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The 15 best romantic K-dramas of all time, from Crash Landing on You and My Love from the Star to Secret Garden and Twenty-Five Twenty-One
- From Crash Course in Romance, starring Jung Kyung-ho, to Our Beloved Summer, starring Kim Da-mi, there have been some classic romantic K-dramas over the years
- We rank our 15 best ever, including My Love from the Star, with Kim Soo-hyun, and Secret Garden, starring Ha Ji-won. Which will come out on top?
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These days Korean dramas come in many shapes and sizes, but the genre they continue to be most associated with is romance. And for good reason, as fans of our ranking of the 15 best Korean romantic dramas will tell you.
15. Crash Course in Romance
Lead cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Kyung-ho
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Peak Nielsen rating: 17 per cent
When we think of romantic K-dramas we typically imagine young protagonists, but the genre’s broad viewership means there’s a broad range of romances. A case in point is the hit Crash Course in Romance, led by screen legend Jeon Do-yeon, who stars opposite Hospital Playlist’s Jung Kyung-ho.
She plays a devoted mother, and he a star academy instructor, in this tender and relatable drama about the pressures of education, class and social prejudice.
14. Descendants of the Sun
Lead cast: Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki
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Peak Nielsen rating: 35 per cent
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