20 Fantasy Korean Drama for K-Drama Lovers:
My favorite genre is Fantasy Korean Drama because it allows me to envision a larger universe, see unbelievable love tales and superpowers, witness interesting situations, and fantasize about amazing heroes and heroines. They’ll all appear in a Fantastic Korean Drama! We all know that Korean dramas are the finest when it comes to visual entertainment, but no one would dare to disagree. Right? You’ve got a winning combination of beautiful romances, charming heart-pounding moments, laugh-out-loud humor, and an industry full of really brilliant performers. For a Korean Fantasy Drama, you have a soul worth selling. Take a glance at this collection.
20- W: Two Worlds
Release: July 20, 2016
Director: Jung Dae Yeon
Producer: Oh Min Su, Kim Sang Hun
Main Lead: Lee Jong Suk, Han Hyo Joo
Supporting Actors: Lee Tae Hwan, Jung Yoo Jin, Lee Si Eom, Kang Ki Young, Park Won Sang, Cha Kwang Soo, Kim Eui Sung, Nam Gi Ae
Plot: Oh Yeon Joo is a second-year cardiothoracic resident doctor whose father is a well-known comic book artist. In this Fantasy Korean Drama, she visited her father in his office and was kidnapped from the computer screen to another dimension where she saw a strange man on a floor covered in blood. Kang Chul is a millionaire and an ex Olympic gold champion in the shooting. How will Kang Chul’s world twist with a parallel world? How Kang Chul can help Yeon Joo escape from one dimension to another dimension?
19- Beauty Inside
Release: October 1, 2018
Director: Song Hyun Wook
Producer: Jang Kyung Ik, Kim Woo Taek, Syd Lim
Main Lead: Seo Hyun Jin, Lee Min Ki, Lee Da Hee, Ahn Jae Hyun
Supporting Actors: Lee Tae Ri, Moon Ji In, Ryu Hwayoung, Na Young Hee, Kang Nam Gil, Kim Hee Jung
Plot: Han Se Kye is a well-known actress who is the subject of numerous rumors, particularly because she frequently vanishes. In this Korean Fantasy Drama, her life is a mystery to others since she is concealing an unbelievable secret. Every month, her look changes dramatically for one week! She can be the most renowned actress in Korea one minute and a middle-aged businesswoman the next! She meets Seo Do Jae, a smart man who works as an airline executive, one day.
He appears to have it all: a flawless appearance, intelligence, and a wonderful profession; but he conceals a dark secret. He has Prosopagnosia, which is the inability to distinguish faces. However, he manages to keep this from the rest of the world, preferring to remember people based on their personalities. When Seo Do Jae meets Han Se Kye, his life begins to change. He can only recognize her since she is the only person whose face he recognizes. But how long can she keep her secret with Han Se Kye’s repeated disappearances and erratic bodily changes?
18- Hotel del Luna
Release: September 1, 2019
Director: Oh Choong Hwan
Producer: Kim Kyu Tae
Main Lead: Lee Ji Eun(IU), Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Gyu Ri, Kim Kang Hoon
Supporting Cast: Lee Do Hyun, Kang Mi Na, Pyo Ji Hoon, Bae Hae Sun, Shin Jung Geun, Jung Dong Hwan
Plot: There is a strange hotel in the center of Seoul, and no one has ever seen afore. The beauty of a building is unbelievable but, everyone knows the fact that appearances can be deceptive. The restaurant is Jang Man Wol, a greedy, doubtful soul who has passed thousands of years as a polished CEO.
Literally one of the Ghost Korean Drama, she received a curse for some terrible deed and, now, she disregards it and is doomed to live all her life working on this building, serve the needs of well-known freak clientele. When Goo Chan Sung appeared, things became interesting. The young assistant manager works in a luxury hotel corporation. Chan Sung’s father formed a pact with Man Wol to violently administer the Hotel del Luna. As a result, Fantastic Korean Drama is ideal for a job that a cursed CEO needs.
