Watching revenge Korean dramas always takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, allowing you to sometimes connect with the characters’ feelings and empathize with them. If you enjoy watching revenge-themed Korean dramas, we have compiled a list of some of the best ones for you. You can add it to your watchlist.
Defendant
Cast: Ji Sung, Uhm Ki Joon, Kwon Yu Ri, Oh Chang Seok, Uhm Hyun Kyung
Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Legal, Mystery, Psychological
Park Jung Woo (Ji Sung) is a Seoul Central Prosecutors Office prosecutor. But one day, he wakes up and finds himself locked at the police station. He is falsely accused of killing his wife Ji Soo (Son Yeo Eun) and daughter Ha Yeon (Shin Rin Ah) and is sentenced to death. He struggles a lot to prove his innocence. Cha Min Ho (Uhm Ki Joon) is the Vice President of Chamyung Group. His father abused him and is always compared to his older brother, Cha Sun Ho.
The World of the Married
Cast: Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon, Han So Hee
Genre: Melodrama, Contemporary Romance, Drama, Thriller, Family
Synopsis: The World of The Married is the story of a woman Ji Sun Woo (Kim Hee Ae) is a family medicine doctor and married to Lee Tae Oh (Park Hae Joon) they have a son Lee Joon Young (Jeon Jin Seo). Even though she has everything, a successful career, and a happy family, still she is betrayed by her husband and other people.
Doctor Prisoner
Cast: Namkoong Min, Kwon Na Ra, Kim Byung Chul, Choi Won Young
Genre: Thriller, Law, Crime, Medical
Na Yi Je (Namkoong Min) is a surgeon. He is popular for his excellent skills. One day, he was involved in a medical accident but he was not the one who caused that. And in the whole process, Yi Je gets kicked out of the hospital. Later he started working as the chief of a prison medical clinic.
The Glory
Cast: Song Hye Kyo, Lee Do Hyun, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Sung Hoon
Genre: Crime, Revenge
Moon Dong Eun (Jung Ji So) dreamed of becoming an architect. Meanwhile, she became a victim of bullying by her fellow students. She dropped out of school and planned revenge. Moon Dong Eun (Song Hye Kyo) becomes an adult and torments her bullies. Now it’s time to pay back for every torment she experienced during her childhood. This revenge drama proves that karma does come around.
City Hunter
Cast: Park Min Young, Lee Min Ho, Lee Joon Hyuk, and Kim Sang Joong
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) is a talented MIT graduate and he works at the Blue House for the National Communication Network Team. He and Lee Jin Pyo (Kim Yoon Sung) plan to revenge on five politicians who caused his father’s death. Meanwhile, at the Blue House, he meets Kim Na Na (Park Min Young) who also works as a bodyguard there. Before entering South Korean Jin Pyo warned him not to fall in love. But Yoon Sung falls for Kim Na Na.
Revenge of Others
Cast: Shin Ye Eun, Lomon, Seo Ji Hoon, Chae Sang Woo, Lee Soo Min, Jung Soo Bin
Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Revenge
Ok Chan Mi (Shin Ye Eun) is a high school student and also a member of the shooter team. One day, Ok Chan Mi’s twin brother dies. So she decides to find out the truth about her twin brother’s death. Chan Mi meets Ji Soo Heon (Lomon). Soo Heon held the bullied students and took revenge on their behalf and thus got paid for it.
Innocent Man
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Moon Chae Won, Park Si Yeon
Genre: Melodrama and Romance
Kang Ma Ru (Song Joong Ki) was from a poor family. He was a medical student and loved Han Jae Hee (Park Si Yeon), who left him for money and got married to Seo Eun Gi’s (Moon Chae Won) father. Seo Eun Gi was rude and arrogant. After Jae Hee’s betrayal, he became a playboy. To take revenge on Jae Hee, he started pretending to be in love with Eun Gi.
Healer
Cast: Ji Chang Wook, Park Min Young, Kim Mi Kyung, Yoo Ji Tae
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Thriller, Suspense
Seo Jung Hoo (Ji Chang Wook) known as “Healer” and Chae Young Shin (Park Min Young) who is a reporter at Someday News, lives with her father who is a lawyer and owner of a coffee shop. Young Shin wants to become a famous reporter like Kim Moon Ho (Yoo Ji Tae). Moon Ho begins to uncover the mystery with the two reporters Young Shin and Jung Hoo. Healer is one of the Top 15 detective Korean dramas.
Taxi Driver
Cast: Lee Je Hoon, Esom, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Ye Jin
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Taxi Driver is based on the webtoon “The Deluxe Taxi” by Carlos and Lee Jae Jin. It is the story of Kim Do Ki (Lee Je Hoon) and his team (rainbow). Deluxe Taxi is not an ordinary taxi, they offer a special “revenge-call” service to their clients who were abused and mistreated by someone. Meanwhile, Ha Na (Esom) is a prosecutor who is investigating Rainbow Taxi.
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