54 Best K-Dramas to Watch in 2022 - Best Korean Drama Shows

The 54 Best Korean Dramas to Add to Your Must-Watch List for 2022. Don't talk to me until I've had my morning K-drama. 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Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelow 1 SquidGame ICYMI,thiswastheK-dramaof2021andNetflix'sbiggestdebuthitinhistory!Centeringonadesperatelyindebtedgroupofpeople,asadistictournamentofseeminglyharmlesschildren'sgamespromiseswinnersalargesumofmoneytheyeachneedtopaytheir(sometimeslife-dependent)debts.Preyingonpeoplethatwillgotodrasticlengthstomakeendsmeet,it'sliterallyagameoflifeordeath.STREAMIT 2 AllofUsAreDead Azombieoutbreakbeginswithahighschoolcampusasgroundzero.Nowstudentsaretrappedinthebuildingandhavetofighttheirwayout.STREAMIT 3 TheSilentSea Inafuturewherewaterandfoodarescarceonearth,agroupofspaceexplorersissentona24-hourmissiontothemoontotryandretrievesamplesfromamysteriouslyabandonedresearchfacilityfilledwithclassifiedsecrets.Butitwon'tbeassmoothandeasyastheyhadhoped.STREAMIT 4 LoveAlarm Basedonthedigitalcomicofthesamename,thisdramarevolvesaroundamysteriousdeveloperwhocreatesanapp,whichtellsusersifsomeonenearthemhasromanticfeelingsforthem.Whatcouldpossiblygowrong??STREAMIT 5 SweetHome ThisapocalyptichorrorseriesfollowsChaHyun-sooashemovestoanewtownafteraterriblefamilytragedy.Soonafterhismove,everyonearoundhimbeginsfallingvictimtomonsters(andturningintomonstersthemselves).Trappedinsidehisnewapartmentbuilding,hejoinsforceswithhisunbittenneighborstobattlethemonsters.STREAMIT 6 Hello,Me! 37-year-oldBanHa-Niisnowherenearwhereshethoughtshe'dbewhenshewasyounger.She'ssingleandisatempemployeewhofearsgettingfiredatanymoment.Butoneday,her17-year-oldselfshowsuptoremindheroftheconfidenceandoptimismsheusedtohave.STREAMIT 7 Kingdom SetduringtheJoseonperiod,thisdramafollowsacrownprincewhoisforcedtoinvestigateamysteriousplaguespreadingacrosshiscountryandmakingtheinfectedimmunetodeathandhungryforflesh.Itsoundsweird,buttrustus—it'sawesome.STREAMIT 8 MyFirstFirstLove Thissweetseriesfollowsacollege-agedmanwhofindshimselfunexpectedlyhousingfourofhisfriends,followingalloftheirmessy,awkwardencounterswithdatesandwitheachotherastheystrivetoexperiencefirstlove.STREAMIT 9 OurBelovedSummer StarringParasiteactorChoiWoo-shik,thisseriesfollowstwohighschoolrivalswhoshootadocumentarytogethercomparingtheirlivesasthetopandbottom-rankingstudentsoftheirseniorclass.Theshowbecomesahit,whenitgoesviralagainyearslater,thetwoareaskedtoanotherdocumentary...thoughtheyhaven'tseeneachotherinyears.STREAMIT 10 TwentyFiveTwentyOne Setin1998,thisdramafollowstwoyoungpeoplefacingtheconsequencesoftheSouthKoreanfinancialcrisis.FencerNaHui-dolosesfundingforherschool'steam,whilerichboyBaekIjinsuddenlyloseshisluxuriouslifestyleafterhisfather'sbusinessgoesbankrupt.Still,thetwofindawaytopursuetheirdreamsandfindtheirwaytoeachother.STREAMIT 11 Love(ft.MarriageandDivorce) Thisseriesrevolvesaroundthreesuccessfulwomenworkingonaradioshow,followingtheslowandunexpectedunravelingoftheirmarriages,andit'swaymorefunthanitsounds.STREAMIT 12 