New to the Hallyu world? Have you watched one or two K-Dramas, and have fallen in love with them and it left you craving more? Don’t know which one to start next in this plethora of K-Dramas? Worry not! Gear up and scroll to a look at the top 10 must-watch K-Dramas in 2022 that will take you on a ride with emotions, fun, and some swoon-worthy moments.
1. Boys Over Flowers (2009)
This series makes at the top of the list because of its popularity. This K-Drama is an iconic series that is a must-watch. Based on a Japanese manga, this drama revolves around the character, Geum Jan Di is from a poor background. One day she visits an elite high school and luckily saves a person from suicide which helps her bag a scholarship to the school. And she is all set to attend the school. But little did she know that a group of famous boys in the school, who are said to be quite charming, are ready to make her life troublesome. See what happens to Geum Jan Di.
2. Crash Landing On You (2019)
This drama, with excellent leads who are a couple off set too (Hyun Bin and Son Yejin), is one of the most popular stories of all time. In the story, an elite heiress in South Korea, Yoon Se Ri, goes paragliding in Seoul. However, heavy storms lead her far away from the city to a DMZ in North Korea. Ri Jeong Hyeok, an army officer in North Korea, finds her amid the DMZ. He is determined to help the heiress to reach the South. Slowly, love stirs in the air.
3. A Business Proposal (2022)
This Rom-com would never fail to entertain you and would make you roll off the floor. This fascinating drama is about the lead, Shin Ha-Ri, who rescues her friend Jin Young Seo from a blind date and goes in her place, which happens to be with a dashing and charming young lad, Kang Tae Moo. Shockingly, Kang Tae Moo is the CEO of Shin Ha-Ri’s workplace. Her life becomes twisted when Kang Tae Moo comes up with a business proposal that tangles each others’ life. Do look forward to swoon-worthy moments of Kang Tae Moo throughout the show.
4. Our Beloved Summer (2021-2022)
Played by the incredibly talented Choi Wooshik and Kim Da-Mi as Choi Ung and Kook Yeon-Soo, the story revolves around these two ex-lovers. The two meet each other many years later to be on camera due to the documentary they did during their high school days. The aesthetics and the songs in the drama are truly unmatchable.
5. All Of Us Are Dead (2022)
Want some thrilling experience almost similar to a zombie apocalypse? This series has got you sorted. The plot is in a high school where students are trapped and must survive the zombie outbreak due to a failed science experiment. With grueling and nail-biting scenes, this series has more seasons coming up.
6. Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
This drama set in the 90s will surely snatch your heart with the story and its wholesome cast. Na Hee-Do, a high school fencer, and Baek Yi-Jin, whose family goes bankrupt, must struggle due to the aftermath of the Korean Financial Crisis. Dive into the drama and see how it unravels. You would surely be up for an emotional ride with this drama.
7. Tomorrow (2022)
Missing fantasy genre? Don’t worry; this series has got you covered. This drama is all about Grim Reapers and Angels. Choi Joon Woong is half human and half spirit, is recruited by two Grim Reapers, Goo-Ryeon and Lim Ryung Gu, in their company and has to fulfill some tasks. You are bound to see what happens next will surely make your mind boggle.
8. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
Woo Young Woo, played by the versatile actress Park Eun Bin, is an excellent attorney who is diagnosed with autism and falls under autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Still, with an impeccable memory and stellar scores, she makes it into a law firm and grows as an eminent attorney. An obsession with whales and devoted to her work, Woo Young Woo carries this drama effortlessly. If you want to feel knowledgeable and, at the same time, some sense of coziness, do watch this wholesome drama.
9. Ghost Doctor (2022)
A fascinating concept of ‘coma ghost’ introduced in this drama is a mixture of fantasy and medical genres. The famous K-Pop Idol Rain plays as Cha Young-Min, a renowned yet arrogant cardiothoracic surgeon who dies from a car accident. He turns into a ghost and latches onto a naive first-year thoracic resident, Go Seung Tak. Watch the show to see how this supernatural drama goes by.
10. Mr. Queen (2020-2021)
Last but not least is this drama set on historical and comical themes. In this drama, a Modern day chef who works in the President’s Blue House, Jang Bong Hwan, miraculously swaps his body with the body of Queen Cheorin of the Joseon Period. Be ready to be entertained by how the body swap changes the course of time and unravel the mysteries associated with the easy-going King Cheoljong.
