Monday 2 January 2023

2022 Round Up : K Drama Addition

 At the tale end of 2021 I started watching what are commonly known as K Dramas or Korean Dramas. I quickly fell in love with not only the male actors but the stories and the female actors were also amazing. 

So I decided to share with you all the Kdramas I have watched during the year 2022. This list is in order of how I watched them. For each one I have included the blurb, a few of the actors and how many episodes.  I will say I did watch them with English Subtitles (my korean is not that good). 

Now I will warn you now most of these are romances. What can I say? I love a good romance. 

1. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)



Starring:  Park Seo-Joon, Go Ara, Park Hyung-sik, Choi Minho, Ji-han Do, Kim Taehyung

Episodes: 20

Description: Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love  in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.


2. Descendants of the Sun (2016)


Starring: Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji-Won

Episodes: 16

Description: This drama tells of the love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. 

3.Crash Landing on You (2019)


Starring: Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Seo Ji-hye, Kim Jung-hyun

Episodes: 16

Description: The 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 specials officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting her. 

4. She was Pretty (2015)


Starring: Hwang Jeong-eum, Park Seo-Joon, Jun-hee Ko, Si won Choi

Episodes: 16

Description: When Ji Sung-joon was young, he was ugly. As he grew up, he began to have an attractive appearance. When Kim Hye-Jin was young, she was pretty. As she grew up, she became ugly. Ji Sung-Joon tries to find his first love.

5. Strong Girl Bong-Soon (2017)


Starring: Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-sik, Ji Soo

Episodes: 16

Description: Do Bong-Soon is a woman born with superhuman strength that comes from a long line of women possessing it. When Ahn Min Hyuk, the CEO of ainsoft, a gaming company witnesses her strength he hires her as his personal bodyguard.

6. Fight for my Way (2017)


Starring: Park Seo-joon, Kim Ji-Won, Jae-hong Ahn, Song Ha-Yoon

Episodes: 16

Description: Ko Dong Man, a high school Taekwondo champion who is now pursuing a career in the UFC, and Cho Ae Ra, a dynamic girl whose desire is to become a famous announcer, have been best friends since childhood. Now, they have to confront the change in their feelings towards each other as well as overcome difficulties to make their dreams come true.

7. Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok-Joo (2016)


Starring: Lee Song-Kyoung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Jae-yoon Lee, Hye-Jung Cho

Episodes: 16

Description: A coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way.

8. Business Proposal (2022)


Starring: Ahn Hyo-seop, Se-jeong Kim, Min-Kyu Kim, Seol In-ah

Episodes: 12

Description: In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind dates to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO - and makes a proposal

9. My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)


Starring: Soo-hyang Im, Cha Eun-Woo, Woo-Ri Jo, Kwak Dong-yeon

Episodes: 16

Description:  Kang Mi Rae recovers her self esteem after being bullies as she gets to know Do Kyung Suk after getting plastic surgery. Then she gets called the 'Gangnam plastic surgery monster'

10. Clean with Passion for now (2017)


Starring:  Yoon Kyun-Sang, Kim Yoo-jeong, Song Jae-rim, Seon Yu

Episodes: 16

Description: Gil Oh Sol, an employee at a cleaning company, meets Jang Sun Gyeol, the boss of the company. The two are diametric opposite when it comes to cleanliness. With the help of Oh sol, Sun Gyeol faces his mysophobia and finds love. 

11. My Secret Romance (2017)


Starring: Sung Hoon, Ji-eun Song, Jae-young Kim, Da-Sol Jeong

Episodes: 14

Description: Jin-wook and Yoo-mi meet at Gangwon-do resort and get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and accidents.

12. Cinderella and the Four Knights (2016)


Starring: Il-Woo Jung, Ahn Jae-Hyun, Park So-dam, Jung Shin Lee, Min Choi, Na-Eun Son

Episodes: 16

Description: A young girl who lives with her cruel stepmother and sister, accidentally meets 3 young and rich cousins who live a luxury life in a big mansion and is hired by the boys grandpa to look after their bad behaviour.

13. Nevertheless (2021)


Starring: Han So-hee, Song Kang, Lee Ho-jung

Episodes: 10

Description: The intoxicating charm of a flirtatious art school classmate pulls a reluctant love cynic into a friends-with-benefits relationship.

14. Oh My Venus (2015)


Starring: So Ji-seob, Shin Min-a, Sung Hoon, Henry Lau, Yoo In-young

Episodes: 16

Description: A lawyer in her thirties coming out of a long relationship decides to regain her figure and health after meeting a renowned personal trainer who obsesses with leading a healthy lifestyle after suffering a serious injury in his childhood.