WasItLove? Inthisfundrama,asinglemomwho'sallbutgivenuponromancesuddenlyfindsherselfwithfourverydifferentsuitors:abad-boynovelist,apitifulyetridiculouslywealthyman,aformergangsterturnedCEO,andasweetphysical-educationteacher.STREAMIT 13 MyHoloLove MyHoloLoverevolvesaroundHanSo-yeon,areclusivewomanwithfaceblindnessdisorderwhoselifeischangedbyaprototypeofHolo,astate-of-the-artAIhologramdevicethat'smodeledafteritsgeniuscreator'sassistant,GoNan-do—thoughsheneverexpectsacomplicatedlovetrianglewillsoondevelop.STREAMIT 14 Thirty-Nine Threebestfriendsonthebrinkofturning40dealwithallthatlifehastothrowatthem.Theyarethereforeachotherthroughthehighsandthelows,butanewproblemthreatenstodestroythetrioforgood.STREAMIT 15 ForecastingLoveandWeather Workanddatingmakeforamessymix.That'ssomethingJinHa-kyunghastolearnthehardway.Afterabrutalbreakupwithaco-workerattheKoreaMeteorologicalAdministration,sheswearsnevertohaveanofficeromanceeveragain...untilteamnewcomerLeeSi-woocomesalong.STREAMIT 16 BusinessProposal ShinHa-riisabusyworkingwomanbutcan'tsaynotoafriendinneed.Afterbeingasked,shetriestoscareherfriend'sblinddateaway,butitgetstrickywhenheturnsouttobetheCEOofhercompany.STREAMIT 17 Inthissci-fiseries,apairofstrangersaregivenamysteriousbeadcalledtheAbyssthatallowsthemtocheatdeath,butthere'sacatch—whentheycomebacktolife,theirappearanceschange,reflectinghowgoodorbadapersontheywereintheirpreviousbodies.STREAMIT 18 JuvenileJustice SimEun-seokisaprominentjudgewithareputationforbeingtough.Shehasnopatienceforjuvenileoffenders,havingbeenavictimofjuvenilecrimeinheryouth.Butwhenshegetsassignedtoajuvenilecourt,shetriestosetasideherbiasandstrikeafairerbalanceinordertotacklecomplicatedcasesasyouthviolencerises.STREAMIT 19 MovetoHeaven MovetoHeaventellsthestoryofayoungmanwithAspergersyndromenamedGu-ruandhisuncle,withwhomhestartsatraumacleaningbusinessfollowingthedeathofGu-ru'sfather.STREAMIT 20 TheKing'sAffection DuringtheJoseonDynasty,theCrownPrincessConsortgivesbirthtotwins—agirlandaboy.Shesendsthegirlawaytospareherlife.Butwhenhersondies,herdaughtermusttakehisplace,disguiseherselfasherbrother,andassumethethrone.Andasifthingsweren'tcomplicatedenough,sheencountersherfirstlove,makingitmoredifficulttohidehertrueidentity.STREAMIT 21 Hellbound Thisdarkfantasyseries(whichisbasedonthewebtoonofthesamename)takesplaceinnear-futureSouthKorea,followingwhathappenswhensupernaturalbeingsstartappearingoutofnowheretocondemnpeopletohell.There'sareasonwhythisonebecametheworld'smost-watchedNetflixseriesthenextdayitwasreleased,evensurpassingSquidGame.STREAMIT 22 MyName HanSo-heestarsinthisdarkthrillerseriesasJi-woo,whojoinsacrimeringtofindherfather'skiller,andintheprocessendsupinfiltratingtheKoreanpoliceforcewithanewidentity.STREAMIT 23 Nevertheless Basedonapopularwebtoonseries,NeverthelessfollowsclassmatesHanandSong,twoquintessential"Idon'tbelieveinlove"typesthat...youguessedit...fallinlove.ItdoeswhatK-dramashavebeendoingsowelllately—balancesthefairytaleaspectsoffallinginlovewiththerealitiesofdatinginthemodernworld.STREAMIT 24 Navillera Basedonthewebtoonofthesamename,thisdramatellsthestoryofagifted23-year-oldballetdancerwhobefriendsa70-year-oldretiredmailmanwithdreamsofbecomingadancerhimself.STREAMIT 25 LawSchool