5 titles to enter the world of K-Drama

Between exciting love stories, mysteries and twists, the world of K-Drama (Korean dramas) has titles for every taste: here are five to start loving them.

W

If you love manga or webtoons, this is the drama for you. Before we begin, a question: have you ever dreamed of being sucked into the fantasy world of your favorite books / comics / manga? Here, this is exactly what happens to the protagonist of the drama. The story focuses on the events of the webtoon, whose name is the same as the series, W, written by a famous illustrator named Oh Seong-moo, of which the protagonist, Oh Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo), is the daughter. One day Yeon-joo, intent on looking for her father, is sucked into her digital drawing tablet and miraculously manages to save the life of Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk), the protagonist of the webtoon, changing the course of events of the story and starting a crazy love story. Do you need anything else to be convinced?

Strong Girl Do Bong-soon

If you need a good dose of Girl Power, you should definitely see this drama. The protagonist Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) was born with superhuman strength, but to keep it she must not abuse it and she must use it only to protect others. Her dream is to create a video game with herself as the main heroine and, as if fate were guiding her, she meets Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyun-sik), the CEO of Ainsoft, the manufacturer of the most famous video games in Korea, becoming one but the bodyguard. When a series of disappearances takes place in the Bong-soon neighborhood, the couple begins to investigate them together, creating comical situations, but also full of action and hidden dangers, getting closer and closer.

Crash Landing On You

This is the story of an impossible love, which however finds the strength to blossom even in completely adverse conditions, a Korean version of “Romeo and Juliet”, if you like.

Yoon Se-ri (Son Hyejin) is the heiress of a powerful company in South Korea. One day Se-ri decides to fly a paraglider, but a strong gust of wind forces her to make an emergency landing in… North Korea!! Given the still critical situation between the two Koreas, with a latent war that has never officially ended, the situation is quite critical for a South Korean citizen. There, Se-ri meets Lee Jeong-hyeok (Hyun Bin), a North Korean army officer, who decides to hide and protect her. But soon the two fall in love with each other and believe me when I tell you: prepare your handkerchiefs.

Itaewon Class

This is a story about social dramas, prejudices, but also about how friendship saves you.

Due to an accident that killed his father, Park Sae-ro-yi (Park Seo-joon) attempts to kill the heir of the Jangga Group, only to be later jailed. After being released, Sae-ro-yi opens the Danbam pub in Itaewon, a district of Seoul where there is a multi-ethnic and inclusive atmosphere, in the meantime, however, seeking revenge for his father. With the eclectic group that is created around the Danbam, Sae-ro-yi finds love and goes through fearful personal growth. A drama that warms your heart.

Goblin: The Lonely and Great God

Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) was a decorated military man who lived during the Goryeo dynasty, who is framed as a traitor and killed by the king. He is then subjected to a curse, according to which he would remain immortal, seeing the people he loved die in front of him. He thus becomes an immortal goblin, who despite everything helps others with his powers. Her life changes when her path crosses with that of the Grim Reaper (Lee Dong-wook), the self-confident high school student Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun) and Sunny (Yoo In-na): when their stories begin to intertwined, a hidden story begins to resurface, making them understand that they are not strangers who met by chance, but that their relationships originated in the distant past.