Top 20 Best SBS Korean Dramas Of All Time (Till 2023)

You know that kdramas are addicting. Once you start watching them, it becomes difficult to stop. 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, MBC, SBS, 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 SBS channel till beginning of 2023. It has given us some of the best dramas that are known worldwide & are recommended to watch.

Best SBS Korean Dramas

SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) is a national South Korean television and radio network company, owned by the Taeyoung Construction. Most of the dramas can be watched on YouTube for free.

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

1. The Heirs

Kim Tan, who is in the U.S., is the owner to Empire Group. Cha Eun Sang, who is looking for her older sister, is one of the people he meets. He can’t help but like her more and more. They meet again at a high school attended by richest people.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan
• Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang
• Kim Woo Bin as Choi Yeong Do
• Kim Ji Won as Yoo Rachel

No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)

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2. Suspicious Partner

Ji Wook is a perfect prosecutor. Bong Hee is a trainee and assigned to work under him. They work together on a mysterious case involving a psychopath murderer. As they’re working as a team, they develop affection between them.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Ji Chang Wook as Noh Ji Wook
• Nam Ji Hyun as Eun Bong Hee
• Choi Tae Joon as Ji Eun Hyuk
• Kwon Na Ra as Cha Yoo Jung

No. Of Episodes: 40 (30 min. each)

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3. Doctors

In school, Yoo Hye Jung had a prickly personality and was a tough bully. After meeting her mentor Hong Ji Hong, who plays a key role in transforming her life, she changes from a helpless gangster to a compassionate doctor.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Kim Rae Won as Hong Ji Hong
• Park Shin Hye as Yoo Hye Jung
• Yoon Kyun Sang as Jung Yoon Do
• Lee Sung Kyung as Jin Seo Woo

No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)

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4. Dr. Romantic

Sa Bu used to be a well-known surgeon but quits everything to become a doctor in a small town. He helps Dong Joo and Seo Jung become great doctors by teaching them to fight against power and money for the sake of their patients.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Han Seok Kyu as Teacher Kim
• Yoo Yeon Seok as Kang Dong Joo
• Seo Hyun Jin as Yoon Seo Jung
• Choi Jin Ho as Do Yoon Wan

No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)

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5. Pinocchio

Choi In Ha becomes a broadcast journalist, especially when she suffers from a condition “Pinocchio syndrome” which makes her break out into hiccups whenever she lies. Her colleague reporters pursue justice as they try to discover themselves in the process.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Jong Suk as Choi Dal Po
• Park Shin Hye as Choi In Ha
• Kim Young Kwang as Seo Beom Jo
• Lee Yoo Bi as Yoon Yoo Rae

No. Of Episodes: 20 (58 min. each)

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6. Business Proposal

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.

Rating:

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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7. Defendant

Park Jung Woo is a lawyer who has lost his memory and finds out that he is already on death row. He has no choice but to race against time to find out what caused his situation and prove that he is not guilty.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Ji Sung as Park Jung Woo
• Uhm Ki Joon as Cha Sun Ho
• Kwon Yu Ri as Seo Eun Hye
• Oh Chang Seok as Kang Joon Hyuk

No. Of Episodes: 18 (70 min. each)

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8. The Fiery Priest

Hae Il, a senior Catholic priest, known for his fiery temper and unorthodox methods teams up with detective Dae Young and prosecutor Kyung Sun to solve the murder of a senior Catholic priest. They also go against the officials to stop the corruption.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Kim Nam Gil as Kim Hae Il
• Kim Sung Kyun as Koo Dae Young
• Lee Ha Nee as Park Kyung Sun
• Ko Jun as Hwang Cheol Bum

No. Of Episodes: 40 (35 min. each)

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9. Hot Stove League

The drama centres on a baseball team that is in last place and gearing up for an extraordinary season after the hiring of their new general manager. Each episode will highlight an issue the team is facing as they work to improve.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Namgoong Min as Baek Seung Soo
• Park Eun Bin as Lee Se Young
• Cho Byeong Kyu as Han Jae Hee
• Oh Jung Se as Kwon Gyung Min

No. Of Episodes: 16 (62 min. each)

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10. The King: Eternal Monarch

The drama takes place in two parallel worlds, and it’s about Emperor Lee Gon of the Kingdom of Corea. After walking through a mythical door, he finds a different reality where the Republic of Korea appears instead of the Kingdom.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Min Ho as Lee Gon
• Kim Go Eun as Jung Tae Eul
• Woo Do Hwan as Jo Young
• Lee Jung Jin as Yi Rim

No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)

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11. Our Beloved Summer

A coming of age, romantic comedy revolving around Choi Woong and Yeon Soo, who broke up with a promise never to meet again. The documentary they filmed ten years ago in high school gets the fame and they are by compulsion facing camera once more.

