Korean Drama

Korean Dramas are comparable in content and format to Japanese, Hong Kong and other Asian dramas. They typically run for one season. Aimed at women with focus on romance, family and, well, drama, Korean dramas (along with music and movies) have been sweeping over Asia for the last decade in a phenomenon called the 'Korean Wave' or Hallyu.

Some Korean dramas are popular enough to get remade in other countries - Winter Sonata was so popular in Japan in got a Japanese version. The street runs both ways, too, as the immensely popular Hana Yori Dango was made into a Korean drama as well (not to mention a Taiwan drama and a Chinese drama).

Korean dramas are famous for the female lead inevitably having to deal with a vicious mother-in-law, tragic setbacks and someone falling terminally ill. Actually, they're famous for pretty much everything.

Another taste of Korean Drama is serial historical epics. These focus on such subjects as palace intrigue, war, etc, and can look similar to a Wuxia.

Here is a guide on how to write a Korean Drama (Under Construction)

It also has a wiki (which is for Asian dramas in general).


 * Athena: Goddess of War (2010/11)
 * 49 Days (2011)
 * Bad Boy (2010)
 * Bad Family
 * Ballad of Suh Dong
 * Beethoven Virus
 * Best Love / The Greatest Love (2011)
 * Boys Before Flowers (2009)
 * Bread Love And Dreams (also known as "King of Baking, Kim Takgu")
 * Can You Hear My Heart (2011)
 * The City Hall (2009)
 * Cinderella Unni (2010)
 * City Of Glass
 * The City Hunter (2011)
 * Color Of Woman (2012)
 * Conspiracy in the Court (2009)
 * Dae Jang Geum
 * Dong Yi (2010)
 * Dream High series
 * Dream High (2011)
 * Dream High 2 (2012)
 * East Of Eden
 * Endless Love series
 * Autumn In My Heart
 * Winter Sonata (2002)
 * Summer Aroma
 * Spring Waltz
 * Emperor Of The Sea
 * Empress Chunchu
 * The Equator Man (2012)
 * Evasive Inquiry Agency (2007)
 * Eyes Of Dawn (1991)
 * The First Shop of Coffee Prince (2007)
 * Full House (2004)
 * Give Me Food
 * Goong
 * Heartstrings
 * Hero
 * High Kick Through The Roof
 * Hong Gil Dong (2008)
 * Hotelier
 * I Love You Don't Cry
 * Iljimae (2010)
 * Iris (2009)
 * Jumong
 * The King 2 Hearts (2012)
 * Kingdom Of The Wind
 * The Legend
 * Live In Style (2011)
 * Love Story In Harvard
 * Lovers In Paris
 * Mary Stayed Out All Night
 * Mawang / The Devil (2007)
 * Miss Mermaid
 * Miss Ripley (2011)
 * |My Girl (2005)
 * My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)
 * My Lovely Sam Soon / My Name is Kim Sam Soon (2005)
 * My Man's Woman
 * Oh My Lady (2010)
 * Oh!Boy Project
 * Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011)
 * Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012)
 * Ojakgyo Brothers (2011)
 * Once Upon a Time In Saengchori (2010)
 * Padam Padam (2012)
 * Painter In The Wind
 * Pasta (2010)
 * Personal Taste (2010)
 * Playful Kiss (2011)
 * Protect the Boss (2011)
 * Prosecutor Princess (2010)
 * Queen In Hyun's Man (2012)
 * Queen Of Housewives
 * Queen Seondeok
 * Rooftop Prince (2012)
 * Sandglass (1995)
 * Scent of A Woman (2011)
 * Secret Investigation Record / Joseon X-Files (2010)
 * Secret Garden (2010)
 * Shining Inheritance (2009)
 * Sign (2011)
 * The Slingshot / Story of a Man (2009)
 * Smile You
 * Something Happened In Bali / What Happened in Bali
 * Star's Lover
 * Stairway to Heaven
 * Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
 * Temptation Of Wife
 * Thank You
 * Time Between Dog And Wolf
 * Twinkle Twinkle (2011)
 * Unstoppable High Kick (2006)
 * Vampire Prosecutor (2011)
 * War Of Money (also known as Money's Warfare)
 * Warrior Baek Dong Soo (2011)
 * What's Up Fox? (2006)
 * White Tower (2007)
 * White Christmas (2011)
 * Wild Romance (2012)
 * The World That We Live In
 * You Are Beautiful (2009)