Top 21 Best MBC Korean Dramas Of All Time (Till 2023)

MBC is one of the most popular TV channel in South Korea that airs some good dramas especially historical ones.

Kdramas are great to watch in your free time & release some stress. You can watch most of them on Netflix, Viki & YouTube. These are the most popular platforms to watch dramas.

In South Korea, these dramas are aired on TV channels. Some of the popular channels that distribute Korean dramas are tvN, OCN, JTBC, KBS, SBS, MBC, etc. These channels show various dramas in a specific period.

In this article, you will get to know some of the popular Kdramas aired on the MBC channel till 2023 beginning. It has given us some of the best dramas that are known worldwide & are recommended to watch.

Best MBC Korean Dramas

MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 8 August 1969 and owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. It is popular for airing period dramas.

Best mbc dramas

MBC is known for its popular Historical Korean dramas that have received one of the best reviews & ratings ever. If you are looking for some of the best dramas aired on MBC, read this article.

1. The Red Sleeve

A historical drama that tells the romance of a royal court between Sung Deok Im, a court lady who wants to protect the life she chose and Yi San, an emperor who believes his duty is to his country first above love.

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Cast –

  • Lee Jun Ho as Yi San / King Jung Jo
  • Lee Se Young as Sung Deok Im
  • Kang Hoon as Hong Deok Ro
  • Lee Deok Hwa as King Young Jo

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki

2. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Hangul: 역도요정 김복주

Year: 2016

Bok Joo is a weightlifter aiming for the gold medal, but then for the first time in her life, she falls in love. At age 20, can she find a way to have both love and fame? The drama shows how friends grow up and how their relationships change as their lives get busier.

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Rating:

4 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Lee Sung Kyung as Kim Bok Joo
  • Nam Joo Hyuk as Jung Joon Hyung
  • Lee Jae Yoon as Jung Jae Yi
  • Kyung Soo Jin as Song Shi Ho

No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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3. Empress Ki

The drama revolves around Ki Seungnyang, a Goryeo-born woman who had to be a servant at the Mongol Yuan court. She rises to power despite the restrictions of the era’s class system, and later marries the emperor of the Mongol empire to become an empress of the Yuan dynasty.

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Cast –

  • Ha Ji Won as Ki Yang
  • Ji Chang Wook as Toghon Temur
  • Joo Jin Mo as Wang Yoo
  • Baek Jin Hee as Tanashili

No. Of Episodes – 51

Watch On – Netflix, Viki

4. Extraordinary You

Hangul: 어쩌다 발견한 하루

Year: 2019

In the drama, a high school girl named Dan Oh finds out that she is just a minor character in a romance manga called “Secret.” She tries to change the fixed story of her love and life by using flashes of storyboard that only she can see.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Kim Hye Yoon as Eun Dan Oh
  • Ro Woon as Ha Ru
  • Lee Jae Wook as Baek Gyung
  • Lee Na Eun as Yeo Joo Da

No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)

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5. 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.

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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+

6. 365: Repeat The Year

Hangul: 365: 운명을 거스르는 1년

Year: 2020

The story of a group of people who are given the opportunity to relive a year of their lives in order to prevent a tragic accident from happening. Along the way, they uncover hidden truths about themselves and those around them, and must confront their past mistakes.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Lee Joon Hyuk as Ji Hyung Joo
  • Nam Ji Hyun as Shin Ga Hyun
  • Kim Jee Soo as Lee Shin
  • Lee Sung Wook as Park Sun Ho

No. Of Episodes: 24 (35 min. each)

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7. Children Of Nobody

Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect. However, her perfect life doesn’t last long, when an accident changes her life. The only person she can rely on is Ji Heon, a detective who is strict toward criminals.

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Cast –

  • Kim Sun Ah as Cha Woo Kyung
  • Lee Yi Kyung as Kang Ji Heon
  • Nam Gyu Ri as Jeon Soo Yeong
  • N (Cha Hak Yeon) as Lee Eun Ho

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Kocowa

8. Coffee Prince

Han Gyul takes over a rundown old coffee shop. To attract female customers, he only hires good-looking male employees. Eun Chan, a tomboy often mistaken as a boy desperate for money, continues to hide her gender to get a job at Coffee Prince.

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Cast –

  • Gong Yoo as Choi Han Gyul
  • Yoon Eun Hye as Go Eun Chan
  • Lee Sun Kyun as Choi Han Sung
  • Chae Jung An as Han Yoo Joo

No. Of Episodes – 17

Watch On – Netflix, Viki

9. Gu Family Book

Kang Chi is a half-human and half-mythical-creature who was adopted. Yeo Wool is a martial arts master. They meet and fall in love with each other. He discovers the truth about his origins and searches for the mystical Gu Family Book, which holds the secret to becoming fully human.

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Cast –

  • Lee Seung Gi as Choi Kang Chi
  • Bae Suzy as Dam Yeo Wool
  • Lee Sung Jae as Jo Gwan Woong
  • Yoo Yeon Seok as Park Tae Seo

No. Of Episodes – 24

Watch On – Netflix, Viki

10. Heartstrings

The drama revolves around a guy Lee Shin who is the vocalist of a band & a girl named Kyu Won. As her friends are fans of the band, she is forced to go to the band’s concert with them. There she is immediately captivated by Lee Shin.

