Rosie’s Korean Watchlist
Dramas, films and TV shows I have watched and loved. Korean storytelling is unique and entertaining. I have spent many happy hours falling in love with the culture through these stories.
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- StarsLee Sun-kyunIULee Ji-ahA man in his 40s withstands the weight of life. A woman in her 20s goes through different experiences, but also withstands the weight of her life. The man and woman get together to help each other.
- StarsLee HyeriGo Kyung-pyoRyu Jun-yeolFive childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul in 1988, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures.
- StarsLee Min-kiKim Ji-wonSon Suk-kuThree siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their humdrum lives.
- StarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Woo-binRomance is sweet and bitter - and life riddled with ups and downs - in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju Island.
- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooDylan BesseauHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- StarsSon Ye-jinJung Hae-inJoo Min-KyungWhen a single career woman reunites with her best friend's younger brother after he returns from three years of working abroad, their efforts to reconnect grow into romance.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
- StarsJung Yu-miLee Kwang-sooBae Sung-wooThe drama revolves around the incidents that occur among the police force and the joy, sorrow, and pain that police officers experience as they try to protect justice.
- StarsJi SungHan Ji-minKang Han-naA married couple suddenly finds themselves living entirely different lives after their fates magically change through an unexpected incident.
- StarsHyun BinSon Ye-jinSeo Ji-hyeThe absolute top secret love story of a chaebol heiress who made an emergency landing in North Korea because of a paragliding accident and a North Korean special officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting her.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGong YooJung Yu-miMa Dong-seokWhile a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
- StarsIm Si-wanLee Sung-minKang So-raThis a Drama series about a group of co-workers in their twenties who started their job at a big multinational company. This is a story about their everyday life, about their journey each day at the office.
- StarsShin Min-aKim Seon-hoGina SuA big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.
- StarsJeon Mi-doKim Ji-HyeonYeon Woo-jinThree rounding almost the 40 year old mark, will juggle life, work and relationships.
- StarsLee Kwang-sooYoo Jae-sukKim Yeon-KoungYu Jae-seok, Lee Kwang-soo and Kim Yeon-koung travel all over Korea to learn from the best traditional masters in a bid to become the No. 1 Apprentice.
- StarsLee Jae-wookHwang Min-hyunYoo Joon-sangSet in a fictional country called Daeho, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a forbidden magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies.
- StarsJung Jin-youngMi-Kyung WonChu Ja-hyeonThis drama tells the story of a family that is slowly starting to drift apart.
- StarsGo Hyun-jungYoun Yuh-jungKim Young-okDepict the life story of the ones in their twilight years, who raise their voices as "It's not over. We're still alive".
- StarsRainHong-Chul RoOn the motorbike road trip of their dreams, buddies Rain and Ro Hong-chul relax and unwind as they delight in tasty eats and scenic locales around Korea.
- StarsJung Hae-inHan Ji-minKim Jun-hanA couple in their 30s has dated for many years. When they begin to discuss marriage, they begin to look upon their relationship in a different light.
- StarsKim Go-eunNam Ji-hyunWi Ha-joonThe exciting story of three sisters with a close bond who grew up in poverty then become embroiled in a major incident and face off against the wealthiest family in the nation.
- DirectorJung Ji-wooStarsKim Go-eunJung Hae-inPark Hae-joonIn 1994 during the IMF crisis, two people meet while exchanging stories on a radio program. They fall in love, but can't quite seem to get the timing right.
- StarsPark Min-YoungSong KangBak YoonAn office melodrama that depicts work life and love life of the people working in Korea Meteorological Administration which is hotter than tropical nights and more indispensable than local heavy rains.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-ilA monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
- CreatorYang Hee-seungStarsJeon Do-yeonJung Kyung-hoLee Bong-ryunRetired ex national team female handball player has become a grocery store owner in order to look after her family while she grapples with her daughter's tutor's eating disorder.
- CreatorMae MiStarsRen HanamiYeom Hye-ranTrish LeAn office worker who is insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet personality by night until a chain of ill-fated events overtakes her life.
- StarsKim Ki-chunLee Dong-geonSon Eun-seoChae-kyung, a noblewoman, marries the crown prince, who eventually becomes the king. After being a queen for only seven days, she turns into a victim of a conspiracy and gets expelled from the palace.