The 34 most popular korean soap TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


No Matter What
2020
country: South Korea
A family drama around a flower shop filled with beautiful flowers 365 days in a year, that depicts the story of children who experienced parental divorce and remarriage, and grew up fighting in a world of prejudice and fiercely overcoming difficulties from work and love.


Brilliant Heritage
2020
country: South Korea
A stepmother takes revenge on four spoiled brothers. The father feels betrayed by his sons who are always after his money. This twisted family shows conflict and the true meaning of being a family. The story revolves around Buruna Noodles and the owner of the restaurant. Each son and their wives have different dreams, but they all want one thing.
I Can't Stop
I Can't Stop
2009
country: South Korea
Hong Yun Shi was a pure and innocent girl who remained cheerful despite growing up in poverty. Her unfortunate circumstances drives her to marry the rich Byung Joo, but she is soon betrayed by her husband and her mother-in-law. When she discovers that her mother-in-law also had a hand in her mother’s mysterious disappearance, Yun Shi finds herself slowly losing all semblance of her original purehearted self and turning into someone obsessed with revenge. Soo Ri, who loves Yun Shi deeply, is helpless to do anything but watch over her with warmth and love.


The Promise
2016
country: South Korea
Na-Yeon is a bright woman. She supports her boyfriend Tae-Joon, who is from a poor background, and has even given up entering a university. But Tae-Joon dumps her for his success and goes with Se-Jin, who is a granddaughter of Baekdoo Company president. Do-Hee is Na-Yeon’s twin sister. She is arrogant and tough. Do-Hee works as a reporter at a weekly magazine. After Na-Yeon’s death, Do-Hee decides to take revenge. She takes on the identity of her sister Na-Yeon. Do-Hee then meets Hwi-Kyung, who is successor of Baekdoo Company.


Teacher Oh Soon Nam
2017
country: South Korea
This TV show revolves around Oh Soon Nam, a teacher at a traditional Korean school called Jeokhyeonjae where she nurtures students’ aspirations like a friend. Soon Nam is also married to the sole descendant of a head family clan that comes with heavy responsibilities. Then tragedy strikes her. Soon Nam embarks on an investigation to punish the people behind these injustices, and finds that she must choose between revenge and values she has lived by all her life. Always thinking of loved ones, she transforms into a person that people admire for her strength and perseverance in the face of adversity.


I'm Sorry Kang Nam-Goo
2016
country: South Korea
Jung Mo-A (Kim Min-Seo) marries Park Do-Hoon (Lee In). They both grew up at the same orphanage. Park Do-Hoon learns that he is the son from a wealthy family. He dumps Jung Mo-A and marries Cha Young-Hwa (Lee Na-Kyung). Her father is a powerful politician.


See and See Again
1998
country: South Korea
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.


That Sun in the Sky
2016
country: South Korea
In-Kyung gives up studying to support her stepmother and younger stepbrother Han-Soo. The stepmother sells In-Kyung to become a concubine to support her son Han-Soo. In-Kyung boards a train for Seoul after learning her fate. In Seoul, In-Kyung goes through numerous hardships to achieve her dreams and to attain love.


A Man in a Veil
2020
country: South Korea
A man has the intelligence of a 7-year-old due to an accident. Han Yoo Jung is a woman with a bright and positive personality. She aspired to become an announcer, but her poor family background made her give up on her dream. She now works hard to support her family. She also lives in atonement for her fraternal twin sister's wrongdoings.


Wang’s Family
2013
country: South Korea
Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial difficulties with her jobless husband Heo Sedal, while third daughter Gwangbak suddenly decides to quit her stable job as a teacher to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Navigating the pressures of their circumstances will test every member of the family as they struggle to find happiness and love.


Oh My Ghost
2015
country: South Korea
Na Bong Sun may be a skilled sous chef, but she lacks the self-esteem to shine professionally and socially. Beyond her cooking talents, however, is an uncanny ability to communicate with ghosts. One day, her mystic senses go out of control when the seductive ghost of Shin Soon Ae possesses her. Imbued with a fiery new "personality," Bong Sun starts turning heads, including that of Kang Sun Woo, the hottest chef in town and Bong Sun's secret crush!


