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My Favorite Supernatural K-Dramas for the Spooky Season

Spooky season is coming up and I wanted to make a list of my personal favorite K-Dramas with Halloween vibes.

Sorry for any zombie lovers out there who may happen to stumble on this list, I’m afraid that I’m not a fan of zombie movies/shows, so you’re literally not going to find any on this list.💔

Hotel Del Luna

I’m going to start this list off with the 2nd K-drama that I ever watched and it’s chocked full of ghosts (a whole hotel full!)

This is a K-Drama about Jang Man-wol, a female not-quite-ghost who is bound to a supernatural hotel for ghosts. At this hotel, the ghosts are taken care of so that they can eventually move on. One day, a living man ends up stumbling his way in to the hotel and attempts to steal from it. Man-wol catches him and ultimately spares his life, for a price. He has to give her his son when he reaches a certain age. Said son eventually gets brought in as the new manager for Hotel Del Luna and he eventually falls in love with Man-wol.

This drama can be a bit slow in places, but it’s really interesting and enjoyable in my opinion. You’ll definitely fall in love with all of the ghosts who work at Hotel Del Luna!

I found this drama hilarious at times and sad at other times, I 100% recommend having a box of tissues ready for the end of the show though, I know that I cried a lot after watching it for the first time. I was an emotional wreck and hid out in my room for a day because I didn’t want my family to know that I had cried that much.

Blood

This is a vampire K-Drama and the only vampire one I’ve seen so far lol To be honest, I don’t even know if I’ve even ever heard of any other vampire K-Dramas. I found this drama’s take on vampires to be very interesting and I rather liked the creativity. Disclaimer though: I still have 7 episodes left to go of this show, but I still recommend it!

This drama is a rom-com medical drama that is about Jisang, a doctor who was born a vampire in a world in which a virus is what turns people into vampires. Jisang doesn’t drink blood and he has a good heart & moral compass, he and his friend/roommate are trying to find a cure for his vampirism. The female lead, Rita, is intrigued by him and wants to learn more about him as she suspects that something about him isn't normal.

I feel like this drama isn’t really well known, I certainly can’t find too many gifs for it here on tumblr and I don't see it used a lot in K-Drama edits on YouTube either lol The tiny blurb you find for this show on Viki and Kocowa really don’t help much in terms of getting attention or interest since they literally just say "A medical drama about a vampire doctor." Which, is true, but is very basic and bare-bones lol

This drama came out in 2015, so it probably seems like it was trying to get in on the vampire craze that swept the world after the hype of Twilight, but it’s definitely better than Twilight (it also has a better love story!). It also has one of my favorite tropes where the romantic leads met as kids.

Happiness

Quite possibly the only zombie-esque show that will ever wind up on any of my list since I don’t like zombies lol

This wonderful show is about a fake married battle couple who scored a sweet sweet deal on an apartment just before the zombie pandemic breaks out because the female lead Yoon Sae Bom got enough points due to her job performance and also getting fake married to her friend since high school, Jung Yi Hyun (who has been in love with her since literally falling for her in high school).

Honestly, someone experienced the pandemic and was like: This, but zombies.

Anyway, this show has just the right mix of slight horror elements, social commentary, fluff, humor, heart, found family elements, capped off with a delicious slow-burn friends to lovers story arc.

My Roommate Is A Gumiho

Making a return appearance on one of my lists, is this show. Can you tell that I love it?

On top of the supernatural element already present in this drama with there being a Gumiho as the first male lead and an ex-Gumiho as the second female lead, there's also some horror-y scenes early on in this show which feel perfect for the spooky season.

Overall though, this drama is pretty light and extremely funny, so if you're looking for something softer to enjoy during spooky season, this drama could fit the bill!

Goblin: The Great & Lonely God

This drama is considered a classic for anyone to watch I think. This show has great autumn vibes that are perfect for the season and it’s a cute, funny show, also heartwarming and heartbreaking.

You’ve got ghosts, grim reapers, some gods(?) and our Goblin.

