Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Best Korean Drama 2013 | 2014

Here are some of the Korean dramas that I have watched and some were aired in 2013, 2012 or older. They are still really good dramas which you will definitely enjoy watching. I am watching some of the newer ones which have just been airing a few weeks back and I will share my thoughts with you after I have finished watching them. 
If you want to know where I watch my dramas, I watch most of my Korean drama here.
Those with a star beside them are the drama which I recommend and enjoyed watching a lot.  those without star are still really good dramas which I had picked out to share on the blog. 
There are surely some dramas which you think are great but I did not post as I may not have watched them get or forgot about them as I had watched too many. Please comment below if there is. 
Thank you! 
The reason why I had created this blog is sharing the wonderful that I have been watching all these great Korean dramas.  
(I will update my blog as frequently as possible by editing this post)
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If you would like to know about which Korean Variety shows that I recommend, it is:
Running Man. I have been watching Running Man since it started airing and it is the best variety show! I can definitely assure you that you will laugh a lot. There are always special guest coming on each episode (most of the episodes). Do check out which guest came out on each episode here.

Running Man 

(Click here to watch it)


Dad, Where are you going?  

This is another Korean Variety show that I recommend. 
(Click here to watch)


Infinity Challenge  


This is another Korean Variety show that I recommend. 
(Click here to watch)


Survival Audition K-Pop Star S3★

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing) Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST

This is another Korean Variety show that I recommend. 

Abnormal Summit

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing) Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST

This is another Korean Variety show that I recommend. 

Crime Scene

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing) Sunday evenings at 4:55 pm KST

This is another Korean Variety show that I recommend. 

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New K-Dramas of 2013

Miss Korea★
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(Watch here)

Title: 미스코리아 / Miss Korea
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Main Cast:

Lee Yeon Hee as Oh Ji Young
Lee Sun Gyun as Kim Hyung Joon
Lee Ki Woo as Lee Yoon
Song Sun Mi as Go Hwa Jung
Lee Sung Min as Teacher Jung
Lee Mi Sook as Ma Ae Ri
Go Sung Hee as Kim Jae Hee
Supporting Cast
Heo Tae Hee as Section Chief Yoon
Kang Han Na as Im Sun Joo
Ha Yun Joo as Shin Sun Young
Go In Bum as Jae Hee’s father
Kang Tae Oh as Kang Sang Suk (Ma Ae Ri’s son)
Park Ha Na as Han So Jin
Moon Ji In as Kim Yoo Ra
Yoo Eun Ho as Jung Eun Ah
Kim Ye Won (1989) as Lee Young Sun
Jung Seung Kil as President Hwang
Hong Ji Min as Yang Chun Ja
Oh Jung Se as Kim Hong Sam
Choi Jae Hwan as Kim Kang Woo
Jo Sang Ki as Kim Kang Shik
Jang Yong as Oh Jong Goo
Jung Kyu Soo as Oh Myun Sang
Jung Suk Yong as Oh Woong Sang
Baek Bong Ki as Oh Ji Suk
Im Ye Jin as Go Bong Hee
Jang Won Young as Manager Park

Synopsis
This drama takes place in year 1997 and is about a failing cosmetics company that tries to turn a former high school beauty queen into Miss Korea. Oh Ji Young (Lee Yeon Hee) is the former high school beauty queen who has grown up to be nothing more an an elevator girl. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung Joon (Lee Sun Gyun) is an employee of the cosmetics company and will lead the efforts to turn Oh Ji Young into Miss Korea to save his company.
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You Who Came From The Stars★

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing)

Title: 별에서 온 그대 / You Who Came From the Stars
Previously known as: 별에서 온 남자 / Man From the Stars
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Time travel
Episodes: 20
Broadcast period: 2013-Dec-18 to 2014-Feb-20
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Main Cast:
Jeon Ji Hyun as Chun Song Yi (top actress/university student)
Kim Hyun Soo as Chun Song Yi (young)
Kim Soo Hyun as Do Min Joon (alien/university lecturer)
Park Hae Jin as Lee Hwi Kyung (youngest son of S&C Group)
Jo Seung Hyun as Lee Hwi Kyung (young)
Yoo In Na as Yoo Se Mi (supporting actress)

