[HOT] The Best Korean Drama of 2018 You Should Watch

2019 has arrived. Which South Korean TV show has touched your heart in 2018? Of course, there are many awesome South Korean TV series in 2018. If you're a Korean drama fan and you are looking for TV shows, this list of the best Korean drama of 2018 might be right for you. If you are just curious about Korean TV series, this list is also suitable for you to learn about the differences between Korean drama and American drama.

In this post, we have listed the 10 best Korean dramas of 2018 you should watch, including Comedy, Crime, Science fiction, Romance and so on.

1. My Mister (Naui Ajusshi)

Genre: Drama
Original Release: March 21 - May 17, 2018 (South Korea)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Episodes: 16
Director: Won Suk Kim
Screenwriter: Park Hae Young
Cast: Lee Sun-kyun/ Lee Ji-eun
Storyline:
Like attracts like. My Minster tells the healing story about a man in his 40s and a woman in her 20s who both of them are struggling for their hard lives. They come together and try to heal their past scars.

2. Live (Laibeu)

Genre: Drama
Original Release: March 10 - May 6, 2018
Running Time: 60 minutes
Episodes: 19
Director: Kim Kyu-tae
Screenwriter: Noh Hee-kyung
Cast: Jung Yu-mi/ Lee Kwang-soo/ Bae Sung-woo/ Bae Jong-ok
Storyline:
Live is based on the daily lives of police officers. The story tells the joy and sorrow between the police officers who try hard to protect justice. There is no many ups and downs in this story, but it is real and touching.

3. Life on Mars (La-i-peu on Ma-seu)

Genre: Police procedural, Crime, Science fiction
Original Release: June 9 – August 5, 2018
Running Time: 60 minutes
Episodes: 16
Director: Lee Jung-hyo
Based on Life on Mars by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, and Ashley Pharoah
Cast: Jung Kyung-ho/ Park Sung-woong/ Go Ah-sung/ Oh Dae-hwan/ Oh Jong-hyun
Storyline:
Adapted from the same name UK TV series, Life on Mars tells a detective who travels back to 1988 after an accident. To get back to the present day, the detective tries to solve a serial murder case. How can he travel to the past? What happened?

4. Mr. Sunshine (Miseuteo Shunshain)

Genre: Historical, Romance, Melodrama
Original Release: July 7 - September 30, 2018
Running Time: 70 minutes
Episodes: 24
Director: Lee Eung-bok
Screenwriter: Kim Eun-sook
Cast: Lee Byung-hun/ Kim Tae-ri/ Yoo Yeon-seok/ Kim Min-jung/ Byun Yo-han
Storyline:
In 1905, a Korean American Marine who was struggling for the past as an orphan slave returned to Korea for diplomatic missions. While he found himself fall in love with an aristocrat's daughter. What prevent them from falling in love? Did they have a good ending?

5. SKY Castle (SKY Kaeseul)

Genre: Satire, Drama, Black comedy
Original Release: November 23, 2018 – present
Running Time: 60 - 80 minutes
Episodes: 20
Director: Jo Hyun-tak
Screenwriter: Yoo Hyun-mi
Cast: Yum Jung-ah, Lee Tae-ran, Yoon Se-ah, Oh Na-ra, Kim Seo-hyung
Storyline:
SKY Castle focuses on the elite people who live in an apartment building in Seoul. The ambitious mothers in SKY Castle try hard to train their sons or daughters excellent enough to enter top universities, and then to become the header in various area around the world. However, can the kids become the real princes and princess?

6. Memories of the Alhambra (Alhambeura Goongjeonui Chooeok)

Genre: Fantasy, Suspense, Sci-fi, Romance, Melodrama
Original Release: December 1, 2018 – present
Running Time: 70 minutes
Episodes: 16
Director: Ahn Gil-ho
Screenwriter: Song Jae-jung
Cast: Hyun Bin, Park Shin-hye, Chan-Yeol Park
Storyline:
Memories of the Alhambra tells a story starting from a traveler Yoo Jin-woo and a hotelier Jung Hee-joo in Spain. They were getting entangled in a mysterious incident after Jung Hee-joo's bother missing. What happened? Where is her brother?

7. Welcome to Waikiki (Eurachacha Waikiki)

Genre: Comedy
Original Release: February 5 - April 17, 2018
Running Time: 60 minutes
Episodes: 20
Director: Lee Chang-min
Screenwriter: Kim Ki-ho
Cast: Kim Jung-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, Son Seung-won
Storyline:
This story happened in a guest house, Waikiki, running by 3 young men - Kang Dong-Goo who dreams of becoming a movie director; Cheon Joon-Ki who is a minor actor; Bong-Doo-Sik who wants to become a scenario writer. Like other ordinary young people, they also struggle for their lives. But a mysterious baby has changed their lives.

8. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (Kimbiseoga wae geureolkka)

Genre: Romance Comedy
Original Release: June 6 - July 26, 2018
Running Time: 60 - 70 minutes
Episodes: 16
Director: Park Joon-hwa
Screenwriter: Jung Eun-young
Cast: Park Seo-joon, Park Min-young
Storyline:
Lee Young-joon, a confident and rich man, is a narcissistic Vice Chairman of a major corporation. Kim Mi-so, his capable secretary for nine years decides to resign from her position. And then, their romantic story begins...

9. 100 Days My Prince (Baekilui Nanggoonnim)

Genre: Historical, Romantic-comedy
Original Release: September 10 - October 30, 2018
Running Time: 80 minutes
Episodes: 17
Director: Lee Jong-jae
Screenwriter: No Ji-sul
Cast: Do Kyung-soo/ Nam Ji-hyun/ Jo Sung-ha
Storyline:
Lee Yul was injured by a murderer's attack and fell off a cliff. Unfortunately, he loses his memory and wanders for 100 days under a new name, Won Deuk. His world has changed dramatically since he became Won Deuk.

10. The Beauty Inside (Byuti Insaideu)

Genre: Fantasy, Melodrama, Romance
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Running Time: 60 minutes
Episodes: 16
Director: Song Hyun-wook
Screenwriter: Im Mea-ri
Cast: Seo Hyun-jin/ Lee Min-ki/ Lee Da-hee/ Ahn Jae-hyun
Storyline:
The Beauty Inside tells about the love story of Han Se-gye, an actress who transforms into someone else for one week out of each month, and Seo Do-jae, a man who suffers from prosopagnosia because of an accident.

That's the end of the list of the highest rating Korean dramas of 2018. Which one is your love? As for me, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim is my favorite because I think my life needs some sweet. I don't need to care a lot about the story. Just feel free and relax to enjoy their romantic love story.
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