Quick K-Dramas: Korean TV Series for Busy Viewers

A society where people are judged by appearances. A fantasy romance drama series where a girl finds a magical ring that transforms her into the most datable person.

Mo Nan Hee was never the attractive girl for whom guys would show interest. Until one day, she gets a magical ring that transforms her looks. Meanwhile, Park Se Gun, the most popular guy on campus for his looks and known to be shallow and date attractive girls, falls head over heels for Nan Hee (or her transformation). But Nan Hee is different from the other girls he dated. She is socially inept and violent. Somehow, he finds himself falling even more in love with her despite her negative qualities.

• Magical Ring, 
• Web Series, 
• Beauty Standards, 
• Youth, 
• Jealousy, 
• Lying, 
• Modeling, 
• Transformation, 
• Student Supporting Character, 
• Student Female Lead

Choi Se Hoon is the head of G.Choi, a chart-topping K-pop entertainment agency with a top-billing roster of star acts. Many think he is blessed with the Midas touch. He, too, believes he can make a star out of just about anyone he chooses. He is rich and successful – but also aloof, arrogant, and conceited.

One day, he meets a very unusual individual, Lee Yi Ryung, an innocent and naïve young woman from a humble and conservative countryside family. In almost every way, she is his polar opposite: shy, not brash, and humble, not self-important. He decides to recruit her to become G.Choi’s latest star but is shocked to discover that she expresses no interest in becoming a K-pop singer.

• Web Series, 
• Entertainment Industry, 
• Love At First Sight, 
• Rich Man/Poor Woman,
•  Overbearing CEO, 
• Eccentric Male Lead, 
• Possessive Male Lead, 
• Naive Female Lead, 
• Male Chases Female First, 
• First Love

The renowned hitman, Flying Dagger, starts dating Wild Dog, who isn’t really what he seems to be. While both of them hide their secrets, they cannot help falling in love with each other.

They run into danger as gangsters chase after them. Will Flying Dagger reveal his secret identity? Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?

• LGBTQ+, 
• Hidden Identity, 
• Web Series, 
• Gay Romance, 
• Miniseries, 
• Skilled Killer, 
• Sexual Content, 
• Violence, 
• Fight, 
• Mafia

Meet Han Tae Joo, the 18-year-old student and successor to the TB Group. Blessed with a wealthy family, good looks, and popularity, he has few worries. Kang Gook, his thoughtful childhood friend, is physically strong and is trained in different martial arts disciplines. Tae Joo is Kang Gook’s only friend. Tae Joo trusts Kang Gook and feels at ease around him. Tension erupts between them when a new female student, Hye Mi, shows interest in Kang Gook. As the two go on a date, Han Tae Joo becomes irritated, and soon after, long-suppressed emotions start surfacing. Could there be more to their platonic friendship?

• LGBTQ+, 
• Rich Male Lead, 
• Secret Crush, 
• Long Time Friends, 
• Miniseries, 
• Disapproving Parent, 
• Clingy Male Lead, 
• Cohabitation, 
• Bisexual Male Lead, 
• Childish Male Lead

Louis is a centuries-old vampire who appears to be a teenager. He has fallen in love with Seo Young, a high school student with extraordinary blood. Together, they trek through the land of the vampires to retrieve a long-lost flower.

• Miniseries, 
• Web Series, 
• Student Female Lead, 
• Student Male Lead, 
• School Setting, 
• Vampire Fiction, 
• Vampire Male Lead, 
• Short Length Series, 
• High School, 
• Interspecies Romance

Woo Hyun is a Korean man, and Haruka is a Japanese woman. They live different lives, but both carry emotional scars from their first love. While looking for answers and hope, their fateful encounter will change their lives.

It started with one message… Haruka, a stage actress in Seoul, has been in a slump ever since she broke up with her first love. She cannot forget him and keeps sending messages that go unread on LINE. Despite her emotional hurt, Haruka wants to believe in love. In Tokyo, Woo Hyun, an aspiring movie director, keeps on doing interviews concerning “love”.

• Short Length Series, 
• Web Series, 
• Stage Actress Female Lead,
•  Bilingual Male Lead, 
• Director Male Lead, 
• Language Barrier, 
• Intercountry Romance, 
• Long Distance Relationship, 
• Crossover

Since childhood, Cha Si Won has realised that only people with good looks will grow to be popular. He has made it a personal goal to achieve popularity by maintaining a strict personal regime and adopting a pleasant personality. As he starts his first year in college, Cha Si Won is confident that he will be one of the most popular people on campus.

That is until he meets another guy called Hyeong Da Un, who appears to also have perfect looks, gets straight A’s, comes from a rich family, and even has a great personality. Cha Si Won’s confidence in himself is shaken as he finds himself crossing paths with Hyeong Da Un time and time again. College life no longer appears as easy as it seems.

• LGBTQ+, 
• Insecure Male Lead, 
• Gay Male Lead, 
• Divorced Parents, 
• Web Series, 
• Body Shaming, 
• Popular Male Lead, 
• Brother-Sister Relationship, 
• Gay Romance, 
• Mother-Son Relationship

A cat and dog cross the Rainbow Bridge and return to the terrestrial world in human form?!

Jung Woo lives alone. When he was twenty, a fatal accident robbed him of all he loved: not just his parents, but even the pet dog and cat, Choco and Milk, whom he had raised since childhood. One evening, after returning home from work in his uncle’s café, he is disturbed by two handsome strangers knocking at his door. To his disbelief, they claim to be Choco and Milk! They can prove it, however: and after hearing their memories of earlier times together, Jung Woo realises that he has indeed been visited by the two beloved companions of his youth, reincarnated in human form.

• Gay Romance, 
• LGBTQ+, 
• Nice Male Lead, 
• Gay Male Lead, 
• Animal Transformation, 
• Dog, 
• Cat, 
• Reincarnation, 
• Web Series, 
• Animal Representation

Byul is a female Grim Reaper whose job is to guide dead souls to the afterworld. When she meets her favorite singer, Woo Joo, who is expected to die soon, she decides to save him. In the process, she discovers the light in her soul and learns about the importance of relationships in a drama that transcends space and time.

• Famous Lead/Common Lead, 
• Singer Male Lead, 
• Grim Reaper Female Lead, 
• Web Series, 
• Fan Female Lead, 
• Idol Male Lead, 
• Interspecies Romance, 
• Rich Male Lead, 
• First Love, 
• Innocent Female Lead

High school student Ahn Dae Yong suddenly develops the ability to tell when someone is about to commit murder and when someone is going to be a victim. Those about to commit murder appear to have blue eyes, while those who are about to become victims appear to have red eyes. Ahn Dae Yong becomes a hero when he decides to use his new power to help people.

• Miniseries, 
• Web Series, 
• Short Length Series, 
• Supernatural Power, 
• High School, 
• Adapted From A Webtoon,
•  Suspense, 
• Student Male Lead, 
• School Setting, 
• Teenager Male Lead

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