Real life has no shortage of heartwrenching drama, so we totally get it if you need a break from these emotional rollercoasters. In that case, you can’t go wrong with light-hearted K-Dramas that’ll make you forget about your worries — at least momentarily. These feel-good K-dramas will lift your spirits and might just make you feel refreshed again — so you you can better deal with your IRL dramas.
What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim
Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-joon) is a rich, handsome, vice president who is destined to take over his family’s business. He has it all: the looks, the wealth, and tons of girls going crazy over him. All that changes when his secretary Kim Mi-so (Park Min-young) decides to quit. Later on, Young-joon realizes that Mi-so was his secret to keeping his life intact. How will he deal now that she’s gone?
Watch this drama here.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Female weightlifter Kim Bok-joo has her eyes set on becoming a national athlete and eventually represent Korea in the Olympics. She has a bright personality but struggles to get the attention of guys because of her sport. That doesn’t bother her in any way though, because she wants to focus on sports. One day, she bumps into her childhood classmate Jung Joon-hyung (Nam Joo-hyuk) who has secret feelings for her but expresses it by constantly teasing her.
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Mystic Pop Up Bar
Wol-Ju (Hwang Jung-Eum) runs the mysterious bar named Ssanggab Cart Bar which is located on top of a building and is only open at night. The bar is open for all, both living and dead, and is a place where people can talk about their problems without being judged.
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Fight for My Way
Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-Won) and Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-Joon) are best friends who live right across from each other. Dong-man wants to be a UFC fighter but has settled to be a contract employee. While Ae-ra gave up her dream to be a news anchor to be a department store worker. The two start to help each other reach their dreams and not settle for a life full of what-ifs.
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Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung
Goo Hae-Ryung (Shin Se-Kyung) works as a historian, but unfortunately, female historians are always looked down on by men. Determined to continue her work, she chooses to ignore the people around her. All this changes when she works with the crowned prince Lee Rim (Astro’s Cha Eun-woo)
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Hospital Playlist
This is the story of five doctors who met each other in medical school and later became the closest of friends. Each of them has always been at each other’s side as they navigated their 20s, 30s, and now their early 40s. Besides being medical experts, they also share a love for music and have started their own band.
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Welcome to Wakiki
Kang Dong-Goo (Kim Jung-Hyun), Cheon Joon-ki (Lee Yi-Kyung), and Bong-Doo-Sik (Son Seung-Won) run a guest house Waikiki in Itaewon. All of them have different dreams that got crushed because of different reasons. As their joint venture slowly goes bankrupt, a woman and her baby appear to change their faith.
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Run On
Ki Seon-Gyeom (Im Si-Wan) is a popular sprinter that had to retire early because of an assault case he was involved in. Even though he was asked to remain on the team he chooses his morals and left the sport. Meanwhile Oh Mi-Joo (Shin Se-Kyung) is a movie translator who dreams of being able to sub award-winning films. Together, they help each other fight for their dreams.
Watch this drama here.
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