K-Drama Reviews

Dive into the magical, mysterious and seriously addictive world of K-Dramas with me, your sleep deprived guide!

To get you started here are some of my K-Drama reviews grouped by genre, theme and length! A star (✩) next to any of the dramas are my personal favourites and would highly recommend and the ones that I have written a review on are hyperlinked with a score.

Top Rated Dramas:

These dramas have won countless awards for a good reason, regardless of your preferred genre these will always be a hit;

  • Descendants Of The Sun (2016) ✩
  • Because This Is My First Life (2017) ✩
  • Boys Over Flowers (2009)
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016) ✩
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018) ✩
  • Goblin (2016) ✩
  • When The Camellia Blooms (2019) ✩ 8/10
  • Strong Girl Bong-Soon (2017)

Feel Good Dramas:

Dramas to watch when you just wanna feel good about the world and not have to watch yet another tragic character death;

School/University Dramas:

All these dramas are set in either high school or university and mainly focus on the themes of academic struggles, bullying and first love;

  • Weight Lifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016) ✩
  • School 2017 (2017)
  • Boys Over Flowers (2009)
  • Hit The Top (2017) ✩ 8/10
  • The Heirs (2013)
  • School 2015 (2015)
  • My First First Love (2019) 7/10
  • Love Alarm (2019/20)
  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty (2018)
  • Click Your Heart (2016)

Thriller/Suspenseful Dramas:

Serial killers, psychopaths and conniving lawyers are all common occurrences in these dramas. Whilst the entire drama may not be centred around these parts, it’ll certainly have you on the edge of your seat at times;

  • When The Camellia Blooms (2019) ✩
  • Strong Girl Bong-Soon (2017)
  • Suspicious Partner (2017)
  • School 2015 (2015)
  • Falling For Innocence (2015)
  • W (2016)
  • While You Were Sleeping (2017)
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018) ✩
  • Memories Of The Alhambra (2018)
  • Descendants Of The Sun (2016) ✩

Gonna Make You Cry and Question Life Dramas:

Oh boy, these dramas seriously tug on the heartstrings. Many of these are some of the best written dramas I’ve ever watched but they don’t shy away from realistic and highly depressing topics. Doesn’t stop them being gems though;

  • Because This Is My First Life (2017) ✩
  • School 2015 (2015)
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018) ✩
  • Just Between Lovers (2017)
  • The Good Doctor (2013)
  • Falling For Innocence (2015)
  • The Greatest Marriage (2014)
  • Descendants Of The Sun (2016) ✩

Easy Watching Dramas:

These dramas are incredibly easy to slip into and require a maximum of 3% of your remaining brain cells to watch, perfect for the end of a hectic or stressful day;

  • Noble My Love (2015) 3/10
  • The Strongest Delivery Man (2017) 7/10
  • Miss Panda & Mr Hedgehog (2012)
  • My Only Love Song (2017)
  • Beautiful Gong Shim (2016)
  • Click Your Heart (2016)
  • Oh My Venus (2015)
  • The Heirs (2013)
  • Boys Over Flowers (2009)
  • I’m Not A Robot (2017) ✩
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016) ✩
  • What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? (2018)
  • Strong Girl Bong-Soon (2017)

Bromance/Strong Friendship Dramas:

In these dramas, there is a strong theme of friendship and platonic support from both lead and side characters which is always heart-warming to watch;

  • Hwarang (2016)
  • Oh My Venus (2015)
  • Just Between Lovers (2017)
  • Goblin (2016) ✩
  • The Strongest Delivery Man (2017) 7/10
  • Weight Lifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016) ✩
  • The Heirs (2013)
  • My First First Love (2019) 7/10
  • Because This Is My First Life (2017) ✩
  • Hit The Top (2017) ✩ 8/10
  • Descendants Of The Sun (2016) ✩
  • Romance Is A Bonus Book (2019)

P.S – These are all dramas I have watched, but some of them have not been reviewed yet hence why they are not hyper linked. As soon as I have completed a review this page with be updated with the new review. Sorry for any inconvenience!