Cast –

• Choi Woo Shik as Choi Woong
• Kim Da Mi as Gook Yeon Soo
• Kim Sung Chul as Kim Ji Woong
• Roh Jeong Eui as NJ

No. Of Episodes – 16

Watch On – Netflix

12. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Ha Jin is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the 4th Prince, Wang So. She finds herself caught up in palace politics and the rivalry among the princes as they fight for the throne.

Cast –

• Lee Joon Gi as Wang So
• IU as Go Ha Jin / Hae Soo
• Kang Ha Neul as Wang Wook
• Hong Jong Hyun as Wang Yo

No. Of Episodes – 20

Watch On – Viu

13. My Love From The Star

Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago. He has different abilities & a cute appearance. When he discovers that he has three months left on earth, he meets Cheon Song Yi, the biggest Hallyu star in South Korea.

Cast –

• Kim Soo Hyun as Do Min Joon
• Jun Ji Hyun as Cheon Song Yi
• Park Hae Jin as Lee Hee Kyung
• Yoo In Na as Yoo Se Mi

No. Of Episodes – 21

Watch On – Netflix, Viki, Kocowa

14. The Penthouse: War in Life

The story of the children of rich families who live in Hera Palace and go to Cheong-ah Arts School. Su Ryeon came from a wealthy family. She is now a beautiful upper-class woman. Seo Jin came from a rich family. Yoon Hee was born into a poor home.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Ji Ah as Shim Soo Ryun
• Kim So Yeon as Cheon Seo Jin
• Eugene as Oh Yon Hee
• Uhm Ki Joon as Joo Dan Tae

No. Of Episodes: 21 (70 min. each)

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15. Still 17

After falling into a coma, Seo Ri, a 17-year-old violin prodigy, wakes up 13 years later. Physically she is now 30, but mentally she is still only 17. Due to trauma, Woo Jin does not want to have a relationship. They get involved & fall in love.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Shin Hye Sun as Woo Seo Ri
• Yang Se Jong as Gong Woo Jin
• Ahn Hyo Seop as Yoo Chan
• Ye Ji Won as Jennifer

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

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16. Taxi Driver

Do Gi is a taxi driver for a company that offers a service called “revenge call” to its customers. It is a secret group that takes care of people whom the law failed to protect. Do Gi and his coworkers will take revenge for customers who ask them to.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Je Hoon as Kim Do Gi
• Esom as Kang Ha Na
• Kim Eui Sung as Jang Sung Chul
• Pyo Ye Jin as Ahn Go Eun

No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)

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17. Legend Of The Blue Sea

The series centers on the love story of Shim Chung, a mermaid, and Joon Jae, a witty con artist. Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is shown with the parallel story of their Joseon-era incarnations, the mermaid, Se Hwa, and town head, Dam Leong.

Cast –

• Lee Min Ho as Heo Joon Jae
• Jun Ji Hyun as Shim Chung
• Lee Hee Joon as Jo Nam Doo
• Shin Won Ho as Tae Oh

No. Of Episodes – 20

Watch On – Netflix, Viki

18. Through The Darkness

The drama will tell the story of South Korea’s first criminal profiler and how hard it was for him to look inside the minds of serial killers when the word “profiling” did not exist. It is based on a book that came out in 2018 with the same name.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Kim Nam Gil as Song Ha Young
• Kim So Jin as Yoon Tae Goo
• Jin Seon Kyu as Kook Young Soo
• Ryeoun as Jung Woo Joo

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

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19. Vagabond

The stuntman Cha Dal Gun’s nephew dies in a plane crash. He learns that the plane crash was caused by a huge government scandal, and he and a NIS agent named Go Hae Ri set out to find out the truth and bring those responsible to justice.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Lee Seung Gi as Cha Dal Gun
• Bae Suzy as Go Hae Ri
• Shin Sung Rok as Gi Tae Ung
• Moon Jung Hee as Jessica Lee

No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)

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20. While You Were Sleeping

A prosecutor named Jae Chan chooses to change the course of events, which saves the lives of Hong Joo and Woo Tak. When they start dreaming about each other, they understand that their lives are now tied together in some way.

Rating:

Main Cast (Characters):

• Bae Suzy as Nam Hong Ju
• Lee Jong Suk as Jung Jae Chan
• Jung Hae In as Han Woo Tak
• Lee Sang Yeob as Lee Yu Beom

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

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Wrapping Up

These were the 20 dramas aired on the channel SBS till the beginning of the year 2023. Looking at the list, it is true that SBS has given some of the best dramas from different genres to watch.

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