K-drama TV Series
Korean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 227 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
King the Land
143K 16 2023–2023
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Crash Landing on You
59K 19 2019–2020
K-drama · Love story
10/10
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
46K 16 2020–2020
Mental health · K-drama
10/10
Business Proposal
43K 12 2022–2022
K-drama · Love story · Feel-good
10/10
When Life Gives You Tangerines
41K 16 2025–2025
K-drama · Tearjerker · Sentimental
10/10
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
39K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Legal · Outsider lead
10/10
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
38K 16 2016–2017
K-drama · Tearjerker · Bittersweet
10/10
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
30K 16 2021–2021
K-drama · Small town · Love story
10/10
Descendants of the Sun
29K 19 2016–2016
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Queen of Tears
28K 16 2024–2024
K-drama · Love story · Sentimental
10/10
True Beauty
26K 16 2020–2021
K-drama · Love story
10/10
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
26K 16 2018–2018
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Strong Girl Bong-soon
24K 17 2017–2017
K-drama · Strong female lead
10/10
Twenty Five Twenty One
23K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Nostalgic · Bittersweet
10/10
The King: Eternal Monarch
20K 16 2020–2020
K-drama · Love story · Time travel
10/10
My Love from Another Star
20K 22 2013–2014
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Reply 1988
19K 20 2015–2016
K-drama · Nostalgic · Family saga
10/10
Start-Up
19K 16 2020–2020
K-drama · Love story · Workplace
10/10
Hotel Del Luna
19K 16 2019–2019
K-drama · Supernatural
10/10
Boys Over Flowers
17K 25 2009–2009
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
17K 16 2016–2017
K-drama · Feel-good · Wholesome
10/10
Lovely Runner
17K 16 2024–2024
K-drama · Time travel · Love story
10/10
Heirs
16K 20 2013–2013
K-drama · Love story
10/10
Snowdrop
16K 16 2021–2022
K-drama · Romantic yearning
10/10