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5 Korean dramas that made us fall in love with Hyun Bin


Filipinos just can't seem to get enough of Hyun Bin.

Can we be blamed, though? The tall and handsome South Korean actor is one of the hottest and most talented leading men ever to bless our screens.

Are you up for a Hyun Bin binge-watching journey? Here are some of his K-dramas that sent us into kilig frenzy over the years.

1. Crash Landing On You

Photo courtesy of Netflix
Photo courtesy of Netflix

If you haven't joined the CLOY bandwagon yet, now is the time to catch up and find out why everyone keeps talking about a certain Captain Ri.

The series tells the story of South Korean heiress Yoon Seri (Son Ye Jin), who drops into the life of dashing North Korean army officer Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin) after a paragliding mishap.

The 16-part series is currently available on Netflix.

2. Secret Garden

This 2010 series tells the extraordinary story of a rich young CEO, Kim Joo-won (Hyun Bin), and a poor stuntwoman, Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won).

As if living opposite lives wasn’t complicated enough, the two magically start switching bodies and get to know one another in the most unimaginable ways.

This funny yet heartwarming K-drama is available on Netflix.

3. Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Photo from SBS website
Photo from SBS website

The ever-so-handsome Hyun Bin shows off his acting chops by playing a theme park director who has dissociative identity disorder (DID). His personalities can be very cold and very sweet, hence the title.

This 2015 series is currently available on Netflix.

4. Memories of the Alhambra

Get ready for an action-packed yet romantic love story set in Spain.

Hyun Bin plays a cryptic creator of an augmented-reality game who meets an intriguing woman who runs a hostel in Granada  (Park Shin Hye).

The 2018 drama is currently available on Netflix.

5. My Lovely Sam Soon

Here’s a blast from the past.

In this 2005 rom-com series, Hyun Bin plays the owner of an upscale French restaurant who hires Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) as the new pastry chef.

The original "Koreanovela" was a huge hit in the Philippines when it aired on GMA-7 in 2006. —MGP, GMA News