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18 Again (어게인)
18 Again (18 어게인; 18 Eogein) is a 2020 JTBC Korean drama, a remake of the 2009 film 17 Again, starring Lee Do-hyun, Kim Ha-neul, and Yoon Sang-hyun: a 37-year-old facing divorce becomes 18 again and attends school with his twin children. 16 episodes, directed by Ha Byung-hoon.
49 Days
49 Days (49일) is a 2011 South Korean fantasy-romance television drama about a comatose young woman whose soul must gather three tears of pure love within 49 days.
A Girl Who Sees Smells (냄새를 보는 소녀)
A Girl Who Sees Smells (냄새를 보는 소녀) is a 2015 SBS drama, adapted from a webtoon, where Shin Se-kyung and Park Yoo-chun team up to fight a serial killer.
A Good Day to Be a Dog (오늘도 사랑스럽개)
A Good Day to Be a Dog (오늘도 사랑스럽개) is Lee Hye's Naver Webtoon romance fantasy (2017–2019, 88 episodes) and its 2023–2024 MBC 14-episode drama with Park Gyu-young and Cha Eun-woo, about a woman cursed to become a dog when kissed.
About Time (TV series)
About Time (멈추고 싶은 순간) is a 2018 South Korean fantasy romance television series on tvN, starring Lee Sang-yoon and Lee Sung-kyung as a couple whose lifespans become linked.
Abyss (TV series)
Abyss (어비스, Eobiseu) is a 2019 tvN South Korean fantasy-romance drama, 16 episodes, starring Park Bo-young and Ahn Hyo-seop as two people revived by a magical marble with new appearances; streamed on Netflix.
Angel's Last Mission: Love
Angel's Last Mission: Love (단, 하나의 사랑) is a 2019 KBS2 Korean fantasy romance, 32 episodes, starring Shin Hae-sun as ballerina Lee Yeon-seo and Kim Myung-soo as angel Kim Dan, a KBS Drama Award-winning cupid story.
Are You Human? (너도 인간이니)
Are You Human? (너도 인간이니), also titled Are You Human Too?, is a 2018 South Korean drama starring Seo Kang-joon, in which a robot impersonates a comatose heir.
Blue Birthday (블루버스데이)
Blue Birthday (블루버스데이) is a 2021 South Korean Playlist web drama on Naver TV, 16 episodes, starring Red Velvet's Yeri and PENTAGON's Hongseok; Ha-rin burns her dead first love's photos to time-travel and finds his suicide was murder. Remade in Japan in 2023.
Bride of the Century (백년의 신부)
Bride of the Century (백년의 신부) is a 2014 TV Chosun weekend drama starring FTISLAND's Lee Hong-gi and Yang Jin-sung, about a chaebol family curse killing each first bride; it was exported across Asia with a Chinese remake.
Chicago Typewriter (시카고 타자기) (TV series)
Chicago Typewriter (시카고 타자기) is a 2017 tvN Korean drama, 16 episodes, written by Jin Soo-wan, directed by Kim Chul-gyu, starring Yoo Ah-in, Lim Soo-jung, and Ko Kyung-pyo as reincarnated 1930s colonial-era writers linked by an antique typewriter; streamed on Netflix.
Come Back Mister (돌아와요 아저씨)
Come Back Mister (돌아와요 아저씨, Please Come Back, Mister) is a 2016 SBS 16-episode fantasy comedy drama adapted from Jiro Asada's novel, starring Rain and Oh Yeon-seo as two dead men reborn in new bodies; it averaged 4.7% Nielsen ratings against Descendants of the Sun.
Connect (커넥트)
Connect (커넥트, Keonekteu) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean sci-fi horror series directed by Takashi Miike, adapted from Shin Dae-sung's webtoon, starring Jung Hae-in as an immortal whose stolen eye links him to a serial killer.
Doom at Your Service (어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다)
Doom at Your Service (어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다) is a 2021 South Korean fantasy romance series on tvN starring Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk.
Dr. Brain (Dr. 브레인)
Dr. Brain (Dr. 브레인) is Apple TV+'s first Korean-language original series, a 2021 six-episode sci-fi thriller directed by Kim Jee-woon, starring Lee Sun-kyun as a brain scientist who syncs with the dead, adapted from Hongjacga's webtoon.
Extraordinary You
Extraordinary You is a 2019 South Korean fantasy romance drama in which a high school girl discovers she is an extra in a comic book.
