If you are new to k-dramas, don't worry I have got your back....... I bring you 15 k-dramas to start with if you are a newbie to k-dramas. WARNING : You will face severe second lead syndrome. You should get the tissues ready.......Trust me you will need tissues. ENJOY THE K-DRAMAS!!! 15.) Boys Over FlowersPLOT : Shinhwa Group is shown to be one of South Korea's largest conglomerates and is headed by the strictly arrogant Kang Hee-soo. Her son Gu Jun-pyo is the leader of F4, the most popular and powerful group of boys at the prestigious Shinhwa High School. Yoon Ji-hu , So Yi-jung, and Song Woo-bin - Gu Jun-pyo's friends and rich heirs in their own right - are all members of the group. When F4 bullies a boy to the verge of suicide, the poor but vivacious Geum Jan-di saves his life and receives a swimming scholarship to attend the High School. Geum Jan-di's family runs a dry cleaning business and she lives in a small home with her parents, Geum Il-bong and Na Gong-joo, and her younger brother Geum Kang-san. Immediately, Geum Jan-di dislikes her wealthy classmates and is disgusted by the obsession surrounding the F4 boys. Irked by her strong-headed nature, Gu Jun-pyo singles out Geum Jan-di to bully but she stands up to him and..........(If I tell you the rest it be spoilded) 25 episodes MAIN CAST : Lee Min Ho as Gu Jun-pyo Ku Hye-sum as Geum Jan-di Kim Hyun-joong as Yoon Ji-hoo Kim Bum as Soujirou Nishikado Kim Joon as Song Woo-bin Kim So-eun as Yuki Matsuoka Jang Ja-yeon as Sunny You can watch Boys Over Flowers here : https://www.viki.com/tv/50c-boys-over-flowers?q=boys%20over 14.) Cindrella And The 4 KnightsPLOT : Eun Ha-Won is in the third grade of high school. She hopes to become a teacher which her late mother always wished for (her mother died in a car accident). Ha-Won has a bright personality and a strong set of morals, but she is unhappy at home. She's unattached from her father, step-mother and step-sister and also mistreated. Ha-Won works various part-time jobs to pay for her upcoming university tuition fees. She knows she needs to make more money to pay for the storage of her mother's ashes at the cemetery. Her mother's ashes were recently removed because of unpaid bills. Meanwhile, Ji-Woon , Hyun-Min and Seo-Woo are spoiled cousins and live together in the mansion Sky House. With their different personalities - Ji-Woon is a tough guy, Hyun-Min is a playboy and Seo-Woo is a musician - they don't like each other at all. One day, their grandfather orders his 3 grandsons to attend his 5th wedding ceremony. Hyun-Min doesn't want to go, but he hires Ha-Won for 3 hours and takes her to his grandfather's wedding ceremony. His plan is to upstage his grandfather's wedding ceremony with the surprise appearance of Ha-Won. There, the grandfather witnesses Ha-Won's no-nonsense attitude towards Hyun-Min and decides to hire her as a live-in butler at the Sky House. He hopes she is able to change the ways of his grandsons. 16 episodes MAIN CAST : Jung II-woo as Kang Ji-woon Park So-dam as Eun Ha-won Ahn Jae-hyun as Kang Hyun-min Lee Jung-shin as Kang Seo-woo Son Na-eun as Park Hye-ji Choi Min as Lee Yoon-sung You can watch Cindrella And The 4 Knights here : https://www.viki.com/tv/36746c-cinderella-and-four-knights?q=cind 13.) Beautiful Gong ShimPLOT : Gong Shim always feels over-shadowed by her older sister Gong Mi due to the way the people around her treat the siblings. The beautiful Gong Mi, who works at a top-notch law firm, becomes the breadwinner of the family, while Gong Shim, considered to be ugly and awkward, is jobless. Gong Shim had to use all of her money to rent a room on the roof top of the rented-house her family is living in, as her previous bedroom is being used as Gong Mi's walk-in closet. Having a plan to gather money for moving to Italy to pursue her dream of becoming an artist, Gong Shim decides to rent her rooftop room for $250 a month. This is when she meets Ahn Dan-tae, a lawyer who works voluntarily for those in need, despite his delinquent personality. After much misunderstanding, Dan-tae finally moves into the rooftop room and he becomes friendly with the son of a wealthy family, Joon-soo, through helping him out. Joon-soo's grandmother is grieving