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Dear. M (디어엠)
Dear.M (디어엠) is a 12-episode South Korean campus romance drama, a Love Playlist spin-off starring Park Hye Soo and NCT's Jaehyun, delayed from 2021 over bullying allegations and finally aired on KBS Joy in April 2025.
Descendants of the Sun (태양의 후예)
Descendants of the Sun (태양의 후예) is a 2016 KBS2 pre-produced Korean drama by Kim Eun-sook starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo; it peaked at 38.8% ratings, aired simultaneously on iQiyi in China, and spawned an Indonesian film adaptation.
Devilish Charm (마성의 기쁨)
Devilish Charm (마성의 기쁨), also titled Devilish Joy, is a 2018 MBN/Dramax Korean romantic comedy, 16 episodes, starring Choi Jin-hyuk as a doctor with daily-reset 'Cinderella amnesia' and Song Ha-yoon as a fallen actress.
Dinner Mate (저녁 같이 드실래요?)
Dinner Mate (저녁 같이 드실래요?), also Would You Like to Have Dinner Together, is a 2020 MBC romantic comedy drama based on Park Si-in's webtoon, starring Song Seung-heon as food psychiatrist Kim Hae-kyung and Seo Ji-hye as producer Woo Do-hee, 32 episodes aired May 25 to July 14, 2020.
Discovery of Love (연애의 발견)
Discovery of Love (연애의 발견, Discovery of Romance) is a 2014 KBS2 16-episode romantic-comedy miniseries starring Jung Yu-mi, Eric Mun, and Sung Joon in a love triangle; directed by Kim Sung-yun, written by Jung Hyun-jung.
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (도도솔솔라라솔)
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (도도솔솔라라솔) is a 2020 KBS2 Korean romantic comedy series, also on Netflix, starring Go Ara as pianist Goo La La and Lee Jae-wook as Sun Woo Joon, 16 episodes, ending November 26, 2020.
Do You Like Brahms? (브람스를 좋아하세요?)
Do You Like Brahms? (브람스를 좋아하세요?) is a 2020 South Korean television drama on SBS about classical music students and young professionals pursuing dreams and love.
Don't Dare to Dream
Don't Dare to Dream (Jealousy Incarnate, 질투의 화신) is a 2016 SBS Korean romantic comedy, 24 episodes, starring Gong Hyo-jin, Cho Jung-seok, and Go Kyung-pyo in a broadcasting-station love triangle with a male breast cancer storyline.
Doona! (이두나!)
Doona! (이두나!), also known as The Girl Downstairs, is a 2023 Netflix Korean romance drama adapted from Min Song-a's Naver webtoon, directed by Lee Jung-hyo, starring Bae Suzy as a retired K-pop idol and Yang Se-jong, nine episodes released October 20, 2023.
Dream to You (그대에게 드림)
Dream to You (그대에게 드림) is a 2026 ENA Korean romantic comedy drama, 12 episodes, July 13 to August 18, 2026, starring Hwang In-yeop and Lee Hye-ri as first loves reunited in their 30s; finale rated 2.3 percent.
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (엄친아)
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (나는 대놓고 신데렐라를 꿈꾼다), also Dreaming of Cinde Fxxxing Rella, is a 2024 TVING South Korean romantic comedy, 10 episodes, starring Pyo Ye-jin and Lee Jun-young, released internationally on Paramount+ in September 2024.
Dynamite Kiss
Dynamite Kiss (키스는 괜히 해서!) is a 2025 SBS Wednesday-Thursday Korean romance comedy, 14 episodes, starring Jang Ki-yong and Ahn Eun-jin as a team leader and a single woman posing as a mother; it ended December 25, 2025 with its highest rating.
Encounter (남자친구) (South Korean TV series)
Encounter (남자친구, also Boyfriend) is a 2018-2019 tvN South Korean romance drama in 16 episodes, starring Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo-gum as a hotel CEO and her employee who meet in Cuba; first Korean drama to film in Cuba.
Fight for My Way (쌈 마이웨이)
Fight for My Way (쌈, 마이웨이; also Ssam, My Way) is a 2017 KBS2 16-episode Korean coming-of-age rom-com by Im Sang-choon starring Park Seo-jun and Kim Ji-won, ending at a record 13.8% Nielsen rating.
Find Me in Your Memory (그 남자의 기억법)
Find Me in Your Memory (그 남자의 기억법, literal title Memoir of the Man) is a 2020 MBC Korean romance drama starring Kim Dong-wook as a news anchor with hyperthymesia and Moon Ga-young as an actress with trauma-related amnesia; 32 half-hour episodes aired March 18 to May 13, 2020.