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Cast –

  • Park Shin Hye as Lee Kyu Won
  • Jung Yong Hwa as Lee Shin
  • So Yi Hyun as Jung Yoon Soo
  • Song Chang Eui as Kim Suk Hyun

No. Of Episodes – 15

Watch On – Viki

11. I’m Not A Robot

Hangul: 로봇이 아니야

Year: 2017

Ji Ah receives a phone call from her ex-boyfriend, who developed a robot that looks exactly like her, but it was shattered in an accident. He offers her money in exchange for going to the home of a shareholder and pretending to be a robot.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Yoo Seung Ho as Kim Min Kyu
  • Chae Soo Bin as Jo Ji Ah
  • Uhm Ki Joon as Hong Baek Gyun
  • Park Se Wan as Pi

No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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12. Jewel In The Palace

The story is about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who became the first woman to be the royal physician. Despite being a low-class girl in the male-dominated society, she landed herself as a royal cook, later becoming the royal physician, then ultimately the physician in charge of the king.

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Cast –

  • Lee Young Ae as Seo Jang Geum
  • Ji Jin Hee as Min Jung Ho
  • Hong Ri Na as Choi Geum Yeong
  • Im Ho as King Jung Jong

No. Of Episodes – 54

Watch On – Viki

13. Kill Me, Heal Me

Hangul: 킬미힐미

Year: 2015

The story is about an heir to a business who has severe dissociative identity disorder. He asks a psychiatrist for help to get his life back under control, but she ends up falling in love with one of his personalities. Her brother looks into him and his family.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Ji Sung as Cha Do Hyun
  • Hwang Jung Eum as Oh Ri Jin
  • Park Seo Joon as Oh Ri On
  • Kim Yoo Ri as Han Chae Yun

No. Of Episodes: 20 (65 min. each)

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14. 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.

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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

15. Partners For Justice

Hangul: 검법남녀

Year: 2018

Baek Beom is an excellent forensic doctor working for 10 years, but does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a bright personality and comes from a wealthy family. They both try to catch a serial killer.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Jung Jae Young as Baek Beom
  • Jung Yoo Mi as Eun Sol
  • Lee Yi Kyung as Cha Soo Ho
  • Park Eun Seok as Kang Hyun

No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)

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16. Personal Taste

Jin Ho is a very stylish young man with the perfect looks, self-centered and obsessed with cleanliness. He then comes across Gae In Park, a woman hurt by love and is now looking for a gay roommate. Jin Ho wanting to live with the woman then pretends to be gay.

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Cast –

  • Lee Min Ho as Jeon Jin Ho
  • Son Ye Jin as Park Gae In
  • Kim Ji Suk as Han Chang Ryul
  • Wang Ji Hye as Kim In Hee

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki

17. She Was Pretty

Hangul: 그녀는 예뻤다

Year: 2015

When young, the beautiful Hye Jin often rescued shy and unappealing Sung Joon from awkward situations. Years later, the tables have turned and the now handsome and dashing Sung Jun looks to return the favour to his first love.

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Rating:

3 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Hwang Jung Eum as Kim Hye Jin
  • Park Seo Joon as Ji Sung Jun
  • Go Joon Hee as Min Ha Ri
  • Choi Si Won as Kim Shin Hyuk

No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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18. Two Weeks

Hangul: 투윅스

Year: 2013

The story of a man who is wrongly accused of a crime and given only two weeks to prove his innocence and save his daughter’s life. He must find the truth in a corrupt system before it’s too late. The clock is ticking, and danger is around every corner.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Lee Joon Gi as Jang Tae San
  • Kim So Yeon as Park Jae Kyung
  • Ryu Soo Young as Im Seung Woo
  • Park Ha Sun as Seo In Hye

No. Of Episodes – 16 (68 min. each)

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19. Tracer

Dong Joo is the chief of taxation division at the National Tax Service. He works hard to trace money that is hidden from the tax. His team includes Hye Young and his boss is Oh Young. Tae Joon is the director of a regional tax office.

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Cast –

  • Im Si Wan as Hwang Dong Joo
  • Son Hyun Joo as In Tae Joon
  • Go Ah Sung as Seo Hye Young
  • Park Yong Woo as Oh Young

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Viki, Prime Video

20. The Veil

Hangul: 검은 태양

Year: 2021

The best agent at the National Intelligence Service, Ji Hyuk, gets caught up in a situation that puts NIS in a very tough spot. As he tries to find the employee who betrayed him and caused him to lose his job, he runs into a much bigger enemy behind the organization.

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Rating:

3 5 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Namgoong Min as Han Ji Hyuk
  • Park Ha Sun as Seo Soo Yeon
  • Kim Ji Eun as Yoo Je Yi
  • Jang Young Nam as Do Jin Suk

No. Of Episodes: 12 (70 min. each)

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21. W: Two Worlds

Hangul: 더블유

Year: 2016

When Yeon Joo starts to read “W,” a webtoon written by her father, she is pulled into the world of “W.” While she is in the webtoon, she saves Kang Cheol and becomes involved in a murder case.

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Rating:

4 star rating

Main Cast (Characters):

  • Han Hyo Joo as Oh Yeon Joo
  • Lee Jong Suk as Kang Cheol
  • Kim Eui Sung as Oh Sung Moo
  • Lee Tae Hwan as Seo Do Yoon

No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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Wrapping Up

These were the 21 dramas aired on the channel MBC till the beginning of the year 2023. Looking at the list, it is true that MBC has given some of the best dramas from different genres to watch. You can watch other dramas too aired on MBC channel.

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Hi! I'm Min Chae from South Korea. I love to watch Korean dramas in my free time and can talk about them for hours. My favorite actor is Gong Yoo :)

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