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In 2019, Crash Landing On You captivated audiences with its sweet romance and interesting premise, yet three years later, another K-drama with similar themes and actors hit the scene, and it's definitely worth the watch. Arguably one of the most well-known K-dramas at this point, Crash Landing On You is a romance K-drama which follows a young heiress who accidentally paraglides into North Korea. Her only hope of making it out of the country unscathed is by banding together with a sympathetic army officer. Crash Landing On You quickly rose to popularity upon its premiere.

There are a number of reasons why Crash Landing On You is so easy to love. First and foremost, the K-drama has a premise that is not typical of your average K-drama. Rather than having a stereotypical meet-cute at a school or a business, the romantic leads literally crash into each other in hostile territory. Furthermore,...

Deviating from the popular romance or thriller K-dramas, the slice-of-life genre covers a wider range of themes and character relationships. By focusing on more characters and touching upon a vast number of themes, audiences can more easily connect with the stories. From classics like Reply 1988 to newer releases such as Thirty-Nine or Twenty-Five Twenty-One the best slice-of-life K-dramas bring attention to the most relatable parts of life. Most slice-of-life stories address the amusing, heartbreaking, and complicated parts of life in one series, so there's something for everyone to enjoy.

Slice-of-life K-dramas aren't a form of escapism like many action-packed or romantic K-dramas are. However, they still contain intriguing plots and gripping character relationships to keep audiences' attention. Additionally, though many of these K-dramas confront distinct aspects of Korean culture, they can still be largely understood by everyone, creating a stronger connection with audiences worldwide. Workplace dynamics, the growing pains of young adulthood,...

Hospital Playlist season 3 is the long-awaited follow-up to the second season of the Korean drama from 2021. The Korean medical drama TV show, Hospital Playlist, premiered in 2020 with season 2 coming a year later in 2021. The show is the second installment of the Wise Life series, following Prison Playbook, which premiered in 2017 for one season. Hospital Playlist follows five doctors well into their careers, working at the Yulje Medical Centre. The doctors began as friends in school and since have remained close over the years.

As the name suggests, and what makes the show particularly unique, is Hospital Playlist's soundtrack, which features covers of popular songs performed by the cast. The music, medical drama, and ever-evolving relationships between the characters, which run deeper than what's shown in the show, make for an engrossing and charming K-drama. Season 2 aired the last of its 12 episodes in September 2021, and since then, there's been little...

Breathless is a Spanish medical drama series created by Carlos Montero. The Netflix series is set in the Joaquín Sorolla public hospital in Valencia, Spain and it follows a group of doctors as they juggle their professional responsibilities, hectic work schedule, and secret affairs all while trying to give their patients the best medical care possible. So, if you loved the medical drama, romantic elements, and tense stories in Breathless here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The Night Shift is a medical drama series created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The NBC series revolves around a group of doctors associated with the US Army as they work the night shift in the ER at the San Antonio Medical Center. They face several issues in their personal and professional lives while trying to give their patients the best care possible.

Hospital Playlist's main cast shines with dual acting and singing talents, creating delightful covers with instruments they learned for their roles. Jeon Mi-do adds humor with off-key performances, contrasting the stellar vocals of her bandmates in the K-drama series. Through heartfelt covers like "Superstar" and "Oh! What A Shiny Night," Hospital Playlist highlights friendship and emotions, making each episode impactful.

Though Hospital Playlist is primarily a medical K-drama that focuses on the working lives of five doctors, there is also a heavy focus on music that results in incredible song covers by Hospital Playlist's main cast. The five main cast members are well renowned for their acting and singing abilities and have performed on stage and screen with great success. Hospital Playlist capitalizes on their duel acting and singing talents to add a delightful extra charm to a great ensemble K-drama.

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Connection is the new Korean crime thriller series directed by Kim Moon-Kyo. The story is set in the Anhyeon area at a point where drug activity becomes uncontrollable in Seoul and its surroundings. Twenty million dollars worth of drugs are discovered, affecting over twenty thousand people. This new drug is so addictive that people forget what happened to them, some even becoming senseless or dead. In episode one, we see how Anhyeon Police Station detective, Jang Jae-Kyeong, played by Ji Sung, is determined to solve the case and catch the drug dealers known as the Five Spider Gang. Will he succeed? We also meet investigative journalist Oh Yoon-Jin, played by Jeon Mi-Do, who seems to have a connection with the detective. At the end of the first episode, they both find themselves affected by the drug game in one way or another. What happens to them? We’ll find out...

Doctor Slump is bringing smiles and tears to millions of Korean drama fans with its two brilliant leads Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik. The Netflix series revolves around a plastic surgeon who gets entangled in a highly publicized criminal case because of a botched surgery and a doctor suffering from depression. When both of the leads meet each other again at the lowest moment in their lives, their high school rivalry starts to fade away as they start developing feelings for each other. So, if you are loving Doctor Slump here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Enemies to lovers is one of the most beloved tropes in Korean dramas, and this trope is used to perfection in the brilliant romantic-comedy series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Based on a 2004 film titled Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong by Kang Seok-beom and Shin Jung-goo, the series revolves around...

Producer and broadcaster Jtbc has such a strong track record of making attractive and successful Korean TV drama series from tales of everyday lives that almost everything it does is likely to attract attention. Adding the presence of Son Ye-jin, star of Studio Dragon and Netflix hit “Crash Landing on You,” makes “Thirty-Nine” potentially one of the hottest Korean series of 2022.

The title is a reference to the age of three female friends who are only just the right side of forty. The 12-part romantic drama depicts them juggling life, work and relationships as they approach mid-life.

Son, who had the starring role in early 2000s blockbuster films “The Classic” and “April Snow” but in recent years has focused more on TV, plays the head of a dermatology clinic in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district. She is joined by co-stars Jeon Mi Do (tvN’s “Hospital Playlist”) as a drama...