How we spend our weekend by doing household chores, scrolling reels, and sleeping is familiar but not a good idea to spend the weekend, so here are some worth watching Korean dramas of 2023 you can watch and enjoy. We have mentioned dramas from all categories: romance, thriller, fantasy, etc. Every kdrama fan will get something to watch from the list.
Worth Watching Korean Dramas of 2023, as per our opinion
The Killing Vote
Network: SBS
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Cast: Park Hae Jin, Park Sung Woong, Lim Ji Yeon
Episodes: 12
Synopsis: When criminals who have committed heinous crimes avoid punishment by law, a poll goes to every citizen who is older than 18 to see if that particular person should be punished or not. If more than 50% of people are in favor of punishment, then a masked man kills that person. This drama will surely give you some bumps
Moving
Network: Disney+, Hulu
Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural
Cast: Ryu Seung Ryong, Han Hyo Joo, Zo In Sung, Cha Tae Hyun, Ryu Seung Beom, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Jung Ha, Go Youn Jung, Kim Do Hoon
Episode: 20
Synopsis: Jang Hui Soo (Ko Yoon Jung) has transferred to a new school due to an assault incident at her previous school. She becomes friends with Kim Bong Seok (Lee Jeong Ha), a Class 3–3 student who doesn’t have other friends. Lee Gang Hoon (Kim Do Hoon) is the class president. They have a superpower that no one knows about.
My Perfect Stranger
Network: KBS2 ViuTV
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi, Time Travel
Cast: Kim Dong-wook, Jin Ki-joo
Episode: 16
Synopsis: My Perfect Stranger is about a man who goes back in time to solve a murder mystery to save his future self. One day, Yoon Hae-jun found a mysterious car on a rainy day with a driving manual, and later he found out it was a time travel car. He has dreamed of a beautiful life for himself, so he went to the future to check that out, but he found himself dead. So when he started the investigation, he discovered it was a serial murder case. So he travels back to 1987 to catch the culprit.
Divorce Attorney Shin
Network: Netflix, jTBC, TVING
Genre: Law, Drama, Friendship
Cast: Cho Seung-woo, Han Hye-jin, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Moon-sung
Episode: 12
Synopsis: Divorce Attorney Shin Korean Drama is about a lawyer who was previously teaching piano in Germany and has up on his dream and started his career as a divorce attorney. He wants to know why because he has to protect someone, and that someone is his nephew.
Queenmaker
Network: Netflix
Genre: Business, Drama, Political
Cast: Kim Hee Ae, Moon So Ri
Episodes: 11
Synopsis: Think of this powerful person who knows everything about you turning into your enemy. Hwang Do Hee is a skilled woman who cleans after her employer and knows everything about them, good or bad. She supported a lawyer to win a fight against her former employee and make that lawyer mayor of the country
Bloodhounds
Network: Netflix
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Cast: Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi, Heo Joon Ho, Park Sung Woong
Episodes: 8
Synopsis: This drama shows the plot after COVID-19, where many businesses are suffering and bad people are taking advantage by conning them. A rookie boxer, Kim Geon Woo, got involved with those people who are fighting against those bad people who are loan sharks.
Celebrity
Network: Netflix
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Cast: Park Gyu Young, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hyo Sung
Episodes: 12
Synopsis: This drama is all about social media. Your class is measured by your followers, the content you are creating, the place you are dining, and much more. So a girl who was doing door-to-door selling of beauty products gets into this world of social media and turns everything upside-down.
A Time Called You
Network: Netflix
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy
Cast: Ahn Hyo Seop, Jeon Yeo Been, Kang Hoon
Episodes: 12
Synopsis: It is a series about a woman who lost her boyfriend and is unable to move on. One day she traveled back in time in the body of a high school girl, where she met a guy who resembled his boyfriend.
