The science fiction genre in Korean dramas often explores futuristic concepts, advanced technology, space, time travel, and alternate realities. Here’s a list of some notable sci-fi K-dramas:
1. “W: Two Worlds” (2016): A drama about a woman who finds herself transported into a popular webtoon, leading to a blurring of lines between reality and fiction.
2. “Circle: Two Worlds Connected” (2017): A sci-fi mystery that unfolds in two timelines – one set in 2017 and the other in 2037. It delves into the emergence of an alien, and how the future is a dystopian society separated into two worlds.
3. “The King: Eternal Monarch” (2020): This drama deals with the concept of parallel universes. A monarch from a Korean empire steps into a parallel world and meets a detective from modern-day South Korea.
4. “Memories of the Alhambra” (2018-2019): Merging augmented reality gaming with real life, this drama revolves around a CEO and a hostel owner who find themselves caught in mysterious and dangerous events.
5. “Are You Human?” (2018): A story about a high-tech AI humanoid robot that is created to stand in for a comatose chaebol heir, leading to emotional and ethical dilemmas.
6. “Signal” (2016): While merging with the crime genre, this drama involves a mysterious walkie-talkie that allows a detective from the past to communicate with a detective from the present.
7. “Tunnel” (2017): A detective from the 1980s travels forward in time to the present day while chasing a serial killer.
8. “9 Times Time Travel” (also known as “Nine: Nine Times Time Travel”) (2013): A man discovers nine incense items that allow him to travel 20 years back in time, but each trip has significant consequences.
9. “Life on Mars” (2018): A detective finds himself mysteriously transported from 2018 to 1988 while chasing a serial killer. This drama is a Korean adaptation of the UK series of the same name.
10. “Sisyphus: The Myth” (2021): This drama combines elements of time travel and dystopia. A genius engineer tries to uncover hidden truths with the help of a woman from a future devastated world.
11. “Alice” (2020): It deals with the discovery of time travel, its consequences, and the complexities of human relationships when influenced by such an event.
12. “Duel” (2017): A suspense-filled drama involving human cloning, moral dilemmas, and a gripping chase.
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