K-Dramas you can binge-watch this holiday season
It's inevitable. Pinoys love watching Korean dramas.
And why not? K-dramas feature so many attractive actors, the storylines are unpredictable, it has massive cultural appeal, the OSTs are to-die-for, and it creates an emotional connection with every viewer.
The year 2019 was a great year for K-dramas and with streaming sites flooding our recommended list of K-dramas, here are the best ones Korea has to offer so you can binge-watch this holiday season.
Romance is a Bonus Book
Perfect for: The rom-com fanatic
Available in: Netflix
Stars: Lee Na-Young, Lee Jong-Suk, Jung Yoo-in, and Wi Ha-Joon
Kang Dan-i (Lee Na-Young) is an unemployed divorcee who later joins the publishing company of successful author and senior editor Che Eun-ho (Lee Jong-suk). The two were previously close friends until the two butt heads in the professional world. Chaos ensues until they slowly start to realize their true feelings for one another.
My Absolute Boyfriend
Perfect for: The hopeless romantic
Available in: Viu
Stars: Yeo Jin-goo, Bang Min-ah, Hong Jong-hyun
Fresh from her breakup, special effects makeup artist Um Da-da (Bang Min-ah) is insecure about love. Until one day, an android named Zero Nine (Yeo Jin-goo) appeared in her life and was activated through an accidental kiss. My Absolute Boyfriend is about the love with a robot who is human and unstinting.
My Fellow Citizens!
Perfect for: Lover of action
Available in: Viu
Stars: Choi Siwon, Lee Yoo-young, Kim Min Jung
Yang Jungkook (Choi Siwon) is a skilled fraudster who is the third-generation of a family of con artists. He gets involved with a loan shark, marries a police officer named Kim Mi-young, and somehow ends up running to become a member of the National Assembly of Korea.
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Perfume
Perfect for: The lover of all things eccentric
Available in: Viu
Stars: Shin Sung-rok, Ko Won-hee, Cha Ye-ryun, Kim Min-kyu, and Ha Jae-sook
A middle-aged housewife stumbles upon a magical perfume that makes her young and pretty after using it. She then starts working as a model under the name Min Ye-rin and meets Seo Yi-do, a successful fashion designer with multiple allergies and fears.
Arthdal Chronicles
Perfect for: Fans of period dramas
Available in: Netflix
Stars: Song Joong-ki, Kim Ji-won, Jang Dong-gun, and Kim Ok-vin
In the mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal contend with power struggles, while some encounter love along the way.
Vagabond
Perfect for: Action-packed drama fanatics
Available in: Netflix
Stars: Lee Seung-gi, Bae Suzy, Shin Sung-rok
Cha Dal-gun (Lee Seung-gi) is a stuntman who gets involved in a grand conspiracy after his nephew dies on a mysterious plane crash. Determined to find out the truth, he embarks on an investigation that leads him to a tangled web of corruption. He also intertwines with National Intelligence Service officer Go Hae-ri (Bae Suzy).
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Her Private Life
Perfect for: All Fangirls
Available: Netflix, Viu
Stars: Park Min-young, Kim Jae-wook, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jung Jae-won
Based on the Korean novel Noona Dot Com, “ Her Private Life” tells the story of Sung Deok-mi (Park Min-young) is a talented chief curator who also happens to have a secret: she is a fanatic fangirl of White Ocean's Cha Shi-an. She meets Ryan Gold who becomes her new boss and happens to be a man drenched with success.
Melting Me Softly
Perfect for: Fantasy and rom-com lovers
Available in: Viu
Stars: Ji Chang-wook, Won Jin-ah, Yoon Se-ah
Ma Dong-chan (Ji Chang-wook) and Ko Mi-ran (Won Jin-ah) are both frozen during an experiment. They wake up 20 years later instead of 24 hours later and must keep their body temperature at 31.5° in order to survive. But now the antidote is being prepared for them to get out of this illness
K-dramas have gained such a wide following to us Filipinos and it looks like it has no signs of stopping. So whether or not you have plans this holiday season, we hope this list warms your heart and it releases the inner K-fanatic in you.