![]() ![]() The IMF Crisis has disrupted both of their dreams: Na’s high school fencing program gets defunded amidst fiscal austerity, while Baek’s family goes from “riches to rags”, forcing him to drop out of college and get a job. Kim Tae-ri plays Na Hee-do, a high school fencer with gold medal aspirations, while Nam Joo-hyuk plays Baek Yi-jin, a college dropout. It’s amidst this historical trauma that Twenty One Twenty Five kicks off with its story of two young lovers. In 1997, South Korea plunged into the Asian Financial Crisis, which Koreans to this day call the “IMF Crisis” due to harsh bailout terms imposed by the International Monetary Fund. Korean: 스물다섯 스물하나 | Starring: Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk | Genre: Youth, Romance, Historical, Coming-of-Age It’s no surprise that Our Blues became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of 2022. The show manages to meaningfully address a litany of social issues across its 20 episodes, from ableism to suicide and child abuse, while still giving those who want romance in their K-dramas something to feel good about. There’s a tranquil and melancholy, but never depressing, vibe to Our Blues, like drinking warm coffee on a rainy day. An ensemble cast-Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-ah, Cha Seung-won, Uhm Jung-hwa, alongside many others-assumes roles across all walks of life: truck drivers, business owners, pearl divers, and so forth. The show is more of an anthology which dances between the stories of over a dozen interconnected individuals who live on Jeju Island, off Korea’s southern tip. Our Blues doesn’t feel like a typical K-drama, and that’s a good thing. Korean: 우리들의 블루스 | Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-ah, Cha Seung-won, Han Ji-min | Genre: Drama, Romance, Melodrama, Slice-of-Life The drama supposedly drew inspiration from American Psycho, and has a Silence of the Lambs-esque vibe with a brooding modern twist. It’s dark, violent, filled with sex, and not afraid to tackle mature themes like alienation and psychopathy. Somebody is a full-fledged Netflix production, meaning it wasn’t forced to be as tame as titles from Korean companies. This 2022 Korean drama introduces us to a woman named Kim Sun (Kang Hae-lim), who developed a chatbot called “Someone” as a kid and later gets recruited to adapt that chatbot into a dating app called “Somebody.” However, Kim notices a series of deaths linked to the app, and soon comes into contact with a mysterious architect named Sung Yun-oh (Kim Young-kwang). If you’re looking for a departure from formulaic saccharine romance K-dramas, consider Somebody. ![]() Pick a genre and settle in for a marathon, because we can guarantee you're going to find your latest binge-worthy addiction.Korean: 썸바디 | Starring: Kim Young-kwang, Kang Hae-lim, Kim Yong-ji, Kim Soo-yeon | Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological ![]() That's not all: Below, we're rounding up everything from Korean romantic comedies to superhero flicks, zombie horror shows, crime-busting detective thrillers, historical fiction, and more. Whether you're looking to dip your toes into more K-dramas, or you're already a fan seeking additional highly rated, easily streamable options, here are 27 of the best Korean dramas that you can watch on Netflix right now, from coming-of-age shows like the current hit Twenty-Five Twenty-One to friendship-focused dramas like Thirty Nine. Squid Game became a global sensation and we still can't stop talking about it–and if you're anything like us, you are patiently waiting for season two while filling up your Netflix queue with other binge-worthy Korean drama series. Like Parasite, Squid Game is an unpredictable parable that explores life under social inequality -and takes the characters' fights for survival to extreme heights. Further evidence? The Netflix global hit back in 2021 was a K-drama called Squid Game. While the South Korean television and film industry has been around for over half a century, the last two decades in particular mark a rise in global recognition of the incredible body of work-culminating in a historic win for Parasite at the 2020 Academy Awards and South Korean actress Yuh-Jung Youn's win for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Minariat the 2021 Academy Awards. ![]()
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