15. Her Private Life (2019)


Starring: Ahn Bo-Hyun, Park Jin-Joo, Kim Jae-Wook, Park Min-Young, Jung Je-Won

Episodes: 16 

Description:  A romantic comedy about a talented gallery curator named Sung Duk Mi, who is an idol fan-girl underneath her professional veneer. Meanwhile, her boss Ryan becomes a passionate fan-boy of her. 


16.Suspicious Partner (2017)


Starring: Ji Chang-Wook, Nam Ji-hyun, Choi Tae-Joon, NR

Episodes: 20

Description: Eun Bong Hee is a prosecutor trainee who unfortunately becomes a murder suspect. Noh Ji Wook who is a prosecutor tries to help Eun Bong Hee but loses his job in the process. After the prosecution, Eun Bong Hee who is free from the crime falls in love with Noh Ji Wook. But Noh does not accept her love towards him but offers to help her in finding the real suspect. In the mean time the real murderer plots a plan to avoid being caught. 

17. Hometown Cha Cha Cha (2021)


Starring: Shin Min-a, Kim Seon-Ho

Episodes: 16

Description: A 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.


18. My Little Baby (2016)


Starring: Ji-Ho Oh, Soo-kyung Lee, Kim Min-Jae

Episodes: 16

Description: Jung Han, a top murder squad detective in the special investigation bureau of violent crimes becomes the sole guardian of his 6-month-old niece, Eun Ae when his sister and her husband pass away unexpectedly. 

19. Our Blues (2022)



Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Woo-bin, Han Ji-min, Lee Jeong-eun, Seung-Won Cha, Uhm Junghwa, Choi Young-joon, Hye-ja Kim, Du-shim Ko, Ji-hwan Park 

Episodes: 20

Description: Romance is sweet and bitter - and life riddled with ups and downs - in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju Island



20. What's wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)


Starring: Park Seo-joon, Park Min Young

Episodes: 16

Description:  A romance between perfect but narcissistic second generation heir and his capable assistant.


21. True Beauty (2020)


Starring: Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-Woo, Hwang In-Youp

Episodes: 16

Description:  After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school student transforms herself into a gorgeous 'goddess' and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.


22. Doom at your Service (2021)


Starring: Park Bo-young, Seo In-Guk, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kang Tae-oh, Shin Do-Hyun

Episodes: 16

Description: Tak Dong Kyung lives a fairly ordinary life until she stumbles into an unexpected fate and ends up signing a hundred-day contract with Myul Mang, risking her everything. 



23. Cherry Blossoms After Winter (2022) BL


Starring: Jinwook Ok, Kang Hui

Episodes: 8

Description:  A young boy moves in with an adoptive family who have a son the same age as him. Seo Hae Bom and Jo Tae Seong end up in the same high school class. An unexpected romantic spark ignites between the two. 


24. The Sound of Magic (2022)


Starring: Ji Chang-Wook, Hwang In-Youp, Choi Sung-eun

Episodes: 6

Description: When she was little, Yun Ai dreamed of being a magician. But in reality, she's just a high school student who can't even afford new socks. After meeting a mysterious magician at a carnival, she decides to follow her dream.

25. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)


Starring: Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young

Episodes: 16

Description:  About an autistic 27-year-old lawyer. Due to her high IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, the brilliant Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.


26. Backstreet Rookie (2020)


Starring: Kim Yoo-jeong, Ji Chang-Wook, Sun Hwa Han, Kim Sun-young

Episodes: 16

Description: A former troublemaker applies for a job at a convenience store owned by the same man who ran errands for her a few years ago


27. Beautiful Gong Shim (2016)


Starring:  Min-ah Bang, Min Namkoong, Joo-Wan On, Seo Hyo-Rim

Episodes: 20

Description: This drama is about the love story of two sisters and two men. The older sister has everything, including a beautiful appearance, and the younger sister only have a warm heart. One of the men lives on a rooftop apartment and the other man comes from a wealthy family.


28.  Semantic Error (2022) BL


Starring: Park Seoham, Jae Chan Park

Episodes: 8

Description: Chu Sang Woo is the epitome of an inflexible and strict rule-abiding person. Jang Jae Young is like a semantic error in the perfect world of Chu Sang Woo. Will Sang Woo be able to work with Jae Young as an artist and engineer?


29.  Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)


Starring: Gong Yoo, Kim Go- eun, Lee Dong- wook, Yoo In- na

Episodes: 16

Description:  In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.

30. Where your eyes linger (2020) BL


Starring: Han Gi- Chan, Eui- soo Jang

Episodes:  8

Description: A 2020 Viki Original South Korean drama series about two best friends who realize their true feelings for each other


31. Color Rush (2020) BL


Starring: Hur Hyun Junn, Yoo Jun, Yeon Min Ji

Episodes: 8

Description: Living with a neurological blindness that limits his ability to see color, Yeon Woo has grown up in a world that looks very different from the one most people are accustomed to seeing. Only able to to decipher varying tones of gray, Yeon Woo knows the world is full of color but he has never seen them for himself. At least not until the day Yoo Han comes crashing into his world. 


