What type/genre of Korean Dramas that you like the most? Action? Comedy? Thriller? Romance? Horror? For me, I won’t watch Korean Drama that has no romance in it. So all Korean dramas that I’d like to watch should have romance. Or else I won’t watch it. Why? Because I think a drama without romance will tastes empty.

Unless action dramas which the excitement are no joke like Bad Guy. Although this drama has no romance at all, but the story is intriguing enough to make me curious and excited in each episode.

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The romantic genre is one of the most common genre adopted in Korean Drama Industry, the reason behind this is simple, this genre directly touch the feeling of the viewer. Well, who doesn’t want to be loved and loving your loved one. The complete relatable emotion is one of the perk of romantic television series.

Here at Kmazing, we enjoy this genre a lil bit more than the other, and also it’s rare to see drama that have zero romance nowadays so almost all Korean drama can be categorized as romantic drama.

But even so, not all dramas that have romance will interest me. Many of Korean romantic dramas are boring, too easy to guess, the story is repeated over and over again, too many cliches, and so for.

I love Korean dramas which has a unique storyline, have many plot twists, have a great OST songs, interspersed by action would also good, and most importantly, I really like Korean dramas that focus on the love relationship between the main characters.

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Why? Because it will always make my heart pounding, and wondered how it goes.

I’ve watched a lot of romantic Korean dramas, and many were very good. Romantic Korean dramas also made me addicted to continue looking for another romantic Dramas.

Here are the best Korean dramas by Kmazing.org. Watch carefully.

Let’s go!

Plus Nine Boys (TvN, 2014) (Out from Top 20)

Plus Nine Boys TvN 2014

Plus Nine Boys tells the love story from four different men, each aged 39, 29, 19 and 9 years old. In this drama each man has a woman they like and also having various problems (although I always skip the scenes of a 9 years old child).

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Honestly, in this drama Park Chorong Apink was very gorgeous and beautiful. To the extent that I crowned her as one of the “top 15 most beautiful Kpop girls of all time“.

Plus Nine Boys Park Cho Rong

The drama is played by Kim Young Kwang and Kyung Soo Jin as the main character. The drama is nice and light, very suitable to fill your boring time.

Here is the teaser :

Fight For My Way (KBS2, 2017)

There something strange that attract me every time my mind ask me to stop watching this series. The story is getting you up and down at the same time, *try to watch if you don’t believe me* I keep on wandering why do I have this bizarre entice toward this drama, wanna know the reason why ? It’s because the story depicted in this series is very close to our reality. We struggle to achieve our dream, but sometimes It’s just too high and impossible to achieved – Friends is all we have.

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I Need Romance 3 (TvN, 2013)

I have to include one of these series on the list, I don’t know why but the third series of the franchise really hit me directly *boom*. The first and the second series is somehow similar to “Sex and the City” and it’s little bit too much to handle in several bed scenes. The third didn’t follow the same path as the first two of the franchise, the conflict is more simple and the storyline created more impact on the character. Another good thing I need to point out is the conflict is super relatable to one could suffer in normal life. I enjoy the series more than I expected to.

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Nice Guy (KBS2, 2012)

Yes…. this drama is super complicated, and excitingly interesting. The plot is super thick and unique. From the start I can feel that this television series is going to be interesting. It developed in nice pace and the pathos is out of this world. Revenge and love is the combination that clearly drag me to keep on watching every episode. Song Joong Ki played big role in creating good scene throughout the series *plus you can see Kwang Soo here too*.

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Reply 1994 (TvN, 2013)

What I like so much about the franchise is the fact that we can watch each of the character develop over time and feel involved to the point that by the time the finale is ending, you’ll feel like you are a part of the family. It’s a drama about the struggle and confusion in the beginning of adulthood, which all of us can relate, and it definitely makes us feeling nostalgic. The only thing I dislike about the drama is the fact that the central story of love triangle lacks a little impact. It adds so little to the plot and doesn’t propel the story into something more, a bit disappointing on that part to say the least. With that being said, it doesn’t mean this series isn’t worth a watch, it is and you should. It would have been better if they took the love triangle part a bit more seriously, though.

