korean web dramas & mini dramas i've watched —

a-teen (2018)

"It's easy to talk about teenagers, but we are now in our teens for the first time."

- genre: school, life, friendship, youth, romcom
- tags: secrets, betrayal, love confessions, secret crush, school life
- episodes: 24
- rating: 4/5

a-teen 2 (2019)

Season 2 focuses on the changes in the lives of the characters as they approach the ages of 18 & 19!

- genre: school, life, friendship, youth, romcom
- tags: love triangle, love confessions, secrets, school life, dreams, goal
- episodes: 20
- rating: 4/5

to. jenny (2018)

This musical drama shows how two people fall in love and best their own fears.

-genre: musical, family, friendship, romcom
-tags: first love, idol, songwriter, fears, dreams, guitars
-episodes: 2
-rating: 5/5

splash splash love (2015)

Danbi, a high-school senior who gave up on math, is transported back to the Joseon dynasty, where she meets a king, in this fantasy romcom about growth.

- genre: historical, romcom, fantasy
- tags: gender-bender, time travel
- episodes: 2
- rating: 5/5

be positive (2016)

A story about a student, majoring in film & is preparing for project as a movie director. He asks his ex-girlfriend Hye Jung to play the main role in his production.

> genre: romcom, drama
> tags: second chance, college life
> episodes: 6
> rating: 4.3/5

FAILing in Love (2019)

A youthful comic drama about attempted relationships with reasons for failure.

> genre: school, youth, romance
> tags: childhood friends, love triangle, confessions
> episodes: 10
> network: mbc vLive
> rating: 4/5

queen of the ring (2017)

a part of three-color fantasy series and a comical fantasy drama about nanhee who is given a golden ring with a secret.

> genre: romance, comedy, fantasy
> tags: jealousy, beauty standards, dream
> episodes: 6
> network: mbc, naver
> rating: 4.5/5

hymn of death (2018)

tells the tragic story of yun simdeok, korea's first notable female soprano & kim woojin, a genius playwright

> genre: historical, music, romance, melodrama
> tags: tragic, forbidden love, sad romance
> episodes: 6
> network: sbs, netflix
> rating: 5/5

W.H.Y. (2018)

Yeonwu’s gf broke up w/ him on their 100thday anniv. After that, he felt miserable for a long time and his best friends decided to plan a trip for him.

genre: youth, romance, friendship
tags: breakup, vacation
episodes: 10
network: naver tv
rating: 5/5

sweet revenge (2017)

a teen fantasy drama abt a teenager who gets her hands on a note that enacts revenge on anyone whose name is written on

genre: fantasy, school, romance, comedy
tags: revenge, bullying, friends to lovers
episodes: 22
network: oksusu
rating: 3/5

star of the universe (2017)

story revolves around the romance between a gifted singer-songwriter and an angel of death/grim reaper

genre: fantasy, romance, music
tags: grim reaper, female chases male, ghost seeing
episodes: 21
network: naver tv, mbc
rating: 3/5

page turner (2016)

story of a piano prodigy who goes blind & struggles to get her life back on track with the help of a fellow aspiring pianist & her former rival

genre: music, school, youth
tags: piano, rivalry, blindness
episodes: 3
network: KBS2
rating: 5/5

top management (2018)

tells the story of a new manager at an entertainment agency who uses her ability to see the future to succeed in the industry

genre: romance, life, fantasy
tags: idol, poor female lead, bromance
episodes: 16
network: youtube originals
rating: 5/5

high-end crush (2015)

a story by a man who falls in love for the 1st time with someone who's been living in completely opposite circumstances from his

genre: romance, comedy
tags: naive fl, arrogant ml, rich/poor
episodes: 20
network: MBN naver tv, Sohu tv
rating: 4/5

web dramas/short dramas i've watched in 2021

love revolution (2020)

a cute/lovable student falls in love at 1st sight, thinking they're destined for each other he perseveres in winning her heart

genre: school, romcom
tags: clingy ml, cold fl, love at first sight
episodes: 30
network: kakao tv, viki
rating: 4.5/5

twenty-twenty (2020)

tells the dream and love of twenty-year-olds who share the realistic problems that they face as they just became adults.

genre: youth, romance, life
tags: coming of age, personal growth, cold fl and ml
episodes: 20
network: naver tv
rating: 4/5

mermaid prince: the beginning (2020)

a love story bet. jo ara, a hs student who decides to give up on dating coz she doesn’t believe in love, ends up meeting woohyuk

genre: school, romance, mystery
tags: confessions, secrets
episodes: 10
network: lifetime
rating: 4/5

live on (2020)

story of horang who joins the broadcasting club of her high school, led by euntaek in order to find out who's the person tryin to reveal her secret

genre: school, youth, romcom
tags: secrets, famous fl, broadcasting
episodes: 8
network: jtbc
rating: 5/5

explicit innocence (2016)

tells the story of a sex obsessed 19 year old boy and his quest to lose his virginity before he turns 20.

genre: school, youth, romance
tags: sexual innuendo, innocent fl, coming of age
episodes: 1
network: KBS2
rating: 4/5

handmade love (2020)

a romance fantasy featuring a curse god, where he must design outfits that are comforting to humans, in order to regain entry into heaven.

genre: fantasy, romance
tags: deity, fashion
episodes: 8
network: putyourhandsome (yt channel)
rating: 4/5

love scene number (2021)

an omnibus miniseries which tells the complex love stories and life of four women aged between 23 and 42

genre: romance, life, omnibus
tags: sex, cheating, break-up, friendship, secrets
episodes: 8
network: wavve x mbc
rating: 4/5

breakup probation, a week (2021)

"I’ll give you a week. In order to save Seon Jae, break up with him in a week."

genre: romance, fantasy
tags: breakup, accident, death, afterlife
episodes: 10
network: SBS
rating: 4/5