Best Fantasy Korean Dramas of All Time
From immortal beings and time travel to magic and the afterlife, Korean fantasy dramas wrap big ideas inside emotional love stories. This list brings together 24 of the best fantasy Korean dramas on DramaHog.
How we picked: we started from what viewers rate highest on fan-rating charts and what critics and audiences around the world keep praising, then our editors put the final 24 in order by overall impact, rewatch value and how well each story holds up. Every entry links to its own page with the full story, cast and details, and the list will keep changing as new dramas earn a place.
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1
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
쓸쓸하고 찬란하神
Kim Sin was once a legendary general in the Goryeo military who met a tragic death.
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
사이코지만 괜찮아
Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric hospital, gifted with intelligence, physical strength, patience, empathy, and quick judgment.
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Signal
시그널
A criminal profiler in 2015 finds an old walkie-talkie and, to his shock, hears the voice of a detective in 1989.
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Moving
무빙
Three high schoolers, Bong-seok, Hui-su and Gang-hoon, each have unusual powers they have to hide, inherited from parents who spent their own lives concealing the same secret.
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Alchemy of Souls
환혼
Set in the fictional country of Daeho, the story follows young mages whose lives are twisted by a forbidden spell called the alchemy of souls, which allows souls to switch bodies.
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Twinkling Watermelon
반짝이는 워터멜론
Twinkling Watermelon tells the story of Eun Gyul, a CODA who is born to deaf parents but has a natural gift for music.
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Lovely Runner
선재 업고 튀어
Ryu Seon Jae is a top celebrity, dazzling fans and dominating the spotlight since his debut.
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Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
달의 연인 - 보보경심 려
During a total solar eclipse, Go Ha Jin is suddenly transported back in time to the early days of the Goryeo Dynasty during the reign of King Taejo.
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Moon River
이강에는 달이 흐른다
This story follows an unexpected soul swap between a prince who has forgotten how to smile and a spirited merchant who has lost her memories. Crown Prince Yi Gang has lived in sorrow…
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10
Are You Human Too?
너도 인간이니?
The drama follows Nam Sin III, an android created to look exactly like a human heir, who is forced to take the place of his real counterpart after a tragic accident. Nam Sin, the only…
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To My Beloved Thief
은애하는 도적님아
A romantic comedy set in the Joseon era about a woman who becomes a thief by accident and a royal officer who chases her, only for their souls to switch.
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12
Cashero
캐셔로
Kang Sang Woong is an ordinary public servant who secretly has superhuman strength.
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13
No Tail to Tell
오늘부터 인간입니다만
Eun Ho is a gumiho, a mythical nine-tailed fox. Unlike other gumihos, she has no desire to become human.
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14
The Judge Returns
판사 이한영
Judge Lee Han Yeong believes justice belongs in the courtroom. After defying orders and sentencing a powerful conglomerate chairman to life in prison, he is killed.
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Heavenly Ever After
천국보다 아름다운
After a lifetime of love and devotion, Hae Suk lives happily alongside her husband, who has always cherished her beauty through every stage of life—from her twenties and thirties to her…
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While You Were Sleeping
당신이 잠든 사이에
Nam Hong Ju possesses the ability to foresee future events through her dreams. She lives with her widowed mother, who runs a small restaurant, and although Hong Ju can predict tragedies…
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17
My Demon
마이데몬
Do Do Hee, the heir of the powerful Future Group, is cynical about love and trusts no one.
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Hotel del Luna
Hotel del Luna
In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, centuries-old hotel run by Jang Man Wol, a sharp-tongued and resentful woman who has been bound to the place for a thousand years.
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Strong Girl Bong Soon
힘쎈여자 도봉순
Do Bong Sun is a petite, unemployed woman who is kind, honest, and gentle by nature.
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Summer Vacation
여름방학
An ordinary 18-year-old high school girl spends a summer vacation in which strange, unexplained things begin to happen to her.
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21
Take Charge of My Heart
나를 충전해줘
Baek Ho-rang is a third-generation chaebol heir who runs his family group's resorts, and he's sharp enough to be the favorite to take over the whole company.
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Dive into You
너에게 다이브
Top actress Yun Ha Na has everything — until a freak accident swaps her soul into her twin brother's body and drops her back in the past.
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Reborn Rookie
신입사원 강회장
Kang Yong Ho is the powerful chairman of Choiseong Group, one of South Korea’s biggest conglomerates.
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My Royal Nemesis
멋진신세계
A chaotic romance comedy where history’s most dangerous villainess wakes up in the modern world — and immediately starts turning lives upside down. Sin Seo Ri is a struggling actress…
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Questions about this list
What is the best fantasy Korean drama?
Opinions differ, but our editors put Guardian: The Lonely and Great God at the top of the list, followed by It's Okay to Not Be Okay and Signal. You can open any entry to read the story, see the cast and check when and where it aired.
Where can I watch these K-dramas?
Streaming rights change from country to country and over time, so each drama page shows the network it originally aired on. Many of these series are available on services such as Netflix, Viki, Disney+, iQIYI or Prime Video depending on where you live.
How is this list ranked?
It is an editors’ list, not a vote. We started from fan-rating charts and long-running critical praise, then ranked the final 24 by overall impact, rewatch value and how well each story holds up. As DramaHog members rate dramas, community ratings will play a bigger part.
Episode, cast and poster data from TVmaze. Descriptions are written by DramaHog.