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All in all, it’s lovely little show with a nostalgic foam spreading around the timeline during the progress of the story. Far from perfect but worth your time to watch.

Princess Hours (MBC, 2006)

I am quite skeptical with every manhwa adaptation television series, sometimes they go lengthy to prove something but it’s far from worth it. The effort sometimes high but the result was somehow too decent for my forte, that’s why I am quite cautious when I choose to watch this classic. The concept was cliche but not cheesy at all, the performance from Yoon Eun Hye and Song Ji Hyo perfectly create dynamic to pump up the story to the level of interesting.

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Discovery of Love (KBS2, 2014)

Adapting the generic genre of romantic comedy with touch of melodrama is a gambling with success. If you do it right, you might hit the jackpot but if you do it halfheartedly the result won’t be nice. This television series prompt the genre but for me they did it halfheartedly, the main character is good, the story is good, chemistry between actor and actresses is good BUT the supporting character provide weak almost no impact toward the story. The weakness covered perfectly by the performance of the main character and the plot of the story.

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BIG (KBS2, 2012)

Woo wooo, calm down people !! I know I am still sane and not crazy enough to include this drama on our very own list. TBH I am not sure if I want to add this television series but despite the ending which is shite_ly confusing *but somehow good(?)*, the series’ flow and chemistry is persistent throughout the series. I love how Gong Yoo acted on this drama *hell I love all the performance from every star that act on this drama*. Emotional roller-coaster is the perfect example to summarize this drama.

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Healer (KBS2, 2015)

I am still somehow quite confused with the ability of screenwriter for this series. They have almost perfect story and even the cinematography is good. Healer have good plot foundation, the development of story is captivating, character growth proportionally excellent. And of course, the combination of action and romantic story will make you enjoy this drama.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbwmYi0nlo

The K2 (TvN, 2016)

Far from your typical love story, this very drama provide political twist and the polemic behind every political reason. My salute to Yoona who perfectly captivated me with her acting as she portrayed the panic disorder side perfectly on this series. Ji Chang Wook ? He is as usual stunning. What I love is the story is strangely good *I hate politics* and the cast did their best to fulfilled the task that they need to do to create smooth flow for the story. The complexity is fruitful in the end because the path is clear for every character.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbSSUtD2EY

The Time We Were Not in Love – (SBS, 2015)

This is one of the more modern years production television series which adopt classic theme in their story plot. The dramatic way of changing between conflict which flow naturally successfully hooked me from the first few episode. Love story in nowadays television series usually happen due to circumstances and environment of work or conflict of the two main character, but this drama perceived the relation between the male and female protagonist from friendship which is nice and warm. The ending is making me swoon and happy *which is rare*. Ha Ji Won portrait the character perfectly in this television series.

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Gentleman’s Dignity (SBS, 2012)

A Gentleman's Dignity Korean Drama

Gentleman’s Dignity is a Korean drama that aired in mid 2012 as well as Jang Dong Gun’s comeback drama after his hiatus for more than 10 years. The main actor is none other than Jang Dong Dun himself, and  the main actress is Kim Ha Neul, who i considered as one of the top 15 most beautiful Korean actresses of all time.

This drama tells the story of the life of 4 Ahjussi that aged above 40 years (known as F4 ahjussi) and it still can’t be separated from romance and marriage.

This drama is among the best because it is packaged in a funny way but also has thick/strong love story which is about Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ha Neul that has a lot of plot twists happened between them.

A Gentleman's Dignity SBS 2012

This romantic comedy drama is perfect for those who want to laugh out loud but also want to experience a strong romance story.

