Since 2020, numerous romantic K-Dramas have released on different streaming platforms. The genre has become increasingly popular with the mainstream audience. If you’re looking for a romantic K-Drama to binge over the weekend, you’ve arrived at the right place.
Here’s a list of the best romantic K-Dramas you should watch right now:
- Crash Landing on You
- It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
- Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
- Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
- Descendants of the Sun
- Because This Is My First Life
- While You Were Sleeping
- Something in the Rain
- Business Proposal
1Crash Landing on You
Crash Landing on You is a love story between a South Korean businesswoman, Yoon Se-ri, and a North Korean Army officer, Ri Jeong-hyeok. The premise is quite simple.
Se-ri unintentionally lands in North Korea due to a paragliding mishap. Here she meets Jeong-hyeok, who decides to help her hide. What happens between the two is the rest of the story.
One of the best parts about this show is that it isn’t as serious as one would think while looking at the premise. The screenplay is tight and well-written and keeps you engaged throughout the show.
2It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
This show is about a man employed in a psychiatric ward and an anti-social children’s book writer. While the show is a love story between these two characters, it also portrays trauma and emotional healing in the most empathetic manner.
When any movie/series tries to depict such taboo subjects, they either get too preachy or just mention it superficially. But the writers of this show knew how to balance it all out and develop an authentic representation.
3Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is a remake of a 2004 rom-com called Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong. The story surrounds a dentist who opens up a small clinic in her hometown, a seaside village. There she meets a handyman who helps the people of the town with anything they need fixing. What happens next is the story of this TV series.
4Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
This is a coming-of-age story of a few college athletes. The tale follows their journeys as they meet people, fall in love, and chase their dreams. Although love and romance reside at the core of this show, it also focuses on self-identity in a unique way.
If you’re feeling nostalgic, this show will take you down memory lane. The character arcs are relatable, and the overall vibe is quite cheerful. This makes the show engaging and easy to binge in one go.
5What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim has the same vibes as Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock’s The Proposal. In this, a secretary decides to resign after working for nine years with a narcissistic executive in a giant corporation.
Needless to say, they fall in love with each other, but the screenplay leading to that pay-off is pleasant and joyful. There aren’t many profound moments as you’d see in some of the shows mentioned above. So you can simply curl up on your bed with a blanket and binge all episodes in one go.
6Descendants of the Sun
K-Dramas are pretty good at portraying love stories between people of different professions. So far, you have seen a dentist and a handyman, a civilian and an army officer, and a caretaker and a children’s book writer.
In Descendants of the Sun, you’ll see a love story between a special forces officer and a surgeon. While the tropes of this series are similar to numerous other K-Dramas, it still makes up for a light-hearted watch.
7Because This Is My First Life
A poor man and a homeless woman get married to have a place to stay. After a while, they start facing problems because of the in-laws and the growing complexity of their dynamic. What happens next is the story.
Considering the romance genre is saturated, most of the premises you come across will feel familiar. Because This Is My First Life is no exception. In fact, it is riddled with cliches. So if you feel like watching something cheesy, this can be your go-to show.
8While You Were Sleeping
This show is slightly different from the rest on this list. It combines genres such as romance, fantasy, and thriller seamlessly. The story follows three young adults who see into the future and prevent disasters.
One such event involves a corrupt lawyer who has no regard for people. The three decide to take down this lawyer and how they do so is the story.
9Something in the Rain
What happens when you develop feelings for your best friend’s younger brother is the story of Something in the Rain. The lead characters include a store supervisor at a coffee shop and someone who’s just returned from abroad after working there for three years.
Although the way the story progresses is predictable, it still engages you and keeps you hooked. One of the main reasons for this is the lead actors’ performance. You can binge this over a weekend in one go since it’s not as intense as shows like Snowdrop.
10Business Proposal
This is another version of What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim but is slightly more comical. In this, an employee decides to go on a blind date and finds out that her date is her boss. Whether the two finally get together or not is the story.
With this, we come to the end of this list. The good part about all the shows on this list is that, no matter how predictable it gets, it keeps you entertained, and you can easily binge all the episodes.
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