The Sound of Magic

This is potentially a weird drama to add on this, but since my lists are limited to what I have seen so far, this is getting added for reasons lol

This drama is a musical and is available on Netflix. To really briefly summarize this show, it's about a girl who had to grow up too quickly because she has to support both herself and her younger sister, who were abandoned by her dad who is running away from loan sharks. She happens to meet a magician who never really grew up (and likes it that way) and appears to perform real magic!

It's an interesting drama which is definitely worth the watch! It's got some scary/horror-y elements to it, so that's why I'm including it on this list. The show only has 6 episodes, each at an hour long, so you could finish this show in less than a day.

Doom At Your Service

I'm gonna say that I'm including this because Doom is essentially like the grim reaper, but more? He’s the embodiment of death and destruction and he can be pretty scary. He's especially scary in episode 12.

Some Supernatural K-Dramas On My List To Watch:

Adding this section just to highlight some dramas that I know of that also fit this list. While I haven’t seen them yet, I am interested in seeing them over the course of this spooky season!

Bring It On, Ghost

A drama about a college student who can see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use those skills to work as a exorcist to earn some extra money.

Oh My Ghostess

I would be lying if I said that this wasn’t on my list because of a bias’s cameo in the show (that bias is Seo In Guk).

Anyway, this show is about a “painfully shy and timid” woman who has the ability to see ghosts and works as an assistant chef at a restaurant whose star chef she happens to have a crush on. She ends up being possessed by the ghost of a young woman who died without ever having experienced any romance in her short life, so she basically wants to live vicariously through the female lead.

Master’s Sun

A K-Drama that is very basically about a woman who can see ghosts, but suddenly can’t whenever she happens to touch this one rich guy. Due to this, she tries to stick around him so she doesn’t have to see ghosts.

I’ll be honest, I have only considered watching this show because of Seo In Guk. I made it a goal to watch as much of my bias’ filmographies as humanly possible.

The Guest

Something that was suggested to me, it’s a little out of my comfort zone, but it seems pretty interesting, so I’m willing to give it a go! This K-Drama is about three people who are bound together by a tragic past: a psychic, a priest and a detective. Together, they work to bring down a powerful, bloodthirsty spirit.

Kissable Lips

I came across this K-Drama on Viki, it’s a short 8 episode long BL drama about a vampire who is tired of being a vampire, but the only way to bring an end to his immortal existence is to drink the blood of a pure human in order to become human himself. Apparently, pure blood humans are incredibly rare, but he manages to find one, who is clueless about the fact that he is one.

Apparently there’s also a love triangle (I guess I’ll just have to grin and bear it), but otherwise this seems like a pretty interesting show and I’m willing to kill like an hour and a half watching it for the sake of the spooky season lol You can watch it as episodes or as a movie apparently.

Sell Your Haunted House

This is a K-Drama about a woman who is the owner of a realtor company that specializes in selling haunted houses as she happens to have inherited exorcism abilities from her mother. She ends up teaming up some conman who suggests that they start exclusively selling houses which are haunted by vengeful spirits and lingering ghosts.

This is a romantic comedy with what sounds like an interesting premise, so I’m willing to give it a go!

#kdrama recs #kdrama recommendations #kdramas #kdrama #doom at your service #my roommate is a gumiho #hotel del luna #blood kdrama #happiness tvn #goblin the lonely and great god #the sound of magic #bring it on ghost #oh my ghostess #the guest #kissable lips #sell your haunted house

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phant0m-l0rd · 1 year

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(I should’ve learned my lesson the first few times this happened, never to edit big chunks of text on tumblr because sometimes it’ll refresh for no reason and I’ll lose everything right before pressing send. Anyway, off to rewriting this whole thing I go!!)

I felt like doing this because I watched a lot of kdramas this year. Everything will be after the “keep reading” line. Some prompts will be edited because I didn’t watch any dramas actually made in 2022, so if you see things being crossed out like this and [inserted text], that’s what that is.

(featuring a bunch of gifs I made over the course of this year and never posted anywhere)

→ First drama completed in 2022: Black (2017).

→ Favourite actress discovered in 2022: Kim Hye-soo. I absolutely loved her in Hyena (2020) and fell in love with both her acting and her (she's literally the perfect woman). She was fabulous in Signal (2016) as well. Her ability to nail both comedic and serious acting is a testament to her amazing range.

