5 Best K-Dramas You Should Add to Your New Year's Watch List
A story about chasing your dreams, a claustrophobic thriller, and a tale of healing love.
During the holidays, you really want something nice, bright and cozy. In addition to tea and a warm blanket, of course, you need pleasant TV series and movies that will create an atmosphere of celebration.
We have chosen the most touching k-dramas that will put you in a festive mood during this magical time.
1. 4 Reasons Why I Hate Christmas, 2019
The mini-drama consists of six short episodes. On Christmas Eve, the four main characters talk about why they hate this holiday so much. The reasons are quite typical: from a canceled trip to a fight with a lover.
Formally, this is a story about how Christmas is just another day of the year, not necessarily magical. But in the end, the characters realize that the miracle of Christmas has happened, and they have found the perfect company to celebrate with.
2. Pinocchio, 2014-2015
Ki Ha-myung is the worst student in his class and no one wants to be friends with him. He is secretly in love with Choi In-ha, the most popular girl in school.
One day she sees Ki Ha-myung on a TV show and decides to become a reporter. However, the girl suffers from Pinocchio Syndrome – she gets hiccups whenever she starts lying. With such an affliction, there is nothing to do on television, but Ki Ha-myung will help his beloved to fulfill her dream.
3. The Prime Minister and I, 2013-2014
On New Year's Eve, fate brings Kwon Yul and Nam Da-jung together. He is a candidate for prime minister of South Korea, she is a simple girl, a journalist for a tabloid newspaper.
After a series of absurd coincidences, their compromising photos appear in the press. Kwon Yul's reputation is in jeopardy – he wants to withdraw from the election. But Nam Da-jung has an idea: what if they start dating under false pretenses?
The dramatic twists and turns of this drama will not come as a surprise: the main intrigue is based on whether the main characters will be together. The Prime Minister and I is the story of a modern Korean Cinderella, a touching Christmas fairy tale about love.
4. That Winter, the Wind Blows, 2013
The events revolve around two characters with a difficult fate. After the death of her parents and the disappearance of her brother, the blind Oh Young is left as the sole heir to a multi-billion dollar conglomerate. Due to her illness, the girl learns from an early age not to trust people and to rely only on herself.
Oh Soo is an orphan and a ladies' man. When his first lover died, he became disillusioned with life and decided to live at the expense of his women.
After meeting Oh Young, he decides to carry out an inhumane plan and kill her for money. But soon their hearts begin to melt, despite the sub-zero temperatures outside.
5. White Christmas, 2011
Seven students and their teacher stay at a boarding school in the mountains to celebrate Christmas. They are joined by a psychiatrist who happens to be in the area – he had an accident nearby. Due to a blizzard, the building is cut off from the world.
Everyone present receives an ominous anonymous letter, and soon the first murder occurs. The remaining characters must quickly figure out what happened in order to survive.