I’m recently obsessing over Korean web dramas after watching ‘Top Management’ a few weeks back. So, to share some of the short web dramas I finished over the past few days, here’s a list containing 10 of them than you can binge watch easily in your free time, or before going to bed, or if you just simply wanna get away from the more serious stuff!

By the way, as a tip for those who can’t find these dramas with English subtitles over streaming sites (like kissasian or watchasian), I suggest heading over to Youtube. You can actually find a bunch of them and more in that website with good subtitles. You can download them on your phone and watch them offline afterwards (I figured this works for me greatly especially for those I can’t find a decent subtitled download file).

In random order, this is my list of 10 Korean web dramas worth watching!

Wednesday 3:30 PM

Starring Jin Ki Joo and Lee Hong Bin, this drama tells the story of Sun Eun Woo who was previously dumped by her boyfriend and begins a project together with her childhood friend, Yoon Jae Won, to win her ex back by making him jealous. They go on fake dates every ‘Wednesday 3:30PM’ and posts Eun Woo’s best moments on her social media to create a fake ‘lovestagram’ (love+instagram).

Rating: 4.4 / 5 – Cute story with lots of fluffy interactions. The drama boasts of picturesque settings and ideal date ideas to make you envious. The only area I think needs improvement are the moments of awkwardness between the two leads.

Seventeen

Seventeen tells the story of newbies at love when they were at that age and how are they after reuniting in the present. We think teen years are simple, carefree years of our lives, but sometimes love can also make it complicated too, because anyone becomes reckless for love, especially seventeen year old teens.

Rating: 4.7 / 5 – Contemplative story about love in their teen years while being told in different point of views. The format is very fresh and straightforward that I fell in love with it. I also like that it doesn’t just focus on love alone, but as well as their friendship and their personal struggles.

A-TEEN

A-TEEN tells the story of six teenagers who are all eighteen years old of age. The drama talks about their relationship with each other, their worries as teens, and their friendship despite their different personalities and struggles.

Rating: 4.9 / 5 – Has a similar format with ‘Seventeen’ wherein they look into the story through different perspectives, but with a totally more relatable story for me. You don’t see such a web drama that contemplates about life like this and tells lessons though sad are true and which has a really cute loveline and very detailed description of their characters with interesting backstories and development.

Love After School

Hoo Se In still remembers how her first love went. She met Bang Myung Rok in detention and remembered him for making her sing in front of the classroom for fun. He didn’t make such a good impression, but after many detentions later they became good friends and spent most of their time together. Enter an annoying third girl to the mix and somehow Se In finds her first love ending. Five years later, they meet again. Se In is sure she has moved on, but how would she feel after meeting her first love again?

Rating: 4.8 / 5 – I’m really obsessed with high school romance and teen dramas and I guess this is the mix of perfect bittersweet and an unexpected second chance. It makes me wanna wish there’s another Myung Rok out there that’s still hung up on this girl even five years. The story line is pretty simple and cliche but overall it’s great.

No Time For Love

Not everyone has the luxury to fall in love. Many of us get heartbroken and others have personal struggles they’d rather prioritize for their own sake than care for another person. But what if two people who doesn’t have time for love meets? Will they give themselves a chance to like each other or will they stop before anything even started?

Rating: 4.6 / 5 – This is a typical story of second chances for two very different people that were once strangers yet destined to meet and cure hurt with love. I think the story itself is relatable. Falling in love and moving on from the hurt are actually different for everybody. I must say though that I liked the female lead throughout the story because though it’s stupid to fall in love, she has made smart choices for herself, that includes not going back to her ex (or should I say fling?).

Love Playlist

‘Love Playlist’ tells the story of five college students. Their love experiences, hardships and friendship.

Rating: 4.5 / 5 – Told in different point of views, we get to uncover the real stories of normal college students like them who are at the prime of their lives while still young. I really like that this is funny and has a cute love story that makes you want to fall in love with someone.

Matching! Boys Archery

Hong Si Ah dreams of finally debuting as a webtoon artist, but all her stories as been a letdown so far. To find the perfect material, she decides on applying as the manager of an archery club with good looking guys.

Rating: 4.6 / 5 – A really cute web drama that talks about to what extent can you go through for your dream. Basically, the female lead isn’t the type to easily give up and is hard working. She has a dream she wants to protect, but at the same time she brings us with laughter and goes all out when trying to match the OTPs in the archery club. You’d definitely love this if you’re into OTPs. I swear, the references are just funny and lit. I like it even though there’s no chance for a girl x boy pairing.

Miss Independent Ji Eun

Kim Ji Eun is the total definition of an independent woman. She lives and breathes for herself without anyone taking care of her and she has managed to survive so far. Then one day, a co-worker, Woo Jin, moves in the same apartment building as hers and begins showing interest. Will she finally have the chance to have the only thing she lacks in her life?

Rating: 4.7 / 5 – I totally liked the female lead’s independent attitude and sass. She’s hard working and is earnest too. Woo Jin, on the other hand, is the reliable kind of guy, who’s nice and the right level of possessive. And though there isn’t much flare in their relationship, I like how normal it is. It makes it relatable, because we know it can also happen in every day life.

Hot and Sweet

Min Jun (Choi Min Hwan) is an aspiring chef who settled on selling instagram-able hamburgers with his food truck. He meets the eccentric yet artistic female student Joon Yeong (Yuna) by Gangwon beach and though they didn’t start on the right footing, they somehow ended up spending every day together.

Rating: 4.3 / 5 – To be honest, I stayed since Min Hwan is such an eye candy. There are a lot of things I don’t understand though about Yuna’s character, but I find her actions as Joon Yeong really hilarious. I didn’t like her though when she left him for a year without a goodbye. Nonetheless, the drama isn’t a let down since it’s filled with mouth-watering food and at least a deserving happy ending.

Love For A Thousand More

Mi Jo is an immortal woman who doesn’t wish to fall in love again. Nearly a thousand years of experience about love has taught her lessons that made her conclude men are ‘bastards’ one way or another. Yet, her current job is a Love Counselor. Mi Jo is smart and intuitive that’s why she is using the fruit of her years of experience to give pieces of advise to those seeking her help. But things suddenly change when one day she gets a new noisy neighbor, Yoo Joon Woo, and his hip-hop crew on the floor above hers.

Rating: 4.8 / 5 – I have no doubts that the totality of YG’s production is not a let down this time. The cinematography is superb and the story is not problematic even if it’s not so logical that she suddenly became immortal after drinking that mysterious liquid given to her by someone (who I can’t figure out the relationship of to her). I wanna say I didn’t mind this part, because we all know there are many inexplainable things in Korean dramas that we still accept because they sound so original and interesting. It’s fiction after all. Anything can happen. The better the imagination as long as quality can be upheld then the more people will surely buy it. It’s like that with this drama, though I know it will be able to stand alone even without the fantasy. Yet, I guess the added content brings more flare to the entire story. Other than that, it’s sad and fluffy at times then it will make you reflect about how it would be like to be alive for over a thousand years while everybody around you is aging and dying. It makes you want to crawl back on your bed and just sleep, but the story tells us instead to treat today as if it’s your last and for you to just love if the chance comes even if the future may be uncertain. I love the romance as well as the other characters. They don’t come off as annoying and Jason is particularly charming to me. Such a cliffhanger though when they showed the last scene with him and left that open for interpretations. It just made me wish for him to have his story told as a side story or something.