32.  Color Rush 2 (2022) BL


Starring:  Yoo Jun, Hyuk, Yeon Min Ji

Episodes: 8

Description: Choi Yeon Woo is a high school student and a 'mono' - a person who sees the world only in a dull and lifeless black and white. But for every mono, there is a 'probe' - a kind of soulmate who allows the mono to see the world in vivid color. Yeon Woo's probe was a boy named Yoo Han. But as their relationship intensified, mysterious goings-on suddenly got very unpleasant for Yeon Woo, who eventually found out that Yoo Han had disappeared, with his mother also vanishing. Yeon Woo vows to do whatever it takes to track down his 'probe' and his mother. 


33. Roommates of Pongduck 304 (2022) BL


Starring:  Ji Woong kim, Seobin Yoon

Episodes: 8

Description: Ji Ho Jun, 29, a happy-go-lucky third-generation chaebol of Guemman Group, recieves an ultimatium from his father to : 1. Leave the house penniless and survive for two years; and 2. Achieve results as a team leader int he new business team of the Guemman Group. Ho Jun was kicked out and moved to Villa, whish he came to in a Ferrari. When he arrives, Seo Jae Yoon, the owner of the villa, ignores and treats him as a swampy man who drives a luxury car penniless. However, it turns out they work in the same company when they meet as team leader and subordinate. What will happen between them?



34. You make me Dance (2021) BL


Starring: Hyung Hoon Won, Young Woo Chu

Episodes: 8

Description: Song Shi On is an aspiring contemporary dancer who has recently been thrown out of the house by his family, while Jin Hong Seok gave up on his dream to dance and now lives off his investments as a mortgage collector. These two wind up sharing a place and the action unfolds from there. 

35.Kissable Lips (2022) BL


Starring: Seobin Yoon, Ji Woong Kim

Episodes: 8

Description: A sweet and bloody campus romance between Jun Ho, a vampire who is walking the path of extinction, and a human with pure blood, Min Hyun


36.  To my Star (2021) BL


Starring: Son Woo Hyeon, Kim Kiang Min

Episodes: 9

Description:  Actor Kang Seo Joon was once one of South Korea's biggest and most popular stars, but his career is now in decline. But despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had a change of fortune when he meets and falls for a dashing young chef name Han Ji Woo. 

37. To my Star 2 (2022) BL


Starring: Son Woo Hyeon, Kim Kang Min

Episodes: 10

Description: Despite their differences in personality, the chef and the celebrity found themselves unable to resists the other's charms. Head-over-heels for each other, Seo Joon and Ji Woo believed they had finally found their happily ever after. But their happiness turns out to be short-lived when one of them disappears, leaving nothing but a note behind. Lost without the other, will these two star-crossed lovers find a way back to each other or has their fairy tale romance truly come to an end?

38. Ocean Like Me (2022) BL


Starring: Han Gi- Chan, Tae- Seob Go

Episodes: 8

Description: A healing food romance between Han Bada, a young entrepreneur who dreams of starting an udon restaurant with a beach in the background but finds serving customers difficult. Bada then meets Tommy, a failed musician who returns to his hometown after wandering and has a new dream. Together, both of them step towards their dreams. 

39. Soundtrack no.1 (2022)


Starring: Park Hyung- sik, Han So- hee

Episodes: 4

Description: Best friends for almost twenty years, our two main characters can no longer ignore the feelings blooming between them as they start living together.


40.  Oh! My Assistant (2022) BL


Starring: Seung-hyeon Song, Ko Chanbin, Seo Hyo-Myoung, Do-Ha Lee

Episodes: 8

Description: Seon Ho is an artist who draws adult webtoons. It started as an easy way to make money, but it's caused some unexpected side effects; he hasn't been aroused for over two years. Exhausted, he hires an assistant. It's just that he didn't expect him to be so cute. Mu Yeong is clean, talented, and apparently loaded, so... why does he want to work under Seon Ho? Turns out, Mu Yeong is Seon Ho's number one fan.


41. Love Class (2022) BL


Starring: Kim Tae Hwan, Han Hyun Jun, Ryu In A

Episodes: 6

Description: Depicts a youth drama about a first love that is full of excitement through the protagonist, who learns the meaning of family and community.



42. Oh! Boarding House (2022) BL


Starring: Im Sung Kyun, Shin Yong Seok

Episodes: 8

Description: Sul Won is a working young man. His mother runs a low cost boarding house for students and men. Sul Won becomes the landlord of the boarding house. But when Sul Won discovers some tenants have a crush on him, Cupid could come calling. 


What Korean dramas have you watched? Have you watched any of these?

Until Next Time

Emma

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