South Korean shows and films have been going head to head with Hollywood and in some cases, leaving them behind. Millions of people across the world have been swept away by Hallyu or Korean Wave, which refers to the popularity of the South Korean entertainment industry.
The industry has been churning out hitmakers for years and in the last couple of years, they have had immense success in the west. Once upon a time, the popularity of these shows and movies were restricted to Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan, China, and others. However, now, their success has taken them to South Asia to the Americas and to Europe.
And, there are several viewing platforms like Netflix, Apple TV+, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime, and others where you can watch South Korean shows and films.
If you haven’t watched South Korean shows before, here are ten of the most popular TV shows and films from South Korea worth binge-watching:
5. Crash Landing on You
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Jin starring Crash Landing on You is a cross border love story where a military officer from North Korea and an entrepreneur from South Korea fall in love. It if the fifth most popular show. (Photo - Netflix) | Netflix
6. It’s Okay not to be Okay
Kim Soo-hyun, one of the highest paid actors of South Korea, stars in this emotional drama about an antisocial children’s book author and an employee in a psychiatric hospital. It’s Okay Not to be Okay also stars Seo Yea-ji and is the sixth most popular show. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) | Getty Images
7. The Flower of Evil
The Flower of Evil is the seventh popular show and is about a detective who marries a man with a hidden past. While he seems like a committed family man, his family is unaware that he is living in disguise. | Birminghamworld
8. The Glory
The Glory is the eighth most popular show, according to JustWatch. In this, a young woman, bullied to the point of deciding to drop out of school, plans the best way to get revenge. After becoming a primary school teacher, she takes in the son of the man who tormented her the most to enact her vengeance. (Photo - Graphyoda/Netflix) | graphyodanetflix