Period dramas have always been popular, butEuropean and American history has been thoroughly explored on-screen.
The historical K-drama is just as binge-worthy as any modern tale.
These include historical K-dramas that feature rich Korean culture and traditions.
Time travel is a common trope used in K-dramas to solve mysteries, add intrigue and propel love stories.
Here are the best time travel K-dramas.
This historical K-drama is set during a time that not a lot of K-dramas revisit: the 1920s.
In the 1920s, Korea was still occupied and ruled by the Japanese.
While real feelings emerge, their relationship plays out against the backdrop of the changing Korean society.
They both join revolutionaries fighting against the Japanese occupation of the country.
The series was highly acclaimed, winning six of the 10 KBS Drama Awards for which it was nominated.
It also received three Baeksang Arts Award nominations.
As they navigate the complexities of court politics and social hierarchies, they find themselves drawn to each other.
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The story follows their love story amidst the political turmoil of the time.
History, romance, and science fiction collide in one of the best-known time-travel K-dramas.
The genre-bending series is also calledThe Divine Doctorafter its main character.
Hymn of Death is a South Korean drama based on a true story, following the ill-fated romance between Kim Woo Jin, a married playwright, and Yun Shim Duk, Korea’s first professional soprano, as they navigate their relationship while studying at Tokyo University in the 1920s.
A modern plastic surgeon is kidnapped and transported to the 14th-century Goryeo period in Korea.
One of the royal guards is her abductor and insists that the doctor save the queen.
Faith ended up winning five of the 15 for which it was nominated.
Chicago Typewriteris not strictly a historical K-drama.
Its story is split between two timelines - modern Korea and 1930s Korea.
Three of the resistance fighters from the 1930s find themselves in the modern day.
Its a fascinating story of connection and history.
They all get their time to shine in the storyline.
What makes it harder is that she loves both men.
Our Blooming Youth is a historical romance drama that tells the story of Crown Prince Lee Hwan, who is wrongly accused of murder, and Min Jae-yi, a free-spirited young woman who gets entangled in the prince’s fate. As they navigate the complexities of court politics and social hierarchies, they find themselves drawn to each other.
That is when San comes along and threatens to sever this close relationship.
Gunman in Joseonis a historical K-drama that is part tragic revenge tale and part romantic drama.
After this, he soon becomes a hero to his people.
Faith is a South Korean television drama that aired in 2012, starring Lee Min-ho as Choi Young, a skilled warrior, and Kim Hee-sun as Yoo Eun-soo, a plastic surgeon who travels back in time to the Goryeo era. The story follows their love story amidst the political turmoil of the time.
The series uses a real tragedy as a jumping-off point for a fantasy series.
What they discover instead is a creature they have to find a way to survive against.
He does so after his wife dies by suicide, and he believes she was actually murdered.
Chicago Typewriter follows the lives of three individuals: Han Se-joo, a talented writer; Jeon Seol, a passionate fan; and Yoo Jin-oh, a mysterious ghostwriter, who become entwined as they navigate their complex relationships and uncover the mysteries of their pasts.
While the idea seems ridiculous, the short series is incredibly funny.
The best way to describe this Korean drama is to compare it toRomeo & Juliet.
It was also a critical darling, winning seven awards with 15 total nominations at the KBS Drama Awards.
The King in Love is a South Korean historical romance drama that tells the story of Wang Won, a prince who falls in love with Eun San, a noblewoman, during the Goryeo dynasty. As Won navigates the complexities of royal life, he must choose between his duty to the throne and his heart, all while keeping his relationship with San a secret from his powerful and ruthless father, the king.
Gunman In Joseon is a South Korean television series set in the 19th century during the late Joseon Dynasty. The show follows the story of Park Yoon-kang, a young man who becomes a gunman to avenge his father’s death and fight against the corrupt officials and foreign colonizers who are threatening the stability of the country.
Gyeongseong Creature is an action horror-thriller television series that Kang Eun-kyung and Chung Dong-yoon created for Netflix. Set in 1945 during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Jang Tae-Sang, a wealthy informant in the heart of Gyeongseong, and Yoon Chae-ok, a highly skilled investigator, come together to face a literal creature created from the cumulative greed of humanity.
The Forbidden Marriage is a South Korean series released in December 2022. It depicts a comical plot involving a con artist who claims to channel the spirit of a deceased crown princess, aiming to disrupt the royal court and fulfill a political ruse.
The Princess' Man is a 2011 South Korean television drama based on the novel by Lee Hyun-ki. The story takes place in the 15th century during the Joseon Dynasty and revolves around Kim Se-ryung, a young noblewoman, and Park Seung-yoo, a son of a noble family, who fall in love despite their families' bitter past.
