In recent years, Disney+ has been growing its K-Drama library. While the Korean Wave began decades ago, streaming platforms have made it easier for global audiences to enjoy the subgenre. Netflix has undoubtedly dominated the K-drama industry with hit original TV shows like Squid Game, Mercy for None, and All of Us Are Dead, but Disney+ has also proven that it can produce highly entertaining and complex Korean series.
Because Disney+ only recently started creating its own original K-dramas, most of the shows on the streaming platform are licensed titles that were first broadcast in Korea. Fortunately, this means that several K-dramas ranging across multiple genres are available. Disney+ has taken a page from Netflix and included titles in its library that are popular both domestically and internationally. From thrillers to romance K-dramas, Disney+ has a little bit of everything for people to enjoy.
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Snowdrop (2021)
Genre: Romance
One of Jisoo’s best K-dramas, Snowdrop is a heartbreaking story set in 1987, the year the June Democracy Movement took place in South Korea. Even before it was released, Snowdrop faced backlash as some critics felt that the show misrepresented some historical facts, which is no surprise given the sensitivity of the series’ subject. While history serves as an essential part of the plot, Snowdrop is really a K-drama about love.
The series chronicles Lim Soo-ho and Eun Yeong-ro’s romance. Soo-ho is a North Korean agent who arrives bloody and beaten up in Yeong-ro’s university dorm. She takes care of him, and the two fall in love. What makes Snowdrop memorable is how it finds the perfect balance between shedding light on an important year in Korean history and cultivating its love story. The K-drama is sad at times, but Yeong-ro and Soo-ho’s love story lightens it up.
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Big Mouth (2022)
Genre: Crime Drama
In Big Mouth, Lee Jong-suk takes on the role of Park Chang-ho, a lawyer with a low success rate in his cases. Chang-ho is famous for talking big but never really backing up what he says. Unfortunately, he gets into trouble after he is mistaken for being Big Mouse, a conman with a lot of enemies. When he is wrongfully arrested, his wife does everything in her power to prove his innocence.
Like many K-dramas, Big Mouth’s cast is what takes the series to another level.
Like many K-dramas, Big Mouth‘s cast is what takes the series to another level. Lee Jong-suk is a perfect lead, doing an incredible job of fleshing out his character. Kim Jung-hyun, on the other hand, perfectly portrays an intelligent woman capable of outwitting those who underestimate her. Big Mouth is a thought-provoking TV show that highlights the corruption in the justice system and how powerful people exploit those in a lower position.
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Gangnam B-Side (2024)
Genre: Crime Thriller
The critically acclaimed Gangnam B-Side is one of Disney+’s original K-dramas. Kang Do-woo is an upright police officer who is looked down on by his peers and family because of his role in bringing the corruption in his law enforcement department to light. When he relocates to a quiet town, he is once again thrown into a world of crime and corruption, but this time the stakes are higher than anything he has encountered before.
Gangnam B-Side is an entertaining K-drama that shows the gritty and dark parts of Gangnam that very few shows delve into. The series is action-packed but also ensures that it has well-developed characters who help drive the narrative. The intense series has an intriguing plot that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats with twists that are difficult to predict.
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Revenge Of Others (2022)
Genre: Drama
Another Disney+ original K-drama, Revenge of Others, proves that the streaming platform is heading in the right direction when it comes to Korean TV shows. Revenge of Others tells its story in 12 short episodes that pack a punch and leave audiences wanting more. In the K-drama, Oh Chan-mi sets out to find out who was behind her brother’s death and punish the perpetrators.
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Revenge K-dramas are some of the most engaging TV shows. In some cases, the primary protagonist is an underdog who risks it all to get justice. Revenge of Others draws from this theme and creates an alluring narrative where the bad guys get what’s coming to them. While it’s not so groundbreaking a show, Revenge of Others is still a K-drama that’s worth watching due to the strong performances by its cast and how it makes audiences question their sense of justice and morality.
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The First Responders (2022)
Genre: Drama
If you enjoy intense TV shows about crime mixed with high-stakes situations, then The First Responders will be right up your alley. The crime drama centers around three characters: a detective, a firefighter, and a paramedic, who work together to solve cases and help those in need.
However, what makes The First Responders such an engaging show is how it cohesively combines three different narratives. Each character’s story adds something fresh to the premise, whether it’s how cold Bong-jin can be or Ho-gae’s determination to catch criminals. Their different yet intertwined arcs keep the TV show grounded. With its action sequences, intense scenes, and intriguing mystery, The First Responders is a gripping and well-written story that deserves all the praise it gets.
