Not everyone enjoys watching Noona romance Korean dramas, whether in real life or a K-drama. Not many people approve of a female older than a man; they might accept the male as old enough, but people oppose it when it comes to women. Never mind for those viewers who enjoy watching this type of drama; in this blog, we’ve listed down some of the top 10 Noona romance Korean dramas of all time.
See You in My 19th Life (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Cast: Shin Hye Sun, Ahn Bo Hyun, Ha Yoon Kyung, Ahn Dong Goo
Ban Ji Eum (Shin Hye Sun) remembers the memories of all her past lives. Whenever she reaches the age of 8 to 12, she recalls all her past lives. In her 18th life, she meets a boy named Moon Seo Ha (Ahn Bo Hyun). They promise to marry, but destiny has something else, and they get involved in a car accident where Joo Won loses her life. In the current 19th life of Ji Eum, she wants to find Seo Ha as he is now a grown young man.
Alchemy of Souls (2022)
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 the 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. Mu Deok is very weak; she becomes entangled with Jang Uk, who is from a noble family, becomes his servant and master, and teaches Uk her skills as they both fall in love with each other.
Angel’s Last Mission: Love (2019)
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Cast: Kim Myung Soo, Shin Hye Sun, Lee Dong Gun, Kim Bo Mi
Lee Yeon Seo (Shin Hye Sun) is a successful ballerina who has never believed in love. Dan (Kim Myung Soo) is a troublemaker angel, and he can only return to heaven when his mission is successfully completed. Dan’s mission is to find true love for Yeon Seo, but he falls in love with Yeon Seo.
Romance is a Bonus Book (2019)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Lee Na Young, Jung Eugene, Wi Ha Joon, Kim Tae Woo
Cha Eun Ho (Lee Jong Suk) is a famous writer with good looks who works as a chief editor at a publishing company. Kang Dan Yi (Lee Na Young) is a broke and unemployed 37-year-old woman who used to be a popular writer. She started working under Cha Eun Ho’s publishing company as a temporary task support team member.
When the Camellia Blooms (2019)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Investigation, Crime, Thriller, Inspirational
Cast: Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, Son Dam Bi
Dong Baek (Kong Hyo Jin) is the owner of a bar-restaurant named Camellia in the countryside town of Ongsan. She is a single mom who is working hard to take care of her son, Pil Gu. Her neighborhood always talks about her. She faces various troubles due to her male customers, who often misbehave with her. But a local police officer, Hwang Yong Sik (Kang Ha Neul), fell in love with Dong Baek’s charm. Meanwhile, the story also revolves around a serial killer.
Search: WWW (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Cast: Lim Soo Jung, Lee Da Hee, Jeon Hye Jin
Bae Ta Mi (Lim Soo Jung) is a 38-year-old woman and the director of the 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, and started working with Cha Hyun (Lee Da Hee). Park Mo Gun is the 28-year-old CEO of Millim Sound Company.
Encounter (2018)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Cast: Song Hye Kyo, Park Bo Gum, Jang Seung Jo, Kwak Sun Young, Kim Joo Hun, P.O
Kim Jin Hyeok (Park Bo Gum) is a man in his 20s who saved his money and took a trip to Cuba. While taking random pictures, he clicked a photograph of Cha Soo Hyun (Song Hye Kyo), who is in her 30s. She is the daughter of a rich family, and her life is chaotic. Soo Hyun found out that her husband had multiple affairs, so she decided to divorce him. While wandering on a beach, Cha Soo Hyun gets into a situation, and Kim Jin-Hyeok helps her.
Something in the Rain (2018)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Cast: Son Ye Jin, Jung Hae In, Jung Eugene, Jang So Yeon, Wi Ha Joon
Yoon Ji Ah (Son Ye Jin) is a single woman in her 30’s. She is a simple woman and works as a supervisor at a coffee company. Seo Joon Hee (Jung Hae In) is a childish guy who is in his 20s, and his office is in the same building as Yoon Jin Ah. Seo Kyung Sun (Jang So Yeon) is the best friend of Yoon Jin Ah and the elder sister of Seo Joon Hee.
I Hear Your Voice (2013)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Investigation, Suspense, Romance
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Lee Bo Young, Yoon Sang Hyun, Lee Da-Hee
Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) is a high school kid who can hear a person’s thoughts by looking in the eyes. His father was murdered by a truck driver, Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young), and Seo Do Woo (Lee Da Yeon) witnessed that. Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) is an attorney and works as a public defender. Park Soo Ha helps Jang Hye Sung solve the cases by reading the minds of the suspects. I Hear Your Voice is one of the top 10 Noona romance Korean dramas of all time
My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance, and Comedy
Cast: Kim Sun Ah, Hyun Bin, Jung Ryeo Won, and Daniel Henney
Kim Sam Soon is a 29-year-old single woman who struggles for a living. She didn’t pursue a college education, and she doesn’t own a house or a car. All that she has is a baker’s license. On Christmas Eve, she broke up with her boyfriend, who was cheating on her. When Sam Soon needed time to heal her personal life, she got one more surprise from her professional life as she was thrown out of her job, and her life was totally shattered in a day. Then she met Hyun Jun Min (Hyun Bin), who is the owner of a restaurant (Bon Appetite). He was in need of a baker. Immediately, Kim Sam Soon got the job there.
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