Historical Korean Dramas & Movies
Blades of Blood
Set in 16th Century Joseon era (1592) South Korea, “Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds” details the plight of men from the lower classes of society who fight for...
The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
In late Joseon, a poor man named Cheon Bong Sam inherits a decrepit inn and honestly works his way up to becoming a powerful merchant. As tradesmen clash against the...
Empire of Lust
Set in 1398. Kim Min Jae is the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty. He falls in love for the first time and for that woman he takes risks. Yi...
The Restless
It is believed that when a person dies, their soul spends 49 days in Jungcheon, or Purgatory before their eternal fate is decided – heaven, hell or rebirth. That’s where...
Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding
On a warm spring day during the Joseon Dynasty, the wedding of Ryu Ho Seon and his beautiful bride, Hwa Jin, takes place. But come their wedding night, Ho Seon...
Love in Spring
Jin Geum Seong is a poor nobleman who lives with his mother and making ends meet is challenging. While gathering wood on the mountain, he spies a woman swimming nearby....
Hometown Legends
Hometown Legends (2008) is a series of 8 one-act dramas. It is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which aired first on KBS between 1977 and 1989...
Strongest Chil Woo
Kang Chil Woo was a lowly police officer during the Joseon era. His parents were terminated in a raid and his main goal was to stay below the radar to...
Legend of Hyang Dan
The drama is a twist to the well known classic story of The Legend of Chun Hyang. The big question revolving around this plot is what if the one that...
The Servant
“A Story of Bangja” is a comedy based on the popular South Korean folktale “Chung Hyang.” The movie then twists the story around to ask what would happen if Lee...
Jeon Woo Chi
It is a story of Jeon Woo Chi, the guru who gained his powers by swallowing a Gumiho’s bead, and his revenge on his friend’s betrayal, which caused him to...
Evil Twin
A peaceful Joseon village is disturbed by the sudden awakening of So Yeon, a young lady, who has been in a coma after surviving a drowning accident 10 years before....
The Concubine
Prince Sung Won sees Hwa Yeon, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, for the first time and falls in love, but Hwa Yeon loves Kwon Yoo. Kwon Yoo saved her...
Joseon Survival
Joseon Survival is about Han Jung Rok, a former national archer and current deliveryman from 2019. He ends up traveling to the past and meets Im Kkeok Jeong, a famous...
A Crimson Mark
On a rainy night during the Joseon Dynasty, a high-ranking official casually recites a poem full of loneliness. The source of this covert loneliness is a fellow lower-ranking official, Hong...
Time Slip Dr. Jin
Jin Hyuk is a genius neurosurgeon with a cold and severe attitude in his interactions with other people due to his personal pursuit of perfection. Through a mysterious power, Jin...
Sword and Flower
Knife and Flower, an action/spy/romance drama, is set in the Koguryo period. It is about how Moo Seol, the daughter of King Young Ryu, falls in love with Yeon Choong,...
Orange Marmalade
Set in a fantasy world where humans and vampires coexist, the latter have evolved and no longer rely on human blood as food. Still, they are feared and discriminated against...
The Wrath
This period thriller pits two Joseon women against each other when a tragedy befalls a family of three sons who all die on their wedding day. (Source: HanCinema)...
She Is 200 Years Old
200-year-old Min Se Yeon has managed to conceal her immortality, up until she meets Lee Jung Hoon, a social worker she saves from a traffic accident. Despite her wizened age,...
Basketball
Drama series is set within the turbulent period between the Japanese colonial era and the division of Korea into North and South. Kang San is from a poor family. He...
Drama Special Season 2: Hwapyeong Princess’s Weight Loss
Set in the Baekje era, this is the comedic chronicle of Princess Hwapyung’s efforts to change herself and become a beautiful lady through dieting. Princess Hwapyung is the youngest daughter...
The Moon that Rises in the Day
A man whose time has stopped, and a woman who flows like a river. It is not a simple love story but a ‘romance thriller’. A story about strife that...
Oddball
The drama is about an eccentric man who seeks his own fortune with the media in the Joseon period. Someone who tries to find wealth for himself. He pairs up...