over the (It will be ruined if I tell you), Joon-pyo, who was (It will be ruined if I tell you) Dan-tae quickly endears himself to Joon-soo's grandmother, who entrusts him with the task of finding Joon-pyo. In the meantime, Gong Shim is selected to be the personal secretary of Joon-soo's father, because she is considered ugly and his wife thinks it is better to have an unqualified but not pretty secretary. Gong Shim gradually starts settling in at her company, with the help of Joon-soo, for whom she falls. Dan-tae, however, is becoming jealous of her affection towards their mutual friend. It also starts to be clear that Dan-tae might be the long lost Joon-pyo, although he does not remember his painful past of being kidnapped and witnessing his mother's death. Gong Mi becomes her sister's rival when she accidentally meets Joon-soo and decides to get closer to him, because he is rich. (This kdrama is also known as Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim) 20 episodes MAIN CAST : Namgoong Min as Seok Joon-pyo Minah as Gong Shim On Joo-wan as Seok Joon-so Seo Hyo-rim as Gong Mi You can watch Beautiful Gong Shim here : https://www.viki.com/tv/30484c-dear-fair-lady-kong-shim 12.) Princess HoursPLOT : Chae-gyeong is an ordinary art high school student. One day, she hears totally unexpected news that, based on her grandfathers will, she must marry the unemotional Crown Prince Lee Shin who attends the same high school. Free-spirited Chae-gyeong resists the proposal, but reluctantly marries him to help her debt-ridden family. As she struggles to adapt herself to the proper manners and royal duties of palace life and to her disagreeable husband, Lee Shins sentimental cousin and second-in-line to the throne Yul steps into her life. She feels like she can rely on Yul to help her, but cant help worrying about her haughty, cold-hearted husband. To help bridge this gap, the senior members of the royal family take some special measures to get them to spend the night together. 24 episodes MAIN CAST : Yoon Eun-Hye as Shin Chae-Kyung Ju Ji-Hoon as Lee Shin Kim Jeong-Hoon as Lee Yul Song Ji-Hyo as Min Hyo-Rin You can watch Princess Hours here : https://www.viki.com/tv/72c-princess-hours (The best way to watch this show is on Netflix, I recommend it on Netflix) 11.) Moment Of EighteenPLOT : Moment of Eighteen follows the story of eighteen-year-old Choi Joon-woo, whose teenage life has been molded by his meager family life and the conflicts he faced in school. Forced to transfer for a violation he did not even commit, he arrives at Cheonbong High School and has decided to be a nobody: a loner just quietly riding out 11th grade. Little did he know the twists and turns and the surprises in store for his eighteen-year-old life. Soon, the loner inside Joon-woo has to come out of his comfort zone. Not only Joon-woo, but his fellow immature and inexperienced eighteen-year-olds, too, will have to experience conflicts and whirlwinds of emotions and face the prejudices of their world shaped by the adults around them. Together, they have to live their lives to the max and make life-changing decisions. And most of all, they must not forget to cherish every moment of their lives. For all they know, the memories of their eighteenth year of existence might be the sweetest, the most precious, and the most unforgettable. 16 episodes MAIN CAST : Kim Hyang Gi as Yoo Soo-bin Ong Seong wu as Choi Joon-woo Shin Seung-ho as Ma Hwi-young Moon Bin as Jung Oh-je You can watch Moment Of Eighteen here : https://www.viki.com/tv/36633c-moment-of-eighteen 10.) KingdomPLOT : 10 days have passed since the King collapsed from an illness. Queen Jo and her father Chief State Councilor Jo Hak-Joo have forbidden anyone else to see the King. Even his own son Crown Prince Lee Chang is forbidden to see his father. In the meantime, Chief State Councilor Jo Hak-Joo rules Joseon with an iron fist, but rumors spread that the King is dead. Crown Prince Lee Chang senses something sinister and sneaks into the King's palace. He sees a shadowy monster through a door and smells its foul stench, but he is discovered and escorted out of the palace. His guard Moo-Young steals the medical journal for the King. The journal is nearly