Historical Korean Dramas & Movies

Drama Special Season 8: Kang Deok Sun’s Love History (2017)

Drama Special Season 8: Kang Deok Sun’s Love History

Rank #4401

A drama about Kang Duk Soon, a naive woman who inadvertently gets wrapped up in an independence movement after following a man she has a one-sided love for to Gyeongsang...

Gye Baek (2011)

Gye Baek

Rank #4503

Gye Baek was born as the son of Mu Jin, a student and guard of Baekje’s King Mu, but because of his father being falsely accused, he grew up as...

Capital Scandal

Capital Scandal

Rank #4605

This drama is set in the 1930’s when Korea was under the rule of Japan. Na Yeo Kyeong was the owner of a book store and she was also a...

Splendid Politics

Splendid Politics

Rank #4716

Princess Jung Myung was the only direct descendant of King Seon Jo still alive and when she was born, her birth was celebrated around the palace. She had the sweetest...

I am a King (2012)

I Am a King

Rank #4727

Suddenly appointed as the crown prince, Prince Chung Nyung runs away to escape from his burdensome title. He ends up meeting a slave that bears a strikingly similar appearance to...

Drama Special Season 11: Modern Girl (2020)

Drama Special Season 11: Modern Girl

Rank #4764

Set during the era when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Shin-Deuk is the daughter of a poor noble family. She married Jong-Suk at a young age. Her in-laws, who are...

The Sound of a Flower

The Sound of a Flower

Rank #4815

In 1867, Shin Jae Hyo leads the Dongrijungsa which teaches pansori (traditional Korean musical storytelling). A young girl, Chae Sun, who wants to perform pansori, appears in front of him....

Duelist

Duelist

Rank #4850

In the late Joseon dynasty, counterfeits were circulating around. Detective Ahn of Left Security Station and a passionate newcomer, Nam Sun, try to trace the source of the counterfeiting. They...

Bicheonmu (2008)

Bicheonmu

Rank #4873

This drama depicts the sacrifices four central characters make for love, vengeance and honor as each travels a road of chosen destiny....

Drama Special Season 5: The Dirge Singer (2014)

Drama Special Season 5: The Dirge Singer

Rank #4909

Yun Shim is a young girl who was born to a poor family. Both her mother and grandmother were dirge singers; deemed to be the lowest class of people who...

Drama Special Series Season 2: The True Colors (2012)

Drama Special Series Season 2: The True Colors

Rank #4914

Princess Mi Kang is the first daughter of the royal family. She has a warm heart, intelligence and wisdom. The king and queen ask her to get married but she...

Secret Investigation Record (2010)

Secret Investigation Record

Rank #4935

Secret Investigation Record is based on cases detailed in the Annals of Joseon History with a bizarre twist; these incidents incorporate mysterious, supernatural elements that cannot be explained through science....

Drama Festival 2014: The Diary of Heong Yeong Dang

Drama Festival 2014: The Diary of Heong Yeong Dang

Rank #5062

Cheol Ju, a Jwapocheong worker, investigates the body of a poisoned young man. But the criminal soon turns himself in, and he turns out to be Hong Yeon, the brother...

The Return of Iljimae (2009)

The Return of Iljimae

Rank #5076

The story is about a man fighting against a selfish and corrupt government to save ordinary peasants. Iljimae was abandoned by his birth father and adopted by a Chinese couple....

The King's Face (2014)

The King’s Face

Rank #5264

“The King’s Face” tells the story of Prince Gwang Hae, an illegitimate son of King Seon Jo, who suffers since his childhood with the indifference of his father and the...

The Great Merchant

The Great Merchant

Rank #5334

This drama depicts the life of Kim Man Deok, a woman born on Jeju Island who transcended her lowly status as a gisaeng as well as the restraints of her...

Heaven's Order (2013)

Heaven’s Order

Rank #5355

The Joseon version of a Chaser about a medical practitioner who struggles to save his daughter from a terminal illness while being caught up in a plot to poison King...

The Iron Empress (2009)

The Iron Empress

Rank #5423

‘The Iron Empress’ is the granddaughter of Wang fire-arm, the first emperor of Goryeo. She has inherited her grandfather´s vision as well as his Great Spirit. The empress fights against...

Gumiho: Tale of the Fox's Child

Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child

Rank #5460

The legendary gumiho or nine-tailed fox, Goo San Daek, leaves her husband after his betrayal renders her unable to shapeshift. She takes her nine-year-old daughter, Yeon Yi, who has yet...

The Sword With No Name (2009)

The Sword With No Name

Rank #5498

Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with lady Ja Yeong who will become the future Empress Myeong Seong. A few years later, Ja...

Must You Go? (2021)

Must You Go?

Rank #5508

Min Yoo Jung is a 25-year-old woman who dreams of becoming a successful pop musician. But her musical dreams are a long way from coming true – and she spends...

Monstrum (2018)

Monstrum

Rank #5550

It’s the 22nd year of Jung Jong. The plague has taken over Joseon, and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan–called “Monstrum”...

Conspiracy in the Court

Conspiracy in the Court

Rank #5567

Lee Na Young was trained to be an criminal after being rescued from servitude when her high ranking father was convicted of treason. Her childhood sweetheart Park Sang Kyu who...

The Warriors

The Warriors

Rank #5634

In the 14th century, a failed Korean political envoy attempts to rescue a Ming princess from Mongols in an effort to save Korea’s relationship with China....