Aprofessor(andformerprosecutor)andhisstudentsattheprestigiousHankukUniversityLawSchoolfindthemselvesinvolvedinacasewhenanotherprofessorisfounddeadduringasupervisedmocktrialclass.Relationshipsaretested,rulesarebent,andstudentsareleftreelingastheirprofessorisarrestedasasuspect.It'saclassicwhodunnit,andit'lltrulykeepyouattheedgeofyourseat.STREAMIT 26 TheUncannyCounter Inthissci-fiseries,demonhunterscalled"theCounters"poseasworkersinanoodleshop,keepingundercoverastheydothedirtyworkofcatchingevilspirits.LikethePowerRangers,theyallhavetheirowncombatspecialties,andtheprojectisallaboutteamworkinthislighthearted,easywatch.STREAMIT 27 HiBye,Mama! Ifyou'reintosupernaturaldramas,thisone'sforyou.ChaYu-riisaghostwhodiedinacaraccidentfiveyearsagowhileninemonthspregnant,leavingbehindherhusbandandtheirunbornchild,whomshenevermet.Tiredofbeingaghost,shetrieseverythingtobecomehumanagainandfinallystumblesuponareincarnationproject...butwhenshereturns,shefindsthingshavechangeddrastically.STREAMIT 28 Start-Up SeoDal-midreamsofbecomingthenextSteveJobs.ShewantstotakeSandbox(afictionalSiliconValleyinSouthKorea)bystormandbecomeaCEO,andshebelievesshecandoitwithherpenpalandchildhoodsweetheartNamDo-san,thefounderofSamsanTech.Butwhathappenswhenshediscovershehasn'tbeenthemanshe'sbeenexchangingletterswithallalong?STREAMIT 29 RecordofYouth SaHye-junisapopularpart-timemodelwhowantstomakeitasanactorbutisstrugglingtobookgigs.Meanwhile,fangirlAnJeong-haaspirestobecomeamakeupartist,thoughhermomwouldrathersheworkedanormalofficejob.RecordofYouthfollowsthetwoastheygothroughthetrialsoftryingtoachievetheirdreamsinaworldthatseemstocaremoreaboutmoneyandconnections.STREAMIT 30 Mine Inthisfast-paceddrama,twowomenwhomarriedintoawealthyconglomeratefamilyplottotopplethefamilyandescapeallthesecretsthey'vebeenforcedtokeep.Juicy!!!STREAMIT 31 DoDoSolSolLaLaSol GooRaRaisatalentedpianistwhogoesfromrichestoragsrealquickafterherfather'sbankruptcyanddeath.Itdoesn'thelpthatshealsogotleftatthealtar.SheendsupinthesmallcityofEunpo,searchingforasocialmediauserwhohasbeenmessaginghersinceshe'sgonethroughhardtimes,butinsteadshemeetsSunwooJuninasmallpianoacademy.Despitehisseemingcold-heartedness,hedecidestohelpher.STREAMIT 32 CrashLandingonYou YoonSe-riisasuccessfulCEOwhoownsherownmakeupandclothingbrand,whichshebuiltwithoutthehelpofherestrangedfamily.Becauseofhersuccess,herfatherconsidersherasthetopcontendertotakeoverhisowncompanyinsteadofhertwoolderhalf-brothers.Butwhenshegoesparaglidingoneday,astormtakesherovertheNorthKoreanborder,whereshemeetsasoldiernamedCaptainRiJungHyuk.STREAMIT 33 ItaewonClass ParkSae-ro-yiissomeonewhoalwaysstandsupforwhathethinksisright.Butwhenhisfatherdiesintragiccaraccident,hetakesabadturnandwindsupinjail.Aftervowingtoavengehisdadandfulfillhisdreams,heisabletoopenupabarinSeoulhotspotItaewon.Nowhejusthastoworkonmakingitahit...thoughhischildhoodcrushOhSoo-ah,whoworksforhiscompetitor,maygetintheway.STREAMIT 34 It'sOkaytoNotBeOkay MoonGang-taeisabusyhealthworkeratapsychiatricwardandhasnotimetofindlove.Butonedayhemeetschildren'sbookauthorKoMoon-young,whosuffersfromantisocialpersonalitydisorder.Soon,thetwomanagetounraveleachoftheirdarkpastsandworkthroughtheirtraumatogether.STREAMIT 