First Lady (South Korean TV series)
First Lady (퍼스트 레이디) is a 2025 MBN South Korean political melodrama, 12 episodes, in which president-elect Hyun Min Chul (Ji Hyun Woo) demands a divorce from Cha Soo Yeon (Eugene) 67 days before inauguration; ended October 30, 2025 at 1.6% Nielsen.
Four Hands, Two Sonatas (포핸즈)
Four Hands, Two Sonatas (포핸즈) is a 2026 tvN Saturday-Sunday drama, 12 episodes, written by Shin Yi-won, directed by Park Hyun-seok, starring Song Kang and Lee Jun-young as rival pianists; finale hit 9.4% Nielsen.
Full House (풀하우스) (South Korean TV series)
Full House (풀하우스) is a 2004 KBS2 Korean romantic-comedy drama, 16 episodes, starring Song Hye-kyo and Rain, adapted from Won Soo-yeon's 1993 manhwa; it averaged 32.1% ratings and was remade in Thailand and the Philippines.
Gangnam Beauty
Gangnam Beauty refers to My ID is Gangnam Beauty (내 아이디는 강남미인), a 2018 JTBC drama and Gi Maeng-Gi webtoon about Kang Mi-rae, a bullied student who has plastic surgery before university; it critiques Korean lookism, averaging 2.54% Nielsen ratings.
Goodbye Mr. Black (굿바이 미스터 블랙)
Goodbye Mr. Black (굿바이 미스터 블랙), also Good-bye Mr. Black, is a 2016 MBC Korean revenge-melodrama miniseries adapted from Hwang Mi-na's manhwa, based on The Count of Monte Cristo, starring Lee Jin-wook and Moon Chae-won, aired March 16 to May 19, 2016.
Her Private Life (그녀의 사생활) (TV series)
Her Private Life (그녀의 사생활) is a 2019 South Korean romantic comedy series on tvN, starring Park Min-young as an art curator hiding her fangirl life.
High Society (상류사회) (2015 TV series)
High Society (상류사회, Sangryusawhe) is a 2015 SBS Korean Monday-Tuesday melodrama, 16 episodes, June 8 to July 28, 2015, by writer Ha Myung-Hee and director Choi Young Hoon, starring Uee, Sung Joon, Park Hyung-Sik, and Lim Ji-Yeon. It follows a chaebol heiress hiding her wealth; ratings peaked at 10.1%.
History of Scruffiness (찌질의 역사)
History of Scruffiness (찌질의 역사) is a 2025 South Korean youth romantic comedy web series in eight episodes, directed by Kim Sung-hoon and starring Jo Byeong-kyu, Song Ha-yoon, and Ryeoun.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (갯마을 차차차)
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (갯마을 차차차) is a 2021 tvN romantic comedy drama, a remake of the 2004 film Mr. Handy, starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho as a dentist and a village handyman in Gongjin; 16 episodes, Netflix worldwide release August 28, 2021, peak rating 12.7%.
Hotel King (호텔킹)
Hotel King (호텔킹) is a 2014 MBC 32-episode weekend drama starring Lee Dong-Wook and Lee Da-Hae as a hotel general manager and heiress of Hotel Ciel, marked by a mid-run director-replacement controversy.
I'm Sorry, I Love You
The 2004 South Korean melodrama I'm Sorry, I Love You (미안하다, 사랑한다) stars So Ji-sub and Lim Soo-jung, detailing a street survivor's return for revenge.
Imitation (이미테이션) (TV series)
Imitation (이미테이션) is a 2021 KBS2 Korean drama, 12 episodes, adapted from Park Kyung-ran's webtoon, starring Lee Jun-young and Jung Ji-so as K-pop idols, notable for casting real idols from SF9 and ATEEZ.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay (사이코지만 괜찮아)
It's Okay to Not Be Okay (사이코지만 괜찮아) is a 2020 tvN South Korean drama, 16 episodes June 20 to August 9, written by Jo Yong, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Ye-ji, and Oh Jung-se, streamed on Netflix.
It's Okay, That's Love (괜찮아, 사랑이야)
It's Okay, That's Love (괜찮아, 사랑이야; also It's Alright, It's Love) is a 2014 SBS 16-episode Korean drama by writer Noh Hee-kyung and director Kim Kyu-tae, starring Jo In-sung and Gong Hyo-jin as novelist and psychiatrist, centered on schizophrenia, peaking at 10.1% Nielsen ratings and first simultaneous Korea-China broadcast.
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (정년이)
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (정년이) is a 2024 tvN, Disney+ K-drama adapted from Seo Ireh and Namon's webtoon, starring Kim Tae-ri as a 1950s yeoseong gukgeuk singer; 12 episodes, 16.5% peak rating.