Squid Game Isn’t the Only One! Check Here the Best K-Dramas on Netflix Right Now

The Korean entertainment industry is not to be taken lightly. With Squid Game
becoming the biggest Netflix launch of all time, viewers certainly have a
different perspective of Korean shows on Netflix.

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Here are a few k-dramas on Netflix, recommended by Netflix’s official Twitter
account.

> Squid Game is just the latest in a long line of inventive, gripping, and
> totally addictive Korean shows on Netflix.
> 
> Here are a few suggestions for which ones to watch next — and who knows… you
> might even see some familiar faces!
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448061932859105284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]




FOR LOVERS OF SWOON-WORTHY ROMANCES

> If You Want… Swoonworthy Romances pic.twitter.com/ZKMUvSH4xk
> [https://t.co/ZKMUvSH4xk]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062011011584003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK

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This Netflix Korean show talks about books, friendships, and second chances. We
watch [https://www.netflix.com/title/81045349] a young ambitious editor-in-chief
get his career together while trying to help a former copywriter desperate for a
job.

CRASH LANDING ON YOU

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With its name being descriptive enough, Crash Landing on You
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81159258] is about Yoon Se-ri, a South Korean
heiress, who crashes on an army officer in North Korea in a paragliding mishap
and his quest to help her.

IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY

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A beautiful but emotionally detached children’s book author crosses paths with a
lively young man who works in a psychiatric hospital. It’s Okay to Not be Okay
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81243992] is about vulnerability and how it
brings you closer to those around you.

THE KING’S AFFECTION

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For anyone looking for fresh Korean shows on Netflix- how does having caught a
king’s eye sound? The perk is that the king is, in fact, a queen.

To make it simpler, The King’s Affection
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81430282] is about princess Lee Hwi who inherits
the throne from her deceased brother, while attempting to keep her identity and
“affection” for a young man hidden.


FOR DARK SCI-FI AND FANTASY ENTHUSIASTS

> If You Want… Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy pic.twitter.com/fBGDKfI1CZ
> [https://t.co/fBGDKfI1CZ]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062167270313990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



KINGDOM

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There could be no better opportunity to quote Spiderman’s uncle: “with great
power comes great responsibility.” Kingdom
[https://www.netflix.com/title/80180171] is about the rise of a fallen king, who
must save his kingdom from a new plague that breeds a new race of enemies.

SWEET HOME

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Zombies aren’t new to pop culture. But Sweet Home
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81061734] adds a unique twist to the genre by
being experimental with the monsters themselves. If you’re looking for a unique
twist to horror, then Sweet Home is the ideal Korean Netflix drama.

SISYPHUS

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Sisyphus was a Greek king, damned by the gods. As a result, he had to roll an
immense boulder up a hill every day. By nightfall, the boulder would fall down
and he had to repeat the same task for all eternity.

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The Netflix Korean drama Sisyphus [https://www.netflix.com/title/81397558] is
about a woman from the future. The woman has to look for an engineer who knows
dangerous secrets due to a mistake.

ARTHDAL CHRONICLES

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Also known as South Korea’s own Game of Thrones, Arthdal Chronicles
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81028895] is about shrewd politics. Surrounding
the city of Arthdal in the mythical land of Arth, the royalty must fight for
power.


CRIME DRAMAS FOR SUSPENSE AND THRILLER FANS

> If You Want… Suspenseful Crime Dramas pic.twitter.com/VFK7rcpFLN
> [https://t.co/VFK7rcpFLN]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062266977312768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



VINCENZO

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What if Harvey Specter from Suits was in the mafia and, by chance, spoke Korean?
Then he’d be Vincenzo [https://www.netflix.com/title/81365087], played by
Korea’s favorite actor, Song Joong-ki, in this alluring Netflix Korean show.

Vincenzo, the titular character, is a mafia lawyer who decides to bring a
conglomerate to justice.

BEYOND EVIL

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Beyond Evil [https://www.netflix.com/title/81437733] is probably one of the most
critically acclaimed Korean shows on Netflix. The chilling series is about two
policemen with dark secrets of their own. They are tasked with solving a murder
case resembling a cold case of serial killings.

EXTRACURRICULAR

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What happens when an ambitious high school student with no moral compass has no
means to go to college? Extracurricular [https://www.netflix.com/title/80990668]
is about Oh Ji-soo who turns to a life of crime to make ends meet.

