Top 10 Most Popular South Korean Dramas

1. Goblin (2016)

Original Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 22 min

Plot:

During the Goryeo Period, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) was known as the strongest military general. But during that era, he died a tragic death and therefore became an immortal "Goblin". He was killed with his own sword, which got stuck in his chest and he will live in immortality till the sword is dragged out. But he needs a bride who can only pull out that sword to end his life. Therefore, for 900 years Kim Shin searched for his bride until he met Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), who is an orphan and a poor high school student. She has the ability to see the ghosts, due to her tragic birth event. Since childhood, she is claimed to be the bride of Goblin by the ghosts but she never believed them. What will happen when the two will encounter?    

2. Descendants of the Sun (2016)

Original Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

This story is about a doctor and a soldier. Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) is a soldier in the South Korean army and worked as a leader of the "Alpha Team", which serves for the protection of their country and also goes on dangerous missions outside South Korea, to protect the innocent lives there. While Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) is a talented cardiothoracic surgeon, who works in Haesung Hospital. She believes in her hard work and always tries her best to save the lives of others in any situation. Their live changes when both of them goes to serve at the same place and get to know each other while, working together to overcomes the difficulties there.       

3. My Love from the Star (2013)

Original Network: SBS

Episodes: 21

Duration: 58 min

Plot:

The story revolves around Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) an alien who came to Earth during the Joseon Period about 400 years ago. Being left behind by his fellow aliens, he couldn't be able to go back to his planet, therefore he had to live on Earth for the next 4 generations. Being an alien he had some special abilities, which he used to survive on Earth. While he had only 3 months left to leave Earth, he met Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun), who is a famous star in South Korea, loved by many of her fans. The story got interested when both of them started living in the same hotel and discovered each other's hidden personalities.     

4. Boys OverFlowers (2009)

Original Network: KBS2

Episodes: 25

Duration: 1 hr. 5 min

Plot:

This story tells about a poor high school student Geum Jan Di (Gu Hye Seon), who received a sports scholarship at an expensive school called Shinhwa High School, after saving the life of a student, who was committing suicide at that school, because he was being bullied by that school's most famous student group F4. Being a kind person Jan Di tries her best to protect the weak at the school but this act led her in a dangerous situation. She became the target of F4's leader Gu Jun Pyo (Lee Min-ho); who is the heir of a rich family. Gun Jun Pyo decides to punish Jan Di for saving that bullied student and being the favorite student of the school, he had the support of the whole school in order to punish Jan Di for breaking F4 rules.    

5. The Heirs (2013)

Original Network: SBS

Episodes: 20

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

This story is about Kim Tan (Lee Min-ho); who is a rich heir to a popular family in South Korea and Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye); is a poor high school student, who lives with her mother. Kim Tan and Cha Eun Sang first met in the U.S; where Kim Tan was sent to study, while Cha Eun Sang went there to meet her elder sister. They both met in the U.S, as a result, Kim Tan falls in love with Cha Eun Sang. But when they both returned to Korea, Kim Tan found that Cha Eun Sang is the daughter of his housemaid and they both are now going to live under the same roof. Cha Eun Sang's life turned upside down when she started going to the same high school as Kim Tan. 

6. Pinocchio (2014)

Original Network: SBS

Episodes: 20

Duration: 58 min

Plot:
Choi In Ha (Park Shin Hye) has a dream to become a broadcast journalist but this dream becomes difficult to achieve, as she suffers from a syndrome, like; if she tells a lie, she starts hiccuping and this condition is called “Pinocchio syndrome”. Choi Dal Po (Lee Jong-suk) is Choi In Ha's classmate and also her uncle(not blood-related). He has a dumb personality but actually, he is extremely smart with the brain. The story gets intense, when Choi Dal Po also decides to be an anchor and both Choi Dal Po and Choi In Ha started to work in their opponent broadcast stations. During that period, Choi In Ha gets to know the real personality of Choi Dal Po. 

7. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)

Original Network: MBC

Episodes: 16

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

Being the daughter of Kim Chang Gul (Ahn Gil Kang), who is a former weightlifter, Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung), has a dream to become a successful weightlifter to represent her country at the national and international level. Therefore, she decided to attend the Hanwool College of Physical Education, which is known as one of the best sport universities. There she met Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk), who is a talented swimmer and her childhood school classmate. Both of them started to quarrel initially but later became good friends and helped each other in their life issues.  

8. W – Two Worlds (2016)

Original Network: MBC

Episodes: 16

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

Oh Yeon Joo (Han Hyo-Joo) is a cardiothoracic surgeon and her father is a famous webtoon author. Oh Yeon Joo gets shocked when she found her father missing from his own office while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Things get suspicious when incidentally touched her father's computer and she was dragged into an unknown place. There she met Kang Cheol (Lee Jong-suk), who is a gold medal winner in a shooting competition and also is the main character in Oh Yeon Joo's father's webtoon "W". After this, her life changes completely, as she started traveling between the two different worlds.

9. Healer (2014)

Original Network: KBS2

Episodes: 20

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

Seo Jung Hoo (Ji Chang Wook) is known as "Healer", who works as a secret night delivery man with the help of a genius hacker, who helps him to overcome the security issues while delivering. Seo Jung Hoo delivers his clients whatever they want, except things related to killing people. Because of one of his tasks, he had to work as a tabloid writer and end up meeting Chae Young Shin (Park Min Young), who is a smart internet reporter and dreams of becoming a famous reporter in the future. Seo Jung Hoo and Chae Young Shin had to work together on their new task, which is full of danger. 

10. Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

Original Network: KBS2

Episodes: 20

Duration: 60 min

Plot:

Shin Joon-young (Kim Woo-bin) is a famous actor and singer. His mother wanted him to become a lawyer just like his father, to which he initially declined, as he hated his father for abandoning him and his mother alone to survive, but later joined a law school. However, Shin Joon-young quit law school and decided to become an actor, which made his relations with his mother even poorer. 
Noh Eul (Bae Suzy) is a documentary producer, who works hard to feed and educate her brother. She is an orphan and being the only elder, she decided to quit her education and work earn money to survive. 
Shin Joon-young and Noh Eul were classmates in high school and later met again in the same work-place when Noh Eul decided to film Shin Joon-young's life documentary.