon, Cho Yi Hyun
In a small town, the zombie virus spreads throughout the entire city and people are trying to fight for their lives. It shows the struggle to stay alive without any food, water, phone, and internet connection. All of Us Are Dead is based on a webtoon “Now at Our School” by Joo Dong Geun. This drama is one of the most popular Korean dramas on Netflix.
My Name
Episode: 8
Cast: Han So Hee, Ahn Bo Hyun, Park Hee Soo
Yoo Ji Woo (Han So Hee) whose father dies on her birthday. She desperately wants to take revenge on the person who is responsible for killing his father. She has put all her trust in a powerful crime boss Choi Mu Jin (Park Hee Soon) and enters the police force under his direction.
Business Proposal
Episodes: 16
Cast: Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Se Jeong, Kim Min Gue, Seol In Ah
Kang Tae Mu (Ahn Hyo Seop) is born with a silver spoon and a newly appointed CEO of “GO Food”. He is handsome and intelligent but the only thing he cares about is work. Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong) is a researcher at “GO Food” who is very passionate about her work. She has been in one-sided love with her friend for the past 7 years.
Taxi Driver
Episodes: 16
Cast: Lee Je Hoon, Esom, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Ye Jin
Kim Do Ki (Lee Je Hoon) is a former army officer. One day his mother was murdered by a serial killer and after that incident, his life changed in a different direction. Now he is a deluxe taxi driver and works for Rainbow Taxi Company. A Deluxe taxi is not an ordinary taxi. They offer a special “revenge-call” service to their clients. Meanwhile, Ha Na (Esom) is a prosecutor who investigating Rainbow Taxi.
Ghost Doctor
Episodes: 16
Cast: Rain, Kim Bum, Uee, Son Na Eun
Cha Young Min (Rain) is a skilled but arrogant doctor. His spirit possessed another doctor’s body Seong Tak (Kim Bum). They both are opposite of each other, one is arrogant and the other is not, one is rude and the other one is jolly, one thing about him only instead of having skills but other one things about a patient even though he does not have any practical skills.
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon, Choi Hyun Wook, Lee Joo Myung
Na Hee Do (Kim Tae Ri) is a member of the high school fencing team. Her team gets disbanded because the school becomes unfunded due to IMF but somehow she becomes a member of the fencing national team. Baek Yi Jin’s (Nam Joo Hyuk) father’s business went bankrupt. So he does all the part-time jobs. However, because of his hard work, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.
Itaewon Class
Episodes: 16
Cast: Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, Kwon Na Ra, Yoo Jae Myung
Park Sae Ro Yi’s (Park Seo Joon) father was killed in an accident by Gang Geun Won, who is the son of Jannga Group’s founder. Ro Yi tried to kill Geun Won and ended up in jail. His life, education, father, and love everything vanished. After his release from prison, he decided to start a restaurant in Itaewon. He then meets Jo Yi Seo (Kim Da Mi), who helped him with the business. He wants to be successful in his business and take revenge on Jannga Group.
Squid Game
Episodes: 9
Cast: Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Jung Ho Yeon, Wi Ha Joon
A group of 456 people is invited to risk their lives in a mysterious survival game for 45.6 billion won prize money. All these people are in debt so they want money very desperately. Seong Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) gets fired from his job so he participates in the game. Cho Sang Woo (Park Hae Soo) is the head of an investment team at a securities company but now he is facing a financial crisis.
Little Women
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Ji Hu
It is the story of three sisters who get involved in a case. These sisters are fighting against the most influential family in South Korea. Oh In Joo (Kim Go Eun) is the eldest sister who grew up in a very poor environment. Oh In Kyung (Nam Ji Hyun) is the middle sister who works as a reporter. In Hye (Park Ji Hu) is the youngest sibling and studies at a prestigious high school.
Happiness
Episode: 12
Cast: Park Hyung Sik, Han Hyo Joo, Jo Woo Jin
An infectious disease is spreading all over the city. Because of this, the apartment is sealed off and now residents are struggling to survive within the building. Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) is a member of a special police squad. She is very quick in making decisions, always curious, and can’t stand injustice. Her life is full of struggles since childhood so now she wants to live comfortably in her own house. Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Shik) is a detective and is in charge of violent crimes. He used to be a baseball player but because of his knee injury had to quit.
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