While growing up, the majority of us heard about folktales which are culture-specific or legends that are found in a lot of cultures. K dramas are also inspired by many incidents. From one's personal life, based on true events and even legends and folklore. Here are ten Korean dramas that brought these stories from books to reels and captivated audiences worldwide.
1. My Roommate Is A Gumiho
The drama starring Jang Ki- Yong and Lee Hye-ri is about a nine-tailed fox who wishes to turn human. Shin Woo- yeo, a 999 years old nine-tailed fox, hopes to turn into a human and collects human energy for years but misplaces the bead. The misplaced bead is now inside Lee Dam. Shin Woo and Lee Dam move in together, to keep her safe from the energy of the bead and figure out how to get the bead back. While living together they both discover and navigate feelings for each other.
2. Tale Of The Nine-Tailed
The drama starring Lee Dong- Wook, Jo Bo- ah and Kim Bum, is a story of a commoner and nine-tailed foxes. Ji-ah, who believes that there is more to stories of legends than just fiction, tried to prove that tales are real. She soon comes across Lee Yeon and Lee Rang who, prove her suspicions right, but they also discover that they are bound together by twisted fate.
3. Tomorrow
Tomorrow starring Kim Hee-sun, Yoon Ji- on, Rowoon, and Lee So- hyuk is a story of grim reapers in the modern age. The crisis management team helps people who try to prevent suicides and help them. However, not everyone is on board with the new team and their line of work. While helping others, the grim reapers must deal with their past and face consequences for their actions.
4. Goblin
Goblin: The Lonely and Great God starring Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-wok, Kim Go- Eun, Yoo In- Na and Yook Sung- Jae is a story about reincarnation and retribution. The story revolves around a goblin, a grim reaper, humans, and the god himself. While Kim Shin tries to lift his curse by finding the goblin’s bride, they come across their twisted connection from their past lives.
5. Hotel Del Luna
The drama starring IU and Yeo Jin-goo, revolves around a hotel made for those who leave for the afterlife. Invisible to the human race and managed by Jang Man- wol who is later accompanied by Goo Chan- seong and with other staff members, accommodate the dead souls to travel safely to the afterlife. Man- who is stuck in the hotel and has to manage the hotel until she finds someone who committed a worse sin than she has, but things take a turn when Chan- seong comes to work at the hotel.
6. Signal
This Korean drama starring Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye- Soo, and Cho Jin- Woong revolves around investigating cases triggered by past events. Detective Lee Jae- Han disappears mysteriously while investigating a case. While no one is aware of his whereabouts 20 years later, Park Hae- Yeong finds a walkie-talkie where he can talk to Jae- han 20 years from the past. Hae- Yeong teams up with Cha Soo- Hyun, who was Jae- Han’s teammate.
7. Angel’s Last Mission: Love
The drama starring Shin Hye- sun and Kim Myung- Soo is about a love story between a blind ballerina and a naughty angel. Dan, who is an angel, is given a chance to return to heaven, but he gets himself involved with humans, and the doors to his return are closed under one condition. The condition is to make a ballerina, Lee Yeon- seo fall in love. Still, the task seems impossible as she becomes cynical and cold after losing her eyesight in an accident. However, Dan soon finds himself falling for Yeon- soo.
8. My Love From The Star
The drama starring Kim Soo- Hyun, Jun Ji- Hyun, Yoo In- Na and Ahn Jae- Hyun is about an alien who misses his chance to return after saving a girl. However, Do Min- Joon lives a silent life and rarely uses his power to hide his identity. Things start to change when he comes across Cheon Song-Yi, a famous actress, and starts falling for her, but it also means his identity is being threatened.
9. The Uncanny Counter
The drama stars Jo Byeoung- kyu, Kim Sejeong, Yoo Jun- sang and Yeom Hye- ran in the lead. The story revolves around demon hunters who hunt down evil spirits who escape the afterlife to gain immortality. The evil spirits have the power to possess the human body called the hosts and evolve in forms. Higher the level, the more powerful the evil spirits are.
10. The Legend Of The Blue Sea
The drama starring Lee Min-ho, Jun Ji- Hyun, and Shin Hye- sun revolves around con artists and a mermaid. Heo Joon- Jae is a reincarnation of Kim Dam- ryeong, who is saved by a mermaid. The two fall in love but are forced to part ways as one belongs on the land and the other in the water. But unable to leave, they find each other years later and navigate their fate to find a happy ending.