Our Happy Days
2026
country: South Korea
The life of startup developer Jo Eun Ae is shattered when her AI creation, Joy, is stolen by a large corporation through a cold-blooded conspiracy. Risking a criminal record for obstruction and property damage, she struggles to take back the technology she birthed and raised. Her search leads her to Ko Gyeol, an elite architect and the Young Architect of the Year winner, who joins his family’s succession race as the leader of the Silver Town TF. Gyeol, who views the world as a ruthless jungle, finds his meticulously built world clashing with Eun Ae’s desperate mission. Despite their ill-fated connection, they are forced to work together as a team to reach their goals. As the succession race intensifies, a fierce struggle for ownership and identity unfolds. When the masks of perfection fall away, they find that the most beautiful masterpiece is the one they must build together amidst the chaos.


Sunny Again Tomorrow
2018
country: South Korea
After being fired from her job at a TV home shopping channel, Ha-Nee decides to start her own fashion company and soon becomes involved with Han-Kyul, a merchandiser for the shopping channel.


Mom Has an Affair
2020
country: South Korea
Desperate times call for desperate measures and for one mom, that means bagging a rich man to make her kids happy. Pil Jeong is a single, divorced mom of two who swore that she’ll never get married again. Her children, on the other hand, have other plans in store. They beg her to find and marry a rich man as a means of securing their family’s future and a hilarious family expansion project ensues.


Scarlet Letter
2010
country: South Korea
Successful television screenwriter Kyung-seo's life spins out of control after she accidentally kills her best friend's fiancé. Four people paying the consequences for a love that went wrong. One woman endures poverty and a guilty conscience while the other woman plots revenge after her career takes off. Then a twisted fate brings the two women back together. Four people stained by adulterous affairs.


My Wonderful Life
2020
country: South Korea
This drama deals with the adversity overcoming of a new life as a young mother who has lived a hard life becomes a daughter of a chaebol. It is a story that happens when a young mother, who has lived in defiance with all her bad luck, becomes a chaebol daughter in the morning. It seems to be a drama that looks back on life and family.


Through the Waves
2018
country: South Korea
Due to the Korean war, Oh Bok-Sil’s family becomes separated lose everything. Not to be defeated, they live with strength as they suffer great hardships.


Fatal Promise
2020
country: South Korea
A fierce revenge melodrama about a girl who is pushed to the edge of a cliff while fighting the unjust and a man who breaks his promise with her and starts a family of his own, reuniting 7 years later.


Blessing of the Sea
2019
country: South Korea
Sim Chung-Yi has an absolute sense of sight which allows her to identify thousands of colors. She also has a bright personality. Sim Chung-Yi meets Ma Poong-Do who is a pianist. He is highly skilled on the piano, but he receives criticism that he has lack of sensibility. Sim Chung-Yi and Ma Poong-Do develop romantically. Sim Chung-Yi also tries to find a secret of her father.


Ruby Ring
2013
country: South Korea
After a devastating accident, an ambitious reporter secretly steals the identity of her successful sister. When the sister awakens with total amnesia, she is forced into a life built on lies. As memories slowly return, she uncovers the ultimate betrayal, triggering a dark path toward revenge and destruction.


Phoenix
2020
country: South Korea
Ji Eun is the daughter of a wealthy chaebol family. She is bright, humorous, beautiful, and smart. Ji Eun meets Se Hoon, who runs a small furniture workshop. Unlike Ji Eun, Se Hoon comes from a poor family background. He was once the top student at a prestigious university, but he had to drop out due to his sick mother. Nevertheless, Ji Eun falls deeply in love with Se Hoon. She confesses her feelings to him. Se Hoon is also in love with Ji Eun, but he turns her down due to the extreme differences in their backgrounds. Eventually, Se Hoon is unable to bury his feelings any longer and they decide to marry.


Shady Mom-in-Law
2019
country: South Korea
Jenny Han (Shin Da Eun) works as a fashion designer and she is successful at her job. She has a very close relationship with her mother, Wang Soo Jin (Kim Hye Sun). Her mother wants Jenny to marry Ahn Man Soo (Son Woo Hyuk), but Jenny does not like Man-Soo and ignores him. Jenny happens to meet Oh Eun Suk (Park Jin Woo). They fall in love with each other at first sight. Eun Suk has a warm and quiet personality, but he believes in doing the right thing. He is from a wealthy family. They decide to get married, but Jenny’s mother Soo Jin opposes their marriage.


