The year 2022 has been one of the greatest years for people watching Korean dramas. There were a lot of exciting dramas filled with romance, suspense, and happiness. Most of them were fantasy and law dramas.
We have also seen a rise in streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Viki releasing their own dramas that have received a good response from the audience. More Kdramas will be available on these platforms this year.
Best Kdramas Of 2022
If you are looking to binge-watch some Kdramas that are worthy, 2022 has given us a lot of good ones. Here are 21 of them for you to watch if you need a break from your daily routine.
This list includes Korean dramas that have been watched by the most people and have high ratings on IMDB and other drama sites. Most of them are available to watch on Netflix and Viki.
1. Alchemy Of Souls
Hangul: 환혼
Year: 2022
Set in a fictional country called Daeho, Jang Wook of the noble Jang family has a secret about his birth. He meets Mu Deok, an elite warrior trapped within a physically weak body who becomes his servant and secretly begins teaching him how to fight.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Jae Wook as Jang Wook
- Jung So Min as Mu Deok Yi
- Hwang Min Hyun as Seo Yul
- Shin Seung Ho as Go Won
No. Of Episodes: 20 (80 min. each)
Streaming Options (region-specific):
2. Under The Queen’s Umbrella
The drama follows queen Hwa Ryung, the wife of a great king and the long-suffering mother of five troublemaking sons who cause nothing but headaches for the royal family and are about to be turned into crown princes.
Cast –
- Kim Hye Soo as Im Hwa Ryeong
- Kim Hae Sook as Queen Dowager
- Choi Won Young as King Lee Ho
- Kim Eui Sung as Hwang Won Hyeong
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Netflix
3. Tomorrow
The drama tells the story of Joon Woong, who crosses paths with grim reapers, who are on a special mission of suicide prevention, and works with them as the youngest contract worker in the crisis management team of death angels.
Cast –
- Kim Hee Sun as Goo Ryun
- Rowoon as Choi Joon Woong
- Lee Soo Hyuk as Park Joong Gil
- Yoon Ji On as Im Ryung Goo
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Netflix
4. Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Hangul: 스물다섯 스물하나
Year: 2022
Set in 1998, the drama tells the stories of youth who find new direction and growth after having their dreams taken away. Yi Jin and Hee Do first meet when they are 22 and 18 years old and fall in love when they turn 25 and 21.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Nam Joo Hyuk as Baek Yi Jin
- Kim Tae Ri as Na Hee Do
- Bona as Go Yoo Rim
- Choi Hyun Wook as Moon Ji Woong
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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5. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
The drama is about a brilliant 27-year-old lawyer with Asperger’s syndrome. She graduated from Seoul National University for both college and law school. However, she still finds herself struggling when it comes to social interactions.
Cast –
- Park Eun Bin as Woo Young Woo
- Kang Tae Oh as Lee Joon Ho
- Kang Ki Young as Jung Myung Seok
- Jeon Bae Soo as Woo Gwang Ho
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Netflix
6. Juvenile Justice
Hangul: 소년 심판
Year: 2022
The newly appointed judge of a juvenile court is a judge who despises young offenders. Being a victim of juvenile crime when she was younger, she deals with many cases involving children and learns what it takes to be an adult.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Hye Soo as Shim Eun Seok
- Kim Mu Yeol as Cha Tae Joo
- Lee Sung Min as Kang Won Joong
- Lee Jung Eun as Na Geun Hee
No. Of Episodes: 10 (62 min. each)
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7. Through The Darkness
The drama will tell the story of South Korea’s first criminal profiler as he struggles to look inside and read the hearts of serial killers during a time when the word “profiling” did not exist. It is based on the 2018 book of the same title.
8. Our Blues
The drama revolves around the sweet & bitter life of different people who are somewhat interconnected, in one way or the other, and depicts their stories in an omnibus format against the backdrop of Jeju Island.
Cast –
- Lee Byung Hun as Lee Dong Seok
- Shin Min Ah as Min Seon Ah
- Cha Seung Won as Choi Han Soo
- Lee Jung Eun as Jung Eun Hee
No. Of Episodes – 20
Watch On – Netflix
9. Business Proposal
Hangul: 사내 맞선
Year: 2012
The drama follows Ha Ri, who goes on a blind date by claiming to be her best friend. But she’s terrified to see Tae Mu, the CEO of the company she works at. And to make matters worse, he’s dead set on marrying her.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Se Jeong as Shin Ha Ri
- Ahn Hyo Seop as Kang Tae Mu
- Seol In Ah as Jin Young Seo
- Kim Min Kyu as Cha Sung Hoon
No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)
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10. Reborn Rich
Yoon Hyun Woo dies after being framed for embezzlement by the Sunyang Group family to whom he had remained loyal. He is reborn as the family’s youngest son Jin Do Joon and works to take over the company as revenge.
Cast –
- Song Joong Ki as Jin Do Joon / Yoon Hyun Woo
- Lee Sung Min as Jin Yang Chul
- Shin Hyun Bin as Seo Min Young
- Yoon Je Moon as Jin Young Ki
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
11. My Liberation Notes
Set in Sanpo Village, a place where usually the influx of people leaving is higher than the ones moving in. The drama depicts three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, Ki Jung, and a stranger who want to escape from their dead-end life.
