Best Korean Dramas of 2020

1. Its Okay Not To Be Okay

Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Drama

Main Cast: 
Kim Soo Hyun as Moon Gang Tae
Seo Ye Ji as Ko Moon Young
Oh Jung Se as Moon Sang Tae
Park Kyu Young as Nam Ju Ri

Synopsis: A drama about healthcare worker, Moon Gang Tae, who works at a psychiatric ward that does not have time for love and Ko Moon Young, a successful children's book writer who has never known what love feels like. After both met each other, they slowly begin to heal each other's emotional wounds but as the story progresses, the truth behind their intertwinning pasts that has been haunting them is also revealed.

2. Itaewon Class

Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Drama

Main Cast: 
Park Seo Joon as Park Saeroyi
Kim Da Mi as Jo Yi Seo
Yoo Jae Myung as Jang Dae Hee
Kwon Nara as Oh Soo-ah

Synopsis: A story about an ex convict, Park Saeroyi, whose life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully. His father got killed in an accident, wanting to follow his father's footsteps, he opens his bar restaurant called DanBam in Itaewon. Alongside his manager, Jo Yi Seo and his staff. He strives towards success and reaching greater heights while battling against a food conglomerate.

3. The World Of The Married

Episodes: 16 + 2 special
Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Family, Thriller

Main Cast: 
Kim Hee Ae as Ji Sun Woo
Park Hae Joon as Lee Tae Oh
Han So Hee as Yeo Da Kyung
Park Sun Young as Go Ye Rim

Synopsis: Ji Sun Woo is a revered family medicine doctor and the associate director at Family Love Hospital. She is married to Lee Tae Oh, with whom she has a teenage son. Sun Woo seems to have everything but unbeknownst to her, she is betrayed by her husband and friends. Meanwhile. Tae Oh's dreams of becoming a famous movie director. He runs a small entertainment and film company with the support of his wife. Even though he loves and cares for his wife, he sets himself up in a dangerous position with an extramarital affair.

4. Was It Love?

Episodes: 16 
Genre: Romance, Drama

Main Cast: 
Song Ji Hyo as Noh Ae Jung / Tan Zi Yi
Son Ho Jun as Oh Dae Oh/ Cheon Eok Man
Song Jong Ho as Ryu Jin
Kim Min-joon as Koo Pa-do
Koo Ja Sung as Oh Yeon Woo
Kim Da Som as Joo Ah Rin

Synopsis: Noh Ae Jung is a single mother with strong survival instinct who has been single for 14 years. All of a sudden, 4 men who appeal to her in different ways appear in her life. She had past friendship and relationship with 3 out of the 4 men before her pregnancy. 

5. Crash Landing On You

Episodes: 16 
Genre: Romance, Drama

Main Cast: 
Hyun Bin as Ri Jeong Hyeok
Son Ye Jin as Yoon Se Ri 

Synopsis: Yoon Se Ri is an heiress to a conglomerate in South Korea. One day, while paragliding, an accident caused by strong winds leads Yoon Se Ri to make an emergency landing in North Korea. There, she meets Ri Jeong Hyeok who is a North Korean army officer. He tries to protect her and hide her. Soon, he falls in love with her. 

6. The King: Eternal Monarch

Episodes: 16 
Genre: Romance, Fantasy

Main Cast: 
Lee Min Ho as Lee Gon / Lee Ji Jun
Kim Go Eun as Jeong Tae Eul / Luna
Woo Do Hawn as Jo Yeong / Jo Eun Sup

Synopsis: Lee Gon, a modern-day Emperor of the Kingdom of Corea, attempts to cross the barrier into an alternate reality where the Republic of Korea exists in the Kingdom's stead. He comes across detective Jung Tae Eul whom he recognized from an identity card he obtained during the turning point of his childhood, his father's assassination. Lee Gon's half uncle, Lee Lim, who assassinated the previous king (Lee Gon's father), is hiding and assemblinjg armies whilst traversing back and forth between the 2 parallel worlds.

7. Record Of Youth 

Episodes: 16 
Genre: Romance, Fantasy

Main Cast: 
Park Bo Gum as Sa Hye Jun
Park So Dam as Ahn Jeong Ha
Byeon Woo Seok as Won Hae Hyo
Kwon Soo Hyun as Kim Jin Woo

Synopsis: The drama follows the lives of three young people in the contemporary fashion industry. They strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair.

8. Start Up

Episodes: 16 
Genre: Romance, Fantasy

Main Cast: 
Bae Suzy as Seo Dal Mi
Nam Joo Hyuk as Nam Do San
Kim Sun Ho as Han Ji Pyeong
Kang Ha Na as Won In Jae

Synopsis: Needing to make $90,000 to open her own business, Seo Dal Mi drops out of university and takes up part time work. She dreams of becoming someone like Steve Jobs. While, Nam Do San is the founder of Samsan Tech. He is excellent with mathematics and started the company 2 years ago but isn't doing well. Somehow, Nam Do San becomes Seo Dal Mi's first love and they cheer each others start and growth.