17- Strong Girl Bong-Soon
Release: April 15, 2017
Director: Lee Hyung Min
Producer: Park Jin Suk, Park Jin Suk, Park Ji An, Ra Sung Shik
Main Lead: Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik, Choi Seung Hun, Ji Soo
Supporting Actors: Ahn Woo Yeon, Shim Hye Jin, Yoo Jae Myung, Jeon Seok Ho, Han Jung Kook, Kim Seoung Beom
Plot: Do Bong Soon is in this Supernatural Korean Drama, an amazing woman who comes from a family of women with Herculean power. She can use her power for good deeds; if she uses her strength for her things or misuse it and lost her strength like her mother. Hwang Jin Yi and Bong Soon are twins; he is a doctor whether Bong Soon has struggled with difficulties with her carrier as a game developer. Young and handsome CEO of AIN Software, Ahn Min Hyuk, beheld Bong Soon’s strength against some bad guys. He appoints her a bodyguard to catch the person who has been making threats. She had a secret infatuation with a cop who was a childhood acquaintance of hers. With the help of Guk Doo and Min Hyuk, will Bong Soon be able to track down the criminals?
16- Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Release: October 7, 2020
Director: Kang Shin Hyo, Jo Nam Hyung
Producer: Park Jin Hyung, Park Seung Woo
Main Lead: Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo Ah, Kim Bum, Park Da Yeon, Lee Joo Won
Supporting Actors: Hwang Hee, Kim Jung Nan, Ahn Kil Kang, Lee Tae Ri, Joo Suk Tae, Kim Soo Jin, Kim Kang Min, Jung Yi Seo
Plot: A history filled with stories of the nine-tailed fox, Ghost Korean Drama is a fabled creature that enchants innocent humans for human flesh. Some people believe that ancient ghost stories like Nam Ji Ah believe in old legends are facts, not fiction stories. So, she decided to prove that monsters that prowl in urban myths are actual, not fiction stories. She has functioned her talent as a TV producer to create a show on it. But then, Ji Ah comes across Lee Yeon. He is a handsome and extraordinary intelligent man who seems out of the world. But she detects and becomes that he’s just an ordinary. Now, see this Fantasy Korean Drama his stepbrother Lee Rang arrives, and he’s a blood-thirsty fox. Lee Yeon be able to save both sides or lose someone?
15- The Legend of the Blue Sea
Release: January 25, 2017
Director: Jin Hyuk, Park Seon Ho
Producer: Kim Sun Jung, Jinnie Jin Hee, Choi, Lee Ji Hyun
Main Lead: Lee Min Ho, Jeon Jim Seo, Park Jin Young, Shin Eun Soo, Kal Eun Soo, Jun ji Hyun
Supporting Actors: Moon So Ri, Choi Jung Woo, Sung Dong Il, Oh Yeon Ah, Hwang Shin Hye, shim Yi Young, Na Young Hee, Lee Ji Hoon, Shin Won Ho, Shin Hye Sun, Lee Hee Joon
Plot: Is it possible for a mermaid to survive in Seoul in these modern days? But it is possible in Korean Fantasy Drama. Heo Joon Jae, who has a charming appearance but is a cold-hearted con artist, captures Shim Chung, a mermaid. He is the son of a Joseon nobleman. Joon Jae collaborates with Jo Nam Doo, a well-trained conman who assists and mentors Joon Jae in his quest to become a con. KAIST’s Cha Shi Ah is a researcher. Is Chung surviving in a different world or not?
14- Korean Odyssey
Release: December 23, 2017
Director: Park Hong Kyun, Kim Jung Hyun, Kim Byung Soo
Producer: Lee Jin Suk
Main Lead: Lee Seung Gi, Jang Gwang, Lee Hong Gi, Oh Yeon Seo, Kal So Won
Supporting Actors: Jung Jae Won, Im Ye Jin, Yoon Bo Ra,Sung Hyuk, Lee El, Kim Sung Oh, Lee Se Young, Song Jong Ho, Kim Ji So, Sung Ji Ru
Plot: Son OH Gong and Sam Jong are on a mission in this Ghost Drama Korean to catch the demons. Sam Jong has been predicted to save the world from increasing ahead of them. Sam Jong falls for Son Oh Gong and is also aware that he felt for her because of the bracelet. Son Oh Gong’s mission is to protect the world and worry about the day. This is a Fantasy Korean Drama you should watch it. Is his love for her vanish without the bracelet?
