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My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (내 여자친구는 구미호)
My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (내 여자친구는 구미호) is a 2010 SBS 16-episode fantasy romantic comedy drama starring Lee Seung-gi and Shin Min-a, written by the Hong sisters, about a gumiho freed from a 500-year seal; it premiered at 12.7% TNmS and passed 20% late in its run.
My Holo Love (나 홀로 그대)
My Holo Love (나 홀로 그대, Na Hollo Geudae) is a 2020 South Korean Netflix sci-fi romance series, Studio Dragon's 12-episode limited drama starring Ko Sung-hee and Yoon Hyun-min about a face-blind woman, a holographic AI, and its creator.
My Love from the Star (별에서 온 그대)
My Love from the Star (별에서 온 그대, also Man from the Stars) is a 2013–14 SBS Korean drama starring Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun about an alien stranded 400 years in Seoul; a Korean Wave landmark in China with 2.5 billion online views.
My Roommate Is a Gumiho (간 떨어지는 동거)
My Roommate Is a Gumiho (간 떨어지는 동거, Frightening Cohabitation) is a 2021 tvN South Korean romantic comedy starring Jang Ki-yong and Hyeri, adapted from a Naver webtoon, about a 999-year-old male gumiho cohabiting with a college student who swallowed his fox bead; 16 episodes, iQIYI original.
Orange Marmalade (TV series)
Orange Marmalade (오렌지 마말레이드) is a 2015 KBS2 Korean vampire romance drama, 12 episodes, adapted from Seok Woo's Naver webtoon, starring Yeo Jin-gu, Seolhyun, and Lee Jong-hyun, split into modern and Joseon-era parts, premiering at 4.2% Nielsen ratings.
Queen of the Ring (반지의 여왕) (TV series)
Queen of the Ring (반지의 여왕, Banjiui Yeowang) is a 2017 MBC Korean fantasy romance drama, third in the Three Colors of Fantasies trilogy, starring Kim Seul-gi and Ahn Hyo-seop in a lookism story about a magical ring.
Sisyphus: The Myth (시지프스)
Sisyphus: The Myth (시지프스) is a 2021 JTBC 10th-anniversary sci-fi drama, 16 episodes, starring Cho Seung-woo as engineer Han Tae-sul and Park Shin-hye as time traveler Kang Seo-hae, directed by Jin Hyuk, streamed on Netflix.
Strong Girl Bong-soon (힘쎈여자 도봉순)
Strong Girl Bong-soon (힘쎈여자 도봉순, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon) is a 2017 JTBC Korean romantic comedy, 16 episodes, starring Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-sik, and Ji Soo, about a woman with hereditary superhuman strength hired as a bodyguard by a gaming CEO; it ranks among cable history's highest-rated K-dramas.
Tale of the Nine Tailed (구미호뎐)
Tale of the Nine Tailed (구미호뎐) is a tvN 2020 fantasy action romance drama, 16 episodes, starring Lee Dong-wook as the male gumiho Lee Yeon, with Jo Bo-ah and Kim Bum; season 2, Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, aired 12 episodes in 2023.
The Beauty Inside (TV series)
The Beauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드) is a 2018 JTBC Korean romantic comedy drama, 16 episodes, starring Seo Hyun-Jin and Lee Min-Ki; based on the 2012 American social film, distinct from the 2015 Korean film.
The Bride of Habaek
The Bride of Habaek (하백의 신부 2017, Bride of the Water God) is a 2017 tvN fantasy romance drama starring Nam Joo-hyuk and Shin Se-kyung, a modern spin-off of Yoon Mi-kyung's manhwa, 16 episodes, 3.7% premiere rating.
The King: Eternal Monarch (더 킹: 영원의 군주)
The King: Eternal Monarch (더 킹: 영원의 군주) is a 2020 SBS/Netflix 16-episode Korean fantasy romance by Kim Eun-sook starring Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun, set between parallel Koreas linked by the Manpasikjeok flute.
The Legend of the Blue Sea
The Legend of the Blue Sea (푸른 바다의 전설) is a 2016-2017 SBS Korean fantasy romance drama, 20 episodes, by writer Park Ji-eun and director Jin Hyuk, starring Jun Ji-hyun as a mermaid and Lee Min-ho as a con artist, inspired by the Joseon tale Eou Yadam.
The Sound of Magic
The Sound of Magic (안나라수마나라) is a 2022 Netflix South Korean fantasy musical drama, six episodes, adapted from Ha Il-kwon's 2010 webtoon Annarasumanara, directed by Kim Sung-yoon and starring Ji Chang-wook as magician Ri-eul.
The Witch's Diner (마녀식당으로 오세요)
The Witch's Diner (마녀식당으로 오세요) is a 2021 TVING original Korean fantasy drama, 8 episodes, starring Song Ji-hyo, Nam Ji-hyun, and Chae Jong-hyeop, adapted from Goo Sang-hee's award-winning novel about a wish-granting witch's restaurant.
W (더블유) (TV series)
W (더블유, W – Two Worlds Apart) is a 2016 MBC Korean drama, 16 episodes, starring Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo, written by Song Jae-jung, about a surgeon pulled into a webtoon world; it peaked at 12.9% ratings and won seven 2016 MBC Drama Awards.
While You Were Sleeping (당신이 잠든 사이에) (2017 TV series)
While You Were Sleeping (당신이 잠든 사이에) is a 2017 SBS Korean drama starring Lee Jong-suk and Bae Suzy, written by Park Hye-ryun, 16 episodes from September 27, 2017, about dream premonitions, peaking at 10 percent ratings.