I'm Sorry, I Love You
2004
country: South Korea
Cha Moo Hyuk is a man who was adopted by an Australian family but treated cruelly and then abandoned at a young age. By chance, he meets Song Eun Chae, a fashion coordinator dedicated to her employer, singer Choi Yune. Their meeting will have implications for the rest of Cha Moo Hyuk's life as a devastating turn of events leads him to delve into his past, and ultimately find happiness.


A Bird That Doesn't Sing
2015
country: South Korea
A 10 billion won insurance murder case causes Oh Ha Naui to lose everything. She sets out to take revenge upon Chun Mi Ja who caused her misfortune.


서울뚝배기
1990
country: South Korea
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The Miracle
2016
country: South Korea
Twin sisters swap lives unexpectedly, navigating new worlds and discovering hidden truths about themselves and their relationships.


The Man's Voice
2021
country: South Korea
Baek Tae Hwa is the cat’s owner and an airline co-pilot. He has a good background and handsome looks that would make anyone fall for him. Due to his naturally sweet personality, Baek Tae Hwa has often made women cry without meaning to. The pet hotel he uses suddenly closes before his flight one day, so Baek Tae Hwa ends up entrusting his pet with a woman. Go Mi Rim has an ordinary background and is optimistic by nature. She works part-time at a convenience store while looking for a full-time job. Go Mi Rim agrees to take care of the cat owned by her one-sided love interest, but she starts to hear the cat’s voice after being hit by lightning, setting up the plot for an interesting romance to unfold.


Your Neighbor's Wife
2013
country: South Korea
Imagine a charming person moves in next door and starts flirting with you! A married couple was once very much in love. However, after spending a long time together, they have become indifferent toward one another and are desperately in need of something new. Song Ha is a competent working woman with two children, married to Sun Kyu, a narrow-minded idealist. One day, a couple moves in next door. One is Kyung Joo, a dedicated housewife who is all about housekeeping and supporting her family, and the other is her husband Sang Shik, a patriarchal man. Song Ha and Sun Kyu, who were frustrated with each other, are attracted to their new neighbors, who are totally different from their spouses. What will these couples get up to with their whirlwind of emotions? They have nowhere to run or hide! From romance to sexy comedy, mystery, and even thrilling situations!


Namju Search
2025
country: South Korea
Oh Seol-Rem was the top student in her grade year at her high school. She got addicted to an online game and failed to enter a university. She is now studying to take her university entrance exam after graduating from high school. She met a male character Tarakexcali in the online game and fell in love with Tarakexcali. She never met him in real life and didn't know anything about him except that he attends Ganghan University. They even promised to marry, but one day, he suddenly disappeared from the online game. She unplugs her computer and studies hard. Finally, Oh Seol-Rem enters Ganghan University where the male character Tarakexcali is attending in real life. She looks around for Tarakexcali.


Mysterious Personal Shopper
2018
country: South Korea
Hong Se Yeon works as a personal shopper. She is outgoing and a positive person, but she is betrayed by people whom she loved. She begins to take revenge on those who betrayed her. Meanwhile, Eun Kyung Hye is the only child of a CEO. Her life looks perfect, but she has a fear that she will get abandoned. Because of her fear, she has an impulse control disorder and gets compulsive.


Bad Love
2019
country: South Korea
The story of a woman who struggles amidst a big whirlwind of fate, and her unconditional motherly love.


Feelings
1994
country: South Korea
Three brothers Bin, Hyun and Joon become drawn to the very pretty and sweet Yuri, a family friend. Yuri arrives from France to live with them for the summer while attending classes at their university, causing each brother to be attracted to her in a different way.


Replay
2021
country: South Korea
A viral singer and her bandmates navigate the rocky road of music and romance, where friendship, love, and ambition collide in a high-stakes musical journey.


Timing
2020
country: South Korea
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K-dramas are typically told in a single 16-episode season with a definite ending, which gives them a shape closer to a long film than to Western serial TV. Their global streaming reach has made Korean television one of the most influential production cultures anywhere.
Soap opera is television's most enduring form — continuing serials built on relationships, reversals, and an audience that returns for decades. Its storytelling grammar quietly underpins most modern serialized drama.