Korean dramas in the fantasy genre often seamlessly blend the supernatural with everyday life, creating enchanting stories. Here’s a list of some captivating fantasy K-dramas:
1. “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (also known as “Goblin”) (2016-2017): It’s about an immortal goblin searching for his bride to end his eternal life.
2. “My Love from the Star” (2013-2014): This drama follows an alien who has been on Earth for 400 years and falls in love with a top actress in the modern era.
3. “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” (2016): A woman from the 21st century travels back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty and becomes embroiled in the palace politics and romances of the princes.
4. “Hotel Del Luna” (2019): Centered around a mysterious hotel that caters to spirits, this drama tells the story of its cursed owner and a human manager.
5. “W: Two Worlds” (2016): A romantic drama about a woman who gets pulled into a webtoon world, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
6. “The King: Eternal Monarch” (2020): A drama that explores the parallel universes, where a monarch from a Korean empire meets a detective from present-day South Korea.
7. “Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016-2017): A love story between a man who is a genius con-artist and a mermaid who travels through time to the modern-day Seoul.
8. “Hwayugi” (also known as “A Korean Odyssey”) (2017-2018): A modern take on the classic Chinese novel, “Journey to the West,” it’s about a powerful immortal and a human woman who can see ghosts.
9. “Arang and the Magistrate” (2012): Set in the Joseon period, a magistrate teams up with a ghost to solve the mystery of her death.
10. “The Scholar Who Walks the Night” (2015): A historical fantasy drama about a scholar searching for a secret, sinister document, encountering vampires along the way.
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11. “The Tale of Nokdu” (2019): A man disguises himself as a woman to infiltrate a mysterious all-female community, only to discover secrets and love.
12. “The Bride of Habaek” (also known as “Bride of the Water God”) (2017): It follows a water god who comes to Earth and meets a psychiatrist, leading to a romantic entanglement amidst mysteries.
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