Most Rewatched K-Dramas: 45+ Shows To Watch For Viki’s K-Drama Day
Celebrate this year’s K-Drama Day by rewatching your favorite shows!
As part of Rakuten Viki’s International K-Drama Day celebration—which is set to take place on September 25—fans can explore curated drama collections featuring different themes and genres, making it easy to find something new to watch.
For those who are avid K-drama fans and have already checked out the K-Drama Starter Pack, the Most Rewatched K-Dramas collection is the perfect place to explore the timeless classics that made us laugh and cry. Check out the full collection below!
In no particular order.
“Lovely Runner”
Based on a popular web novel, “Lovely Runner” is a time-slip romance drama that unfolds as Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon), a passionate fan devastated by the death of her favorite star Ryu Sun Jae (Byeon Woo Seok), goes back in time to save him.
Watch “Lovely Runner”:
“Doom at Your Service”
“Doom at Your Service” is a fantasy romance drama about Myul Mang (Seo In Guk), who causes everything he touches to vanish, and Tak Dong Kyung (Park Bo Young), a web novel editor who suddenly receives the diagnosis that she only has 100 days to live. She calls for doom (myulmang) of the entire world but instead is found by Myul Mang.
Watch “Doom at Your Service”:
“Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo”
“Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” follows the story of Go Ha Jin (IU), who finds herself transported back to the Goryeo Dynasty in the body of Hae Su. There, she finds herself entangled with the ruling Wang family, becoming unexpectedly drawn to the feared fourth prince Wang So (Lee Joon Gi).
Watch “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo”:
“Her Private Life”
“Her Private Life” follows Sung Deok Mi (Park Min Young), an art gallery curator who also runs a fansite for boy group member Cha Shi An (ONE). Although Deok Mi keeps her fangirl activities a secret at her day job, a chaotic love story unfolds as new gallery director Ryan Gold (Kim Jae Wook) finds out her secret.
Watch “Her Private Life”:
“Guardian: The Lonely and Great God”
“Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” follows the story of goblin Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) who needs a human bride to end his immortal life. Along the way, he meets an amnesiac grim reaper (Lee Dong Wook) and a girl named Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun) with a strange fate.
Watch “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God”:
“Tale of the Nine-Tailed”
“Tale of the Nine-Tailed” is a fantasy action romance drama that stars Lee Dong Wook as male gumiho (a mythical nine-tailed fox) Yi Yeon who settles in the city, Jo Bo Ah as producer Nam Ji Ah who investigates the supernatural, and Kim Bum as Lee Yeon’s brother Lee Rang.
Watch “Tale of the Nine-Tailed” below:
“Family By Choice”
A remake of the C-drama “Go Ahead,” “Family By Choice” is a romance story that unfolds as Kim San Ha (Hwang In Youp), Yoon Ju Won (Jung Chaeyeon), and Kang Hae Jun (Bae Hyeon Seong), who are not related by blood but spent their teens together while insisting that they are family, reunite after 10 years.
Watch “Family By Choice”:
“Twinkling Watermelon”
“Twinkling Watermelon” is a fantasy drama in which CODA (child of deaf adult) student Eun Gyeol (Ryeoun) time travels through a suspicious music shop and lands in 1995, where he meets his parents Lee Chan (Choi Hyun Wook) and Chung Ah (Shin Eun Soo) as high school students along with the school’s cello goddess Se Kyung (Seol In Ah).
Watch “Twinkling Watermelon”:
“Sh**ting Stars”
“Sh**ting Stars” is a romantic comedy about the people who work behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, focused on the love story between Oh Han Byul (Lee Sung Kyung), the head of the PR team at Star Force Entertainment, and the A-list star Gong Tae Sung (Kim Young Dae).
Watch “Sh**ting Stars”:
“Love In Contract”
“Love In Contract” is a rom-com about a service that provides fake wives for single people in need of partners to bring to social gatherings. Park Min Young stars as professional fake wife Choi Sang Eun, who finds herself caught between longtime client Jung Ji Ho (Ko Kyung Pyo) and newcomer Kang Hae Jin (Kim Jae Yeong), an A-list idol-turned-actor.
Watch “Love In Contract” below:
“True Beauty”
“True Beauty” is a rom-com about Lim Ju Gyeong (Mun Ka Young), who uses makeup to hide her bare face and combat her insecurities about her looks. After she meets Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), a popular student who has his own emotional wounds, they share each other’s secrets and learn to heal through love.
Watch “True Beauty”:
“Mr. Queen”
“Mr. Queen” is a historical fusion drama about modern-day chef Jang Bong Hwan (Choi Jin Hyuk) whose soul becomes trapped in the body of queen-to-be Kim So Young (Shin Hae Sun) from Joseon. She becomes intertwined with her husband King Cheoljong (Kim Jung Hyun), a seemingly ineffective king who is stronger and sharper than he appears.