13- Doom at your service
Release: June 29, 2021
Director: Kwon Young Il
Producer: Kim Woo Taek, Jang Kyung Ik
Main Lead: Park Bo Young, Shin Do Hyun, Kang Tae Oh, Lee Soo Hyuk, Seo In Guk,
Supporting Actors: Dawon, Woo Hee Jin, Daniel C. Kennedy
Plot: Tak Dong Kyung’s parents were killed in an accident. So, she’s throwing herself into her work as an editor of a novel. As they arrive, she is down on her luck, but lousy luck strikes when she suddenly finds a cancerous brain tumor.
A night, in this Korean Fantasy Drama, she goes on the rooftop and calls out for the end of her miserable situation. Fortunately, her call does not go unanswered this time, as her words summon a mystery heavenly. The links between humans and the heavens are Seo In Guk. He shows in and tells her that he can grant her one desire, but only if she agrees to pay the ultimate price for that wish. She agrees with a deal that time starts when she lives her ideal life for 100 days. After these days grim reaper will come in this Ghost Korean Drama and take her soul out from her body. Myeol Mang gradually develops emotions for her and grasps the situation, but he is powerless to change his feelings. Is the mortal and immortal relationship work well or complicating?
12- My Love from the Star
Release: February 27, 2014
Director: Jang Tae Yoo
Producer: Moon Bo Mi
Main Lead: Jun Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun Park Hae Jin, Yoo In Na
Supporting Actors: Na Young Hee, Um Hyo Sup, Ahn Jae Hyun, Kim Chang Wan, Shin Sung Rok, Lee Jun Gil, Sung Byung Sook, Lee Il Hwa, Oh Sang Jin, Jo Hee bong, Kim bo Mi, Kim Kang Hyun
Plot: Don Min Joon is in this Fantasy Korean Drama, an extraterrestrial who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. His immaculate looks and improved physical abilities in the areas of vision, hearing, and speed entice him. Unfortunately, he learns that he only has three months left on this planet.
Do Min Joon, Korea’s top Hallyu star has fallen in love with his neighbor.
What happens in this when she finds out reality?
11- My Roommate is a Gumiho
Release: July 15, 2020
Director: Nam Sung Woo, Park Joon Hwa
Producer: Park Joon Seo, Han Seok Won
Main Lead: Jang Ki Yong, Lee Hye Ri, Bae In Hyuk, Kang Han Na, Kim Do Wan
Supporting Actors: Park Kyung Hye, Choi Woo Sung, Kim Do Yeon, Kim Kang Min, Bang Eun Jung
Plot: Shin Woo Yeo itinerant of the earth for 999 years, and now desperately waiting for his most prominent dream. In this Korean Fantasy Drama, after spending a thousand years with humans and collecting the energy for his valuable bead, finally, the time comes when old gumiho is ready to become entirely human. Lee Dam is a student who collides with old gumiho and ruins his plans. You can see in this Fantasy Korean Drama, a late-night encounter with Lee Dam and her drunken best friend causes him trouble when she accidentally gulps the drop of fox bead, which causes a problem for both of them. After this incident, no way to escape but to confront Lee Dam with the truth. Woo Yeo recommends living together until they rectify the situation and solve it. When they live together really help them to find the ways? Are they calling problems or happy places for themselves?
10- Extraordinary You
Release: November 21, 2019
Director: Kim Sang Hyeop
Producer: Moon Joo Hee, Namkoong Sung Woo
Main Lead: Kim Hye Yoon, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Na Eun, Rowoon, Jung Gun Joo, Kim Young Dae, Lee Tae Ri
Supporting Actors: Kim Ji In, Kim Hyun Mok, Jung Ye Nok, Song Ji Woo, Yoon Jong Bin,Jung Mi Mi
Plot: How did you react if you found that you were a comic character? In this Fantasy Korean Drama and also found an extra character which changes the story? Eun Dan Oh, a 17-year-old high school student from an affluent family, has had a significant cardiac disease for quite some time. Finally, she realizes the loss of memory and gaps in her daily life.
