Top 10 Romance-Comedy K-Drama You Must Watch [Part 1]

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5 min readAug 6, 2020

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Before we start — or if you wondering, you can see all my K-Drama recommendation here.

  1. My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)
Starring: Hyun Bin, Kim Sun-a, Jung Ryeo-won, Daniel Henney

Based on novel: My Name Is Kim Sam-soon by Ji Soo-hyun

Synopsis:

Kim Sam-Soon gained 7 kg after having her heart broken. She is a 29-year-old single who has an average life. She didn’t go to college. She doesn’t have her own apartment or a car. She doesn’t have a boyfriend. Although she has baker’s license, she got fired last Christmas Eve.

2. Brilliant Legacy (2009)

Starring: Han Hyo-joo, Lee Seung-gi, Bae Soo-bin, Moon Chae-won

Synopsis:

Ko Eun-seong lost her mother at the age of 11. Her father remarried when she was 16 to Seong-hee Baek. Woo-han Seon is an arrogant young man, but handsome. He has no idea about the value of money as he was raised by his wealthy grandmother and mother. One day, Woo-han’s grandmother drops a bomb — she will give all of her fortune to Ko Eun-seong.

3. My Fair Lady (2009)

Starring: Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun, Jung Il-woo, Moon Chae-won

Synopsis:

Kang Hye-na, the only successor of Kang-san Group, is the owner of the ‘Lady Castle’ and lives a ‘princess-like’ life with her servants. One day, she comes across Dong-chan when she is carelessly driving and knocks into Dong-chan’s truck in which he is shipping flowers. As a consequence of this he makes Hye-na do community service, kidnaps her, and appears in front of her as the new household manager. Hye-na makes every effort to throw him out from the Castle, but Dong-chan refuses to budge.

4. Personal Taste (2010)

Starring: Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ho

Based on novel: Personal Taste by Lee Se-in.

Synopsis:

Jeon Jin-ho is a very stylish young man with the perfect looks. Jin-ho has also some faults which include being self-centered and obsession with cleanliness. Jeon Jin-ho then comes across Park Gae-in, a woman hurt by love and is now looking for a gay roommate/friend. Jin-ho wanting to live with the woman, then pretends to be a gay male.

5. My Princess (2011)

Starring: Kim Tae-hee, Song Seung-heon, Park Ye-jin, Ryu Soo-young

Synopsis:

An ordinary and gorgeous college student, Lee Seol, finds out that she is a princess and the great-granddaughter of the Joseon Dynasty’s last Emperor, Emperor Sunjong. The grandson of the chairman of Daehan Group, Park Hae-young, is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette in order for her to fulfill her role. However, Hae-young is put in a precarious situation when he finds himself drawn to Seol, the girl who will take away his inheritance if the monarchy is restored.

6. Lie To Me (2011)

Starring: Yoon Eun-hye, Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Joon

Synopsis:

Gong Ah-jung is a government employee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the beginning of the series, Ah-jung lies to an antagonistic friend about being married, not to lose face in front of her. The lie quickly snowballs (due to several misunderstandings) until Ah-jung realizes that everyone is gossiping about her supposed, secret marriage to Hyun Ki-joon, the very wealthy president of World Hotel.

7. Marriage, Not Dating (2014)

Starring: Yeon Woo-jin, Han Groo, Jeong Jinwoon

Synopsis:

Wealthy plastic surgeon Gong Gi-tae has no interest in getting married; marriage is all shop girl Joo Jang-mi dreams about. In an effort to get his parents off his back about the constant string of blind dates and marriage prospects, Gi-tae purposely brings Jang-mi home to meet his parents posing as his girlfriend, certain that they’ll never approve of her. This romantic comedy portrays a man who doesn’t want to get married, and a woman who has no luck with potential marriage prospects.

8. 1% of Something (2016)

Starring: Ha Seok-jin, Jeon So-min

Based on novel: Something About 1% by Hyun Go-woon.

Synopsis:

Lee Jae-in is the ruthless heir of a wealthy family who has to get married in order to inherit his grandfather’s fortune. Lee Jae-in engages in a six-month contract for a pretend relationship with Kim Da-hyun an elementary school teacher chosen for him by his grandfather, the head of the family. The teacher doesn’t realize, and the heir doesn’t know, that the grandfather was the person the teacher had rescued when he collapsed outside her school. So the pair get off to a rough start when the heir insists on dating and the teacher thinks he is a marriage scammer. It takes a while but ‘One Percent of Anything’ is a romance drama about what happens when the pair discover their pretend relationship has gotten too real.

9. Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)

Starring: Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-sik, Ji Soo

Synopsis:

Do Bong-soon was born with superhuman strength. Her strength is hereditary and passed along only to the women in her family. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk, the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft. Their relationship at work and in pursuit of kidnapper creates comical and dangerous situations, which bring them closer.

10. Revolutionary Love (2017)

Starring: Choi Si-won, Kang So-ra, Gong Myung

Synopsis:

Byun Hyuk is a son from a wealthy family who runs a large company. He lives a happy life without any specific goals. He is confident around women and he is also naive, with a warm heart. Byun Hyuk begins to live in an studio in a poor area. Baek Joon lives in the same area. She works part-time jobs to make ends meet. Baek Joon graduated from a good university, but she was unable to land a job at a company and begin taking part-time jobs. She is positive and full of justice, but her life changes when Byun Hyuk appears.

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