The Top 5 Best Fantasy And Supernatural K-Dramas Of All Time—As Chosen By Fans
Ranker is a popular polling website that has a ranked list for essentially everything you could think of. Recently, a poll was created for fans to vote for their favorite Korean dramas with a fantasy or supernatural theme!
While everyone has their own tastes, these are the top 5 series that were chosen! Hopefully, it can help you find a place to start.
5. W: Two Worlds
Oh Sung Moo (Kim Eui Sung), the father of heart surgeon Oh Yeon Joo (Han Hyo Joo), mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon titled W. Yeon Joo goes to his office to look for him, but a hand suddenly shoots out from his monitor. She finds herself on a rooftop next to a bloody man and saves him. However, she soon realizes that he is Kang Cheol (Lee Jong Suk), the main character of her father’s webtoon. She later discovers that she can only enter or leave the webtoon depending on Kang Cheol’s feelings.
4. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) is a small, kind, unemployed woman who appears sweet and soft on the outside but actually is extremely strong. For generations, the women of her family were gifted with super strength to use for good. If the powers are abused, they will be taken away.
After standing up against a gang of bullies, Ahn Min Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik) approaches her, hoping she will be his bodyguard. Ahn Min Hyuk is the handsome and childish CEO of Ainsoft, a gaming company. Min Hyuk eventually falls in love with her; however, Bong Soon has a crush on police officer and childhood friend, In Guk Doo (Kim Ji Soo). When chaos ensues after a series of kidnappings in Do Bong Soon’s hometown, she must decide whether to use her strength to help or keep it hidden from the world.
3. Hotel del Luna
In downtown Seoul sits a mysterious and ancient hotel. CEO Jang Man Wol (IU), a greedy, suspicious soul, has spent the past thousand years running the hotel. Man Wol is cursed to run the hotel for eternity for a crime she can no longer remember committing, tending to the needs of ghosts. Her only escape is to find someone who has committed a worse sin than hers, but she is beginning to lose hope.
Things change when the youngest assistant manager of a multinational hotel corporation, Goo Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo), appears and must manage the hotel due to his father’s deal with Man Wol. He is an extreme perfectionist, but that may be exactly what the hotel needs.
2. The Uncanny Counter
This series tells the story of demon hunters called “Counters” who come to earth in disguise as employees of a noodle restaurant to capture evil spirits.
So Moon (Cho Byeong Kyu) is the youngest Counter who suffered from a mysterious car accident as a child. Do Ha Na (Kim Se Jeong) has the ability to sense the locations of evil spirits, even if they are hundreds of miles away. She can also see the memories of others through touch. Ga Mo Tak (Yoo Joon Sang) is a strong Counter who lost his memory after an accident but knows he was a former police officer. He is also So Moon’s mentor. Chu Mae Ok (Yeom Hye Ran) is a healing Counter who is the chef at the restaurant and the emotional pillar of the group. Choi Jang Mool (Ahn Suk Hwan) is the oldest Counter who is a living legend as well as in charge of the Counters’ expenses.
1. Goblin
Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) was once an undefeatable general in the Goryeo Dynasty who died a tragic death. He is now immortal but has become tired of living while everyone around him dies. For 900 years, Kim Shin has searched for his bride, a mortal who can pull out his sword and end his life. One day, he meets Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic, headstrong high schooler who can see the dead. She claims to be his bride who can end his life, but what they thought was an easy task gets complicated when they fall in love.
