While some gear up with the holiday rush, why not opt to spend your downtime or much-awaited long vacation wrapped in a blanket, munching on your favorite Korean food and watching heart-fluttering K-dramas this Christmas? From the iconic series to recent ones, here’s a rundown of 5 binge-worthy K-dramas this holiday season.
Goblin
Also known as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, it was released in 2016. The rom-com series immediately gained the viewers’ attention as the drama featured undeniable chemistry between Gong Yoo and Kim Go Eun as well as the second lead stars Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Ah. It follows the story of the unbeatable general during the Goryeo Dynasty named Kim Shin. However, he was cursed and is living an immortal life but was living while everyone else around him dies. It took him 900 years to find his bride, the only one who had the power to end the curse. Apart from the star-studded cast, Goblin also featured Canada’s winter season, especially in Quebec. Goblin’s filming location includes Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, a five-star hotel built in 1893 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Crash Landing on You
One way to spend the holiday season is by watching the real-life couple Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin. Apart from the heart-fluttering scenes in Crash Landing on You, as they play South Korean heiress Yoon Seri and North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, viewers will surely fall in love with the beauty of North and South Korea as well as picturesque Switzerland.
Winter Sonata
The 2002 romance series is one of the iconic K-dramas featuring OG Hallyu stars Choi Ji Woo and Bae Yong Joon. The popular K-drama, Winter Sonata, depicts first love after childhood friends were separated but were reunited only to find out that they will get caught up in a complicated romance. READ MORE: Kang Ki Young Dramas To Watch If You Miss Extraordinary Attorney Woo The series is helmed by Yoon Seok Ho of Love Rain and Spring Waltz and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon‘s Lee Hyung Min, Winter Sonata is also penned by renowned screenwriters Kim Eun Hee, Yoon Eun Kyung and Oh Soo Yun.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
From heart-wrenching romance to the funny duo, Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk’s Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo is definitely on the list of perfect K-dramas to watch on Christmas. It follows the love-hate relationship of two athletes who fell in love while chasing their dreams. The MBC series is a 16-part episode K-drama released in 2016.
When the Camellia Blooms
Last but not least is the award-winning K-drama When the Camellia Blooms. Headlined by Gong Hyo Jin and Kang ha Neul, it centers around a single mom who moved to a small town called Ongsan and unexpectedly meets the charming local police officer. Both Gong Hyo Jin and Kang Ha Neul have won various awards for their performance in When the Camellia Blooms.
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