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Here is the teaser :

Descendants of the Sun (KBS2, 2016)

Descendants of the Sun KBS2 2016

It’s already too mainstream to discuss this drama because all Korean drama lovers must be knew, might even bored to discuss it.

As I already said above that I really like the romantic Korean drama which is also interspersed with action, and Descendants of the Sun is one of it.

With romance storyline similar to IRIS, where the lead woman (Song Hye Gyo) quickly accept the love confession from the lead man (Song Joong Ki) at the beginning of the story and began dating, but encountered many obstacles in the middle of the story and had to be in LDR (Long Distance Relationship) or even break up for a long time.

There’s also a love story between Kim Ji Won and Jin Goo which is more lovely compared from the main characters. In fact there are many people who said that the love story between these two (Kim Ji Won and Jin Goo) is better and more thrilling than the love story of the main character who is already mainstream.

Descendants of the Sun Korean Drama

Played by top artists and newcomers, this drama is worthed to be the most popular drama this year.

Here is the teaser :

IRIS (KBS2, 2009)

IRIS Korean Drama 2009

IRIS is the first action romantic Korean drama that I watched since i entered the Korean world. At that time I was really amazed why there could be a Korean Drama as cool and as good as this.

With the story line of the romance that fast at the beginning, in which the lead woman (Kim Tae Hee) immediately accept the love of the leading man (Lee Byung Hun) then immediately dating, dominated by the outstanding action as well as OST songs that are very nice and fit the atmosphere. There is one song that i’ve memorized it completely, that is Don’t Forget, sang by Baek Ji Young, because this song is all over the drama, and i crowned this song as one of the “top 15 best Korean sad/ballad songs of all time“.

This drama is perfect for you who want to raise your adrenaline.

Here is the teaser :

Tomorrow with You (TvN, 2017)

Tomorrow with You TvN 2017

Tomorrow with You is a romantic fiction drama that tells about life story of a man who can travels through time (he can travels to the future and back to the present day) with his wife (unfortunately his wife can’t). So after he travels to the future and find something bad will happen, he immidiately back to the present day and try his best to change anything to prevent it happens in the future. Some were success, and some were failed.

At first, i’m not really interested because this drama tells a story about a marriage couple. Usually it would be boring if the couple already married, i’ve seen a lot of romantic Korean Drama and the best moment is when the couple first met until they are dating (or before married).

But i still try to watch it because of the time travel things. I really love this kind of drama because of Nine Time Travel (2013) was really amazing (although it’s not really romantic).

After i watch it, the couple turn to be so cute and romantic. The story also great and will make you curious about what actually happened. Played by one of the most famous Korean actress Shin Min Ah and Lee Je Hoon who played Signal (one of the highest rating drama in TvN) in 2016. Watch this drama and you won’t regret it.

The Accidental Couple (KBS2, 2009)

The Accidental Couple 2009

The Accidental Couple is a Korean drama that aired prior to IRIS in 2009. I think this drama is very underrated because many people are not aware of the awesomeness of this drama. May be you didn’t know it.

For me as a man, this drama is extraordinary because Kim Ah Joong is very charming. While perhaps for women this drama is less interesting to watch because the male lead actor is Hwang Jung Min which already a bit old and not too handsome.

The Accidental Couple Korean Drama

The drama is so focused on the relationship between the two main actors. At the beginning of the drama is very frustrating but in the middle until the end part of the drama, it turned out to be very pleasant. The drama is worth watching for men who want to see Kim Ah Joong act very lovely.

Here is the teaser :

Moving on to top 5.. Its getting more and more romantic.

Can We Get Married? (JTBC, 2012)

Can We Get Married JTBC

When I was hunting a new Korean drama on the internet and found that Jung So Min plays a romantic drama that is still ongoing, called Can We Get Married. After I searched deeper, I figured out that this drama aired in the paid channel JTBC, this drama is the first paid channel drama that I watched.

As I watch, this drama is different from the usual drama in regular channel like KBS, SBS, MBC, etc. This drama is packed with unique and simple way. Without unnecessary cliches and straight to the point.

