There are many Korean dramas available where a popular boy falls for an unpopular girl like “Boys Over Flower”, “Playful Kiss”, “A Love So Beautifull” and many more but when roles are reversed then the list is not that long. Here we have listed some Korean dramas where a popular girl falls for an unpopular boy.
Doona
Episodes: 9
Genres: Romance, Youth
Cast: Bae Suzy, Yang Se Jong
Lee Doo Na (Bae Suzy) was a member of an idol girl group and the most popular member of the group. Her sudden retirement shocked everyone and after that, she started staying shared house. but she suddenly announced her retirement. Lee Won Jun (Yang Se Jong) is a university student and a warm-hearted. They are totally opposite of each other.
Touch Your Heart
Episodes: 16
Genres: Comedy, Law, Romance
Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na, Lee Sang Woo, Son Sung Yoon
Oh Yeon Seo (Yoo In Na) is a beautiful actress but doesn’t have acting skills. She gets into a scandal and her career starts declining. She wants to work in a top law drama but the screenwriter asks her to get experience for this role. To get the experience, she joined a law firm and became a secretary to lawyer Kwon Jung Rok (Lee Dong Wook).
Angel’s Last Mission: Love
Episodes: 32
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 who 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.
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Episode: 16
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Psychological, Melodrama
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se
Moon Gang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) is very kind, humble, and caring toward patients and his brother. He is suffering from day-to-day problems in his life, including taking care of his older brother and his patience. Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se) is the older brother of Kang Tae, and he is suffering from autism. He is a big fan of Ko Moon Young. Even when Gang Tae and Jo Jae Soo (Gang Tae’s friend) try to fool him by giving Moon Young a fake autograph, he tells them that it’s fake. He wants to buy a camping car for his younger brother.
Encounter
Episodes: 16
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.
My Love from the Star
Episodes: 21
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Jun Ji Hyun
Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) is an alien and living on Earth for 400 years. He lives alone, has an introverted nature, and doesn’t like talking to anyone. Min Joon is a professor at a university and a very cold-hearted person. Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun) lives next door and is a popular Korean actress. She is very talkative and crazy.
Thirty But Seventeen
Episodes: 32
Genres: Music, Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Cast: Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong, Ahn Hyo Seop, Ye Ji Won
Gong Woo Jin (Yang Se Jong) is a 30-year-old single man who works as a set designer. He doesn’t want to have a relationship with others because of the trauma he experienced 13 years ago. Woo Seo Ri (Shin Hye Sun) fell into a coma when she was 17 years old and 13 years later, she woke up from her coma. However, her mental age is still the same 17-year-old.
Crash Landing on You
Episode: 16
Starring: Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ji Hye
Genres: Military, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Political
Crash Landing On You Korean drama is the story of a North Korean army officer Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin) and a South Korean woman Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin). One day while Paragliding Se Ri accidentally crash lands in North Korea, and there she meets Captain Ri and his company’s five officers. They try to protect her from the North Korean officers.
Come And Hug Me
Episodes: 16
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, and Melodrama
Cast: Jang Ki Yong, Jin Ki Joo, and Heo Joon Ho
This is a love story that starts in childhood but they are forced to drift apart because of some family issues. Later they met as adults where one became a rookie detective and the other was an aspiring actress. Yoon Na Moo is now Chae Do Jin who is a Rookie detective and his father was a serial killer. Gil Nak Won is now known as Han Jae Yi who is an actress suffering from a disorder because of her past.
Bo Ra! Deborah
Episode: 14
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Yoo In Na, Yoon Hyun Min, Joo Sang Wook, Hwang Chan Sung, Park So Jin
Yeon Bo Ra (Yoo In Na) is a love coach and a successful author of romance novels. She gave her views and suggestions to make someone’s love relationship better, but her 3 years of relationship went in vain because her boyfriend cheated on her. Yeon Bo Mi is the younger sister of Bo Ra. She is good at sports. Even though she didn’t show her love for her older sister, she cared for her.
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