35 HospitalPlaylist HospitalPlaylisttellsthestoryoffivedoctorswhoallwenttomedicalschooltogetherin1999andsharealoveformusic.Theshowfollowsthefriendsastheygothroughthephysicalandemotionalchallengesofworkinginahospital,dealingwithpatients,andlivingtheirownlivesoutsideofwork.STREAMIT 36 MysticPop-upBar HanKang-baeencountersamysteriouspojangmacha(outdoordrinkingestablishment)thatonlyopensatnight.It'srunbyawomannamedWol-joowiththehelpofaformersupernaturalinvestigatorChiefGwi,andWol-joodecidestohireKang-baeasapart-timeemployee.Whathedoesn'trealizeimmediatelyisthattheSsanggabCartBarisactuallywhereboththedeadandalivegather,andtheyactuallyvisitcustomersintheirdreamstohelpresolveproblems.STREAMIT 37 Extracurricular OhJi-sooisaquiet,straight-Astudentwhoseonlygoalistobeabletogotocollege.Becausehisdadisagamblerandhismomabandonedhim,heprovidesforhimselfbyrunninganillegalsidebusiness—anappthatsexworkerscanusetosetupcompensateddates.Hecomesclosetoearningenoughforhiscollegetuition,butthingstakeaturnwhenaclassmatefindsoutabouthissecret.STREAMIT 38 Hyena YoonHee-jaeisalawyerwhoisabsolutelyconfident,buthemeetshismatchinJungGeum-ja.Geum-jaisstillstrugglingwithhercareeranddesperatelyneedsawin.She'swillingtodoanything,includingbreakingafewheartsandcausingpersonaldamagetoheropponents.ButHee-jaeisn'tgoingdownwithoutafight.STREAMIT 39 Vincenzo ParkJoo-HyeongmovedtoItalyateightyearsoldafterbeingadopted.HenowgoesbyVincenzoCassanoandhasbecomealawyerwhoworksforthemafia.He'sthenforcedtofleetoSouthKoreabecauseofamafiawar,andtherehemeetsHongCha-Young,afellowlawyerwhoiswillingtogotogreatlengthstowinhercase.STREAMIT 40 Sisyphus HanTae-Sulisageniusengineerandtheco-founderofQuantumandTimeCompany.Thingsforthecompanyhaven'tbeengoingsowellsincethemysteriousdeathofhisbrother10yearsago.Hebeginstolookintothetruth,buttroublecomesaspeoplefromthefuturegetinvolvedafterusingthetimemachinehewilleventuallyinvent.STREAMIT 41 BeyondEvil Lookingforagoodfright?Thisshowwillgiveyouone.TwopolicemenfromtheManyangPoliceSubstationencounterakillingthatresemblesacoldcasefromyearsago,leadingthemonaharrowingsearchforareturnedserialkiller.Andofcourse,it’snotaK-dramaunlessthetwomaincharactershavesecretsoftheirown,andinthisseries,theyareoh-so-juicy.STREAMIT 42 Snowdrop ThisseriesstarsBLACKPINK'sJisooasYeong-ro,auniversitystudentin1987Seoul.SherecognizesahandsomebutbloodiedSoo-hoinherdormitoryandtendstohiswounds.Thetwofindromance,butwhenSoon-ho'ssecretsunravelitbecomesmoredifficultforthemtobetogether.STREAMIT 43 HoteldelLuna HoteldelLunaisstrangeandunusualbecauseitcaterstoghostsexclusively.BeforehittingNetflix,itwasoneofthehighest-ratedK-dramasincableTVhistory,soyeah,it'safantasticbinge.STREAMIT 44 SoIMarriedtheAnti-Fan K-popsuperstarHooJoonmeetsmagazinereporterLeeGeun-youngattheopeningofanewnightclub.Theygetalonguntilshewitnesseshisrudebehaviorandsheendsthenightbythrowinghershoeathim.Shewindsupgettingfiredfromherjobanddecidestoholdaone-personprotestinfrontofHooJoon'stalentagency,gainingareputationashisnumberone"anti-fan."STREAMIT 45 LoversoftheRedSky