Here are the K-Dramas of 2023 that I think are the best on Netflix.
1. “Celebrity”
Actors: Park GyuYoung, Kang MinHyuk, Lee ChungAh
Storyline: Seo Ari played by Park GyuYoung starts achieving social media stardom overnight but there are deadly consequences waiting for her in this glittery, glamorous world of the social media influencers.
2. “Doona!”
Actors: Bae Suzy, Yang SeJong
Storyline: Lee WonJoon played by Yang SeJong, a student moves into the same shared house as Lee Doona played by Bae Suzy who’s a popular and attractive idol who has taken early retirement. However, Lee WonJoon becomes interested and curious about Doona’s mysterious life.
3. “The Good Bad Mother”
Actors: Lee DoHyun, Ahn EunJin, Ra MiRan
Storyline: Choi KangHo played by Lee DoHyun is an ambitious prosecutor but a tragic accident leaves him with the mind of a child which forces his mother played by Ra MiRan take care of him, while taking care of him, Choi KangHo and his mother embark on a journey of healing their relationship.
4. “Castasway Diva”
Actors: Park EunBin, Chae JongHyeop, Cha HakYeon who’s better known as N, Kim HyoJinย
Storyline: Seo MokHa played by Park EunBin an aspiring singer spends her fifteen years of life stranded on an ocean alone before she gets found and embarks on a journey of becoming a diva.
5. “Strong Girl NamSoon”
Actors: Lee YuMi, Byun WooSeok, Ong SeongWu, Kim JungEun, and Kim HaeSook
Storyline: NamSoon played by Lee YuMi is gifted with superhuman strength and gets separated from her family when she was small. Now as a grown-up, she comes to visit Korea in hopes of finding her birth family only to get involved in a criminal case that would need the help of her power.
There’s also a cameo of Park BoYoung and Park HyungSik who were in “Strong Girl BongSoon” (season 1).
6. “Destined with You”
Actors: RoWoon, Jo BoAh, Ha Jun
Storyline: Jang ShinYu a lawyer played by RoWoon is bound by a centuries-old curse whose life gets entangled with Lee HongJo a civil servant played by Jo BoAh who holds the key to his freedom.
7. “Crash Course In Romance”ย
Actors: Jung KyungHo, Jeon DoYeon, Roh YoonSeo, Lee ChaeMin, Shin JaeHa and Lee MinJae
Storyline: Nam HaengSeo played by Jeon DoYeon navigates the cutthroat world of private education when her daughter played by Roh YoonSeo wants to join the maths class of Choi ChiYeol played by Jung KyungHo, a celebrity math instructor.
8. “See You In My 19th Life”ย
Actors: Shin HaeSun, Ahn BoHyun, Ha YoonKyung, Ahn DongGoo and Lee ChaeMin.
Storyline: Ban JiEum played by Shin HaeSun has this supernatural power of remembering all her past lives and she sets out to reconnect with one of her lost lovers from her 18th life which was cut short due to tragic reasons.
9. “King The Land”
Actors: Lee JunHo, Yoona
Storyline: In between a tense inheritance fight, Gu Won played by Lee JunHo the Charming heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel hotel conglomerate clashes with Cheon SaRang played by Yoona an employee of the hotel who always has a smile on her face which he cannot stand.
10. “Bloodhounds”
Actors: Woo DoHwan and Lee SangYi
Storyline: Two young boxers who set foot in the world of private loans, join with a moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
11. “Mask Girl”
Actors: Nana, Go HyunJung, Ahn JaeHong and Yeom HyeRan.
Storyline: An office worker who is insecure about her looks becomes a popular masked internet personality overnight until a chain of tragic incidents takes place in her life.
12. “A Time Called You”
Actors: Ahn HyoSeop, Jeon YeoBeen, Kang Hoon, RoWoon
Storyline: A young woman mourns the death of her boyfriend played by Ahn HyoSeop. As a result of this, she finds herself suddenly transported back to her high school time in the body of a high school student. There she meets a student who looks like her deceased boyfriend.
13. “Daily Dose of Sunshine”
Actors: Park BoYoung, Yeon WooJin, Jang DongYoon, Chang Ryul and Lee JungEun
Storyline: It’s a story about Jung DaeEun played by Park BoYoung who starts working in the psychiatry ward as a nurse, determined to provide a ray of sunshine for those patients who are under her care, she navigates the world of mental health and diverse stories surrounding her. The drama not only talks about mental health but also talks about what leads to these different kinds of mental health issues.
14. “Love to Hate You”
Actors: Teo Yoo, Kim OkVin, Kim JiHoon and Go WonHee
Storyline: The story follows of an A-list actor who doesn’t trust women and an attorney who despises losing to men, love means nothing to them until they are forced to date each other.