Top 30+ Best Korean Drama With Highest Rating Of All Time

The universe of top Korean Drama is both mysterious and beautiful. As Kpop, Korean films, and Korean television series sweep the world by storm, the Korean Entertainment sector is steadily expanding to become the most powerful in the world. 
Some of the top Korean actors and actresses on television can be seen in the good Korean Drama on this list. Do you have a favorite among the best Korean dramas on our list? Vote it up by finding top 30 best Korean drama below. 

#1. Top Korean drama romance

1. My Love from Another Star (2013)

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Romantic Korean dramas are sure to get us feeling all warm and fuzzy, but for those who prefer one that’s packed with funny moments, this drama will give you the best of both worlds. 
Do Min-Joon is an alien with a flawless appearance and possesses superpowers such as teleportation and enhanced vision, just to name a few. He has been stranded on Earth since the Joseon era as he missed his trip back to space after trying to protect a girl from a mishap. 
Not long before his long-awaited return, his life takes a detour as Cheon Song-Yi, a Hallyu star, moves into his apartment building and becomes his neighbor. As feelings start to blossom between both, Min-Joon's return is met with delays.

2. Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)

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In this fantasy drama, a pair of ill-fated lovers in the Joseon era find themselves reincarnated and reunited in the present. 
Heo Joon-Jae, the heir of a rich businessman-turned-conman, was hiding out in Spain when he came across a mermaid whose name was inspired by Shim Cheong, a character from a Korean legend.  
As she tries to adapt to a new way of life on land while living with Joon-Jae, a romantic relationship starts to take off and they once again have to overcome the same fate which tore them apart in their past lives. 

3. Hotel Del Luna (2019)

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2019 was a pretty great year in K-dramaland, with the release of popular dramas such as Hotel Del Luna, which comes with top-notch cinematography, excellent cast members, and unforgettable OSTs. But that’s not all, as the storyline is sure to captivate you as well. 
As punishment for killing the innocent out of anger, Jang Man-wol was cursed with immortality to manage Hotel Del Luna for life, or at least until the curse is lifted. While it looks like your usual grand and fancy hotel on the outside, Hotel Del Luna serves as a rest stop for lost souls before they move on to the afterlife. 
Although the hotel caters to ghosts and is largely run by their kind, it still requires a human staff to help with day-to-day administrative work such as filing for taxes. And this honor goes to Ku Chan-song, who not only manages the hotel guests but also acts as a personal assistant to his boss, Man-wol.  

4. Goblin (2016)

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If there’s one Korean actor that has stood the test of time, it’s Gong Yoo, with his acclaimed acting skills and attractive physique. On top of starring in Train to Busan, the highest-grossing Korean film in 2016, he also finished off the year with yet another unforgettable drama, Goblin. 
This drama follows Kim Shin, a well-respected Goryeo dynasty general who was accused of treason and subsequently executed. To atone for the number of people he has killed on the battlefield, the almighty cursed him with immortality, so that he will experience the pain of seeing his loved ones leaving his side time and time again. 
The only way to undo this curse is to have his destined wife, Ji Eun-Tak, remove the sword that’s still in his chest. But they realize that they have to do more than that to guarantee a happily ever after.

5. Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)

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In yet another season of Hospital Playlist, the bond of five college friends turned doctors continue to be tested as they deal with life, death, and everything in between at their hospital.

6. While You Were Sleeping (2017)

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Those who prefer a bit of suspense and action amidst all the lovey-dovey scenes that come with romantic Korean dramas should check out While You Were Sleeping. 
Nam Hong-Joo dreams about people’s deaths, but she doesn’t know when these deaths will take place. While she goes out of her way to save these people, such as telling a man that he shouldn’t smoke because she dreamt of him dropping a lighter onto the gasoline, resulting in his death, she rarely succeeds. 
Meanwhile, rookie prosecutor Jung Jae-chan moves in as her neighbor. A series of events unravel and lead to them working together on future cases. But keep a lookout as their working chemistry unknowingly turns into a romantic one. 

