I will choose bromance over romance anytime; don’t ask me any reason because you don’t know any reason for that. Over time, we have witnessed many bromances, but some have taken a deep hold in our hearts and minds. We have listed down some of the top bromance Korean dramas of all time.
Vincenzo
Episodes: 20
Genres: Comedy, Law, Crime
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, Ok Taec Yeon, Kwak Dong Yeon
Vincenzo Cassano works for the Mafia as a consigliere. He returns to South Korea for a mission after his adopted father’s death. Meanwhile, Jang Han Seo (Kwak Dong Yeon) is the stepbrother of Jang Jun Woo (Ok Taec Yeon). Han Seo and Vincenzo’s bromance starts slowly but when they kill Han Seo’s character it gives the major heartbreak and ends with the most painful moment.
Descendants of The Sun
Episodes: 16
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Melodrama
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won
Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) and Seo Dae Young’s (Jin Goo) bromance are perfect examples of a partner in crime, whether it is about work or personal life. They always support and help each other. Yoo Shi Jin is a captain and leader of the Alpha Team and Dae Young is a senior non-commissioned officer in the Alpha Team. Dae Young is Si-jin’s best friend and right hand.
Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Episodes: 16
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Romance, Fantasy
Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo Ah, Kim Bum
Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) is a nine-tailed fox and a former mountain spirit. Lee Rang (Kim Bum) is a half-blood gumiho and Lee Yeon’s younger half-brother. He loves his brother but due to some misunderstanding he starts hating him and he develops a deep grudge against his brother for choosing Ah Eum over him. He always finds new ways to irritate, bother, and take revenge on his Hyung. But in the end, he clears his misunderstanding he always thought that like his mother, his brother also abandoned him. Although Yeon always told him that he never abandoned him.
True Beauty
Episodes: 16
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Youth
Cast: Cha Eun Woo, Hwang In Yeop, Moon Ga Young
Once a best friend now turns into frenemies. Suho (Cha Eun Woo) and Seo Jun (Hwang In Yeop) are handsome and very popular in Saebom High School. Seo Jun is a tough and bad boy but a nice and loving person in front of his mother and sister whereas Suho is cold and aloof. Suho and Seo Jun were once a friend but because of one misunderstanding, they don’t like to talk with each other. Despite that, they care for each other. Later Seo Jun came to know that Suho also mentally suffering after Se Yeon’s suicide.
Goblin
Episodes: 16
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Melodrama
Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na, Yook Sung Jae
Goblin and Grim Reaper both are hilarious, their love-hate relationship and their innocence are the cherries in the cake. The IQ of Goblin and the way he bothers and irritates Grim Reaper was amazing as a viewer you will enjoy this bromance. Goblin is one of the top bromance Korean dramas of all time.
Prison Playbook
Episodes: 16
Genre: Friendship, Dark-Comedy, Romance, Sports
Cast: Park Hae Soo, Jung Kyoung Ho, Krystal, Lim Hwa Young, Kim Kyung Nam, Jung Hae In, Lee Kyu Hyung, Sung Dong Il, Choi Moo Sung,
Kim Je Hyeok (Park Hae Soo) is a pitcher in South Korea. While protecting his sister from a man, he strikes a man with a rock. Kim Je Hyeok gets a 1-year prison sentence. In the prison, he met his childhood friend Lee Joon Ho (Jung Kyoung Ho) who is the prison officer. Captain Yoo (Jung Hae In) is one of the cellmates of Kim Je Hyeok.
Love In The Moonlight
Episodes: 18
Genres: Historical, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, Jung Jin Young, Kwak Dong Yeon, Chae Soo Bin
Hong Ra On (Kim Yoo Jung) is a young woman who disguises herself as a man. She is popular for giving dating advice. Due to some circumstances, she accidentally became the eunuch at the palace. Hong Ra On meets Lee Young (Park Bo Gu) and asks him to become her friend. But Hong Ra On doesn’t know that Lee Young is the crown prince.
The King: Eternal Monarch
Episodes: 16
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Cast: Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun, Woo Do Hwan
Lee Gon (Lee Min Ho) is the emperor of the Kingdom of Corea. When he was eight years old his father was murdered by his brother Lee Lim (Lee Jung Jin). After Lee Gon’s father’s death Jo Young (Woo Do Hwan) became his bodyguard. Since their childhood, they support and care for each other.
Good Manager
Episodes: 20
Genres: Business, Comedy, Crime
Cast: Namkoong Min, Lee Jun Ho, Nam Sang Mi, Jung Hye Sung
Kim Sung Ryong (Namkoong Min) is a skilled accountant who manages the money for gangsters. He got an opportunity and he started working for TQ Company as a chief of an accounting department. Seo Yool (Lee Jun Ho) used to be an ace prosecutor but one day TQ group chairman appointed him as a Director for Finance to clean up TQ Group’s messes. Their love-hate relationship was so hilarious that you would for their screen time every second. Later they team up together to destroy TQ’s chairman’s corruption.
Ghost Doctor
Episodes: 16
Genre: Medical, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Bromance
Cast: Rain, Kim Bum, Uee, Son Na-Eun
Cha Young Min (Rain) is a professor and a famous doctor. He is hardworking but has a cold personality. Go Seung-Tak (Kim Bum) is a resident at the hospital and the grandson of the hospital’s chairman. Oh-Soo Jung (Son Na Eun) is an emergency room intern and friend of Go Seung Tak. Jang Se Jin (Uee) is the neurosurgeon and ex-girlfriend of Cha Young Min.
Business Proposal
Episodes: 12
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Friendship, Office Romance, Bromance
Cast: Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Se Jeong, Kim Min Kyu, Seol In Ah
Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong) is a woman in her twenties who works for a company. Her friend Jin Young Seo (Seol In-A) is the daughter of a chaebol family. One day Jin Young Seo asks Shin Ha Ri to go on a date instead of her. Shin Ha-Ri met Kang Tae Mu (Ahn Hyo Seop) who is the CEO of the company where she works.
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