People around Chun Song Yi
Na Young Hee as Yang Mi Yun (Song Yi’s mother)
Uhm Hyo Sup as Chun Min Goo (Song Yi’s father)
Ahn Jae Hyun as Chun Yoon Jae (Song Yi’s younger brother)
Hong Jin Kyung as President Hong (Manhwabang owner)
Kim Kang Hyun as Song Yi’s manager
Kim Bo Mi as Song Yi’s stylist

People around Do Min Joon
Kim Chang Wan as Jang Young Mok (lawyer)

People around Lee Hwi Kyung
Shin Sung Rok as Lee Jae Kyung (heir of S&C Group)
Lee Jung Gil as Lee Bum Joong (chairman of S&C Group)
Sung Byung Sook as Hong Eun Ah (Hwi Kyung’s mother)

People around Yoo Se Mi
Lee Il Hwa as Han Sun Young
Oh Sang Jin as Yoo Yoo Suk (Se Mi’s older brother)

Others
Yoo In Young as Han Yoo Ra (top actress/Song Yi’s rival)
Jo Hee Bong as CEO of Song Yi’s management agency
Kim Won Hee

Cameo
Yoo Joon Sang as Department Manager Yoo (ep 2)
Dalshabet as themselves (ep 3)
Park Jung Ah as top star who soon-to-be a bride (ep 4)

Synopsis
A romantic comedy drama about an alien man who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the 17th-century Joseon Dynasty period, falling in love with a modern day actress.
Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) is an alien who possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed. His character also happens to be a university professor and He looks 20. Although he holds a cynical view to human beings, but he gets entangled in a sweet love story with actress Chun Song Yi (Jeon Ji Hyun).
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The Prime Minister and I★

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing)

Title: 총리와 나 / The Prime Minister and I
Also known as: Prime Minister Is Dating
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Main Cast:
Lee Bum Soo as Kwon Yul
Im Yoon Ah as Nam Da Jung
Chae Jung Ahn as Seo Hye Joo (public relations officer)
Yoon Shi Yoon as Kang In Ho (chief of staff)
Ryu Jin as Park Joon Ki

Peple around Kwon Yul
Choi Soo Han as Kwon Woo Ri
Jeon Min Seo as kwon Na Ra
Lee Do Hyun as Kwon Man Se
Jun Won Joo as Na Young Soon
Lee Young Bum as Shim Sung Il
Jung Ae Yun as Park Na Young

People around Da Jung
Lee Han Wie as Nam Yu Sik
Choi Duk Moon as Go Dal Pyo
Lee Min Ho (1993) as Park Hee Chul
Min Sung Wook as Byun Woo Chul

People around In Ho
Kim Ji Wan as Kang Soo Ho (older brother)

People around Joon Ki
Yoon Hae Young as Na Yun Hee (Joon Ki’s wife)
Jang Hee Woong as Bae In Kwon (Joon Ki’s chief secretary)

Other People
Song Min Hyung as Kim Tae Man (president)
Hong Sung Sook as Jang Eun Hye
Go Joo Yeon as ??

Synopsis
Prime minister, Kwon Yul (Lee Bum Soo) who is a father of three is 100% workaholic and 0% family man. A young female reporter, Nam Da Jung (Im Yoon Ah) who fakes her identity enters the Prime Minister’s household as a tutor of his kids to gather news about him and like a Christmas gift, a mother figure appears to this single dad and the warmhearted love story begins!
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Pretty Boy/Bel Ami★ 

(Watch here)
(Currently Airing)

Title: 예쁜남자 / Pretty Man
Also Known as: Bel Ami / Beautiful Man / Pretty Boy
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family
Episodes: 16
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Main Cast:
Jang Geun Suk as Dokgo Ma Te
IU as Kim Bo Tong
Lee Jang Woo as David Choi
Han Chae Young as Hong Yoo Ra

MG Group
Kim Bo Yun as Na Hong Ran
Dok Go Young Jae as Park Ki Suk
Kim Young Jae as Park Moon Soo

Ma Te’s women
So Yoo Jin as Jaek Hee
Kim Ye Won as Electricity Fairy
Park Ji Yoon as Yo Mi
Lee Seung Min as Yeo Mim
Cha Hyun Jung as Kim In Joong

People around Ma Te
Yang Mi Kyung as Kim Mi Sook (Ma Te’s mother)
Kim Ji Han as Jang Duk Saeng

Kim Bo Tong’s family
Lee Mi Young as Lee Mal Ja (Bo Tong’s mother)
Hoon as Kim Dae Shik (Bo Tong’s younger brother)

Cameo
Jo Hye Ryun as female police (ep.1)
Kim Seul Gi as teacher (ep.1)

Synopsis
This drama is based on 17 volumes of comic book series 예쁜 남자 ~열 여자 정복기~ by Chon Kye Young which was first published on 2009-Sep-11.
Dokgo Ma Te (Jang Geun Suk) is an ambitious man and wants to make a lot money using his beautiful appearance. He sets out to date ten of the most successful women in Korea. A strange woman then appears in front of Dokgo Ma Te. Her name is Kim Bo Tong (IU), an ordinary girl come from poor background who’s been in love with him for ten years. Can she make Dokgo Ma Te love her?
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The Heirs


Title: 왕관을 쓰려는자, 그무게를 견뎌라 - 상속자들 / Wangkwaneul Sseuryeoneunja, Geumoogereul Gyeondyeora - Sangsokjadeul
Also known as: The Inheritors / The One Trying to Wear the Crown, Withstands the Weight - The Heirs
Genre: Romance, Youth, School, Melodrama, Comedy
Episodes: 20

Main Cast:
Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan
Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang 
Kim Woo Bin as Choi Young Do 
Krystal Jung (f(x)) as Lee Bo Na 

Synopsis:
A romantic comedy about high school students living in top 1% high society, learning about love and friendship. Things get turned topsy turvy when the students end up getting tangled with a girl from lower class who is the heir of "poverty", and romance unfolds.
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Good Doctor

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There are a total of 20 episodes.
Genre:Medical drama, Romance

Main Cast
Joo Won as Park Shi-On
Moon Chae-won as Cha Yoon-Seo
Joo Sang-wook as Kim Do-Han
Kim Min-seo as Yoo Chae-Kyung

Synopsis
Park Shi-On is a miner's son who witnessed domestic violence from his father beginning at a very young age. Because of his developmental disorder that's a type of autism, he gets a specialized education at a care center, where they discover that he's a savantShi-On has genius tendencies, an exceptional memory, and has a keen perception of space within the human body. With the help of a guardian, he eventually becomes a pediatric surgery resident, but his personality remains that of a grade schooler. Cha Yoon-Seo is a pediatric surgeon with a strong sense of duty. She chose to become a doctor after volunteering in a children's cancer ward in high school, and entered Korea's best medical school as the second best of her class. With her hard work and brains she becomes a fellow at a relatively young age. She never hesitates to speak up in front of her bosses, but has an easy-going personality with a tomboyish nature. Joo Sang-wook is the youngest doctor to become a pediatric associate professor. He entered medical school at the top of his class, and is a cold-hearted perfectionist. Kim Min-seo is Do-han's fiancee. She is a manager on the planning board for a large university hospital. As the only daughter of the foundation's director, she's keenly aware of the nepotism prejudice and proves her worth by being cool-headed, capable, and assertive.
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I Hear Your Voice★

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Genre:Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Main Cast
Lee Bo Young as Jang Hye Sung
Kim So Hyun as young Hye Sung
Lee Jong Suk as Park Soo Ha
Goo Seung Hyun as child Soo Ha
Yoon Sang Hyun as Cha Kwan Woo
Lee Da Hee as Seo Do Yun
Jung Min Ah as young Do Yun