Glitch (글리치)
Glitch (글리치) is a 2022 South Korean Netflix limited series, 10 episodes released October 7, 2022, directed by Roh Deok and written by Jin Han-sae, starring Jeon Yeo-bin and Nana as women investigating a boyfriend's disappearance, aliens, and a cult.
Grid (그리드)
Grid (그리드) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean sci-fi thriller, 10 episodes, Feb 16–Apr 20, 2022, written by Lee Soo-yeon, starring Seo Kang-joon, Kim Ah-joong, Lee Si-young as the Ghost who shields Earth from solar winds.
Happiness (South Korean TV series)
Happiness is a 2021 South Korean apocalyptic thriller series starring Han Hyo-joo and Park Hyung-sik, set in a high-rise apartment building sealed off during a disease outbreak.
Hi Bye, Mama!
Hi Bye, Mama! (하이바이, 마마!) is a 2020 tvN Korean drama, 16 episodes, starring Kim Tae-hee as a mother dead five years who returns for 49 days to reclaim her place with her remarried husband and daughter; directed by Yoo Je-won, written by Kwon Hye-joo, streamed on Netflix.
Hotel del Luna (호텔 델루나)
Hotel del Luna (호텔 델루나) is a 2019 tvN Korean fantasy romance drama, 16 episodes, written by the Hong sisters, starring IU as ghost-hotel owner Jang Man-wol and Yeo Jin-goo as manager Goo Chan-sung; it ended at 12.0% ratings and is being remade by Skydance.
Hyde Jekyll, Me
Hyde Jekyll, Me (하이드 지킬, 나; Haideu Jikil, Na) is a 2015 SBS Korean drama, 20 episodes, starring Hyun Bin as theme-park director Koo Seo-jin with a gentle alter ego Robin, and Han Ji-min; based on Lee Choong-ho's webtoon, it aired against Kill Me, Heal Me and ended with 4.3% ratings.
Kiss Sixth Sense (키스 식스 센스)
Kiss Sixth Sense (키스 식스 센스) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean romantic comedy drama, 12 episodes, starring Yoon Kye-sang and Seo Ji-hye, adapted from Gatnyeo's Naver web novel about a woman who sees the future when she kisses someone.
Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Link: Eat, Love, Kill (링크: 먹고 사랑하라, 죽이게) is a 2022 tvN emotion-sharing fantasy mystery romance, 16 episodes, starring Yeo Jin-goo and Moon Ga-young, streamed on Disney+ and later Hulu.
Love Alarm (좋아하면 울리는)
Love Alarm (좋아하면 울리는, Joahamyeon Ullineun) is a Netflix Korean romance drama adapted from Chon Kye-young's webtoon about an app alerting users to admirers within 10 meters; Netflix's first Korean original, two seasons, 2019 and 2021.
Master's Sun (주군의 태양)
Master's Sun (주군의 태양) is a 2013 SBS Korean supernatural romantic-comedy horror drama, 17 episodes, written by the Hong sisters, directed by Jin Hyuk, starring So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin; rated up to 21.8% Nielsen.
Melting Me Softly
Melting Me Softly (날 녹여주오, Nal Nokyeojuo) is a 2019 tvN Korean romantic-comedy drama, 16 episodes, in which Ji Chang-wook and Won Jin-ah, frozen for a 24-hour experiment, wake 20 years later needing body temperatures above 30°C, with low Nielsen ratings of 1-3 percent.
Memories of the Alhambra (알함브라 궁전의 추억)
Memories of the Alhambra (알함브라 궁전의 추억) is a 2018–2019 tvN Korean sci-fi thriller starring Hyun Bin and Park Shin-hye, about an AR game in Granada, Spain; 16 episodes, Netflix release, criticized open ending.
Monstrous (괴이)
Monstrous (괴이) is a 2022 South Korean occult horror limited series on TVING, co-written by Yeon Sang-ho and Ryoo Yong-jae, directed by Jang Kun-jae, starring Koo Kyo-hwan; six episodes about a cursed Gwibul Buddha statue.
My Absolute Boyfriend (절대 그이)
My Absolute Boyfriend (절대 그이) is a 2019 SBS Korean drama, third adaptation of Yuu Watase's manga Zettai Kareshi, starring Yeo Jin-goo, Bang Min-ah, and Hong Jong-hyun; 36 episodes, May 15 to July 11, 2019.