empty, but lists the name of Physician Lee Seung-Hui. To find out what happened to the King, Crown Prince Lee Chang and Moo-Young travel to the Jiyulheon clinic in faraway Dongnae to see the physician. When they arrive, they discover that the clinic is in ruins and dead bodies are found under a building. Crown Prince Lee Chang and Moo-Young later learn that the only person to have survived the clinic is medical staff member Seo-Bi. When they finally find Seo-Bi, she tells the them that the dead they saw at the clinic are not dead and they will rise up soon to kill. 6 episodes (This kdrama has 3 seasons) MAIN CAST : Ju Ji-hoon as Crown Prince Yi Chang Bae Doona as Seo-bi Jun Ji-hyun as Unknown Kim Sung-kyu as Yeong-shin You can watch Kingdom here : (The best way to watch this show is on Netflix, I recommend it on Netflix) 9.) Secret GardenPLOT : The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won , an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering (I will ruin it if I tell you), through which Joo Won tries to hide a (I will ruin it if I tell you) to Ra Im that (I will ruin it if I tell you). To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies. 20 episodes MAIN CAST : Hyun Bin as Kim Joo-won Ha Ji-won as Gil Ra-im Yoon Sang-hyun as Oska Lee Jong-suk as Han Tan Sun You can watch Secret Garden here : https://www.viki.com/tv/1565c-secret-garden 8.) Legend Of The Blue SeaPLOT : During the Joseon era, a mermaid saves the son of a nobleman, Kim Dam-ryeong, from drowning. Following the incident, the two children become close friends and Dam-ryeong names her Se-hwa, meaning 'a bright, shining child', after his deceased younger sister. Despite being from two different worlds, Dam-ryeong is forced to take up an arranged marriage. Se-hwa plans to turn her fishtail into a pair of human legs and live up on land with Dam-ryeong, but due to having not reached adulthood yet is unable to do so. Devastated by the news, she decides to (If I tell you it will be ruined). Nevertheless, Dam-ryeong forces him to leave his wife after the marriage and jump into the ocean to look for her. The distraught Se-hwa rescues him from drowning, and promptly erases his memories of her so that he may not look for her again. They meet again as adults. 20 episodes MAIN CAST : Ginna Jun as Sim Chung & Se-hwa Lee Min-ho as Heo Joon-jae & Dam-ryeong Lee Mee-joon as Jo Nam-doo Shin Won-ho as Tae-O Shin Hye-sun as Cha Si-A You can watch Legend Of The Blue Sea here : (The best way to watch this show is on Netflix, I recommend it on Netflix) 7.) Wednesday 3:30 PMPLOT : Wednesday 3:30 p.m.” tells the story of a woman who was dumped by her boyfriend and can't get over him. (The plot will be ruined if I tell you anything else) 10 episodes MAIN CAST : Hong Bin as Yun Jae-won Jin Ki-joo as Seon Eun-woo Abn Bo-hyun as Baek Seung-gyu You can watch Wednesday 3:30 PM here : https://www.viki.com/tv/35498c-wednesday-330-pm 6.) I Am Not A RobotPLOT : Min-Kyu is the largest shareholder of a finance company. He is handsome and intelligent, but he lives in seclusion due to his allergy of people. Meanwhile, Ji-A is an aspiring entrepreneur and works as a personal shopper. She receives a phone call from her ex-boyfriend Baek-Gyun. Her ex-boyfriend is a world renown developer of android robots. His latest creation is the android Aji 3, which he built with the same physical appearance as Ji-A, but an accident has broken Aji 3. Making matters worse, he has received an order for Aji 3 from Min-Kyu with the promise of more investment money if he's satisfied. Being in such a predicament, Baek-Gyun offers money to Ji-A if she will go to Min-Kyu's home and pretend to be Aji 3. Ji-A is in need of money and accepts the offer. 