1990s Korean TV Shows

The program is a weekly music show that features and introduces viewers to the most popular artists in Korea. Every week, they ask viewers to vote and select the most popular song of the week.

The series is Korea’s first youth sitcom, revolving around three men and three women sharing a university lodging house. The group navigates comedic and romantic adventures, with a focus on friendships and budding relationships. Key highlights: Lee Ui-jung (one of the female leads) stands out with her quirky hairstyle and serves as the show’s central figure, particularly through her dynamic with Song Seung-heon’s character The sitcom blends lighthearted humour with relatable themes of young adulthood, making it a pioneer in Korean TV history

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A current affairs/journalism program that investigates unsolved cases and looks into various problems in society, religion and more.

A family drama about the entangled conflict, love, and reconciliation of the characters around them, centered on Mammal's eldest daughter Jin Ju and Eun Ju's sister Eun Ju, who grew up with her parents' love.

A drama about a woman in her 20s who is attracting family members from large families who are scattered like sand grains. After the death of her husband, who was a lawyer, she ran a glasses company and raised her four brothers and sisters.

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The hottest actors, producers, and writers gather together to celebrate the end of the year at the 2017 SBS Drama Awards. In 2017, there were many dramas that captured the heart of the viewers. What will be the show that has been loved the most by viewers? And who will be the best actor of 2017?

The best tunes in Korea! The most sensational music show on TV satisfies all your senses! Fantastic performances and awe-inspiring harmony by the nation's top musicians! Follow the latest trend in the Korean music scene through the K-chart, a summary of the week's hottest songs.

"Roses and Bean Sprouts" revolves around the Choi family and their four sons.

A drama depicting the life of Jang Hee Bin, who raised up as a royal concubine in the midst of political struggle during the reign of King Sukjong (Joseon).

First Love is a South Korean television series starring Bae Yong-joon, Choi Soo-jong and Lee Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from September 7, 1996 to April 20, 1997 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. It is currently the number one highest-rated Korean drama of all time based on single episode viewership ratings, reaching 65.8% on its April 10, 1997 episode. Its average rating for its entire run was 52.6%.

Hur Jun is a 2000 TV biographical drama broadcast by the South Korean TV channel MBC. It was aired by Taiwan Television in 2002 and Hong Kong's TVB in 2005, after the finale of "Dae Jang Geum". Because of the similarities between the two main characters of the show, "Hur Jun" has often been called the male version of "Dae Jang Geum". Also worth noting is the fact that the original title of the show was never used outside South Korea. In Taiwan, the title was re-worked to become "The Way of Medicine: The Epic Doctor Hur Jun". The first half of the title stuck, and was used by TVB when it aired "Hur Jun" in 2005.

During the Japanese control of Korea during WWII and before, they used Korea women as prostitutes for their Military Officers and Korean men as grunt soldiers to fight in the trenches during the war with the USA.

Song Kyung-rin is a fashion designer but after Jo Won Joon refusal of being her model, she have a taste of being a model and decided to become a model. Lee Jung just returned to Korea from America and he have an interest in modeling. Through fate, Lee Jung help out Kyung-rin and they fall in love. But behind Lee Jung returning to Korea there is a big, deep, dark secret and a plan for revenge

A drama based on a popular portrayal of the events during the time of Prince Gwanghae in early 17th Century Joseon. Queen Inmok is depicted as a virtuous lady who fell victim to palace politics and is subsequently banished to the West Palace. Her stepson, Prince Gwanghae, is bewitched by the scheming concubine Kim Gae Shi, and her ambitions and unsatiable thirst for power leads him to his downfall.

A resilient young girl fights to overcome poverty and hardship in post-war Korea, holding onto hope, family and dreams in a world full of struggles.

The drama describes 8 different love stories. Story 1 (Ep. 1-2) : Sunflower - love story about a stalker. Story 2 (Ep. 3-4): Message - love story by a mobile phone and other communication facilities. Story 3 (Ep. 5-6): Lost Bagage - Sad memory makes her lose her future love. Story 4 (Ep. 7-8): Open Ended - A woman who is dying from an illness meets a young guy. Story 5 (Ep. 9-10): Rose - love story between a detective and a criminal. Story 6 (Ep. 11-12): Miss Hip-hop and Mr. Rock - A man and a woman who are mentally different fall in love. Story 7 (Ep. 13-14): Insomnia, Manual and Orange Juice - A woman who acts manually falls in love with a comic book creator. Story 8 (Ep. 15-16): Host of Memory - A woman who receives donated a heart instantly flashes a man's face.