7. The Beauty Inside (2018)

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Han Se-gym, a top actress who’s well-known for creating trouble, is hiding a secret: every month, she turns into a different person for a week, literally. 
On the other hand, Seo Do-Jae is an executive director of T-way – a fictional South Korean airline company – who suffers from face blindness. As he recognizes her beyond her looks, they’re able to connect on a deeper level and eventually fall in love.
Here’s a heads up though: bingeing on this drama will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride as it’s jam-packed with both heartwarming and heartbreaking scenes. 

8. What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)

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Lee Young-Joon is a successful but arrogant vice-president of his family-run business. But when his highly competent secretary, Kim Mi-so, decides to call it quits, he finds it hard to fathom why she would choose to leave the side of a perfect man like him.
While most romantic Korean dramas require you to be emotionally invested, this light-hearted romance drama is a perfect feel-good option for those in need of a break. 

9. Strong Woman Do Bong-soon (2017)

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Yes, another drama with Park Bo-young as the female lead with a similar name. But unlike her role in Oh My Ghost where she’s a soft-spoken and reserved assistant chef, Do Bong-soon in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is not only outgoing but also physically strong with her inherited superhuman strength. 
One day, she comes across a group of thugs and easily deals with them without breaking a sweat. The scene is witnessed by Ahn Min-hyuk, the boss of a gaming company known as Ainsoft. He’s impressed by her fighting skills and decides to hire her as his bodyguard since he’s often exposed to threats. 

10. Itaewon Class (2020)

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Park Sae-to-Yi is an upright man who can’t stand injustice. When he lands himself behind bars after throwing punches at an ex-schoolmate for causing his father’s death, he’s determined to build his life back up by opening a bar in Itaewon upon his release. 
Follow Sae-ro-Yi and his friends as they navigate their way through obstacles in life to eventually run a successful business. 

#2. Top Korean drama comedy

11. The Sound Of Your Heart

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This drama follows Jo Suk’s ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend who is now his wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. The drama is based on the popular webtoon series of the same name.

12. Super Family

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This drama is about a 44-year-old man, head of a department in a large corporation, Na Chun Il. At the same time, he must fulfill various life roles: father, husband, eldest son, boss, and subordinate. His wife is Maeng Ra Yeon and they have a daughter Na Ik Hee.

13. Modern Farmer

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A drama about a rock band that starts farming. Min Ki is a rocker & leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock band along with Ki Joon (drummer), Kang Hyeok & Han Cheol. A love triangle with the lead female.

14. Kill Me, Heal Me

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The story revolves around a business heir who has a severe case of dissociative identity disorder. Wanting to regain control over his life, he asks a psychiatrist to help him, but she eventually falls in love with one of his personalities. Her brother investigates him & his family.

15. A Business Proposal (2022)

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A Business proposal Korean drama revolves around the life story of someone who joins a blind date as a replacement for her best friend without realizing that the blind date partner she met is her boss.

16. The Fiery Priest (2019)

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If your type of humor involves quirky individuals and stupid comic book facial expressions, you’ll get a kick out of The Fiery Priest. This action comedy centers on three characters constantly butting heads, namely: Kim Hae Il, a rude, foulmouthed Catholic priest; Koo Dae Young, a timid detective; and Park Kyung Sun, an ambitious prosecutor, as they reluctantly work together to investigate an elderly priest’s murder.

17. Rooftop Prince (2012)

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Almost like a reversal of My Only Love Song’s plot, Rooftop Prince follows Crown Prince Yi Gak as he’s transported from the Chosun Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He unexpectedly crosses paths with Ho Se Na, a woman who looks a lot like his deceased wife. Determined to uncover his wife’s mysterious death, Yi Gak takes on a job at Se Na’s company to get closer to her, all while struggling with modern-day technology.

