From Love in the Moonlight to Moon Embracing the Sun: 7 must-watch K-dramas

1.Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency

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​Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency is a beautiful K-drama based on Kim Yi-rang’s 2014 novel. It follows a group of handsome matchmakers as they navigate life in Joseon-era Korea.

2.Love In The Moonlight

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Love in the Moonlight is based on the online novel Moonlight. Hong Ra-on, a young woman disguised as a eunuch in Joseon’s royal court, finds herself in love with Crown Prince Hyo Myung.

3.Moon Embracing The Sun

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Moon Embracing The Sun is based on Jung Eun-gwol’s best-selling novel. Moon Embracing the Sun tells the story of King Lee Hwon and Wol, a shaman who is, in fact, his long-lost love, Yeon-woo.

4.Lovers Of The Red Sky

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Lovers Of The Red Sky is a story about Ha Ram, a blind astrologer possessed by a demon, and Hong Chun-gi, Joseon’s only female painter. It is based on Jung Eun-gwol’s novel Hong Chun Gi.

5.River Where The Moon Rises

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In River Where the Moon Rises, based on Choi Sagyu’s 2010 novel Princess Pyeonggang, the princess is reimagined as a strong warrior fighting for her crown. Along the way, she falls in love with On Dal, and they fall in love with each other.

6.Sugkyunkwan Scandal

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Sungkyunkwan Scandal is a youthful romantic series based on Jung Eun-gwol’s 2007 novel The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars. It follows a brave young woman who disguises herself as a man to enrol in a top academy during the Joseon era.

7.The Red Sleeve

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Based on Kang Mi-kang’s novel The Sleeve’s Red Cuff, The Red Sleeve is a beautiful story of King Jeongjo and Consort Ui-bin Seong and their deeply moving historical romance.