The Top 7 Korean Shows to Stream on Netflix in 2022

Korean dramas have become everyone's favorite for years. Even the start of the global pandemic in early 2020 had been effective in boosting people's love for Kdramas. 

With the strict stay-at-home regulation, video-on-demand (VOD) channels had replaced the need to go to the movie theater. Netflix as one of the best VOD channels nowadays has been presenting great movies for its viewers.

South Koreans are excellent at delivering people's wildest fantasies and dreams. A handsome hero and a beautiful heroine are two main ingredients in this delicious, lip-smacking type of entertainment. 

Combined with a great plot and wrapped in a series, you could get a ton of loyal viewers in no time. Since the popularity of Korean dramas is still rising to this day, below are the 7 Netflix's top Korean shows to stream in 2022 to pair up with all that data you got from Circles.Life ;)

Tomorrow

Boasting famous South Korean actors and actresses names such as Ro Woon, Kim Hee-sun, and Lee Soo-hyuk, a Korean drama series titled Tomorrow is ready to steal the viewers' hearts.

The story is a mix of fantasy and supernatural, featuring a band of handsome and beautiful grim reapers tasked to save suicidal humans from unholy deaths.

South Koreans are pretty familiar with the grim reaper concept. Previous famous Korean dramas like Goblin (2016) and Hotel Del Luna (2019) have included a grim reaper character in their plot.

Our Blues

This drama might remind you of Netflix's Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021). A Korean drama about a couple who falls in love in a beautiful fisher village.

Our Blues is an omnibus romance drama set in Jeju, South Korea's largest island that is known for beautiful beach resorts and hiking trails. The thing about this drama is that the cast is pretty stunning with Kim Woo-bin, Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-ah, and Lee Jung-eun joining the series.

The complete 20 episodes of Our Blues Korean drama series are available on Netflix.

Why Her?

Are you a fan of the Korean dramas Let's Eat (2013) and Another Miss Oh (2016)? The main female cast member, Seo Hyun-jin, is known to be quite hilarious in the world of romantic comedy.

The actress is finally coming back with another comedy series, Why Her? or also known as Why Os Soo Jae?

Inviting Hwang in-yeop and Bae In-hyuk in the show, Why Her? The series is about an unfortunate woman who has a change in fate after she falls in love with a younger man.

Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area

Following the success of the Spanish series Money Heist or La Casa de Papel on Netflix, South Korea is releasing its own adaptation of the heist drama.

The plot is situated in the alternate world where North Korea and South Korea have reunited and continued to print a new unified currency for the new country. In this dawn of a new era, a band of thieves just can't keep their hands to themselves and decided to obtain all the new money.

Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area is star-studded with well-known names like Yoo Ji-tae, Park Hae-soo, Lee Won-jong, and Kim Ji-hoon. The Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area series is starting in June 2022 on Netflix.

Alchemy Of Souls

Historical Korean drama or also known as saeguk is one of the genres that frequents South Korea's entertainment world. One could not resist the nostalgic depictions of Korea's old-style village, with their intricate hanboks, never-ending fights, shy love, and heart-wrecking revenge.

The Alchemy of Souls is a Saeguk drama that tells the story of 2 young mages that switch bodies at one point. The male hero is noble, and the female heroine is a servant.

Combined with the use of magic, this sageuk drama promises potential fun.

Anna

If you're a fan of Bae Suzy, the former member of the famous South Korean girl group, Miss A, you might want to watch this series.

Anna is depicting a story about a woman named Yu-Mi who lives two different lives due to a small lie she made. The series' plot is based on a South Korean novel titled Chinjeolhan Yibangin by Jung Han-a which was published in 2017.

The drama is available on Netflix starting June 2022.

Remarriage and Desires

You might remember the media hype about the Korean drama The World of the Married in 2020. Everyone seemed to talk about it, enamored by its bizarre plot and characters.

But a family drama about marriage and social phenomena is not new in South Korea.

The series Remarriage and Desires tells the story of Rex, a VIP matchmaking agency in South Korea that targets high-class members of society.

The clients have similar goals in mind. They want to get a better social status by marrying someone rich. Not just rich though, they are ambitiously looking for the Black tier, the elite group that is just 0.001% of the world population.

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