10 unmissable K-dramas with a phenomenal 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
These 10 K-dramas are a must-watch for your next streaming session because of their stellar cast lineups, cleverly written stories, and superb productions.
From Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin starrer Crash Landing on You to Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won’s blockbuster Queen of Tears, these 10 K-drams have a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Read on and add them to your watchlist now.
1. Crash Landing on You
The protagonist of the tale is Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin), a chaebol heiress from South Korea, who unintentionally lands in North Korea after a sudden tornado erupts during her paragliding session. She encounters Hyun Bin’s character, the upright captain Ri Jeong Hyeok, who compromises his ideals to assist her in hiding and escaping. However, as their chance encounter develops into a romantic relationship, the couple needs to proceed with caution.
2. Queen of Tears
The story tells about Kim Ji Won’s character, Hong Hae In, a chaebol heiress, who marries Baek Hyun Woo, Kim Soo Hyun’s legal director at her family’s corporation. After three years, nevertheless, the pair faces a serious marital crisis that forces them to decide between their personal happiness and that of their partner.
3. A Killer Paradox
This crime mystery thriller, starring Choi Woo Shik, Lee Hee Joon, and Son Suk Ku, tells the startling tale of an unintentional killing that turns into a string of killings, trapping an ordinary college student in a never-ending game of cat and mouse with a cunning investigator.
4. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
The plot of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, which has a flawless 100% score, centers on Woo Young Woo, a young, bright lawyer with Asperger’s syndrome who is portrayed by Park Eun Bin. Despite having an extraordinary creative cognitive process, an exceptional memory, and a high IQ of 164, she finds everyday social interaction to be rather challenging.
5. Doctor Slump
Starring with Park Hyung Sik and Park Shin Hye In this slice-of-life tale, two exhausted doctors who were rivals in school together, find momentary comfort in one other after unexpectedly crossing paths during their lowest points in life. However, this unplanned encounter can reignite a romance or rekindle old rivalries.
6. D.P.
Jung Hae-in stars as Ahn Joon Ho, a confused young man and private soldier who fought in the military alongside the rest of the youth of the country. However, his outlook on life begins to change when he is unexpectedly named to the military defector squad. He is in charge of hunting down deserters and handling the most alarming instances of soldiers going missing without official
7. Crash Course in Romance
The protagonist of this highly regarded drama is a woman with a golden heart named Nam Heung Sun, portrayed by Jeon Do Yeon. She enters the realm of private education after retiring from competition as a national athlete, where she meets famous math teacher Choi Chi Yeol (Jung Kyung Ho). Even though they have rather different personalities, their shared love of learning brings them together, and before they realize it, their bond grows stronger.
8. Moving
This multi-award winning Disney+ series, which debuted in 2023, centers on a group of high school kids who, despite their outward appearances, possess remarkable inherited powers. Their parents struggle to shield their children from potential exploitation even as they attempt to hide their gifts from the outside world.
9. Daily Dose of Sunshine
Park Bo Young portrays Jung Da Eun, a nurse who moved from the internal medicine department to neuropsychiatry, in this slice-of-life medical drama. With the support of her colleagues nurses, she makes an effort to be proficient at her job even though she is a novice in the new department.
10. Little Women
Three poverty-struck sisters—Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji Hyun, and Park Ji Hu—are the focus of this phenomenally successful mystery thriller. They become involved in a serious accident that puts them in a confrontation with the richest family in the country, as the thrilling story goes.