The must-watch list: Top romantic Korean drama of 2024

K-dramas have gained unbelievable popularity with no limits. They have become mainstream web shows and movies that the fans await. While the romance in the dramas makes fans blush and swoon over them, there are a few dramas that made a thrilling impact this year. Let’s not forget the effect that romantic dramas and their tropes have on the viewers’ minds and hearts.

Here are the top 8 romantic dramas of this year! Well, don’t forget to revisit before the year ends.

Director: Yoo Je-won

Starring: Jung Hae-in, Jung So-min

‘Love Next Door,’ released on August 17, on Netflix, is a story about a young woman (Bae Seok-ryu) who is trying to get over a nasty breakup and suddenly meets her childhood crush who is now a successful architect.

Director: Park Sun-ho

Starring: Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jong-won, Shin Do-hyun

‘Brewing Love,’ released on November 4, on Viki, is a story about an employee of the sales department in a liquor company. When the crisis hits her, she has to get help from a certain CEO of a brewery company.

Director: Kim kyu-tae

Starring: Gong Yoo, Seo Hyun-jin

‘The Trunk,’ released on November 29, on Netflix, is a story about a music producer who has been forced by his ex-wife to get into a marriage on a contract basis with a woman from a wife-for-hire company. Perhaps, he might just fall in love with her.

Director: Park Won-gook

Starring: Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung, Song Ha-yoon

‘Marry My Husband,’ released on January 1, on Amazon Prime, is a story about a dutiful wife who gets to know that her darling husband is having an affair with her best friend. She seeks revenge, only to be killed in the process. ‘Time-travelling’ might just help her to get back her husband now!

Director: Hong Jong-chan

Starring: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se, Kim Hae-sook

‘Mr. Plankton,’ released on November 8, on Netflix, is a story about a boy who has a terminal illness and decides to find his biological father. On his way to the journey, he meets with his ex-girlfriend, who is a runaway bride.

Directors: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se, Kim Hae-sook

Starring: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon

‘Queen of Tears,’ released on March 9, on Netflix, is a story about a forced couple who are made to work with each other, where she is an heiress of Queens Group, and he is the legal director of the group. They wear masks in front of others to seem happy, but in reality, they just can’t stand each other.

Directors: Boo Sung-chul, Yoon Jong-ho and Kim Tae-yeong

Starring: Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon, Song Geon-hee

‘Lovely Runner,’ released on April 18, on Netflix, is a story about a fan who time travels in the past to be with a celebrity after he loses his life. After travelling, she tries to alter the events to make sure he doesn’t die.

Director: Oh Hyun-jong

Starring: Park Shin-hye, Park Hyung-sik, Yoon Park, Kong Seong-ha

Doctor Slump, released on January 27, on Netflix, is a story about two well-established doctors who despised each other during their university days, and now are forced to cross their paths.