Agency
Network: jTBC
Genre: Business, Life, Drama
Cast: Lee Bo Young, Jo Sung Ha, Son Na Eun, Han Joon Woo, Jeon Hye Jin
Episode: 16
Synopsis: This drama is related to an office romance and a lady who is very determined for her career and wants to become the first female lead executive in a major advertising agency.
Revenant
Network: SBS
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural
Cast: Kim Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, Hong Kyung,
Episode: 12
Synopsis: Gu San Yeong (Kim Tae Ri) lives with her mother and faces financial issues. One day, she received a strange thing left behind by her late father. Now, mysterious deaths are taking place around Gu San Yeong. Meanwhile, Yeon Hae Sung (Oh Jung Se) is a folklore professor at a university and can see ghosts. Together, they were finding the truth behind mysterious suicide cases around the city
Love To Hate You
Network:Netflix
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Kim Ok-vin, Teo Yoo, Kim Ji-hoon, Go Won-hee
Episode: 10
Synopsis: Love to Hate You Korean Drama does not just tell you about the love-hate relationship between the two couples; it also shows how people see women at the workplace as weak sex and how a woman defends herself by being strong.
Tale of The Nine-Tailed 1938
Network: tvN
Genre: Historical, Horror, Romance, Fantasy
Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Kim So Yeon, Kim Bum, Ryu Kyung Soo
Episodes: 12
Synopsis: Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook) is involved in a case where he has to travel back in time to 1938. He meets Lee Rang (Kim Bum) his younger brother, and Ryu Hong Joo (Kim So Yeon) who was once the guardian spirit of a mountain in the west. In 1938, she was the owner of Myoyeongak restaurant. Hong Joo is crazy for Lee Yeon and she wants to marry him. After completing the task, Lee Yeon has to come back to the present time but is stuck in the year 1938.
The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch
Network: OCN. Netflix
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crimes, Fantasy, Supernatural
Cast: Jo Byung Gyu, Yoo Jun Sang, Kim Se Jeong, Yeom Hye Ran, Yoo In-soo
Episode: 16
Synopsis: The Uncanny Counter Korean drama is full of mystery, action, and fantasy. Counters catch evil spirits and punish them for their wrongdoings. Season 2 has a lot more because this time the evil spirits are more powerful and have a group of people on their side. Still, they will lose. Why? Because a sense of saving someone and unconditional love for each other are missing.
The Good Bad Mother
Network: jTBC, Netflix, TVING
Genre: Comedy, Life, Drama, Family
Cast: Ra Mi Ran, Lee Do Hyun, Ahn Eun Jin, Yoo In Soo
Episodes: 14
Synopsis: After the death of Young Soon’s (Ra Mi Ran) husband, she raised her son Kang Ho (Lee Do Hyun) alone. They live in the countryside, and Young Soon runs a pig farm. She wants Kang Ho to become a prosecutor, so she makes herself into a strict mother who always forces him to study. In the end, Kang Ho works as a prosecutor, but he has a cold personality. The Good Bad Mother is one of the top Korean dramas of 2023 so far.
Taxi Driver Season 2
Network: SBS, ViuTV
Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Cast: Lee Je Hoon, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Ye Jin, Jang Hyuk Jin, Bae Yoo Ram
Episode: 16
Synopsis: Kim Do Ki (Lee Je Hoon) is a former army officer. Now he is a deluxe taxi driver and works for Rainbow Taxi Company. Jang Sung Chul is the CEO of Rainbow Transportation and runs the Bluebird Foundation, which helps victims of different cases. A Deluxe taxi is not an ordinary taxi. They offer a special “revenge call” service to their clients.
King The Land
Network: jTBC, Netflix, TVING
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Lee Jun-ho, Im Yoon-ah
Episode: 16
Synopsis: Are you a big fan of Rom-com dramas? Then this drama is for Rom-com lovers. King The Land Korean drama is about the president of a hotel named “King Hotel” who hates fake smiles but eventually falls for an employee’s smile. He did his best to protect things and people who were his.
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