Kim Eun-sook, the writer of the Netflix series “The Glory” released at the end of 2022, is the most famous writer of romantic dramas in Korea. Here are the top 3 most beloved dramas written by Kim Eun-sook.

“Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” (2016)

The drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God”, which aired on Korean tvN from 2016 to 2017, is also the highest-rated drama in tvN history. It is a drama that deals with the romance story that unfolds when the main character ‘Kim Shin’, who has lived as a ‘goblin’ for 939 years, meets the goblin’s bride who can pull out the sword stuck in his body. If the goblin’s bride pulls out the sword, he can escape the pain of eternal life, but he falls in love with the goblin’s bride and begins to agonize between love and death.

The drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” enjoyed immense popularity, and the actors who appeared in it also gained popularity. In particular, actor Gong Yoo, who played the role of Goblin, and actor Lee Dong-wook, who played the role of Grim Reaper, even shot commercials together after filming this drama.

The Korean drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” is available on Netflix, TVING, Apple TV, and Disney+.

“Mr. Sunshine” (2018)

The drama “Mr. Sunshine” broadcast in 2018 is set in the late Joseon Dynasty. It is a work that deals with the story of righteous soldiers who tried to protect the country at a time when Korea was on the verge of becoming a colony of Japan. The main character ‘Eugene Choi’ is born the son of a slave and grows up unhappily. After his parents are murdered, he escapes from Joseon and discovers an American warship. He overcomes all sorts of discrimination as an Asian in the United States and lives as a US soldier, becoming a US Marine Corps officer. He returns to Joseon as a US soldier and meets a woman named ‘Ae-shin’.

This work, which deals in detail with the efforts of righteous soldiers to prevent their country from being taken over by Japan in the late Joseon Dynasty, is often featured on special broadcasts on Korea’s Independence Day, ‘Gwangbokjeol’, and ‘Samiljeol’, a commemorative day for the independence movement, ‘March 1st Movement’, which took place on March 1, 1919. The drama “Mr. Sunshine,” which is also a good drama for learning about Korean history, is available on TVING and Netflix.

“Descendants of the sun” (2016)

There are only four dramas that have exceeded a 40% viewership rating among dramas aired in Korea in the 2010s. One of them is the drama “Descendants of the sun”. This drama depicted a love story between a soldier and a doctor. The main character ‘Yoo Si-jin’ is a man who became a soldier with the belief that he should protect humans and maintain peace, and he is a character who well expresses humanism, the main theme of the drama. He meets a doctor named ‘Kang Mo-yeon’. Kang Mo-yeon was a doctor who valued life but gradually came to pursue profits. She was assigned to medical volunteer work overseas and realized the value of life again.

“Descendants of the sun” was extremely popular both domestically and internationally in Korea. It was exported to various countries including Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Indonesia, Taiwan, and the United States, and it was particularly popular in China and other Chinese-speaking regions.

The Korean drama “Descendants of the sun” is available on Netflix, hulu, coupang play, Watcha, Wavve, and Rakuten Viki.