Sex Love Lit girlies! I watched Crash Landing On You (my first k-drama) and now I have a conundrum: A) I want to watch more k-dramas, and B) No k-drama can seem to measure up to CLOY 😭 Could you put together a playlist of entry-level k-dramas for new fans that capture the CLOY magic? Bonus points if they’re on Netflix
@sliceoflifegirl thanks for the ask!
(Corinne here) First of all, welcome to KDrama land! Crash Landing on You was my second ever KDrama, and the one that really got me hooked. I’m gonna be honest, it’s a hard one to top when you’re mid emotional hangover! That said, I love this ask and recommending KDramas to people, so I’m more than happy to recommend some. My strategy here, rather than recommend something that exactly mimics CLoY (because imo, there’s nothing exactly like it), is to recommend dramas that I think are some of the best of their genre—with some aspect that might help scratch that CLOY itch ;) So, without further ado, here is your KDrama Starter Pack:
Goblin aka Guardian: The Lonely and Great God—This fantasy romance is a classic for a reason. The set-up: 900+ year old goblin Kim Shin is on a quest to find the goblin bride to pull the sword out of his chest and finally let him die. The catch: when he finds goblin bride Eun-tak and starts to fall in love with her, he wonders if there might be something to this whole “life” thing after all. Also featured: a glum Grim Reaper, with whom Kim Shin has a top tier bromance, who has a doomed romance of his own. Goblin gave me one of the biggest emotional hangovers post-CLOY in my early KDrama days. One caveat: Kim Shin meets Eun Tak when she’s in high school, so if huge age gaps in fantasy romances give you the ick, maybe give this one a pass (in which case the fantasy romances I recommend checking out instead are Alchemy of Souls and Doom at Your Service, both on Netflix atm). (On Viki)
Mr. Sunshine—My pick for one of the best historical (aka sageuk) KDramas out there. Set in early 1900’s Joseon, just before/in the early days of Japanese occupation, this drama follows the lives of five equally compelling characters as they navigate the political turmoil of the time. At the center are Lady Ae-sin, an aristocratic lady with a tendency for dressing up as a man and sneaking around at night on missions for the rebels, and Eugene Choi, an American Marine now stationed in Joseon who escaped enslavement there as a child and has mixed feelings about the land of his birth. This one resonates with the forbidden/doomed love of people from different classes and cultures from CLOY. (On Netflix)
Reply 1988—This slice of live drama set in Seoul in 1988 follows five families who live in the same neighborhood, and especially five of their high school aged children as they grow up during a particularly vibrant time in South Korea’s recent history. Like the other installments in the Reply series, the series uses two of the main characters in the present day (or present to when it was released, anyway) looking back—which means that viewers know the Deok-sun ends up married to one of her four besties, but which one?? Still, while the love triangle mystery is fun, at its heart, this story is about community. It’ll scratch the CLoY itch for the North Korean market lady shenanigans, and a few others as well (especially if you like intense yearning in your dramas). (On Netflix)
Business Proposal—If you’d like romance of a completely different genre than CLOY, look no further than Business Proposal! In this KDrama, Shin Ha-ri goes on a blind date in place of her friend as a favor only find out that the date is with her boss. This tightly plotted romantic comedy plays with more rom com tropes than you can shake a stick at, but never sits with one so long that it gets old. The B couple is also fire, and helps move things along whenever the A couple gets into a rut. This drama also features some chaebol (rich business family) shenanigans a la CLOY. (On Netflix)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo–If you’re in the mood for a workplace comedy/drama, look no further than Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Featuring the incandescent Park Eun Bin as rookie attorney Woo Young Woo, this legal drama features about a case per episode as Attorney Woo finds her way in the world alongside a delightful main cast of characters. (On Netflix)
Little Women—My choice for the makjang to include on this list (a genre in which extreme storylines are treated very seriously), this drama focuses on the three Oh sisters as the oldest finds that her friend who died under mysterious circumstances has left her 70 billion that a powerful political family will stop at nothing to get their hands on. Will the story always make complete sense? No. But will the stellar performances, fast-paced, genre-mixing drama, and wild cliffhangers keep you on the edge of your seat as you binge the whole thing? Absolutely. (On Netflix)
Extraordinary You—Youth dramas may or may not be your thing, but if you have the patience for the shenanigans of high schools, Extraordinary You is my top pick. In this fantasy romance, Eun Dan-Oh discovers that she is actually a character in a comic–and she’s not even the main one! While still high school appropriate, Eun Dan-oh’s literally doomed-by-the-narrative and impossible circumstances romance with Haru, another side character, is another one from my early KDrama days to stick with me just as much as Yoon Se-ri and Ri Jeong-hyeokk’s. (On Viki)
Search: WWW—Ayanni’s particular contribution to this list, this modern romantic drama focuses on intersecting lives of three women working in the fast-paced tech industry at the top two competing web portal companies. Just as interesting as each woman’s various romantic entanglement are their entanglements with each other as they put their careers ahead of just about everything else. Ayanni says she especially appreciates this one because it focuses specifically on three women (also in this genre are Be Melodramatic and Because this is My First Life).
Happy watching--and do let us know if you pick any of these up!
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Wi ha joon and Kim go eun characters in little women SHOULD HAVE KISSED. He should've smooched her within an inch of her life!
After everything they went through together, the amount of times he showed up on time just to save her, the longing gazes they always shot at each other, the undeniable chemistry that even got that one gangsta women questioning them.
WE WERE ROBBED
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Crash Landing On You’s OST
All of My Days - Kim Sejeong
But it’s Destiny - 10cm
Chi Soo and Seri - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Flower - Yoon MI Rae
Here I am Again - Yerin Baek
Let Us Go - Crush
Like a Wild Flower - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Like You - So Soo Bin & Kim So Hee
Moments We Walked Together - Nam Hye Seung & Go Eun Jeong
My Companion - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Photo of My Mind - Song Ga In
Picnic - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Same Sky, Different World - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Seo Dan - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Seri’s Choice - Nam Hye Seung & Go Eun Jeong
Sigriswill - Kim Kyung Hee
Someday - Kim Jae Hwan
Spring in My Hometown - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Sunset - Davichi
The Hill of Yearning - Kim Sejeong
The Season of Us - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
The Song for My Brother - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
The Wind of the Day - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
Time of JungHyuk for Seri - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
YoungAe and Villagers - Nam Hye Seung & Park Sang Hee
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Off the top of my head list of my favorite drama’s that aired in 2023 (I’m sure there others that might be in this list but I haven’t made it through my 2023 drama watch list yet)
Tale Of The Nine Tailed 1938, See You In My 19th Life, King The Land, Moon In The Day, Twinkling Watermelon
I know everyone makes these lists in December but that’s to much pressure so I’m making mine now
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Chicken Nugget (2024) Episode 1
As it is often said, don't judge a book by its cover.
This is the perfect definition for this Drama
😂 He is in love
ok she got it.
listen, I just finished the 1st episode. I'm not certain what to make of it. It is funny and weird and addictive all at the same time. The episodes are about 35 minutes in length and there are 10 that all dropped at once.
And yes, she does turn into a chicken nugget!
Go check it out.
XOXO ANNA
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