Small Town K-Dramas
If you love small town stories, these 20 Korean dramas are a good place to start, from my dearest, hometown cha-cha-cha and the good bad mother. Each page has the story, the cast and where to watch.
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My Dearest
2023 · MBC · 10 episodesIn the 1600s, as the Qing army sweeps into Joseon, a bold and slightly spoiled noblewoman named Yoo Gil-chae lives a…
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
2021 · tvN · 16 episodesAfter clashing with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin leaves the city and heads to a quiet seaside village she used to…
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The Good Bad Mother
2023 · jTBC · 14 episodesYoung Soon is a pig farmer who raised her son alone through sheer stubbornness, and her strictness has left him cold…
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Dr. Romantic
2016 · SBS · 20 episodesTeacher Kim was once one of the best surgeons in the country, but he walked away and now works quietly at a small-town…
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Missing: The Other Side
2020 · tvN · 12 episodesThere is a village where the spirits of people who vanished are said to gather, and a small-time fraudster named Kim Uk…
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Racket Boys
2021 · SBS · 16 episodesA former badminton star moves his family to a tiny village at the far end of the country and ends up coaching the local…
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Begins Youth
2024 · Xclusive · 12 episodesSeven boys in the small town of Songju each carry something heavy, from family troubles and poverty to grief and…
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My Liberation Notes
2022 · jTBC · 16 episodesIn a village that people move out of more than into, three grown siblings of the Yeom family feel stuck in lives that…
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Black Out
2024 · MBC · 14 episodesYears ago, two young women were brutally murdered and their friend, drunk that night and with no memory, was the only…
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Save Me
2017 · OCN · 16 episodesSang Mi's family moves to a small town after her father's business fails, and a charismatic religious leader offers…
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Summer Strike
2022 · ENA · 12 episodesAfter her mother dies in an accident and her boyfriend leaves her, Yeo Reum quits her job and retreats to a small…
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When the Camellia Blooms
2019 · KBS2 · 40 episodesDong Baek is a single mother who runs a bar in the small town of Ongsan.
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Awaken
2020 · tvN · 16 episodesThirty years after a string of unexplained events shook a small village, new incidents surface and drag old, forgotten…
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Motel California
2025 · MBC · 12 episodesJi Gang Hui grew up at Motel California, where her father ran the business in their small village.
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The World of the Married
2020 · jTBC · 16 episodesJi Sun-woo is a respected doctor with what looks like a perfect marriage and family, until she discovers her husband…
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Spring Fever
2026 · tvN · 12 episodesYun Bom escapes the emotional exhaustion of her life in Seoul by moving to the quiet village of Sinsu, where she starts…
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Summer Vacation
2026 · wavve · 10 episodesAn ordinary 18-year-old high school girl spends a summer vacation in which strange, unexplained things begin to happen…
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Our Sticky Love
2026 · Netflix · 12 episodesAmbitious prosecutor Ko Eun Sae loses her memory after a mysterious accident while investigating a powerful crime…
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Sold Out on You
2026 · SBS · 12 episodesA healing romantic comedy about two people who look successful on the outside — but quietly carry emptiness in their…
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The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun
2025 · 125 episodesBaek Seol Hui is a cheerful single mother who runs a small restaurant and raises her daughter on her own.
Questions about Small Town K-Dramas
What are the best Small Town K-Dramas?
Our top picks are My Dearest, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, The Good Bad Mother, followed by Dr. Romantic. Open any drama for its story, cast and where to watch.
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