ONTD Original: 6 Underrated Korean Dramas to Watch
I was reminiscing on the kdramas I loved but don’t receive enough love, so I decided to make a post for everyone to share their favorite underrated Asian dramas.
(Disclaimer: This list veers older since I have been out of the kdrama loop in recent years.)
365: Repeat the Year
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Mystery, suspense, time travel
Synopsis: A group of strangers are offered the chance to travel back one year in time by a mysterious woman. Once in the new timeline, they start dying one by one.
Avengers Social Club
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Four unlikely people form a pact to help each other in their respective predicaments and become a found family along the way. Ra Miran is in this.
The Cursed
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Horror, supernatural, revenge
Synopsis: A teenage girl with supernatural powers and a reporter join forces to take down a company chairman who is possessed by an evil spirit. Great for spooky season and not too scary.
Live Up to Your Name
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Medical, romance, time travel
Synopsis: A traditional medicine doctor from the Joseon Dynasty accidentally time travels to modern day and meets a modern medicine doctor. They clash and time travel back and forth. Best romance on this list.
The Package
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Slice of life, comedy, romance
Synopsis: A tour group travels through Paris as the story behind each of them unfolds. Lighthearted, humorous, and heartwarming.
Shopping King Louis
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Romcom
Synopsis: A rich shopaholic loses his memory and meets a country girl. Antics ensue. This is my token romcom but it is very cute. Seo Inguk and Nam Jihyun are in this.
Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Mods, I hope this turned out okay, I did it on my phone. Thanks!
Please share your favorite underrated Asian dramas, especially if they’re from recent years lol.
(Disclaimer: This list veers older since I have been out of the kdrama loop in recent years.)
365: Repeat the Year
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Click to viewGenre: Mystery, suspense, time travel
Synopsis: A group of strangers are offered the chance to travel back one year in time by a mysterious woman. Once in the new timeline, they start dying one by one.
Avengers Social Club
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Four unlikely people form a pact to help each other in their respective predicaments and become a found family along the way. Ra Miran is in this.
The Cursed
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Horror, supernatural, revenge
Synopsis: A teenage girl with supernatural powers and a reporter join forces to take down a company chairman who is possessed by an evil spirit. Great for spooky season and not too scary.
Live Up to Your Name
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Medical, romance, time travel
Synopsis: A traditional medicine doctor from the Joseon Dynasty accidentally time travels to modern day and meets a modern medicine doctor. They clash and time travel back and forth. Best romance on this list.
The Package
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Slice of life, comedy, romance
Synopsis: A tour group travels through Paris as the story behind each of them unfolds. Lighthearted, humorous, and heartwarming.
Shopping King Louis
Trailer: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Genre: Romcom
Synopsis: A rich shopaholic loses his memory and meets a country girl. Antics ensue. This is my token romcom but it is very cute. Seo Inguk and Nam Jihyun are in this.
Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Mods, I hope this turned out okay, I did it on my phone. Thanks!
Please share your favorite underrated Asian dramas, especially if they’re from recent years lol.