With all the trauma, now she realizes herself comic character, and all her actions are programmed by the comic writer. Now, in this Fantastic Korean Drama, she is gritted to find true love. How she survived her disease, and what about her true love?
9- Abyss
Release: June 25, 2019
Director: Yoo Je Won
Producer: Lee Hyang Bong, Bae Lik Hyoen
Main Lead: Park Bo Young, Kim Sa Rang, Lee Soo Min, Ahn Hyo Seop, Ahn Se Ha, Yang Han Yeol, Lee Sung Jae
Supporting Actors: Kwon Soo Hyun, Lee Si Eon, Han So Hee, Yoon Yoo sun, Park Sung Yeon
Plot: Go Se Yeon was a rough, talented, and unbeatable beautiful female prosecutor who worked in the Seoul District public Office but gets into a fatal accident and expires. In this Korean Fantasy Drama, the mysterious magical marble abyss Go Se Yeon on the other hand has been resurrected, albeit with a completely new appearance. Because of how “good” her soul was in a previous life, in this Supernatural Korean Drama, Go Se Yeon now has a joint appearance.
8- I Can Hear Your Voice
Release: August 1, 2013
Director: Jo Soo-Won
Producer: Lee Seong hoon, Shin Bong Cheol, Kim Jung Mi, Park Bo Gyeong
Main Lead: Lee Jong Suk, Lee Bo Young, Kim So Hyun, Goo Seung Hyun, Yoon Sang Hyun, Lee Da Hee, Jung Min Ah
Supporting Actors: Jung Woong In, Yoon Joo Sang, Kim Kwang Kyu, Kim Ga Eun, Park Doo Shik, Kim Byung Ok, Jung Dong Hwan, Lee Jung Hyuk
Plot: In this Korean Fantasy Drama, Jang Hye Sung is a public defender who is fearless, ruthless, and greedy for money. After overcoming poverty and horrific childhood memories, he becomes a lawyer. In this Supernatural Korean Drama, he comes to realizations about culture and fairness after meeting Park Soo Ha, a 19-year-old teenager who has the power to hear other people’s thoughts, and Cha Kwan Woo, a blameless lawyer who leads a well-ordered existence. Jang Hye Sung is Soo Ha’s first love after she gave a piece of decisive evidence on his father’s murder case 10 years ago, and Soo Ha promised to guard her against the killer’s intimidation.
In the meantime, Jang Hye Sung’s comrade Cha Kwan Woo is a jovial and idealistic former cop. His character is great and appealing, despite his sluggishness, and he has a firm grasp on his ideas and justice. They’ll work together to find justice in the courtroom and solve the most difficult cases with less than a 1% probability of success.
7- While you were sleeping
Release: November 16, 2017
Director: Oh Choong Hwan
Producer: Teddy Hoon Tak Jung, Hwang Ki Yong
Main Lead: Lee Jong Suk, Jung Hae In, Lee Sang Yeob, Yeo Hoe Hyun
Supporting Actors: Kim Won Hae, Ko Sung Hee, Min sung Wook, Bae Hae Sun, Lee Ki Young, Park Jin Joo, Son San, Lee Bong Ryun
Plot: In this Supernatural Korean Drama, a young woman with lousy forewarning dreams meets two people who unexpectedly develop the same skill. Nam Hong Joo lives with her mother, Yoon Moon Sun, a widow who runs a small restaurant.
A trainee prosecutor, Jung Jae Chan, and his younger brother, Seung Won, move in across the street Hong Joo has been able to predict unpleasant occurrences since she was a child, yet in this Korean Fantasy Drama, she is frequently powerless to prevent them. A weird, forewarning dream about an accident involving Hong Joo and Lee Yoo Beom, a nasty attorney who used to be Jae Chan’s saves the lives of Hong Joo and Han Woo Tak, a young police officer occurs one day for Jae Chan. When Jae Chan, Hong Joo, and Woo Tak begin to have nightmares about one other, they realize that their lives have been entwined in some way.
