K-dramas usually have 16 or 20 episodes, but sometimes even this feels lengthy. Many fans fear that they might drop the dramas before the main twist. So, here are a few dramas that have few episodes, less run time and are perfect to finish over a weekend.
1. Squid Game
‘Squid Game’ does not require any explanation. It is one of the most watched Korean shows. The story is about people who want end up in survival show. The activities are childhood games but there is one condition, that is, anyone who loses the game will die.
Episodes: 9
2. Birth Care Centre
The drama is about mothers and post-partum care. A woman who has an excellent career is clueless about taking care of her child. To get help, she goes to a post-partum care centre where she meets a “queen bee,” who know everything about motherhood.
Episodes: 8
3. Anna
The drama has a 6-episode version and also an eight episode director’s version. ‘Anna’ is about a young girl who gets a lot of attention for her beauty and skills. But she has no money. When she assumes a fake identity to change her life, she starts getting everything she wants. But the truth can’t be hidden for long.
Episodes: 6 or 8
4. The Hymn Of Death
‘Hymn of death,’ got a lot of attention as it was based on a true story. The story takes place when Korea is under Japanese occupation. It is about a married drama writer who falls in love with Korea’s first soprano. The rest of the story is about their tragic fate of their love.
Episodes: 6
5. The Silent Sea
It is a sci-fi fantasy thriller about a team that goes to the lunar research base to retrieve samples. An astrobiologist who wants to find the truth behind her sister’s death, joins a team consisting of soldiers and scientists. As the team is about to reach their goal, they discover something they were not meant to know.
Episodes: 8
6. Live On
‘Live On’ is a high school drama about a popular student who joins a club to escape trouble. A stranger on the internet threatens the social media star of the school and she seeks help from a fellow student. He decides to help her only after she joins the school’s broadcasting club.
Episodes: 8
7. Argon
A perfectionist news anchor leads a news show known as ‘Argon’. A temporary employee, who has only three months at the news station joins his team and is desperate to keep her job. The rest of the story shows how the team fights to deliver facts to the public.
Episodes: 8
8. D.P.
‘Deserter Pursuit’ is a webtoon based show. It is about a team created by the Korean Military Police to catch deserters. The drama focuses on the reasons for soldiers deserting the army and the problems within the military. A private and a Corporal who are assigned to find deserters go through an unexpected journey.
Episodes: 6
9. All Of Us Are Dead
Both High School dramas and zombie shows are popular everywhere and ‘All of us are Dead’ is a mixture of both. A local high school is attacked by zombies and everyone are helpless. In such a situation a group of students make all the attempts to survive but the zombies are not easy to handle.
Episodes: 12
10. The School Nurse Files
It is a fantasy dramas about ‘jellies’ that represent human feelings, desires and spirits. A school nurse who has the powers to see jellies prevent them from affecting students but she loses energy every time. She meets the school’s Chinese teacher and discovers that he has some kind of special energy that protects him from ‘jellies.’
Episodes: 6