This drama tells the story of the lead actor (Sung Joon) and lead actress (Jung So Min) who want to get married and trying to overcome the problems/obstacles that facing them before their wedding.

Can We Get Married Korean Drama

The drama is very simple and light to watch.

Here is the teaser :

Marriage Without Dating (TvN, 2014)

Marriage Without Dating TvN 2014

Marriage Without Dating played by Han Groo who had previously casted in Can We Get Married as the supporting actress, In this drama she became a lead actress, accompanied by Yeon Woo Jin as the lead actor.

This drama also focuses on the relationship between Joo Jang Mi (Han Groo) with Gong Gi Tae (Yeon Woo Jin) from the start which they hated each other until they fell in love with each other.

Marriage Without Dating Korean Drama

As a man, I’m very fascinated with Han Groo who acted very lovely and I instantly became a huge fan of her. Hence i also crowned Han Groo as one of the “top 15 most beautiful Korean actresses of all time“.

Here is the teaser :

Boys Over Flowers (KBS2, 2009)

Boys Over Flowers 2009

This one is already very mainstream and is indeed a repetition of the drama “Meteor Garden” and “Hana Yori Dango”. But still interesting to watch. One of the biggest hit in Korean drama history.

And this drama has the most OST songs that I like, I almost memorized them all.

For beginners, this romantic comedy drama is perfect to watch.

Here is the teaser :

Runner Up : Padam Padam (The Sound Of His and Her Heartbeats) (JTBC, 2011)

Padam Padam Korean Drama

I watched this drama way after Can We Get Married, which is around 2013, eventhough the drama also aired on JTBC in 2011. Where the hell did I go at that time to miss this great romantic drama? Thank you internet for letting me download this drama.

And it turns out to be a quite extreme drama, because it tells about an ex-con who just about to out from prison and wants to restart his life, fell in love with a woman. This drama also equipped with a fantasy where a friend of the ex-convict admitted himself as a guardian angel.

Padam Padam 2011 JTBC

The drama is very good because it tells about the hard of life, but beside that it also tells a strong romantic story. Played by top actor Jung Woo Sung and top actress Han Ji Min, this drama is really unique, and one of a kind.

Here is the teaser :

First Place : Another Miss Oh (TvN, 2016)

Another Miss Oh TvN 2016

And the best is Another Miss Oh that just recently aired. Why did I choose this as the best drama? Its because somehow i just really like the relationship between Oh Hae Young and Park Do-kyung.

The drama is really focused on the relationship between Oh Hae Young (Seo Hyun Jin) and Park Do Kyung (Eric), this drama is packed with little fantasy and also has a little extreme storyline, almost like Padam Padam (but not as extreme as Padam Padam).

Somehow after watching this drama my ideal type woman turned into woman like Oh Hae Young. Want to know why? Just watch her acting, I do not want to give you a lot of spoilers here.

Another Miss Oh Korean Drama

In addition, the OST songs is also very suitable with the atmosphere of the drama. I’ve almost memorized all of this drama OST songs because they are good, I also crowned one of this drama OST as one of “Top 30 Best Korean Drama OST Songs of All Time“.

Anyway, this drama is perfect for you who really like a romantic drama.

Here is the teaser :

Yep! That was the top 10 best romantic Korean dramas of all time by Kmazing.net. Maybe not all the dramas above are suitable or good for you, because everyone must have a different taste. Dramas above only as a suggestions by Kmazing.net for beginners who want to find Romantic Korean Dramas.

And as we’ve seen above that top 5 ranking are dominated by paid channel drama, this means that I like paid channel drama more than regular channel drama. Because usually paid channel drama provides more unique and creative story.

If you also know some romantic Korean drama that are amazing but not listed above, just let me know in the comments below. Maybe I also could get some great recommendation dramas from you that I can watch later.

Thank you very much.