6- Queen
Release: February 14, 2021
Director: Yoon Sung Sik
Producer: Ham Jeong Yeop, Kim Dong Hyun, Han Kwang Ho, Jeon Gyu Ah
Main Lead: Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Eun Sol, Kim Kang Hoon
Supporting Actors: Cha Chung Hwa, Yoo Min Kyu, Lee Jae Won, Bae Jong Ok, Kim Tae Woo, Nai In Woo, Jeon Bae Soo, Yoo young Jae, Song Min Hyung, Kang Ji Hoo, Son Kwang Eop
Plot: In the South Korean high-level mansions, the Blue House, a male chef has risen through the ranks to obtain a job cooking for the country’s top lawmakers. Korean Fantasy Drama, he is a dreamer, but he awakens in the body of Kim So Yong, a former young queen. Her husband, King Cheol Jong, is an emperor. He is, however, the only king named Sun Won, the late King Sunjo’s Queen, who has taken advantage of Cheol Jong’s kinder character and ruled the realm in his name. In Fantasy Korean Drama, however, Kim So Yong soon discovers that King is not as gentle and humble as he appears.
5- Bride of the Water God
Release: August 22, 2017
Director: Kim Byung Soo
Producer: Kim Ye Ji, Seo Jae Hyun
Main Lead: Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung, Krystal Jung, Im Joo Hwan, Gong Myung
Supporting Actors: Park Kyu Sun, Shin Jae Hoon, Choi Woo Ri, Song Won Geun, Bae Nu Ri, Im Se Ju
Plot: What would you do if you were forced to carry on a bizarre family tradition? Yoon So Ah is a practical neuropsychiatrist in this Korean Fantasy Drama who is struggling to make ends meet while running her own clinic. For many centuries, her family has been charged with servicing Ha Baek, a reincarnated water god, and So Ah is no exception. In this Ghost Korean Drama, Ha Baek develops affections for So Ah, but he is up against Hoo Ye, the CEO of a resort corporation, who battles with So Ah over a piece of land before infatuated with her.
Moo Ra is a Water Kingdom deity who has lived on Earth for hundreds of years. Moo Ra, who works as an actor, adores Ha Baek and is enraged that So Ah has taken him away from her. Meanwhile, Bi Ryum is a wind deity who, although understanding Moo Ra’s emotions for Ha Baek, has always had a one-sided crush on her. Is it possible for a mortal woman and a god to share a future together?
4- It’s Okay to Not be Okay
Release: August 9, 2020
Director: Park Shin Woo
Producer: Sony TV
Main Lead: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Yea Ji, Oh Jung Se
Supporting Actors: Kim Joo Hun, Park Jin Joo, Park Gyu Young, Kim Chang Wan, Kim Mi Kyung, Jang Young Nam, Jang Gyu Ri, Lee Eol, Kim Ki Cheon, Jung Jae Kwang, Ji Hye Won
Plot: Gang Tae shares a home with his autistic older brother Moon Sang-Tae. Since Sang-Tae witnessed their mother’s murder, they have frequently moved from town to town. Wherever they move, Gang-Tae works as a psychiatric facility caretaker. He meets Ko Moon-young, a well-known comic book writer who is accused of having borderline personality disorder while working at a hospital. Gang-Tae is obliged to work at the OK Psychiatric Hospital in Seong Jin City, the same city where they all grew up, due to the circumstances. In this Fantastic Korean Drama, however, Moon-young develops a romantic crush on Gang Tae after learning that their pasts are linked. She joins him to Seong Jin, where the three of them start to heal each other’s emotional scars. They reveal numerous secrets, seek solace from one another, and move on with their lives.
