This year, a few notable Korean dramas exploring idols, actors and all-things Hallyu, have engaged K-Drama followers.
Looking back, this K-Drama season highlighted a recurring theme about Korean entertainment scene. Understandably a not so ventured story in the early years of Korean wave expansion.
While there are old dramas that featured celebrities like Shin Min Ah’s and Rain’s A Love To Kill in 2005 and Choi Ji Woo’s and Yoo Ji Tae’s Star’s Lover in 2008; it was the 2009 rom-com hit You’re Beautiful that perfectly captured the story of Korean idols engrossingly.
For avid K-Pop and K-Drama fans, the delightful romantic comedy Her Private Life is an on-point representation of the devotion. The series also takes a faint peek at the Korean entertainment world.
If you are looking into light and amusing series because you miss going to live K-Pop concerts and celebrity fan meetings, here’s a list to quickly fix your longing.
So I Married An Anti-fan
Definitely worth the wait, So I Married An Anti-Fan proves that formulaic romance stories can turn unpredictable with palpably sweet synergy between the love pairing!
It’s absurd when just a minute ago you were just a normal journalist working late night hours at an entertainment agency, and the very next minute you find yourself caught in an extreme scandal with the top music star.
Brimming with bickering-turned-sweet moments this chirpy rom-com starring Choi Tae Joon and Choi Sooyoung proved the long wait for it to air was definitely worth it.
Imitation
Imitation tells the stories of K-Pop artists as they claim love, chase dreams and brave hardships to make it to the top.
Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, the series has a lot of real-life idols from our favorite idol groups. They all come together to highlight the harsh reality of the K-pop industry.
Let Me Be Your Knight
This SBS series is still currently airing, but the addicting factor is definitely felt. Let Me Be Your Knight follows the story of a woman who pretended to be a doctor after hitting rock-bottom with financial constraints.
She ends up living together with popular idol band LUNA to treat the sleepwalking condition of the band’s leader.
Record of Youth
Despite the fashion modeling world as the premise, this Park Bo Gum, Park So Dama nd Byeon Woo Seok starrer navigated scenes from the Korean entertainment worlds. Chasing friendship and love, it is a youth story that inspires and heartens, yet also teaches that reality is ever-present.
You’re Beautiful
A few years ago, fictional K-pop band A.N.JELL made its small screen debut in SBS hit romantic comedy You’re Beautiful.
Hong sisters made a successful splash in 2009 when they conceived the zesty story of a novice who leaves the convent to help her twin brother, who is about to debut with a popular K-pop band.
The premise of three men battling for the lead girl’s attention and parading their skills, regardless if it’s awkward or not, has been one of the fondest memories for this series.
Radio Romance
In Radio Romance, a scriptwriter is bent to secure her radio show slot. Lucky for her they successfully cast a top actor who might be show’s last hope to continue.
Serenely moving to a whimsical harmony, Radio Romance is a steady watch which you can really send off happily with a smile. True to its promise, it consistently gifts the audience with a sweet romantic story that gives a refreshing embrace.
The Greatest Love
A top actor and a struggling actress who used to be from a famous girl group keep crossing each other’s paths. Before they knew it, they fall on the web of love.
The Greatest Love is a basket full of romance that cupid made especially for viewers. From the surplus of heart-fluttering moments and engrossing love triangle; the series ultimately brings the lesson of trusting the journey whether it is career or love.
Hit The Top
Hit the Top seizes an enjoyable comic relief drama with the right mix of bizarre plot and a fantastic cast. The series narrates the story of a 90’s top idol who gets transported 20 years after to a new world where his star power is of no use.
Boasting a flower-boy cast of Yoon Shi Yoon, Kim Min Jae and Cha Eun Woo coupled by the seasoned comical talent of Cha Tae Hyun, this drama is definitely best for a weekend capoff!
Spy Myungwol
In accordance to fulfilling a military order, North Korean spy Myungwol (Han Ye Seul) infiltrates South Korea in her goal to seduce Hallyu superstar Kang Woo (Eric Mun) so that he defects to North Korea as part of their military plan to kill the Korean wave.
Yes, cutely weird right? Her persistence achieves her goal, but her emotions sway to an unexpected scenario which her undercover agent skills can’t solve. She embarks on a dangerous love affair and proves that a memorable love can spring beyond the North Korean border.
Deck these Korean dramas on your watch schedule now!
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