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Call It Love (2023)
Genre: Romance
Call It Love
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2023 – 2023-00-00
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Disney+
- Directors
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Lee Gwang-young
- Writers
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Kim Ga-eun
In the world of K-dramas, revenge and love sometimes co-exist, and Call it Love is a great example. Starring Lee Sung-kyung and Kim Young-kwang as Shim Woo-joo and Han Dong-jin, respectively, Call It Love is a complex series that highlights the blurred lines between love and hate. When Woo-joo is kicked out of her house by her father’s mistress, she vows to get vengeance by punishing her son. However, she finds herself in a difficult position when she begins to have romantic feelings for him.
Call it Love packs an emotional punch as it’s not just a story about revenge, but loneliness too.
Call it Love packs an emotional punch as it’s not just a story about revenge, but loneliness too. Dong-jin lives a solitary life until he meets Woo-joo, who shows him true happiness. The K-drama is sad, yet also highlights how love can fill even the biggest emotional holes. Lee Sung-kyung and Kim Young-kwang are riveting add to the series’ complexity and emotional depth.
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A Shop For Killers (2024)
Genre: Action Drama
Adapted from The Killer’s Shopping Mall by Kang Ji-young, A Shop for Killers is a gripping and dark K-drama that proves why action TV shows are always some of the best. In A Shop for Killers, Jeong Ji-an is an orphan who moved in with her unconventional uncle. After he dies, she takes over his shop, not knowing that it’s the place where professional killers buy their weapons.
A Shop for Killers season 2 is currently in production.
A Shop For Killers is a thrilling K-drama with no dull moments. The series is filled with action but also doesn’t lose itself as it keeps Ji-an at the center. Kim Hye-jun is incredible in the lead role, capturing her character’s emotional anguish as she struggles to understand her uncle’s other life, while also showing that she can handle herself in a fight.
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Moving (2023)
Genre: Science Fiction
Moving
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August 9, 2023
- Directors
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Park In-je, Park Younseo
Based on Moving by Kang Full, the Disney+ original series became the streamer’s most-watched K-drama at the time it premiered. The sci-fi show focuses on three students: Kim Bong-Seok, Jang Hui-Soo, and Lee Gang-Hoon, who all have special powers. The super-teenagers not only have to keep their powers a secret, but they must protect themselves against those who seek to do them harm.
Moving season 2 is currently in production.
With the popularity of TV shows about super-beings, it’s not surprising that Moving became an instant hit for Disney+. The series is action-packed from start to finish, yet it also includes emotionally impactful scenes that highlight the heavy responsibility of having superpowers. Although some scenes in the K-drama can be gory, the series balances this out by having a unique premise with carefully woven mysteries.
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Light Shop (2024)
Genres: Fantasy & Mystery
Light Shop
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2024 – 2024-00-00
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Ju Ji-Hoon
Jung Won-young
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Park Bo-young
Kwon Young-ji
Korean TV shows are famous for how they not only provide an entertaining premise but also delve into life’s biggest mysteries. Disney+’s Light Shop is the perfect example of an intricately written story that also includes a relatable theme. In Light Shop, four strangers, with a traumatic past, find themselves in a shop that is guarded by a mysterious keeper.
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Light Shop is a masterfully crafted supernatural series that is chock-full of important commentary on life, death, and human connection. The K-drama blends fantasy with each character’s perspectives, resulting in a thought-provoking viewing experience. The groundbreaking K-drama’s emotional depth, relationships, incredible world-building, and complex characters add to its allure as each episode reveals that there is more to life than what is seen by the naked eye.
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Nine Puzzles (2025)
Genre: Crime Drama
One of 2025’s best K-dramas, Nine Puzzles is at the top of the list of Disney+’s most-watched K-dramas, both domestically and internationally. The psychological crime thriller sees Yoon E-na, a police officer with a traumatic past, at the helm of finding a notorious serial killer. Together with her partner, E-na carefully pieces together the clues the killer leaves behind, resulting in a story filled with suspense and plot twists.
With the number of crime dramas available on streaming, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a show that’s gripping, but also has great characters. Fortunately, Nine Puzzles has both of these attributes. The K-drama draws audiences in with its unconventional characters and unique mystery. Each episode patiently unravels the crime, provides a fun twist on the whodunnit question, and ends with a story that ties up every loose end, but still leaves audiences wanting more.
