Benable β create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
K-Dramas: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
18
items My grandma used to put on K-dramas for me when I was a child. She'd buy them from a store in Chinatown, and they'd be dubbed in Cantonese. I didn't become obsessed with K-dramas until I was 12 and discovered Boys Over Flowers, a classic K-drama. To b...
Sections
2
Β
The Classics
Β
My Favorite K-dramas
The Classics
Here are the classic K-dramas for people who recently got into them. To be honest with you, as an adult, some of these K-dramas aren't my all-time favorite. But⦠hey, you know what? These are classics, so at least give them a try.
Β
This is your typical rags-to-riches love story. I used to be obsessed with this drama when I was in middle school. As an adult, it wouldn't make it onto my list of favorite K-dramas. However, it is a classic drama with the typical K-drama B.S. that i...
Boys Over Flowers | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
The ML and FL switch bodies, setting this up for a K-drama comedy. She is a bodyguard and he is the CEO of a company. Of course, you guessed it⦠they fall in love. I absolutely love Hyunbin and Ha Ji-won. They're two of the most iconic actors in the ...
Secret Garden | λνλ―Όκ΅ | λλΌλ§ | Watch with English Subtitles & More βοΈ
Β
I watched this when I was 12, and to be honest with you, I don't remember much about it. However, I remember liking it. It's about how a young girl's world is turned completely upside down when she discovers her grandfather promised her hand in marri...
Princess Hours | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
For some reason, this drama scratched my brain when I was 12 years old. A young girl who used to be a nun has to cross-dress and cover for her twin brother in a band.
You're Beautiful | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
This drama was very cute. It's an enemies-to-lovers story about how a classical musician and a rock band musician end up clashing.
Heartstrings | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
To be honest with you, I never liked this show. I always thought it was a little cringey. I don't even remember what happened in this drama. Anyway, this show is about how a high school girl's life collides with her popular crush after an earthquake ...
Playful Kiss | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
My Favorite K-dramas
Now onto the K-dramas I love and are worth watching. I love stupid, funny K-dramas. Honestly, stupid, funny K-dramas don't stupid, funny they way they used to.
Β
This is my comfort drama. I watch it frequently for nostalgia purposes. It's stupid, funny, and cute. It also pushes the boundaries of the K-dramas that were popular at that time. The FL is a weightlifter who ends up in a love triangle with her child...
Weightlifting Fairy, Kim Bok-joo | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
I LOVE THIS DRAMA!! Honestly, one of my all-time favorites. A young disabled K-pop fan travels back in time to reverse her accident and discovers a mystery about her and her ult K-pop bias. Also, the writers of Lovely Runner explore ableism throughou...
Lovely Runner | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
The goblin finally meets his destined bride. Gong Yoo and Lee Dongwook are one of the best K-drama bromance duos I have ever seen. They're hilarious!
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
Another K-drama that's stupid, funny, and cute. I LOVE THE LIGHTHEARTED DRAMAS! The FL disguises herself as a boy to get close to a track athlete she idolizes.
To the Beautiful You | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
Rooftop Prince is about how a Joseon Dynasty prince somehow ends up time-traveling to present-day Seoul to solve the mystery of his wife's death.
Rooftop Prince | ι©ε½ | ε§ζ
| Watch with English Subtitles & More βοΈ
Β
I loved this drama when it first aired. The drama is about a billionaire who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder after experiencing a traumatic childhood and a psychiatrist who attempts to help him treat his condition.
Kill Me Heal Me | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
βI have no chingus!!β This drama was comedic. The female lead shows up to a blind date, disguised as her friend. However, their plans go awry when she receives a marriage proposal from her friend's blind date.
Watch Business Proposal | Netflix Official Site
Β
The way I was so obsessed with this drama in high school! The drama is about a vampire scholar searching for a book from his friend to exact revenge against a malevolent vampire.
The Scholar Who Walks the Night | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
This drama had me hanging on when it first aired. A reporter, a prosecutor, and a police officer must work together to solve a mystery surrounding a gift they all share.
While You Were Sleeping | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
This K-drama highlights Korea's strict and problematic beauty standards. The FL was once known for her beautiful appearance as a child. However, as she grew up, her features changed and she became βuglyβ by society's standards. As an adult, she finds...
She Was Pretty | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
An art curator by day and a secret fangirl by night. Kim Jaewook stars in Her Private Life, and he's one of my favorite K-drama actors.
Her Private Life | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki
Β
The chemistry between the FL and ML was immaculate in this drama. A young woman was born with superhuman strength becomes a bodyguard for a CEO while also assisting in finding a serial kidnapper.
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki