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10 Most Fan-Loved Recent K-Dramas to Watch on Netflix

10 Most Fan-Loved Recent K-Dramas to Watch on Netflix
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While you’re saving up for a trip to South Korea, your Netflix subscription will have to do. Luckily, a plethora of great K-dramas were released there in the past five years!

10. The Uncanny Counter (2020–2021)

If you’ve always loved Supernatural but felt like that show needed a South Korean superhero-ish twist, rejoice: you’ve found it. The Uncanny Counter follows a secret group of humans with superpowers who hunt down vile spirits and protect their neighbors’ peaceful sleep. The best part? They operate out of a small noodle shop.

9. Hospital Playlist (2020–2021)

Further down the line, we have Hospital, but with a South Korean aesthetic — and much more heartwarming. Hospital Playlist follows five young doctors who finished their medical school back in 1999 and joined the same hospital. No matter what happens, they keep their friendship and rely on it… And there’s a lot happening.

8. Vagabond (2019)

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If it’s proper drama and high stakes you want, seek no further than Vagabond. This series follows an underrated stuntman whose world comes crashing down when a plane with his nephew crashes. Despite only being an ordinary man, he decides to investigate the tragic incident and uncovers an overwhelming corruption scheme.

7. Kingdom (2019–2020)

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Who told you that medieval Korea and zombie apocalypse are mutually exclusive? Don’t listen to them; watch Kingdom, instead. When a mysterious plague that turns people into zombies overtakes the kingdom of Joseon, the young crown prince attempts to find a cure, unaware of the political schemes brewing around him.

6. Abyss (2019)

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Wouldn’t it be just great if there was, after all, some sort of divine reward for leading a good life — and punishment for being a bad person? Those who die untimely deaths are changed by the Abyss and returned to the world in new bodies that reflect their past deeds. It rewards some handsomely, and punishes others severely…

5. My First First Love (2019)

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First love is unique and most memorable, but it’s almost never simple. A young student’s house suddenly becomes filled with his four friends when all of them need a place to live for a while. Together, they try to establish common grounds, develop their relationship — and, of course, deal with the feelings brewing between them.

4. It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)

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Why do polar opposites often attract each other? Because they hold keys to each other’s healing. A selfless psych-ward caretaker and an egotistical book author have little to nothing in common except for their situation: she needs help, and he’s the one willing to provide it. They have a bumpy road ahead, but it leads to true love.

3. Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019)

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Looking for a job is no easy task, especially when you’re extremely short on money already. But this former copywriter gets lucky, as a young, attractive, and extremely talented editor-in-chief takes her under his wing at his media. She’s not a writer now, but she’ll learn from him — and perhaps, they’ll stop being strangers one day.

2. Itaewon Class (2020)

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What do revenge and business have in common? They’re both gargantuan undertakings. After a young con artist’s father is killed, he sets his eyes on both: he wants to avenge his father by dealing with the family who killed him… And create a successful street bar. Will he succeed in either or will he have to return to con arts?

1. Crash Landing on You (2019–2020)

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When two worlds collide, the explosion is massive… But beautiful. A South Korean chaebol heiress makes an emergency landing in North Korea where she meets a local special officer. Enamored with her, the young man will do anything to protect the unexpected alien, but will things work out between two people so different?