→ Favourite actor discovered in 2022: Honourable mention to Ji Chang-wook, whom I adored in the 3 series I watched him in this year.

However, my favourite actor I discovered this year has got to be Lee Joon-gi. Truly a master of his craft; I’m convinced there isn’t a single thing he cannot do. His acting range is amazing, from subtle and subdued to incredibly emotional.

→ Favourite original song from a drama [discovered in 2022]: Adrenaline (Vincenzo OST). I feel like this song fit the series so perfectly, but also sounds really good as a stand-alone song. I love its brooding, ominous, yet entrancing atmosphere.

→ A visually beautiful kdrama [discovered in 2022]: I’ll be mentioning this series a lot in this post, if only for the reason that it’s become one of my favourite series of all-time, from the second I watched it, the series being Flower of Evil (2020). The cinematography of this series is one of the many elements that makes it stand out from a lot of other dramas I’ve seen. It’s so beautiful, the lighting is always stunning, the colours are soft, the framing is always on-point…

Take this shot, for instance, which is from the opening scene of the drama (I just had to gif it). It instantly draws you in and sets the tone for the rest of the series.

→ A drama you dropped in 2022: Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017). I’m actually surprised I made it this far into this series before dropping it considering how uncomfortable the humour made me feel. From thinly veiled homophobia to crass humour to making light of domestic abuse, this series shocked me, especially considering it isn’t that old. So many series have had narratives of female empowerment and have done so so amazingly well that this series feels very subpar in comparison, in my opinion.

→ Favourite character [discovered in 2022]: Do Hyun-so in Flower of Evil (2020). He stood out to me the most because of how complex and multidimensional he was, and how well all the different facets of his character were portrayed by Lee Joon-gi. I felt so empathetic for his character, angry at the tragic circumstances that had shaped his life, and endeared by the kindness and softness he retained despite all he had been through. His character is tragic but is also an exemplification of resiliency in the face of adversity.

→ A [drama discovered in 2022] with an interesting story: W (2016) had a very interesting premise that was actually executed surprisingly well, in my opinion. In brief, it centres around a webcomic that has somehow come to life, with there being a portal between the real world and the world within the comic book. It’s very entertaining.

→ Oldest drama you watched in 2022: Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007) which I’m currently watching (only 1 episode left). I started it because of Lee Joon-gi and have honestly not been disappointed one bit. Sure, the filming and editing is dated, but that doesn’t detract from the quality of the narrative and the acting. Nowadays, this premise (a revenge undercover story) feels like it might’ve been done many times, however it does not feel boring in this series at all, quite the contrary. It’s been incredibly engaging.

Furthermore, I just have to say… I love 2000s fashion and hairstyles. I mean, look at this. Oh and how could I forget the single earring.

→ Have you rewatched a drama in 2022? Oh yes. I tend to rewatch series quite a bit once they’ve graduated to being comforting series for me. Not sure if I rewatched The Guest (2018) this year or if it was in very late 2021, but I know for sure that I rewatched Her Private Life (2019) (my comfort series at the moment), Vincenzo (2021), Flower of Evil (2020), Sell Your Haunted House (2021), and Suspicious Partner (2017).

→ A drama that kept you on the edge of your seat: Most action/thriller series I watched this year kept me at the edge of my seat, so I cannot list but one. The 3 that stressed me out the most were Signal (2016), Mouse (2021), and Voice 1 (2017).

→ A drama friendship that stole the show: There’s actually quite a few so narrowing it down to one is hard. I think the friendship between the 3 lead girls (Yoon Ji-ho, Woo Su-ji, and Yang Ho-rang) in Because This is My First Life (2017) was really great and heart-warming.

I must also mention the amazing friendship between the two leads (Hong Ji-a and Oh In-beom) in Sell Your Haunted House (2021).

→ A drama you found boring: Nice Guy / The Innocent Man (2012). I watched this series for Song Joong-ki and sadly found it quite boring past the halfway point, which is a shame because it was really great up until that point. I kept with it until the end for both Song Joong-ki and Moon Chae-won but I’ll admit I did fast-forward quite a few scenes near the end and just wanted it to be over.

