Top 7 must-watch K-Dramas: 'Vincenzo', 'King the Land', and others

K-dramas, or Korean dramas, have immensely contributed in the world of entertainment in recent times,  thanks to their engaging story-lines which have made them globally known.

Here are the top must-watch K-Dramas of all time!

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God:

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Goblin) is considered to be one of the most well-known series in the history of K-Dramas.

The story of this enchanting K-Drama tale revolves around an immortal goblin, who seeks love and redemption and also helps people with his strong powers.

The drama’s star-studded cast includes Goong Yoo, who portrays the role of an immortal goblin, alongside Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, Yook Sung-jae, Kim So-hyun, Kim Min-jae and Lee El.

The drama aired on Korean local cable network channel from December 2, 2016 to January 21, 2017, marking the record of sixth highest-rated K-drama in the television industry.

Vincenzo:

Vincenzo  is a thrilling K-Drama, which follows the story-line of a Korean-Italian mob lawyer, who returns to his homeland Korea.

The lead character in the series can be seen in search for a location to store the mob’s assets and to find other money-laundering business chances.

The star-studded cast of the series includes Song Joong-ki, Joen Yeo-been, Ok Taec-yeon, Kwak Dong-yeon, Kim Sung-cheol, Kim Yeo-jin, Kim Yoon-hye and Na Chul.

The drama also earned the record of becoming the eleventh highest-rated drama in Korean television history. It aired from February 20, 2021 to May 2, 2021.

King The Land:

King The Land is a romantic-comedy series which aired between June 17, 2023 to August 6, 2023, and has 16 episodes.

The story-line of the drama revolves around Goo Woon, the inheritor of The King Group, having a luxurious hotel, who falls in love with his hosteller Cheon Sa-rang who is known for a constant smile on her face.

The drama also takes many other turns, with Goo Woon having clashes with his step sister, who seeks to take everything from him.

The cast includes, Lee Jun-ho who plays the role of Goo Woon, Im Yoon-ah, Go Won Hee, Kim Jae-won, Kim Ga-eun and others.

The Legend of the Blue Sea:

The Legend of the Blue Sea, which is one of the most popular K-Dramas , is a love based series, which captures a captivating story of a con-artist and a beautiful mermaid, who moves across the ocean in order to find him.

This drama aired from November 16, 2016 to January 25, 2017, featuring Lee Min-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Shin Hye-sun, Shin Won-ho, Lee Hee-joon and others.

Destined With You:

Destined With You is a romantic-comedy drama, featuring Rowoon and Jo Bo-ah as the main leads. It aired between August 23, 2023 to October 12 2023.

The story centers on a forbidden book sealed for 300 years, which ends up in Hong-jo's possession, who is a prosperous lawyer.

It unfolds that the key to breaking the curse lies with an apparently ordinary civil servant, which later leads to Shin-yu becoming a victim of the book's curse after acquiring it.

Strong Girl Nam-soon:

Strong Girl Nam-soon is a latest action comedy crime family drama, which revolves around a strong girl with the same name, who was lost in Mongolia in her childhood and has super powers. 

The show aired between October 7, 2023 to November 26, 2023.

The story features Nam-soon faces different obstacles while searching for her parents in Korea, whereas her biological mother Geum-ju, who is a billionaire, senses something is not right with her daughter.

As the drama progresses, the mother-daughter duo become entangled in a drug case of a company Doogo ran by Ryu Shi-oh, and is under the investigation of a detective Gang Hee-sik.

The drama features the star-studded cast of Lee Yoo-mi, Byeon Woo-seok, Ong Seong-wu, Kim Jung-eun, Park Bo-young and others.

Business Proposal:

Business Proposal is a K-Drama romantic-comedy, featuring Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Sejeong, Kim Min-kyu, Seol In-ah, Choi Byung-chan and others.

The drama centers on the romantic tale of President Kang, who is a dedicated CEO of a food company, and Shin Ha Ri, a food researcher.

As the story begins Ha Ri, who was supposed to go on a blind date for her friend, ends up meeting her boss, President Kang, in an unexpected encounter.

It aired from February 28, 2023 to April 5, 2023, having 12 episodes.