3- Angel’s Last Mission: Love
Release: July 11, 2019
Director: Lee Jung Sub
Producer: Jo Yoon Jung, Jung Hae Ryung
Main Lead: Shin Hye Sun, Kim Myung Soo, Lee Dong Gun, Kim Bo Mi, Do Ji Won, Kim In Kwon
Supporting Actors: Woo Hee Jin, Lee Ye Na, Gil Eun Hye, Kim Seung Wook, Lee Je Yun, Kim Yi Kyung, Jo Sung Hyun, Park Won Sang
Plot: To make matters worse, Kang-Joon has requested a divorce as soon as he informs her of his affair. When Geum-ran witnesses her in-laws embracing Chae-Yeon, she becomes enraged and confronts her husband. In this Korean Fantasy Drama she drove with tears in her eyes as it began to rain, the road became slick and difficult to see, and she was later hit by a car and plunged off a cliff. Everyone thought Geum-ran was dead and went to her funeral, unaware that she was still alive and observing them, even though neither her husband nor his relatives showed there.
Geum-ran begs Han Tae-hee, who she thought was the plastic surgeon on the extreme-makeover television show Change, to transform her in order to exact revenge on people who have harmed and deceived her, and he grudgingly complies due to his own ulterior motivations. Geum-ran emerges from the full-body makeover as a wonderfully attractive lady, and she adopts the new name Sara, despite her abrasive ajumma demeanor. They plan to sabotage Kang-Joon and Chae-wedding Yeon’s in three weeks, with Tae-hee as her life coach.
However, Sara’s old sentiments return as she interacts with Kang-Joon in their staged run-ins, and she decides that rather than destroying him, she wants her husband back. What would happen in this Fantastic Korean Drama if they continued their strategy but discovered a terrifying scheme behind Geum-death? Ran’s Would her sentiments for her husband change, and would love blossom between her and Tae-hee?
2- Reunited World
Release: September 21, 2017
Director: Baek Soo Chan
Producer: Lee Young Suk
Main Lead: Yeo Jin Goo, Lee Yeon Hee, Jung Chae Yeon, Ahn Jae Hyun
Supporting Actors: Shin-Soo Oh, Lee Si Eon, Kim Jin Woo, Park Jin Joo, Yoon Sun Woo, Kim Ga Eun, Kwak Dong Yeon
Plot: Yeo Jin-goo is a senior high school student. Jung-won, Hae-girlfriend, sung’s thrown him a surprise birthday party at his home. Korean Fantasy Drama Jung-won urges him to go to their school and fetch Hae-wallet sung’s to keep her away from the house while they prepare.
He walks into a stunning scenario there. He gets killed by an automobile while attempting to seek assistance. Hae-sung wakes up on the roof of his school building 12 years later, where he re-meets Jung-won. Even though Jung-won and Hae-sung were born the same year, they are 12 years apart since they grew up in different places (worlds) for unknown reasons. Ghost Korean Drama Jung-won is now 31 years old, but Hae-sung is still a 19-year-old boy. With the help of Jung-won, Hae-sung sets out to make things right for his family and friends by unraveling the secrets behind his death and resurrection.
1- Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Release: 21, January 2017
Director: Lee Eung Bok, Kwon Hyuk Chan, Yoon Jong Ho
Producer: Joo Kyung Ha, Kim Ji Yoen
Main Lead: Gong Yoo, Han Seo Jin, Lee Dong Wook, Kim Min Jae, Yoo In-Na, Yook Sung Jae
Supporting Cast: Lee El, Kim Byung Chul, Jo Woo Jin, Kim Sung Kyun, Yeom Hye Ran, Choi Ri, Jung Young Gi
Plot: The isolated and boundless God Kim Shin in this Fantasy Korean Drama is a goblin with a sinister past which he cannot change. Kim Shin, as an immortal, his history was complicated due to jealous kings and betrayals, and he yearns for a human bride who can free his soul. Is it more enjoyable to live indefinitely or to find a means to die? Wang Yeo is a grim reaper who escorts souls to the next world. He becomes an accidental roommate with Kim Shin.
Yoo Deok Hwa is Kim Shin, nephew of a chaebol heir and caretaker of goblin numerous generations. Kim Shin bride Ji Eun Tak is a high school senior and, her past collides with Kim Shin. This is about Ghost Korean Drama, she can able to communicate with ghosts. Is she a goblin bride or not?
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