→ A writer or director who caught your attention: I’ll admit, I didn’t really look up writers or directors this year, but I was really impressed by the writer of Black (2017), Choi Ran (who, it turns out, also wrote Mouse (2021), which I’m only now finding out). Her writing in Black impressed me because of the sheer amount of plot twists and details that were in the series and the fact that there were still very few plot holes.

→ Favourite drama poster of 2022: Flower of Evil (2020) has some of the most memorable posters, to me.

→ Standout secondary character [discovered in 2022]: Choi Yoo-jin in The K2 (2016). I don’t know if she can really be considered a secondary character given her prominence in the series, but nonetheless I absolutely adored her. The perfect antagonist, not one-dimensional at all, on the contrary. Song Yoon-ah’s acting was stunning.

I must also give an honourable mention to Mo Tae-Goo in Voice 1 (2017), whose portrayal by Kim Jae-wook was both haunting and captivating.

→ A drama that made you laugh: Quite a few dramas actually did manage to make me laugh this year, and one of these is Live Up to Your Name (2017). Kim Nam-gil is truly an amazing comedic actor (I loved him in Fiery Priest (2019), which I watched last year). I have yet to watch his more serious roles, but I will.

→ A drama that made you cry: I don’t know why but, despite watching quite a few depressing series, the one that has made me cry the most this year is Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007). I don’t know what it is but this series has made me sob, whereas I know more recent series with similar premises haven’t tugged at my heartstrings in this way. I don’t know if it’s the nostalgia factor but safe to say this drama is making me feel all the emotions.

→ A drama that was better than expected: Simply because I was apprehensive when I saw it was about sports (as a non-sports fan), I did not expect Hot Stove League (2019) to be the absolute masterpiece that it was. Goes to show, you truly cannot judge a book by its cover. This series may be centred around baseball, but it’s so much more than that. It truly amazed me with how realistic it was, with the characters feeling like very real people whom I greatly empathised with.

→ Shortest / longest dramas you completed in 2022: None of the series I watched were shorter than 16 episodes or longer than 20.

→ Favourite costumes of 2022: Simply because I loved Hong Ji-a’s fashion style in Sell Your Haunted House (2021) and would wear it myself, I’ll go with her wardrobe.

→ Sweetest romance of 2022: Toss-up between Healer (2014) and Suspicious Partner (2017). I guess the key to a good romance, for me, is for either Park Min-young or Ji Chang-wook to be involved haha.

→ Most disappointing drama of 2022: Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), for all the reasons listed previously.

→ A [drama discovered in 2022] that deserves a shout-out: Hot Stove League (2019) simply because I’m afraid people might glance over it simply because, in appearance, it’s about sports, but it’s truly spectacular and I think more people should give it a shot. Another drama that I want to shout-out even though I know it’s already incredibly popular is Itaewon Class (2020), simply because it’s great and heart-warming (despite it getting depressing at times).

→ Something you want to see more in dramas: I’m enjoying seeing more and more lgbt representation in dramas and hope it’ll keep going in that direction because it’s just a nice thing.

→ A 2023 drama that you’re excited for: I don’t really look at future releases, I just find out about them after everyone else…

→ Was 2022 a good drama year for you: Yes- I believe I watched a total of 23 kdramas this year (not counting rewatches) and the vast majority of them were quite enjoyable. Other dramas I watched this year but haven’t mentioned in this post were Crash Landing On You (2019), Lawless Lawyer (2018), Descendants of the Sun (2016), 38 Task Force / Squad 38 (2016), and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (2018).

→ Favourite drama [discovered in 2022]: Flower of Evil (2020) (*pretends to be shocked*). Honestly though, this series was such a masterpiece that it’s second only to Stranger / Secret Forest (2017) when it comes to kdramas, in my mind. Everything that it set out to accomplish it did so well. It’s one of those rare series where I struggle to find any flaw in it. My mom, who also watched it (and has watched even more kdramas than me at this point), also said it might just be the best series she’d ever seen right after she finished watching it.

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