18. Shopping King Louie (2016)

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 Opposites attract (and hilarious misunderstandings are created) in Shopping King Louie. The series revolves around our titular male lead who just so happens to be the rich heir to a business empire, and a certified shopaholic to boot. His lavish lifestyle, however, is one day upturned when he finds himself homeless after suffering from amnesia. The unfortunate event then leads him to meet Koh Bok Shi, a simple country girl who teaches him to survive on only the bare necessities.

19. She Was Pretty (2015)

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 Nothing beats a classic romantic comedy like She Was Pretty. Having lost the fortune and looks she once thrived on in her youth, Hye Jin is reluctant to meet her now handsome childhood friend, Ji Sung Joon. To avoid judgment, she convinces her attractive roommate to take her place instead. Much to her misfortune, complications arise when she finds work in Sung Joon's magazine company where he openly treats her with contempt and disdain, unaware of the history between them.

20. Suspicious Partner (2017)

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If you’ve had your fill of pure romantic comedies, how about adding a legal crime story into the mix? Suspicious Partner follows a prosecutor and a trainee who learn that their pasts are heavily entrenched with one another after an awkward misunderstanding brings them together.

#3. Top Korean drama crime thriller

21. Happiness (2021)

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Set in a post-Covid world, society is once again plagued by an infectious disease. But this time, it’s a disease that turns people into zombie-like creatures.
To avoid the risk of being infected, people are confined to their apartments and forced to do something we are more than familiar with – social distancing. Puzzled by the sudden outbreak, counter-terrorism expert Yoon Sae-bom and detective Jung Yi-Hyun work together to look into the causes of the infectious disease.

22. Hellbound (2021)

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A society trembles with fear after three executors of hell appear to kill those who received a death decree sent by an angel. An astute religious group known as the “New Truth Society” begins to gain widespread support as people believe that the leader, Jung Jin-Su, prophesied the mayhem in the past. 
Min Hye-jin is a lawyer who works to the best of her ability to reveal the corrupt nature of the New Truth Society. She gets a married couple, Bae Young-Jae and Song So-Hyun, to fight against the New Truth Society and Arrowhead. Hee-sung and Ji-won are a happily married couple with a stable career and a beautiful child. Their marriage is smooth sailing until Hee-sung begins to show patterns of unusual behavior that create a gap between him and his wife.
Since Ji-won works as a homicide detective, she’s quick-witted and perceptive. After she observes her husband’s change in behavior, she learns more about his hidden identity. While doing so, she finds out that her husband is connected to a serial murder case that occurred 15 years ago.

23. Awaken (2020)

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More than three decades ago, a small village was thrown into chaos due to a perplexing phenomenon that was buried with neither a clear explanation nor proper closure. 36 years have passed since then, and the same village is now plagued with a new series of mysterious events. Do Jung-woo, also known as one of the most competent leaders at the National Police Agency, begins to investigate the strange occurrences.
Jung-woo works closely with Officer Hye-won, as well as Detective Jamie from the FBI. They go out of their way to unravel the mystery, only to find out that the present events are intertwined with the incidents that took place more than three decades ago.

24. Sweet Home (2020)

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Cha Hyun-soo is a high school student who loses his family in an accident. Following the unexpected loss of his family, he moves to a dilapidated apartment and lives there by himself. His dream of living a quiet life is crushed when an inexplicable occurrence takes place – humans begin to turn into monsters, and these monsters prowl about Hyun-soo’s apartment. 
As a result, the residents – including Hyun-soo – are confined to the apartment. They team up against the monsters and fight for their lives.

