Take a break from Hollywood and enjoy school life by watching some Korean dramas. Old-school Korean dramas will be the best choice.
Hollywood movies today often leave fans feeling more disappointed than satisfied. If you want to take a break from mainstream films but still want to see something wonderful about love, try Korean dramas.
To make sure you’re not disappointed, we’ve rounded up 9 Old-school Korean Dramas that have everything you’re looking for in a romance series.
LORD OF THE SUN 2013
Tae Gong Sil can see the ghosts of recently deceased people. The spirits, noticing that they have gained contact with the sublunary world through the girl, pursue her. The fact is that only Tae Gong Sil can help them resolve their unfinished earthly affairs and finally find peace.
SECRET GARDEN – 2010
Businessman Kim Joo-won is smart, rich and arrogant. A chance acquaintance with a stuntwoman brings chaos into his measured life, and she herself is not happy with such an arrogant man. They should have stopped communicating, but fate played a cruel joke on them by switching their bodies.
My Love from the Star (2013)
To Min-joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago. He has an ideal appearance and extraordinary physical abilities. He treats people with a high degree of skepticism and cynicism, but falls in love with the actress Cheon Song-i from our time.
Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)
The poor girl studies at the elite Shinhwa school. There are four of the most popular guys in school, called F4. The leader of this group regularly makes fun of the girl, although he likes her. But the heroine herself is in love with his best friend.
DOOMED TO LOVE YOU (2014)
As fate would have it, a meek office worker and a narcissistic narcissist spend one night together. They could pretend that nothing happened and forget about this misunderstanding, but the girl turns out to be pregnant.
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL (2015)
Kim Hae-jin was a popular and beautiful girl in school. However, as she grows up, her life takes an unexpected turn and she undergoes significant changes in her appearance.
KILL ME, HEAL ME (2015)
At first glance, Hen is a successful young businessman, and only those closest to him know that he suffers from a serious mental illness – dissociative identity disorder.
IT’S OKAY, IT’S LOVE (2014)
Jang Jae Yeol is a popular young writer. Chi Hae-soo is an intern in the psychiatric department. Their unusual love story is intertwined with a complex history of mental illness.
CASTLE (2006)
An ordinary Korean girl one day learns that, by agreement between her grandfather and the King of Korea, she is betrothed to the 17-year-old crown prince.
“Boys Over Flowers” is a fairly simple story about a girl who is forced to attend a school where only popular and spoiled children go. The series was released in 2009, but anyone who felt like an outcast in school will understand how relevant this drama is today. Read More: Best Korean Dramas: 15 Underrated Korean Dramas to Binge
Did you feel like the ugly duckling as a teenager? Then the drama “She Was Pretty” will surely touch your heart. After all, the main character, after a “beautiful” childhood, suddenly finds herself in an “ugly” adolescence, which seems like a disaster.
Moreover, her childhood friend returns to her hometown, and she worries about appearing “ugly” in front of him. This sweet story clearly shows how our “ugliness” becomes exaggerated in our youth and how looks are not the most important thing.
Lastly, the drama “It’s Okay, That’s Love” will prove that first impressions are not always the most important, and sometimes real feelings need time to blossom. Don’t worry: it’s okay, love it.