Cast –
- Lee Min Ki as Yeom Chang Hee
- Kim Ji Won as Yeom Mi Jung
- Lee El as Yeom Ki Jung
- Son Seok Koo as Mr. Goo
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Netflix
12. Ghost Doctor
A fantasy medical drama about two doctors from extreme backgrounds and skills merging into one person. They are very different in terms of their backgrounds, skills, or personalities, but end up combining bodies and spirits.
Cast –
- Rain as Cha Young Min
- Uee as Jang Se Jin
- Kim Bum as Ko Seung Tak
- Son Na Eun as Oh Soo Jung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
13. Little Women
The drama is about three sisters with a close bond and friendship who grew up in poverty. It is the exciting story of the sisters as they get involved in a major incident and face off against the wealthiest family in the country.
Cast –
- Kim Go Eun as Oh In Joo
- Nam Ji Hyun as Oh In Kyung
- Park Ji Hoo as Oh In Hye
- Wi Ha Joon as Choi Do Il
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Netflix
14. Big Mouth
Chang Ho is an underperforming lawyer. He winds up in charge of a murder case that turns him overnight into a genius conman known as “Big Mouse.” In order to survive, he must expose a huge conspiracy among the privileged upper classes.
Cast –
- Lee Jong Suk as Park Chang Ho
- Im Yoon Ah as Ko Mi Ho
- Yang Kyung Won as Gong Ji Hoon
- Kim Joo Heon as Choi Do Ha
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Disney+
15. All Of Us Are Dead
Hangul: 지금 우리 학교는
Year: 2022
A group of high school students get caught with an extreme crisis situation when they become trapped in their school, while a zombie virus spreads like a wildfire. They must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Rating:
Main Cast (Characters):
- Yoon Chan Young as Cheong San
- Park Ji Hoo as Ohn Jo
- Cho Yi Hyun as Nam Ra
- Park Solomon as Su Hyuk
No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)
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16. One Dollar Lawyer
Cheon Ji Hun is a lawyer who charges only 1,000 won (approximately $0.75) for his service, but he is one of the most skilled lawyers around. He isn’t afraid of facing off against the rich and powerful who use expensive lawyers to escape the law.
Cast –
- Namkoong Min as Cheon Ji Hoon
- Kim Ji Eun as Baek Ma Ri
- Choi Dae Hoon as Seo Min Hyuk
- Lee Deok Hwa as Baek Hyun Moo
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Disney+
17. If You Wish Upon Me
The story revolves around a young man who is endangered at the end of his life, enters a hospice hospital on the order of community service, and together with the hospital staff, listens to the last wishes of people at the end of their lives.
Cast –
- Ji Chang Wook as Yoon Gyeo Re
- Choi Soo Young as Seo Yeon Joo
- Sung Dong Il as Kang Tae Shik
- Won Ji An as Ha Joon Kyung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
18. Pachinko
The drama shows the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations. The tale of forbidden love and depicts a chronicle of war and peace, separation, victory and judgement across Korea, Japan, and the United States.
Cast –
- Youn Yuh Jung as Kim Sun Ja
- Lee Min Ho as Koh Han Su
- Jin Ha as Baek Solomon
- Kim Min Ha as Kim Sun Ja (young)
No. Of Episodes – 8
Watch On – Apple TV+
19. Again My Life
Hangul: 어게인 마이 라이프
Year: 2022
The story of Hee Woo, a young & enthusiastic prosecutor who wakes up and finds himself alive again after getting killed. He gets a second chance to get justice after failing to bring down a politician named Tae Seob and discover the truth.
Rating:
Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Joon Gi as Kim Hee Woo
- Lee Kyung Young as Cho Tae Seob
- Kim Ji Eun as Kim Hee Ah
- Cha Joo Young as Han Ji Hyun
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
Streaming Options (region-specific):
Short Review: The drama is very entertaining, interesting, and enjoyable. The action scenes were pretty good. Most of them were about modern self-defense and professional ring techniques. There are a lot of supporting characters, and each one gets their fair share of screen time.
20. The King Of Pigs
The story about two men who were victims of school violence 20 years ago. Among them, one becomes a serial killer to punish the evil. Ironically, the other becomes a police officer, who put his life to catch the killer.
Cast –
- Kim Dong Wook as Hwang Kyung Min
- Kim Sung Gyu as Jung Jong Seok
- Chae Jung An as Kang Jin Ah
- Hwang Man Ik as Park Sung Jin
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Prime Video
21. Revenge Of Others
The series depicts Chan Mi, a shooting athlete who searches for the truth about her twin brother’s death, and Soo Heon, who starts revenge against an unfair world, getting caught up in a shocking incident that shook her life.
Cast –
- Shin Ye Eun as Ok Chan Mi
- Lomon as Ji Soo Heon
- Seo Ji Hoon as Seok Jae Beom
- Chae Sang Woo as Ki Oh Sung
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Disney+
Wrapping Up
So, these were the best dramas of the year 2022 that you should watch. All of these dramas are well known for their storylines and acting and have been watched by most people around the world.
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