32 episodes MAIN CAST : Yoo Seung-ho as Kim Min-Kyu Chae Soo-bin as Jo Ji-A & Aji 3 Uhm Ki-Joon as Hong Baek-Gyun You can watch I Am Not A Robot here : https://www.viki.com/tv/35618c-i-am-not-a-robot 5.) HealerPLOT : A decades-old incident involving a group of five friends who ran an illegal pro-democracy broadcasting station during the Fifth Republic in South Korea brings together three different people—an illegal "night courier" with the codename "Healer" who possesses top-notch fighting skills, a reporter from a second-rate tabloid news website , and a famous journalist at a major broadcast station. In trying to uncover the truth from that 1992 incident, they grow into real, honest reporters, while dealing with the conflict between truth and fate. 20 episodes MAIN CAST : Ji Chang-wook as Seo Jung-hoo Park Min-young as Chae Young-shin Yoo Ji-tae as Kim Moon-ho You can watch Healer here : https://www.viki.com/tv/23730c-healer 4.) Cheer Up!PLOT : Set at the elite Sevit High School in Seoul, the drama follows the lives of five students as they attempt to survive in a vicious environment where academic elitism takes place. Kang Yeon-doo is the leader of outcast street dance club "Real King", a group of students who band together because of their poor academic performance, whereas Kim Yeol is the President of "Baek Ho", an elite club composed of students from the top 5 percent. When the two clubs are forcibly merged to create a cheerleading squad, the two put their differences aside for the benefit of their clubs. As they go on with their misadventures, many things happen that result in a strong and unbreakable bond. Cheer Up! is a story that aims at ordinary high school students' misadventures including love, heartbreak, pain and friendship. 12 episodes MAIN CAST : Jung Eun-ji as Kang Yeon-doo Lee Won-geum as Kim Yeol Chae Soo-bin as Kwan Soo-A Cha Hak-yeon as Ha Dong-jae Ji Soo as Seo Ha-joon You can watch Cheer Up! here : https://www.viki.com/tv/28848c-cheer-up 3.) Who Are You : School : 2015PLOT : The drama follows the story of the twins, Eun-bi and Eun-byul, who were separated and are now living completely different lives. Eun-bi lives at a home for orphans and is bullied at her high-school, while Eun-byul is adopted and becomes a popular student at her high school. Their lives intersect when Eun-byul runs away from a school field trip to search for her sister. Eun-byul is later found with amnesia while her sister is pronounced ..........(I will ruin this part if I tell you)......The story then revolves around Eun-byul’s fight to regain her memories and identity. 16 episodes MAIN CAST : Kim So-hyun as Lee Eun-bi & Go Eun-byul Yook Sungjae as Gong Tae-kwang Nam Joo-hyuk as Han Yi An Lee Pil-mo as Kim Joon-seok Kim Hee-jung as Cha Song-joo You can watch Who Are You : School ; 2015 here : https://www.viki.com/tv/27117c-who-are-you?q=who%20are 2.) He Is PsychometricPLOT : He is Psychometric is about a man who can read the secrets of people by touching their skin that meets a woman who is trying to hide her own deep secrets. They team up to solve a mystery surrounding a fire that changed both of their lives when they were young. 16 episodes MAIN CAST : Park Jin-young as Lee Ahn Shin Ye-eun as Yoon Jae-in Kwon Kim as Kang Sung-mo Kim Da-som as Eun Ji-soo You can watch He Is Psychometric here : https://www.viki.com/tv/36489c-he-is-psychometric 1.) Strong Woman Do Bong SoonPLOT :
Do Bong-soon was born with superhuman strength. Her strength is hereditary and passed along only to the women in her family. Her dream is to create a video game with herself as the main character. She desperately wants to become a delicate and elegant woman, her friend, In Guk-doo, a police officer. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk, the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft. In contrast to Guk-doo, Min-hyuk is an eccentric man who is playful, a little spoiled, has no regard for rules, and dislikes policemen. He has recently received anonymous threats and has even been stalked, leading him to hire Bong-soon as his bodyguard after witnessing her beat up a bunch of construction workers when they threatened an old elementary school bus driver. A series of kidnapping cases happen in Dobong-dong, the district Bong-soon lives in, and she is determined to catch the culprit, who targeted her best friend. With help and training from Min-hyuk, she manages to control her strength to use it for good causes. 16 episodes MAIN CAST : Park Hyung-sik as An Min-hyuk Park Bo-young as Do Bong Soon Ji Soo as In Gook-do You can watch Strong Woman Do Bong Soon here : https://www.viki.com/tv/32311c-strong-woman-do-bong-soon?q=strong
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