Synopsis
A drama about public defenders who take on the toughest cases with less than 1% chance of winning. Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) is a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical female lawyer. She is a prickly edge, sharp tongue who doesn't have a bit of concept or manners and finds it hard to be enthusiastic about what she does. Cha Kwan Woo (Yoon Sang Hyun) is a serious, passionate and a macho former police officer who becomes a government lawyer. Meanwhile, Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) is a 19 years old boy who has the ability or superpower to read the people's minds. Together they will team up to solve the cases no one else wants, cases that only have a one percent chance of being found innocent.
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Monstar

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Genre: School, Romance

Main Cast
Yong Joon-Hyung (B2st) as Yoon Sul-Chan
Ha Yeon-Soo as Min Se-Yi
Kang Ha-Neul as Jung Sun-Woo

Synopsis
"Monstar" depicts the lives of ordinary teens who are injured psychologically and heal themselves through the power of music.
Yoon Sul-Chan is the vocalist for the group "Man in Black". He carries deep wounds within his mind, but doesn't express his feelings. Because of his hot temper, he causes trouble. His management company then orders him to carry himself as an ideal student. He joins a music band at school, while facing unexpected events.

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Mandate of Heaven: The Fugitive of Joseon

(Watch Here)Title: 천명 : 조선판 도망자 이야기 / Mandate of Heaven: The Fugitive of Joseon
Also Known as: Heaven’s Order / Heaven’s Will
Genre: Historical, thriller, medical, melodrama, political
Episodes: 20
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Main Cast:
Lee Dong Wook as Choi Won
Kim Yoo Bin as Choi Rang
Song Ji Hyo as Hong Da In
Im Seul Ong as Crown Prince Lee Ho, later King In Jong
Park Ji Young as Queen Moon Jung
Song Jong Ho as Lee Jung Hwan
Yoon Jin Yi as So Baek

Choi Won’s family
Kang Byul as Choi Woo Young
Jang Yong Bok as Choi Chang Son
Go In Bum as Choi Hyung Goo
Yoo Chae Young as Geum Ok

Royal Medical Staff
Choi Phillip as Min Do Saeng
Kim Mi Kyung as Jang Geum

People on Lee Ho’s Side
Choi Il Hwa as King Joong Jong
Lee Jae Yong as Chun Bong

People on the Queen’s Side
Seo Dong Hyun as Grand Prince Kyung Won
Jun Gook Hwan as Kim Chi Yong
Lee Hee Do as Jang Hong Dal
Sung Woong as Do Moon
Jo Dal Hwan as Deok Pal
Kim Jung Kyoon as Yoon Won Hyung

Police Investigator (Ui Geum Boo Officer)
Kim Yoon Sung as Gon Oh

Bandit Group Heuk Suk Gol
Kwon Hyun Sang as Im Kkeok Jung
Lee Won Jong as Geo Chil
Park Sun Woo as Gae Pal Son

Other People
Yoon Gi Won as Mak Bong
Kim Hyung Bum as Pil Doo
Jung Yoon Sun as Wol Ha
Kim Dong Joon as Moo Myung
Yum Dong Hun as eunuch

Synopsis
The Joseon version of a Chaser about a medical practitioner who struggles to save his daughter from a terminal illness while being caught up in a plot to poison King Injong.
Royal Physician Choi Won (Lee Dong Wook), who works for the royal family, becomes involved with the plot to poison King Injong and is now a fugitive. He tries to save his daughter Choi Rang (Kim Yoo Bin), who has an incurable disease. Choi Won has raised his daughter alone since his wife passed away. Hong Da In (Song Ji Hyo) is the nurse who’s in love with him.
Meanwhile, Lee Jung Hwan (Song Jong Ho ) is the Euigeumbu detective who’s the one to capture him and he gets help from bandit’s daughter, So Baek (Yoon Jin Yi) while he is a fugitive. Crown Prince Lee Ho (Im Seul Ong) is the suspicious crown prince who ends up thinking he was betrayed by the one person he trusted in the world.
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