Best Frenemy Korean Dramas Of All Time

Team goblin and the grim reaper is always a win! Watching top casts fighting but still working together is always exciting. Today we are sharing the best frenemy Korean dramas of all time.

Goblin (2016)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Bromance

Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Dong-Wook, Yoo In-Na

Synopsis: Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is a goblin who has waited 900 years for his human bride. Ji Eun-Tak (Kim Go-Eun) is a high-school girl who can see ghosts. She has been chased by a grim reaper (Lee Dong-Wook) since she was 9 years old. Goblin is one of the top Korean dramas of all time.

Alchemy Of Souls (2022)

Network: tvN, Netflix

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

Synopsis: 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. Go Won (Shin Seung-Ho) is a prince of Daeho. This is one of the top fantasy-romance Korean Dramas of 2022.

Hwarang (2016)

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 20

Genre: Historical, Friendship, Romance, Brotherhood, Suspense

Cast: Park Seo-Joon, Go Ara, Park Hyung-Sik, Kim Tae-Hyung, Minho, Do Ji-Han, Seo Ye-Ji, Jo Yoon-Woo, Kim Hyun-Joon

Synopsis: A group of elite men known as Hwarang is specially trained to serve the royal family. The story shows the friendship of young men who were very different from each other. Hwarang is one of the best frenemy Korean dramas of all time. 

The Heirs (2013)

Network: SBS

Episodes: 20

Genre: School, Friendship, Romance

Cast: Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Kim Woo Bin

Synopsis: This drama is a love story of a girl who is the daughter of a maid and a boy who is from a wealthy family and falls for that girl. Kim Tan (Lee Min-Ho) is an heir to a rich family. Choi Young-Do (Kim Woo-Bin) used to be Kim Tan’s friend but now they don’t talk anymore. 

True Beauty (2020)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Genre: Comedy, Romance, School

Cast: Moon Ga-Young, Cha Eun-Woo, Hwang In-Yeop

Synopsis: Im Joo Kyung (Moon Ga Young) is a high school girl who also gets bullied due to her looks. Due to her complex, she learns makeup during her vacations. She took admission to a new school and now everyone starts praising her appearance. Lee Soo-Ho (Cha Eun-Ho) is one of the most popular students in the school. Han Seo-Joon (Hwang Seo-Joon) has a very annoying personality but is also very good-looking.

School 2013 (2013)

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Genre: School, Friendship

Cast: Jang Na-ra, Lee Jong-Suk, Kim Woo-Bin, Ryu Hyu-young, Daniel Choi

Synopsis: Seungri High School ranks 178 and is considered the worst high school in Seoul. The school hires Kang Se-Chan (Daniel Choi) who is a famous Korean language teacher in order to improve the ranking. School 2013 is one of the best frenemy Korean dramas of all time.

School 2021 (2021)

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Genre: School, Romance, Friendship, Drama

Cast: Kim Yo-Han, Choo Yeong-Woo, Cho Yi-Hyun, Hwang Boreumbyeol

Synopsis: School 2021 is a drama about students of a vocational high school. Jin Ji-Won (Cho Yi-Hyun) is a smart girl who wants to become a carpenter. Gong Ki-Joon (Kim Yo-Han) is the classmate and childhood friend of Jin Ji-Won. He was a taekwondo player but quit due to some incident. Jung Young-Joo (Choo Yeong-Woo) is a transfer student who is very quiet and suspicious.

Strong Woman Bo Dong Soon (2017)

Network: JTBC

Episodes: 16

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Suspense, Crime

Cast: Park Bo Young, Park Hyung-Sik, Ji Soo, An Woo-Yeon 

Synopsis: Do Bong Soon (Park Bo-Young) is a small built girl with super strength and has a huge crush on In Kook-Doo (Ji Soo). She hides her strength from others as she also wants to live a normal life like others. Do Bong Soon wants to be a video game creator but ends up as a bodyguard of Ahn Min-Hyuk (Park Hyung-Sik) who is the CEO of Ainsoft video game company. 

Flower Of Evil (2020)

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Genre: Psychological, Romance, Suspense, Investigation

Cast: Lee Joon-Gi, Moon Chae-Won, Seo Hyun-Woo, Jang Hee-Jin, Jung Seo-Yeon

Synopsis: Cha Ji-Won (Moon Chae-Won) is an elite detective. Baek Hee-Sung (Lee Joon-Gi) is a metal craftsman and husband of Cha Ji-Won. He lives with his wife and daughter Baek Eun-Ha (Jung Seo-Yeon). Kim Moon-Jin (Seo Hyun-Woo) is a journalist. Flower of Evil is one of the best frenemy Korean dramas of all time.

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