INSPECTOR KOO (UNRELEASED)

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Described as the Korean version of Killing Eve, Inspector Koo is about Koo
Kyung-yi. Kyung-yi has left the thrill of crime behind and works a corporate
job. However, a series of related murders forces her to don the police uniform
again.


ROMANTIC FANTASY BECAUSE NO ONE OUTDOES THE KOREANS IN THIS GENRE

> If You Want… Romantic Fantasy pic.twitter.com/x1DQtyg9Cn
> [https://t.co/x1DQtyg9Cn]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062386812768265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



HOTEL DEL LUNA

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Hotel Del Luna
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81205849#:~:text=2019%20%7C%20TV%2D14%20%7C%201,%2Deun%2C%20Hong%20Mi%2Dran]
is basically Hotel Transylvania, with a French makeover. And this Korean Netflix
series couldn’t be better!

Hotel Del Luna is about a hotel that caters to only ghosts. The hotel is managed
by an unbelievably beautiful CEO, who is under a curse. The series moves ahead
as the CEO Jang Man-wol discovers keys to her past.

GUARDIAN: THE LONELY AND GREAT GOD

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Rooted in an actual Korean myth, Guardian
[https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81012510] is about an immortal Goblin who goes
to find a human bride to free him from a curse. This Korean Netflix series is
perhaps the most beloved series in the country. It also features the classic
song “Stay With Me” featuring Punch and Chanyeol from EXO.

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Also, remember the ddakji man from Squid Game? Fans of the show were longing for
another sight of the character and actor. Well, he is the protagonist of this
classic Korean drama and that is reason enough to watch the series.

THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH

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A parallel world, demons, enemies who would go to any extent to destroy the
protagonist, and a blissful romance- this K-Drama
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81260283] has it all.

MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA

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What’s a list of recommendations for teenagers without a series about augmented
reality?

Memories of the Alhambra [https://www.netflix.com/title/81004280] is about the
blurred lines between the real world and the AR world of a game. A CEO and a
hostel owner must fight their way out of the mess as they are entangled by
mysterious incidents.


IF YOU NEED DRAMA COMEDIES TO BINGE-WATCH

> If You Want… Charming Dramedies pic.twitter.com/Nkolpn9vyX
> [https://t.co/Nkolpn9vyX]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062469969092609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



HOSPITAL PLAYLIST

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An extremely heartwarming K-Drama, Hospital playlist
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81239224] is about a group of friends.

Having stuck together since undergrad school, this group of 5 close friends must
strive in their careers while making sure their passion for music doesn’t die.

START-UP

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Steve Jobs was an inspiration for many. This includes Start-up’s
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81290293] protagonist Seo Dal-mi, played by South
Korea’s sweetheart Bae Suzy.

With a genius first love, a generous investor, and a business insider, she might
achieve her start-up dreams faster than she thought.

ITAEWON CLASS

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Itaewon Class was inarguably one of the most popular Korean shows on Netflix
before the time of Squid Game. After his release from prison, Park Sae-royi must
make a living out of a bar-restaurant in Itaewon
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81193309]. He also plans to avenge his father’s
death against a very powerful man.

HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA

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This Korean Netflix series isn’t your average city-girl-meets-small-town-boy
story. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha [https://www.netflix.com/title/81473182] features a
dentist at a crossroads in her life who reluctantly falls for a handyman in a
small seaside village.


POWER STRUGGLES FOR LOVERS OF POLITICS

> Or If You Want… Political Power Struggles pic.twitter.com/g0wZZCUZLV
> [https://t.co/g0wZZCUZLV]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) October 12, 2021
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1448062554337546241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



CHIEF OF STAFF

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Lee Jung-jae might have played the naive protagonist Gi-hun in Squid Game, but
that’s just a small part of the veteran performer’s acting prowess.

In Chief of Staff [https://www.netflix.com/title/81070963], he plays a shrewd
detective using cold-blooded decisiveness to climb the stairs of power.

STRANGER

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After a successful prosecutor undergoes surgery, he loses all his social skills
and empathy. He must investigate [https://www.netflix.com/title/80187302] a
murder with a female police lieutenant.

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR: 60 DAYS

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After the National Assembly is brutally attacked, a minister has to lead the
country through the chaos. During the course of the K-Drama
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81072109], he unravels secrets and makes changes
that alter the country’s fate.

VAGABOND

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Stuntman Cha Dal-gun is left distraught after his nephew’s death in a plane
crash [https://www.netflix.com/title/81095101]. He later makes discoveries that
lead him and an intelligence service operative to believe that the crash might
not be due to “structural failure” after all.

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