2025
was a mixed bag in every manner. From revenge plots to childhood romance trope, and from medical dramas to time travel, there was something for every K-drama lover. So, how do you pick your favourite show when there are more than 50 Korean shows as different as chalk and cheese hitting the bull's eye across genres? The influx of Korean dramas into the global market is being sensed and strengthened by the year. While everyone else is charting out their own list of best K-dramas of 2025, we have a list that are a must-watch from what was offered to us in this year.
10 Best K-Dramas Of 2025 You Cannot Miss
1. When Life Gives You Tangerines
Cast: IU, Park Bo-Gum, Moon So-Ri, and Park Hae-Joon
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: Spanning a decade long love story of Ae-sun, an aspiring poet, and Gwan-sik, a devoted man, set against the backdrop of Jeju Island from the 1960s onward. The show explors their struggles against poverty, societal expectations, and personal tragedies while highlighting resilience, family, and the sacrifices made for love, all narrated through their daughter's perspective.
2. The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call
Cast: Ju Ji-Hoon, Choo Young-Woo, Ha Young, Yoon Kyung-Ho and Jung Jae-Kwang
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: A genius, war-zone veteran trauma surgeon, Baek Kang-hyuk gets tasked to build a top-tier trauma center in a Seoul hospital, battling admin politics and financial struggles, all while saving lives with daring rescues. He eventually builds a team that becomes heroes of emergency care.
3. Love Scout
Cast: Han Ji-Min, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Kim Do-Hoon and Kim Yoon-Hye
Where To Watch: Viki
Plot: A mature workplace romance between a CEO of a headhunting firm Kang Ji-yoon, and Yoo Eun-ho, her secretary who's a capable single father. He teaches her work-life balance, blending heartwarming family dynamics with career challenges, past baggage, and the journey of finding connection and healing through their developing relationship.
4. Dear X
Cast: Kim Yoo-Jung, Kim Young-Dae, Kim Do-Hoon and Lee Yul-Eum
Where To Watch: Viki
Plot: Actress Baek Ah-jin is a sociopath shaped by childhood abuse. She manipulates people to reach the top, but her ruthless climb leads to her downfall amid complex relationships with childhood friend Yoon Jun-seo and loyal shadow Kim Jae-oh.
5. Resident Playbook
Cast: Go Youn-Jung, Shin Si-Ah, Kang You-Seok, Han Ye-Ji, and Jung Joon-Won
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: Four diverse first-year OB-GYN residents at the Yulje Medical Center's Jongno branch navigate intense work, personal struggles, forming unlikely friendships, and learning to become competent doctors in an unpopular department.
6. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Cast: Im Yoon-Ah, Lee Chae-Min, Kang Han-Na, and Choi Gwi-Hwa
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: A modern-day chef, Yeon Ji-yeong gets time-traveled to Korea's Joseon Dynasty and becomes the royal cook for the tyrannical King Yi Heon, using her culinary skills to survive and navigate palace politics, while finding her way back home.
7. Undercover High School
Cast: Seo Kang-Joon, Jin Ki-Joo, and Kim Shin-Rok
Where To Watch: Prime Video, Viki
Plot: An elite NIS agent, Jung Hae-seong goes undercover as a student in a elite Byeongmun High school to find hidden gold bars from Korea's imperial era, while navigating high school life, unexpected friendships, romance with a teacher, and uncovering a deeper conspiracy linked to his father's past.
8. Typhoon Family
Cast: Lee Jun-Ho and Kim Min-Ha
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: Kang Tae-Poong, a spoiled heir is forced to transform into a responsible CEO after his father's sudden death. He must save his father's failing trading company, Typhoon Trading, amidst South Korea's devastating 1997 IMF financial crisis.
9. The Haunted Palace
Cast: Yook Sung-Jae, Kim Ji-Yeon (Bona), and Kim Ji-Hoon
Where To Watch: Viki
Plot: Set in the Joseon-era historical, a government officer Yoon Gab gets possessed by an Imoogi (dragon-spirit) leading him to clash with Yeo-Ri, a shaman's granddaughter who holds the key to stopping the spirit from ascending, all while a vengeful ghost from a century-old massacre haunts the palace and threatens the reformist King Lee Sung.
10. Dynamite Kiss
Cast: Jang Ki-Yong and Ahn Eun-Jin
Where To Watch: Netflix
Plot: If you wish to see some sizzling chemistry, this one's for you. A single woman, Ko Da-rim pretends to be a married mother to get a stable job at a baby products company. Her team leader Kong Ji-hyeok turns out to be a man she met and kissed on a trip to Jeju Island. Though Kong tries to stay away from her due to her marital status, he finds himself falling for the fake mom, leading to romantic chaos.Check out our
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