The Best Korean costume dramas
My favorite Korean costume dramas in no particular order.
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- StarsOh Ji-hoJang HyukLee Da-haeDae-gil is the leader of a group of slave hunters that are hired to find a runaway slave named Tae-ha, who was once a great warrior.
- StarsPark Shin-yangRyu Seung-ryongBae Soo-binShin Yoon Bok is a very talented painter who disguises herself as a boy so she can infiltrate the painting academy to improve her art--and search for her father's murderer. Kim Hong Do is the man who teaches Yoon Bok how to paint and falls in love with his apprentice, not knowing that he is a she.
- StarsJang HyukHan Suk-kyuShin Sae-KyeongA series of murders during the reign of King Sejong leads investigator Kang Chae Yoon to discover a grand conspiracy involving a group of geniuses willing to risk their lives for a cause.
- CreatorHua TongStarsLee Joon-giIUKang Ha-neulHa-jin travels 1000 years back in time and lands in the era of Goryeo Dynasty as a young girl named Hae-soo. She, now trapped in another person's body, becomes involved in a power struggle against various vicious contenders to the throne.
- StarsLee Yeong-aeHong Ri-naJi Jin-heeA series based on a real person in Korean history, Suh, Jang-geum.
- StarsHan Hyo-jooLee So-yeonJung Dong-hwanFollows the story of a simple maid that rises high in the royal harem as a consort and, ultimately, mother of the Korean king.
- StarsJin Se-yeonGo SooKim Mi SookIn the Joseon Dynasty era, Ok-Nyeo (Jin Se-Yun) was born in prison. She belongs to weji-boo which helps people in the realm of law.
- StarsChae Shi-raKim Kap-suBae Soo-binJang Bo Go, a Shilla slave sold to China during Tang Dynasty, trains as a gladiator-slave. Overcoming adversity, he returns home and becomes a successful sea merchant battling pirates plaguing maritime trade routes.
- StarsJung Il-wooKwon YuriShin Hyun-sooBossam was a custom in Joseon period, in which a bachelor, who missed marriage secretly wrapped up a widow in a blanket at night and made her his wife. This custom changes the fate of Ba Woo when he kidnaps a princess by mistake.
- StarsChae Soo-binKim Ji-seokKim Byeong-OkStory of Hong Gil Dong, often said to be Robin Hood of Korea during Joseon Dynasty.
- StarsKim Hye-suMoon Sang-minChaniIm Hwa Ryeong, a prickly, sensitive and hot-tempered queen, tries to turn her trouble making princes into proper crown princes.
- StarsCha Joo-youngLee Hyun-wookLee Yi-DamQueen Wongyeong from a powerful family marries Yi Bang-Won, helping him become King Taejong. But their relationship deteriorates when he takes concubines and diminishes her influence.
