While the majority of K-dramas are usually romantic or dramatic, the category of dark comedy has also gained a dedicated fan base. These dramas combine humor with darker themes such as crime, death, and social issues, refreshingly changing from the usual Norms. Here we will see the top ten dark comedy Korean dramas that will make you laugh and cry. These shows have great storylines that will take you on an emotional journey.
1. Vincenzo (2021)
Vincenzo is a Dark comedy, a Crime drama that aired in 2021. It is a story of an Italian-Korean mafia lawyer who returns to Korea to reclaim gold from a building that was taken illegally. He meets and falls in love with Hong Cha-young, a lawyer, who also becomes his sole reason to remain in Korea. You'll be on the edge of your seat while belly-laughing at this ridiculous, dark comedy.
2. Welcome To Waikiki (2018)
Welcome to Waikiki is a comedy K-drama starring Kim Jung Hyum, Lee Yi Kyung, and Son Seung Won. It is the story of 3 young artists — a writer, an actor, and a director. Together they open a guest house named Waikiki to raise money for the production of their upcoming film. Then the director’s sister joined them, who manages Waikiki, along with a guest, and the director’s ex-girlfriend, and they all started living together in a suspicious, and unsettling atmosphere.
3. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is a romantic comedy K-drama. The story revolves around Yoon Hye-jin, a dentist. She visited the seaside village of Gongjin on her late mother's birthday. When She discovered the village had no dentist, she decided to open a dental clinic there. There she meets Hong Do Shik known as Chief Hong, the man who does all the odd jobs for helping out the locals of Gongjin.
4. The Fiery Priest (2019)
The Fiery Priest is an action, comedy K-Drama was one of the most popular dramas aired in 2019. The plot centers on Kim Hae Il, a Catholic priest, Koo Dae Young, a detective, and Park Kyung Sun, a prosecutor. They team up to solve the case of the murder of an elderly priest. This drama displays stories with various kinds of moral lessons, as well as silly comedies, and emotional moments of friendship.
5. Prison Playbook (2017)
Prison Playbook is a black comedy K-drama. The story of Kim Je-hyuk, a baseball pitcher who was sentenced to 1 year of prison for hitting a man with a rock while defending his sister from sexual assault. In prison, he ran into his childhood friend who was a prison officer. A dark comedy about the prison guards continues with fairly intense dialogue.
6. Lawless Lawyer (2018)
Lawless Lawyer is the story of Bong Sang Pil who was a former gangster, who became a lawyer to avenge his mother's tragic death. Ha Jae Yi, a suspended lawyer. Now works with Sang Pil. Together they work for justice against the corrupted judge. Sang Pil uses loopholes in the law and his old connections to win the case.
7. Sky Castle (2018)
Sky Castel is a dark comedy, mystery, and psychological drama. It was the highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history at the time of airing. It is the story of Sky Castel, a luxury private society hosting wealthy families like Doctors and Lawyers. Because all mothers want their kids to attend elite universities, they put their mental health at risk.
8. Zombie Detective (2020)
Zombie Detective is the story of Kim Moo-Young, who has been a zombie for the past two years. He no longer remembers his previous life, and now lives between humans and trains himself to talk and walk like humans. He was identifying himself as a detective. Kim Moo-Young, in the meantime, works part-time at his private detective office. Together they team up to solve the mystery of the existence of Zombies.
9. Psychopath Diary (2019)
Psychopath Diary is a comedy thriller K-drama. The story revolves around Yook Dong Shik, an analyst with a timid personality. Everybody around him looks down upon him. One day he witnesses a murder and unintentionally takes the diary of the murderer. He runs with the diary and gets into an accident while running. As a result of the accident, he suffered from retrograde amnesia. He considers himself a psychopathic killer because of the diary.
10. Chip In (2020)
Chip In is a thriller, comedy drama. It is the story of Yoo In-ho, a famous painter diagnosed with a terminal illness. He plans to share his last will and testament on his 58th birthday. In-ho wanted his enormous wealth to be used for social purposes outside of his family members. His enormous wealth drew out family members' greed which led to mental battles among them.
