K-drama craze - our binge worthy recommendations to watch while you're stuck at home
Image: Istock / Getty images
Having grown up in Asia I have been a long time fan of Korean drama series. Over the last few years the Korean drama craze has gone beyond Asia and big streaming services such as Netflix began purchasing the international distribution or streaming rights for some of Korea’s most popular dramas making them Netflix originals (although they don’t produce them).
As most of us are now stuck at home I wanted to break down some of the best and most addicting dramas that have recently aired or are currently airing. Some of these dramas are not on Netflix but can be found on their local airing channel’s website.
Be warned once you start watching these dramas you may not be able to stop.
Sky Castle - SKY 캐슬
Source: AsianWiki
Status: Completed
Network: JTBC / Netflix
Sky Castle is the highest rated drama in South Korean cable-television history. The Drama follows the lives of four women living in luxurious SKY Castle neighborhood. Their aim is to help their husbands in becoming highly successful and also raising their children like royalty. The drama has many twists and turns and became popular due to it’s realistic portrayal of the pressures parents put on their children’s academic studies and how far they go to help them reach the top.
Itaewon Class - 이태원 클라쓰
Image: AsianWiki
Status: Completed
Network: JTBC / Netflix
This story follows Park Sae Roy who gets expelled from school for punching a school bully, the son of the CEO of his father's employer. As a result, his father gets fired from his job. When the same bully causes an accident that kills his father, Sae Roy beats him severely and is sent to prison
Itaewon class was so popular it became the sixth highest rated drama in Korean cable tv history.
VIP
Image: AsianWiki
Status: Completed.
Network SBS Korea / ViKI
VIP was my favorite drama last year it tells the story of working women who run into troubles at work and in their personal lives. Park Sung Joon is a team leader of VIP department store department. After graduating from a prestigious university, Sung Joon entered the company and now has the ability, the opportunity, and ambition. Park Sung Joon's wife, Na Jung Sun is a strong woman with a bright personality, but most people are unaware of her struggles. One day after a receiving a text message of her husband's infidelity from an anonymous source, Na Jeong-seon begins to suspect her husband and her colleagues of having an affair. In her quest to discover the truth, she ends up revealing more than one secret that her colleagues are hiding.
Crash Landing On you - 사랑의 불시착 (literal translation: Loves Emergency)
Image: AsianWiki
Status: Completed
Network: TVN / Netflix
Crash Landing On You is the second highest rated drama in Korean Cable TV history. The drama follows Yoon Se-Ri, an heiress to a conglomerate in South Korea. One day, while paragliding, an accident caused by strong winds leads Yoon Se-Ri to make an emergency landing in North Korea. There, she meets Ri Jeong-Hyeok), who is a North Korean army officer. He tries to protect her and hide her. Soon, Ri Jeong-Hyeok falls in love with Yoon Se-Ri.
Nobody Knows - 아무도 모른다
Image: AsianWiki
Status: Airing
Network: SBS Korea - Viki
This drama follows Cha Young-Jin, a detective. She lost her friend 19 years ago to a serial killer. Cha Young-Jin still carries guilt and trauma over the death of her friend. The serial killer case then begins again after 19 years. Cha Young-Jin chases after the killer.
Hyena
Image: AsianWiki
Status: Currently Airing
Network: SBS Korea / Netflix
Hyena follows Yoon Hee-Jae and Jung Geum-Ja, lawyers who work for the top 1% in society. Jung Geum-Ja is a lawyer who is after money and wins her cases using any means necessary. Yoon Hee-Jae is an elite lawyer, who is smart and confident at his job.
POST DETAILS:
Written By: Jourdie