Historical K-dramas are never less than breathtaking, while contemporary K-dramas are easily relatable. In contrast to historical dramas, which offer magnificent costumes and time-honored romances, modern programs show us how we live our daily lives. Given that you may witness modern and historical Korea in a drama, these productions typically stick in your memory. Imagine creating the ideal K-drama by fusing these two exceptional genres. The most gratifying K-dramas feature modern and historical mashups of your favorite aspects. So, below are the top 10 K-dramas having modern and historical mashups.
1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
During a complete solar eclipse, Hae Soo, a woman from the twenty-first century, is miraculously transferred to the Goryeo Dynasty. Her incarnated personality becomes embroiled in the conflict between numerous princes to succeed him as Goryeo's next monarch. She even develops feelings for the future king! Three things that make this series memorable are the exquisite costumes, gorgeous cinematography, and dashing princes. Any clothing from now pales in contrast to the outfit from the Goryeo Dynasty. You'll be in awe of how seamlessly she transitions between periods.
2. Mr. Queen
He discovers life through Queen Kim So Young's eyes as his soul, a modern chef, inexplicably finds a new home. Her husband, King Cheol Jong, is unofficially deposed from his position of authority by the late king's widow, turning the entire country upside down. For lovers of Come Back Alive or even those who enjoy spooky television, Mr. Queen is the perfect K-drama. A person adjusting to life in a new body is entertaining to witness. Through their common blunders and discomfort, this delivers the funniest humor.
3. Queen In Hyun’s Man
As a historical queen who travels back in time to the Joseon Dynasty, Choi Hee Jin, an actress, plays the role. There is a noble scholar named Kim Bung Do battling to restore the reign of a queen of the same name to the kingdom. Naturally, these two eventually cross paths, and a timeless love story starts. Choi Hee Jin travels supernaturally with a mysterious amulet. The incarnated versions of characters appear in many K-dramas, but it's uncommon to see a celebrity portray a king or queen and deal with modern-day issues! In this contemporary historical mash-up, it's adorable to observe the principal performer's genuine on-screen connection!
4. Splash Splash Love
When they assist a depressed teen in traveling back in time to the Joseon Dynasty, puddles on a rainy day take on mystical qualities. In the past, arithmetic was a subject that the teenage girl named Dan Bi excelled in, but she is currently having difficulty with it. King Lee Do seduce by Dan Bi during her brief stay and makes a lifetime commitment to her. And to get from one century to the next, Dan Bi uses a puddle. Using the waterhole, she visits the past and then travels back to the present. Everyone can open up their imaginations when they watch this fiction series.
5. Live Up To Your Name
This fictional series involving two doctors from several eras pits conventional medicine against contemporary medicine. Heo Im (a traditional medicine practitioner) escapes the Joseon Dynasty just before drowning and travels hundred years to the present. And there, he meets Choi Yeon Kyung (a surgeon), and the two begin their romantic journey. You'll be apprehensive and eager to see the couple battle against one another in Live Up to Your Name as they play medicinal specialists.
6. Saimdang, Light’s Diary
The drama is about Lee Young Ae playing a craftwork history instructor who reads an ancient diary for the first time. She learns the entire history of a Joseon Dynasty picture through the journal. Her professional and personal lives stand to benefit from learning the truth about Saimdang and Lee Gyeom's love affair. Lee Young Ae and Song Seung Heon get the chance to represent a first love that never fades in Saimdang, Light's Diary.
7. The Legend Of The Blue Sea
Most of the characters, including Lee Min Ho, Jung Ji Hung, and others, were reincarnations of their former selves. Two storylines, one set in the present and the other in the Joseon era, are followed in the drama. To learn about the protagonist's past, we go back to the historical section in the flashback. Throughout the drama, the love story between the human Dam Ryung and the mermaid Se Hwa is revealed piece by piece in the past. The main plot brings in the present when their contemporary selves reunite and rekindle their romance.
8. My Love From The Star
There is a storyline in this drama that begins with an alien having to live on earth for 400 years. Since Do Min Jo loved the reincarnated person from the past, there had to be something about the history. The over 400-year-old professor from an alien race and the sassy actress begin to develop a real romance.
9. Rooftop Prince
The plot of Rooftop Prince tells the tale of a Joseon king and his three dependable bodyguards as they seek information about the death of their wife. They wind up in the modern era, discover the connection, and solve the issue by pretending to be their reincarnation. Watching our four Joseon-era guys adjust to life in contemporary Seoul is a lot of fun.
10. Guardian: The Lonely And Great God
How can one tell a demon apart from a goblin, a fairy, a revenant, or an angel? Whether it is a demon, goblin, fairy, revenant, angel, or, indeed, a turkey-cock, or the owls, ostriches, and turkeys with which all of these creatures are the most part conflated, how can one differentiate them? Guardian: The Lonely and Great God is a fantasy romance with a dash of historical allusions, pounds of humor, the right amount of action, a pint of heartbreaking scenes, and a whisper of horror.
