7 K-Dramas with More Than 1 Season (No, Squid Game's Not on the List)

written by Lee Jevon

September 9, 2023 12:20 pm

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Get ready for a K-Binge.

K-dramas have traditionally been written to be limited to one season. But the popularity of the genre on major streaming networks has brought with it a demand for more of the most popular shows.

Here are 7 K-dramas with more than one season:

1. Alchemy of Souls (Two seasons)

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Lee Jae-wook, Jung So-min, Go Youn-jung and Hwang Min-hyun star as mages whose fates are intertwined by the 'Alchemy of Souls', which allows souls to change bodies. Season 2 has only 10 episodes compared to 20 in season 1.

2. Kingdom (two seasons)

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Zombies meet period drama in this show set in a fictionalised version of medieval Joseon (modern-day Korea). Set three years after the real-life Imjin War, the crown prince of Joseon investigates the king's mysterious illness and finds it to be far more sinister than he first thought.

3. Love Alarm (Two seasons)

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A modern teen drama. Love Alarm follows a teenage girl who lives in a place where a mobile app can tell you if someone nearby has romantic feelings for you. While Kim Jo-jo has other things on her mind at the start of Season 1, the app soon becomes an important part of her life.

4. The Penthouse: War in Life (Three seasons)

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A story of ambition, greed, murder and suspicion. The wealthy parents of Hera Palace all have high hopes for their children. But when a girl dies after falling to her death at a party. Season 1 deals with the immediate aftermath, while the others explore how events unfolded after a murder trial.

5. Voice (Four seasons)

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Detective Moo Jin-hyuk (Jang Hyuk) and policewoman Kang Kwon-joo (Lee Ha-na) team up and use Kang's excellent psycho-acoustic skills to track down a killer. Season 1 saw them team up to find the killer of their family members. Later seasons see them solving other cases.

6. Welcome to Waikiki (Two seasons)

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Three young Korean men take over the running of a failing guesthouse in Waikiki. Their job is hard enough, but when a single mother arrives with her child, things get complicated.

7. Yumi's Cells (Two seasons)

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An interesting concept. The show follows the life of office worker Yumi (Kim Go-eun) from the perspective of her brain cells, which make her decisions. In particular, there is an issue with her ability to fall in love, as this particular brain cell is in a coma.