Must watch top-rated K-Dramas of 2023 that will keep you hooked
We all are always waiting for new engaging K-Dramas, and we can’t get enough of them. The year 2023 was not different from it as well and got off to a great start for Korean drama fans.
Many K-dramas held the audience’s attention. Here are some of the highly recommended K-Dramas you should definitely binge-watch in 2023.
The Glory (Season 1-2)
This is by far one of the finest Korean dramas of 2023, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats with its captivating narrative and surprising plot twists. The story follows Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo), who is forced to leave high school after becoming a victim of heinous bullying. Dong-Eun makes a comeback decades later as the homeroom teacher of a class that includes the bullies’ kids. She is determined to make her attackers’ lives a living misery in exchange for the suffering she endured at their hands. The different bullying situations will shatter your heart. The drama skillfully emphasizes the consequences of bullying, both physical and mental.
Cast: Song Hye-Kyo, Lee Do-Hyun, Jung Ji-So, Park Sung-Hoon, Jung Sung-il, Kim Hieora.
Pandora: Beneath the Paradise
With only four episodes aired, this continuing K-drama has already managed to capture the hearts of viewers with its fascinating start. With “The Glory” focusing on vengeance thrillers, this drama in the same genre centers on a feisty heroine who suffers from amnesia. The story follows Hong Tae-ra, the wife of a wealthy businessman, and Pyo Jae-hyun, the future presidential contender. Tae-ra’s memories are erased as a result of an accident. She is traumatized by the experience, but she holds her own while rising to the top with her husband and seeking revenge on those who are attempting to bring her down.
Cast: Lee Ji-Ah, Lee Sang-Yoon, Jang Hee-Jin, Park Ki-Woong, Bong Tae-Gyu, Shim So-Young, Kong Jung-Hwan
Divorce Attorney Shin
Shin Sung-Han (Cho Seung-Woo), a piano major, is now a professor at a German music school. He returns to South Korea after getting shocking news one day and pursues a legal career to learn the truth. He finally starts practicing law and specializes in divorce because of his childhood experiences. Shin Sung-Han confronts his customers, each of whom has a tragic story to tell, and fights for them, bringing him closer to the truth he has been seeking.
Cast: Cho Seung-Woo, Han Hye-Jin, Kim Sung-Kyun, Jung Moon-Sung, Lee Eun-Jae, Han Eun-Sung
Delivery Man
To make ends meet, Seo Young-Min (Yoon Chan-Young)works as a cab driver. Seo Young-Min starts taking only ghosts as passengers and fulfilling their requests. He receives assistance from a ghost and an ER doctor. Kang Ji-Hyun (Bang Min-Ah) boards Seo Young-cab. She has no recollection of her previous life. She has no idea why, yet she is unable to leave his cab. She identifies herself as Seo Young-sales Min's taxi manager. Together, Seo Young-Min and Kang Ji-Hyun grant spirits’ requests. They have Do Kyu-Jin as an assistant (Kim Min-Suk). Do Kyu-Jin is a good-looking, busy ER physician. At the ER, where individuals are in life-or-death circumstances, he detects signs of various events happening.
Cast:Yoon Chan-Young, Bang Min-Ah, Kim Min-Suk
Crash Course in Romance
Nam Haeng-Seon (Jeon Do-Yeon), who was a national athlete, currently owns a side dish shop. She has an outgoing attitude and boundless vitality. She pursues a different path and enters the sector of private instruction for students preparing for their university entrance exam. Nam Haeng-Seon unexpectedly becomes romantically connected with Choi Chi-Yeol (Jung Kyoung-Ho), who is a well-known private education instructor.
Cast: Jeon Do-Yeon, Jung Kyoung-Ho
All the Liquors
“All the Liquors” is a BL drama that portrays two very different guys understanding one another through drinking. Kim Joon Hyung portrays Han Ji Yu, who works in an alcohol-producing firm’s marketing team, while Won Do Hyun plays chef Park Ki Hoon, who is picked to assist in promoting the company. Park Ki Hoon, on the other hand, declines the offer since he despises alcohol, and Han Ji Yu begins working at Park Ki Hoon’s restaurant in an attempt to persuade him.
Cast: Won Do Hyun, Kim Joon Hyung, Roshin, Jeong Ho Gyun.
Oasis
“Oasis” is a drama about three teenagers who battle valiantly to maintain their goals, friendship, and their one and only first love against the volatile background of 1980s South Korea. Despite growing up in poverty, Jang Dong Yoon plays Lee Doo Hak, who has a sharp intellect and a clear spirit. After meeting Oh Jung Shin (Seol In Ah), a transfer student from Seoul, he falls in love at first sight. Chu Young Woo plays Choi Chul Woong, Lee Doo Hak’s childhood friend, and his competitor.
Cast: Jang Dong Yoon, Seol In Ah, Chu Young Woo, Kim Myung Soo, So Hee Jung, Shin Yoon Ha, Kang Ji Eun, Seunghee
The Heavenly Idol
While fighting against a devil, Pontifex Lembrary (Kim Min-Kyu) gets transferred to a distant planet. Pontifex Lembrary then finds himself in a tiny dormitory in the body of Woo Yeon-Woo, a member of the despised idol group Wild Animal. Woo Yeon-Woo, who is still possessed by Pontifex Lembrary’s soul, becomes popular after an unexpected happening, as does her band Wild Animal, thanks to his charms and confident demeanor. Pontifex Lembrary must now adjust to life as a member of an idol cult, including the devil and strange religious organizations.
Cast: Kim Min-Kyu, Go Bo-Gyeol, Lee Jang-Woo