Watch “Mr. Queen”:
“Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo”
“Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo” is a rom-com about weightlifter Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung), who dreams of becoming a top-ranked competitor, as she reunites with her childhood friend Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk), a talented but unlucky swimmer, navigating challenges of sports and romance together.
Watch “Weightlifiting Fairy Kim Bok Joo”:
“My ID is Gangnam Beauty”
Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth.
Watch “My ID is Gangnam Beauty”:
“Heirs”
Focused on the love story of chaebol heir Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho) and his family’s housekeeper’s daughter Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), “Heirs” is about elite high schoolers and also those who get involuntarily embroiled in their lives.
Watch “Heirs”:
“My Love From the Star”
“My Love From the Star” is a fantasy romance drama which tells the story of alien Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) who has been stuck on Earth since 1609 and meets top actress Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun) 400 years later and falls in love.
Watch “My Love From the Star”:
“Encounter”
“Encounter” tells the love story of Cha Soo Hyun (Song Hye Kyo), a woman who was born into privilege but never had the chance to live a life of her own choosing, and Kim Jin Hyuk (Park Bo Gum), a cheerful free spirit with a pure and innocent soul. After the two meet through a chance encounter, they find themselves caught up in a heart-wrenching romance.
Watch “Encounter” below:
“Boys Over Flowers”
In “Boys Over Flowers,” Geum Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun) is accepted to Shinhwa High School with a scholarship by chance. There, she meets the F4, a powerful group of boys at the school including leader and second-generation chaebol Gu Jun Pyo (Lee Min Ho) as well as members Yoon Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong), So Yi Jung (Kim Bum), and Song Woo Bin (Kim Joon).
Watch “Boys Over Flowers”:
“Reborn Rich”
“Reborn Rich” is a fantasy drama starring Song Joong Ki as Yoon Hyun Woo, a loyal secretary to a chaebol family. When he dies after being framed for embezzlement by the very family that he had faithfully served, he is reborn as the family’s youngest son Jin Do Joon, and he plots to take over the company in order to exact revenge.
Watch “Reborn Rich”:
“Descendants of the Sun”
“Descendants of the Sun” tells the love story of special forces unit captain Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) and doctor Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo), who struggle with differences in their occupational backgrounds and values and unexpectedly find themselves working through dangerous situations in a foreign land.
Watch “Descendants of the Sun”:
“Master’s Sun”
In horror rom-com “Master’s Sun,” Tae Gong Sil (Kong Hyo Jin) is plagued by the ability to see ghosts, and her only refuge seems to be Jo Joong Won (So Ji Sub), a cold, arrogant, and materialistic CEO of a large shopping mall, whose touch somehow makes the ghosts disappear.
Watch “Master’s Sun”:
“My Roommate is a Gumiho”
“My Roommate is a Gumiho” is a fantasy rom-com about a 999-year-old male gumiho (a mythological nine-tailed fox) named Shin Woo Yeo (Jang Ki Yong) who moves in together with Lee Dam (Hyeri) after she accidentally swallows the magical bead that would have made him human.
Watch “My Roommate is a Gumiho”:
“Flower of Evil”
Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) and homicide detective Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) have a perfect life: they’re happily married with a beautiful young daughter. When Ji Won is dispatched to a puzzling and violent new case, she begins to discover that the man she loves may not be who she thinks he is.
Watch “Flower of Evil”:
“The Red Sleeve”
“The Red Sleeve” is a historical drama about the imperial romance between crown prince Yi San (Lee Junho), who later becomes emperor, and the strong-willed court lady Seong Deok Im (Lee Se Young). Despite their differences in class and status, the two engage in a deep romance while trying to fight for their nation.
Watch “The Red Sleeve”:
“Happiness”
“Happiness” is an apocalyptic urban thriller set inside an apartment building that is stratified by social standing. Police Officer Yoon Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) and Detective Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Sik) are long-time friends who get caught up in a struggle for survival as a high-rise apartment is sealed off when a new infectious disease emerges.
Watch “Happiness” below:
“The Midnight Romance in Hagwon”
“The Midnight Romance in Hagwon” tells the story of academy teacher Seo Hye Jin (Jung Ryeo Won) and her former student Lee Joon Ho (Wi Ha Joon), who later returns to the academy as a rookie instructor after resigning from a large company because of his lingering feelings for his first love.
Watch “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon”:
“While You Were Sleeping”
“While You Were Sleeping” follows field reporter Nam Hong Joo (Suzy) who has the power to see the future but is often powerless to stop those events from happening. She becomes intertwined with prosecutor Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk), who also acquires the ability to foresee the future.
Watch “While You Were Sleeping”:
“The Penthouse”
“The Penthouse” follows the story that unfolds at the cutthroat world of Hera Palace—a luxurious 100-story high-rise that becomes a battleground for its elite residents Sim Su Ryeon (Lee Ji Ah), Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki Joon), Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon), and more.
Watch “The Penthouse”:
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