Did We Really Love? is a South Korean drama series broadcast by MBC in 1999. Starring Korean superstar Bae Yong Joon, the series portrays the struggles between love, happiness, and the pursuit of material success.

Sandglass is a South Korean television series considered one of the most significant and highest-rated Korean dramas in history. Written by Song Ji-na and directed by Kim Jong-hak, it aired on SBS in 1995 in 24 episodes. A depiction of the tragic relationship among three friends affected by the political and civilian oppression of 1970s and 1980s Korea, the series mixed politics, melodrama, action, and great acting. It recorded a peak rating of 64.5%, the third highest of all time, and launched its leading trio of Choi Min-soo, Go Hyun-jung, and Park Sang-won into stardom. Its reenactment of the Gwangju Massacre remains one of the most realistic, devastatingly powerful, and unforgettable moments in Korean TV history.

This historical drama talk about the life of Im Kkeok Jung who was from the low class and he was the leader of a group of gang, people from the same class that wish to live a decent life.

Follow the tumultuous lives of four twentysomethings -- spoiled rebel In-Ha (Tae-hyun Cha), kindly orphan Yeon-Hee (Hyun-ju Kim), privileged girl Soo-Bin (Ha-Neul Kim) and former gangster Myung Ha (Hyuk Jang) -- as they connect through unexpected romances, friendships and family ties. Full of dark secrets and audacious lies, this Korean coming-of-age soap features first-rate performances from the talented cast.

Happy Together is a 1999 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Song Seung-heon, Kim Ha-neul, Jo Min-su, and Jun Ji-hyun. It aired on SBS from June 16 to August 5, 1999 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Starring young actors who would go on to become Korean TV and film stars, the hit drama revolves around five children who were separated at the death of their parents, and the love, conflicts, and reconciliation that these siblings go through when they meet again as adults.

In the civil war between North and South Korea, the tension within was high, especially when a mission was hooked with national secrets. A black box, hence, because the key to the struggle. Success, would never come so easily. However, amid the brutal fight for the key-the black box of a crashed battleplane, the male and female spy from the two different nations fell in love with each other. They helped each other secretly, in order to complete their corresponding mission, for the sake of loyalty - and love. However, a fatal plane crash of battleplane occured and finally they sacrifice their valuable love and lives for the peace of human world.

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The drama talks about the complicated relationship between the king Youngjo, (21st king of the Joson dynasty) to his son Sado.

A psychological portrayal of a flawed divorce.

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Trap of Youth is a heartwarming series starring the Korean top actress, Shim Eun Ha. Yun-hee (Shim) sacrifices her studies and makes money to support her boyfriend's (Lee Jong Won) college fees, and later gives birth to a son of his. Yet the boyfriend betrays her love and falls for a rich girl (Yoo Ho Jung). Yun-hee tries to break their relationship by getting close to the girl's brother. However, she cannot hurt her ex-boyfriend and her present boyfriend who is madly in love with her. Eventually, her boyfriend (Jun Kwang Ryul) moves her and dissolves her hatred with true love. (YesAsia)

Star In My Heart was a 1997 Korean drama series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas to air outside of Korea, as part of what became known as the Korean Wave, it was very popular and helped its cast become widely recognized.

This drama summarizes the relationship between Joseon tyrant Prince Yeonsan and the former gisaeng Jang Nok Su, who became Yeonsan's queen.

Couple #1 "Truthful love" that matures through the asdness of break-up Hyun-jun and Sae-young, sho got married after a hot romance as a campus couple, collide because of trivial everyday problems. Ultimately, when Sae-young miscimceives her husband's relationship whirwinds into a divorce. Couple #2 "comical love" that is as comfortable and natural as a friendship Goong, Sae-young's elementary school classmate, is an oriental medicine doctor. He is a widowed single father. Ond day, he goes into a neighborhood drugstore and meets Hye-won. He is attracted to her, but at this time, a dispute arise and makes their relationship awkward. Couple #3 "naive and lively love" in which we can get a glimps of the typical new-generation love style. In-pyo, is a playboy by nature. He puts his excessive lifestyle in order and stives to becomd a famous actor after becoming attracted to his nephew Sae-byul's kindergartem teacher. source asianwiki

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A shoe designer and her rival compete for success, ambition, and love in the high-stakes world of fashion.

Two friends, Lee Dong Min and Yoon Chul Joon, grow apart and then became bitter rivals as while playing for competing university basketball teams.

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Goodbye My Love was a South Korean television drama series that aired with 16 episodes in 1999.

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