25. Strangers From Hell (2019)

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Yoon Jong-woo decides to move from the countryside to Seoul to clinch a job offer. Since he’s on a budget, he looks for a cheap residential facility. He has no choice but to stay in a goshiwon, which is a cheap boarding house. Renters typically get a small, furnished room with a bed, study desk, and chair. Fancier goshiwon rooms come with ensuite bathrooms and proper closets, and some places even provide free rice and kimchi.
But that’s not the case with Jong-woo, as he settles for a decrepit goshiwon. On top of that, his neighbors are unsavory characters, but he has to endure the next six months so that he can afford a better place. 
During his time at the goshiwon, Jong-woo comes across strange residents such as Seo Moon-jo, who works as a dentist. To make matters worse, a series of mysterious events unfold at the goshiwon, which causes Jong-woo to be fearful and wary of the residents.

26. Kingdom (2019)

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If you’re a fan of Train to Busan or just anything zombie-related, don’t miss out on the Netflix series Kingdom. Season 2 just came out in March 2020 – for people who have yet to jump onto the Kingdom bandwagon, you have plenty of heartstopping episodes to catch up on! 
Set in the Joseon period, the drama follows the crown prince, Lee Chang, on his journey to uncover the truth behind a mysterious disease plaguing the king. Together with his guard Moo-young, they head off to a faraway province, Dongnae, in search of a physician. 
To their horror, they arrive at the clinic only to find it in ruins with dead bodies piling up under the building. They meet Seo Bi, the only survivor from the clinic, who tells them that the people are not dead and will begin their killing rampage once the sun sets. With the zombie disease spreading fast across the Southern provinces, they’ll have to find a remedy, fast. 

27. Rugal (2020)

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Detective Kang Ki-beom was working on a case involving a criminal organization, Argos, when he returns home to find his wife murdered by their men. While still in disbelief, they take the chance to knock him out and remove both of his eyeballs. When he wakes up at the hospital, not only has he lost his eyesight but he is also framed for his wife’s murder. 
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) offers him a chance at revenge by being part of Rugal, a special team to hunt down the organization. After regaining his sight thanks to artificial eyeball implants, Ki-beom and his team set out to bring Argos down. 

28. Innocent Defendant (2017)

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The only thing worse than having a nightmare is not waking up from one. That’s what happens to Prosecutor Park Jung-woo, who wakes up one day to find himself on death row for killing both his wife and daughter. 
Unable to recall what exactly happened on the day of the incident, he struggles to produce a credible alibi to clear his name. And as a prosecutor who has spent most of his life trying to uncover truths, trying to find an answer while stuck behind bars will require great resolve. 

29. Tunnel (2017)

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The tunnel is an underrated crime drama that deserves more credit. With an intriguing plot, you’ll find yourself at the edge of your seat by the end of each episode, wondering what’s next to come. 
As detective Park Gwang-ho enters a pitch-black tunnel while giving chase to a serial killer, he gets knocked out by an unknown figure. Waking up to find himself teleported into the future, he now has to work with detective Kim Sun-Jae and criminal psychologist Shin Jae-Yi to catch the killer on the loose. 

30. Bad Guys (2014)

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Detective Oh Gu-Tak was tasked to form a special team made up of “bad guys” to combat the rising number of crimes in the district. 
His team is made up of ex-criminals: Park Woong-Cheol, a gangster, Lee Jung-moon, a serial killer, and Jung Tae-soo, a contract hitman. The last member joining detective Gu-tak and his team of criminals is Yoo Mi-young, a young female inspector known for her zealousness.  

31. Healer (2014)

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A crime drama with good-looking leads – yes, please! While this 2014 crime drama is full of action-packed scenes, it also offers a breather in the form of a blossoming love story between Park Min-young and Ji Chang-Wook. While trying to reveal the truth behind the tragic deaths of a couple many years ago, Reporter Kim Moon-ho engages a night courier – Seo Jung-hoo, better known as the “Healer” – to verify the identity of Chae Young-shin, who has presumably died along with her parents. 
Reporter Kim proceeds to pay him to protect her from the people who wanted her dead in the past. But it won’t take long before Healer and Young-shin join hands with Moon-ho to discover the truth behind the case.
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