K-dramas have turned intensely popular over the past few years among audiences of various ages for their unique plotlines and sensational world-building. With Indian OTT platforms acquiring dubbing rights for K-dramas and dubbing them to perfection, the demand for them is only increasing with each passing day.
The latest K-drama “Light Shop” impresses one and all with a quirky storyline that’s bound to attract younger audiences. Based on the webtoon, “Shop of the Lamp”, the series follows random strangers haunted by their past and are drawn to a peculiar light shop in a shadowy alley.
Written by Kang Full and directed by Kim Hee Won, the drama features a stellar cast of Ju Ji Hoon, Park Bo Young, Kim Seol Hyun, Bae Sung Woo, and Lee Jung Eun. If you watched and loved “Light Shop”, here are a few other K-dramas that you can’t afford to miss.
Night has come:
One of the most interesting K-dramas, “Night Has Come” follows high-school students being forced into a deadly mafia game. As they fight, they realize that the true motive lies in their former classmate’s suicide. With suspenseful twists, the series keeps viewers hooked and engaged.
Forced to play a game of “Mafia,” the students quickly learn that if they die in the game, they die in real life! 💀😱😭
— Viki (@Viki) December 10, 2023
Who will survive this awful place? Find out by watching the #VikiOriginal, #NightHasCome now, on #Viki: https://t.co/0T2JOERb0m pic.twitter.com/I9obNRZfEH
Pyramid Game:
This show exposes the dark reality of Baekyeon Girls’ High School, where students vote in a popularity poll each month. When a transfer student named Seong Su Ji scores zero in this poll, her life turns upside down in this brutal drama.
한 달에 한 번 비밀 투표로 왕따를 뽑는 ‘피라미드 게임’
— TVING 티빙 (@tvingdotcom) February 5, 2024
2-5반에서 등급이 떨어지는 순간, 왕따가 된다.
서바이벌 서열 전쟁 <피라미드 게임>
TVING 2월 29일 독점 공개#피라미드게임 #티빙 #2월29일독점공개#서바이벌서열전쟁 #왕따투표 #백연여고#김지연 #장다아 #류다인 #신슬기 #강나언 pic.twitter.com/7fZYPPDBYX
Sweet Home:
Easily one of the creepiest K-dramas out there, “Sweet Home” follows Cha Hyun Soo, who moves into a shady-looking apartment where people turn into monsters. “Sweet Home” is about survival and willpower and is spread across three seasons to give audiences the right chills.
욕망에 잠식된 괴물들을 피해 그린홈 주민들은 살아남을 수 있을까?
— Netflix Korea|넷플릭스 코리아 (@NetflixKR) December 3, 2020
.#스위트홈 #sweethome #넷플릭스 #Netflix pic.twitter.com/4gEnEIwq7B
Beyond Evil:
If teenage high-school dramas and scary monsters are not your thing, you can watch this intriguing investigative thriller. Two detectives are determined to chase and nab a serial killer terrorizing their city. Lee Dong Sik, who was once a reputed cop, is now doing menial tasks while top detective Han Joo Won hides a dark secret. This duo and their journey in catching the serial killer from the rest of the plot.
Signal:
A young witness to a kidnapping, Park Hae Yeong grows up distrusting the police. He grows up to become a profiler and discovers a walkie-talkie connecting him to Detective Lee Jae Han. How they uncover hidden truths by teaming up with each other and solving cold cases from the rest of the tale.
Moving:
One of the main reasons why K-dramas are such a big hit in India is how appealing they are to teenagers and young minds in this country. The stories over there revolve mostly around students and their high school life. One such story is “Moving”. The tale follows three students who possess extraordinary abilities and how their parents struggle to protect them from authorities who are trying to exploit their powers.
Strangers from Hell:
A stunning psychological thriller set in an apartment complex, “Strangers from Hell” follows Jong U as he identifies that something is wrong with his neighbor, Seo Mun Jo. As unsettling events unfold, tension builds and this makes the drama a must-watch.