ThisfantasylovestorybetweenHongChun-giandHaRam,apainterandanastrologer,respectively,centersaroundthefictionalDandynasty.HaRamlosthisvisioninachildhoodaccidentbutcanreadthefuturebytracingthemovementoftheskyatnight.Ofcourse,theyfallforeachother,buttheirlovestoryisnotwithoutitschallenges.STREAMIT 46 WhenMyLoveBlooms HanJae-hyunandYoonJi-soowerecollegesweetheartswhonowleadverydifferentlives.He'snowasuccessfulbusinessmanwhileshe'slivingadifficultlifeasacontractworkerandamother.20yearsaftertheyparted,theymeetagainandreignitetheirfeelings.STREAMIT 47 TaleoftheNine-Tailed LeeYeonisagumiho(nine-tailedfox)whosacrificedhislifeasamountaingodandguardianinordertoprotectthewomanheloved.Nowhelivesamonghumans,waitingforherreincarnationsohecanprotecther.HethenmeetsNamJi-ah,aproducerwhohasbeenseekingoutsupernaturalstorieseversinceshewassavedfromacaraccident.SheseesthestrangemanwhosavedherasachildinCCTVfootageofarecentwedding,andhelooksexactlylikeLeeYeon.STREAMIT 48 Memorist DongBaekisadetectivewiththeuniqueabilitytoseeallofaperson'smemoriesupontouchingthem.ThisskilldefinitelycomesinhandywhenhehelpscriminalprofilerHanSun-mihuntdownaserialkiller.Butastheychasedownthekiller,theyspiralwhilethinkingabouttheirowntroubledpasts,andfiguringouttheanswerstothestringofkillingsbecomesmorecomplicated.STREAMIT 49 APieceofYourMind MoonHaWonisanAIprogrammerandfounderwhoisworkingoncreatingadevicethatextendsaperson'slifebystoringtheirmemories,emotions,andpersonalitythroughvoicerecordings.HetriestocreatethelikenessofhisexKimJi-soowiththehelpofmusicengineerHanSeo-woo.Butinsteadofchasingwhatoncewaswithhisex,hewindsupfallinginlovewithSeo-woo.STREAMIT 50 Mr.Queen JangBong-hwanisa21st-centurychefwhocooksforthecountry'stoppoliticians.Butsomehow,hissoulwindsupinthebodyofQueenCheorinintheJoseonperiod,andhehastofindawaybacktohisownbodyandowntime.STREAMIT 51 ThePenthouse ThisseriescentersaroundtheresidentsofHeraPalace,aluxurypenthouseapartmentwith100floors.There'satonnnnofdrama,secrets,andbattlesformoney,power,andsuccessamongthepenthouse'smanyresidentsandtheirchildren.Cuethe~dramz~.STREAMIT 52 Dr.Romantic2 Yes,thisisasequel,butyoudon'thavetowatchDr.Romantictodiveintothisseries(butyoucan,obviously,becausebotharegreat).Threeyearsaftertheoriginalseries,KimSa-bu—alsoknownasDr.Romantic—recruitsnewsurgeonstojoinhisteamatDoldamHospital,andtogether,theydealwiththecorruptioninthehospital,trytosticktotheirprinciples,andmayormaynotfindromancealongtheway.STREAMIT 53 ToAlltheGuysWhoLovedMe SeoHyun-Jooistheleaderofawebcomicplanningteam,andshe'shyper-focusedonhercareerwithnoplansoffindingapartneranytimesoon.Butjustasshedeclaresshewantstoremainsingle,twomenconfesstheirfeelingsforher:apharmaceuticalcompanyCEOandapopularwebcomicwriter,whogrewuplikebrothersbutnowhavetocompetefortheircrush'saffections.STREAMIT 54 MyUnfamiliarFamily LeeJin-sookandKimSang-sikareparentstothreekids—daughtersEun-jooandEun-hee,andsonJi-woo.Nowthattheirchildrenareallgrown,theflawsintheirfamilybegintoshow,especiallywhenJin-sookdecidesshewantstoleavehermarriageandstartanew.STREAMIT CorinneSullivan CorinneSullivanisadigitalwriterandeditorwhocoversavarietyofbeats,includinglifestyle,entertainment,relationships,holidaysandmore. 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