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Best Korean Romance Series of 2022: A Countdown of the Top 10

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With its intriguing stories, captivating narratives, and distinctive genres, Korean shows have revolutionized the entertainment industry. The star-studded ensemble also puts on incredible performances in each episode. First of all, what have you been doing if you haven’t already become engrossed in the Korean drama series? Second, now is as good a time as any to start as 2022.

There is nothing like a K-drama to send your emotions and fangirling into overdrive. To be completely honest, we have no idea what kind of power the Korean drama series holds. The year 2022 has brought about some incredibly amazing new possibilities that belong in the canon, even though there are libraries full of important love k-dramas from years past that require your attention.

 

This post gives you a rundown of the top 10 Korean TV shows that had romance thus far in 2022. So grab a drink, and let’s get started right away!

10. Nevertheless

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Park Jae-Eon (Song Kang) is a university student, majoring in art. He seems nice to everyone and he is usually cheerful. Yet, he is really indifferent to others and he doesn’t want to have a romantic relationship. Unexpectedly, he falls for Yoo Na-Bi (Han So-Hee) and begins to change. Yoo Na-Bi is an art student at the same university as Park Jae-Eon. In her past, she broke up with her first love due to his unfaithful ways. After that, decided to become unswayed by love. She then meets Park Jae-Eon and develops feelings for him.

9. Twenty-five and twenty-one.

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Twenty-Five, Twenty-On tells a love story between Na Hee-Do (Kim Tae-Ri) and Back Yi-Jin (Nam Joo-Hyuk).

Na Hee-Do is a member of her high school fencing team. Due to the South Korean financial crisis, the high school fencing team gets disbanded. Getting through all the difficulties, she becomes a member of the sabre fencing national team.

The South Korean financial crisis also causes Back Yi-Jin’s father’s business to go bankrupt. This leads to a life change for Back Yi-Jin, from living the life of a wealthy person to a poor person. While studying, he works part-time jobs like delivering newspapers. Later, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.

 

8.My Holo Love.

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Han So-Yeon, a reclusive woman with face blindness disorder, is the main character of My Holo Love. Her life is changed by a prototype of Holo, a cutting-edge AI hologram device that is modeled after its brilliant creator’s assistant, Go Nan-do. However, she never anticipates that a complicated love triangle will soon emerge.

Yoon Hyun-min stars as Go Nan-do in the show while the famous actress Ko Sung-hee known for her stellar performances plays Han So-Yeon.

7.The King’s Affection.

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The Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins, a boy, and a girl, during the Joseon Dynasty. To save the girl’s life, she sends her away. However, when her son passes away, her daughter must step into his shoes, pose as her brother, and take the crown. It becomes even harder to conceal her true identity when she meets her first love as if things weren’t already convoluted enough.

The series has star actors Park Eun-bin, Rowoon, and Bae Yoon-Kyung as the lead cast.

6.My First  First love.

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This charming series follows four of a college-aged man’s buddies as they attempt to find their first love, documenting all of their messy, awkward dates and interactions with one another.

Tae Oh (Ji Soo) is a well-liked, amiable man who is wealthy and has his own home. Then an abrupt turn of events forces three of his buddies to move in with him. One of them is his longtime friend Yi, for whom he starts to feel affection.

5.Alchemy of Soul.

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The fate of these people become twisted due to “hwanhonsool” (the soul of the dead return to the living).

In the country of Daeho, Jang Uk (Lee Jae-Wook) comes from the noble Jang family. He holds an unpleasant secret about his birth, which people all around the country talk about. He is a troublemaker. Jang Uk happens to meet Mu-Deok (Jung So-Min). She is an elite warrior, but her soul is trapped in a physically weak body. She becomes Jang Wook’s servant, but she also secretly teaches him how to fight.

Stars of the Korean drama include Jung So-Min as Mu-deok, Min-Hyun Hwang as Seo Yool, and Jae Wook Lee as Jang Wook.

4.Was It Love?

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In this lighthearted drama, a single mother who has all but given up on romance is unexpectedly approached by four very different men: a bad-boy novelist, a miserable yet extravagantly wealthy man, a former mobster turned CEO, and a charming physical education teacher.

Song Ji-Hyo portrays Noh Ae-Jung, a film producer who has struggled for 14 years while caring for her child alone. Ryu Jin, an actor known by the stage name Nation’s Male Friend, is played by Song Jong-ho. Oh Dae-oh, a best-selling novelist and screenwriter, is played by Song Ho-jun.

3.Forecasting Love and Weather.

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Another charming love story, but this one has an odd setting. A diligent weather forecaster and her coworker’s developing love are shown in the Korean drama series.

All the accolades it earned were largely due to the outstanding performances of the lead actors Park Min-Young as Jin Ha Kyung and Song Kang as Lee Shi Woo. It’s intriguing to witness how the two manage their job and personal lives.

2.Business Plan.

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One of the most watched K-dramas of the year is Business Proposal. Shin Ha-Ri (Se-Jeong Kim), who accepts her friend Jin Young-(Seol Seo’s In-ah) request to go on a blind date planned by the friend’s father, stars in the entertaining rom-com series known as The Office Blind Date. Shin learns that the man is actually Kang Tae-Mu, her CEO, and this causes an abrupt change in the scenario (Ahn Hyo-Seop). He makes her an interesting proposal, which she accepts, but her life changes significantly after that.

1.Love Alarm.

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This drama, which is based on the online comic of the same name, centers around an enigmatic programmer who develops an app that notifies users whether someone nearby harbors romantic affections for them. What possibly could go wrong?

Kim So-Hyun plays the attractive and diligent student Kim Jo-jo in the south Korean TV show Love Alarm. Lee Hye-Yeong, played by Jung Ga-Ram, is a dedicated high school student who also likes Jo-jo. Hwang Sun-oh, a charming model and high school student, is played by Song Kang

 

There are numerous reasons why some of the top K-dramas have attracted devoted viewers from around the world. There is still time for you to become a fan of Korean television shows. Do you believe this list did justice to the Korean love series you like? Please feel free to add any other Korean love stories you believe belong to the list.

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