YouTube is one of the best free streaming sites to watch Kdramas for free. Not all, but some great Kdramas are available for free to watch. If you are looking for some good Korean dramas to watch on YouTube, here are recommended Kdramas to watch.
These dramas can be watched with English subtitles completely free of cost. You can freely watch them on your smartphone, laptop, or smart TV. You get a lot of options to watch.
1. The Heirs
Hangul: 상속자들
Year: 2013
Kim Tan, who is in the U.S., is the owner to Empire Group. Cha Eun Sang, who is looking for her older sister, is one of the people he meets. He can’t help but like her more and more. They meet again at a high school attended by richest people.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Min Ho as Kim Tan
- Park Shin Hye as Cha Eun Sang
- Kim Woo Bin as Choi Yeong Do
- Kim Ji Won as Yoo Rachel
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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2. Suspicious Partner
Hangul: 수상한 파트너
Year: 2017
Ji Wook is a perfect prosecutor. Bong Hee is a trainee and assigned to work under him. They work together on a mysterious case involving a psychopath murderer. As they’re working as a team, they develop affection between them.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Chang Wook as Noh Ji Wook
- Nam Ji Hyun as Eun Bong Hee
- Choi Tae Joon as Ji Eun Hyuk
- Kwon Na Ra as Cha Yoo Jung
No. Of Episodes: 40 (30 min. each)
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3. Wok Of Love
Hangul: 기름진 멜로
Year: 2018
A chef named Seo Poong goes from being a famous chef to being the cook at a failed Chinese restaurant in his neighbourhood. Sae Woo is a poor young woman. She starts working at the new Chinese restaurant that Seo Poong has opened.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Jun Ho as Seo Poong
- Jang Hyuk as Doo Chil Sung
- Jung Ryeo Won as Dan Sae Woo
- Lee Mi Sook as Jin Jung Hye
No. Of Episodes: 38 (35 min. each)
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4. Doctors
Hangul: 닥터스
Year: 2016
In school, Yoo Hye Jung had a prickly personality and was a tough bully. After meeting her mentor Hong Ji Hong, who plays a key role in transforming her life, she changes from a helpless gangster to a compassionate doctor.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Rae Won as Hong Ji Hong
- Park Shin Hye as Yoo Hye Jung
- Yoon Kyun Sang as Jung Yoon Do
- Lee Sung Kyung as Jin Seo Woo
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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5. Pinocchio
Hangul: 피노키오
Year: 2014
Choi In Ha becomes a broadcast journalist, especially when she suffers from a condition “Pinocchio syndrome” which makes her break out into hiccups whenever she lies. Her colleague reporters pursue justice as they try to discover themselves in the process.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Jong Suk as Choi Dal Po
- Park Shin Hye as Choi In Ha
- Kim Young Kwang as Seo Beom Jo
- Lee Yoo Bi as Yoon Yoo Rae
No. Of Episodes: 20 (58 min. each)
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6. Still 17
Hangul: 서른이지만 열일곱입니다
Year: 2018
After falling into a coma, Seo Ri, a 17-year-old violin prodigy, wakes up 13 years later. Physically she is now 30, but mentally she is still only 17. Due to trauma, Woo Jin does not want to have a relationship. They get involved & fall in love.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Shin Hye Sun as Woo Seo Ri
- Yang Se Jong as Gong Woo Jin
- Ahn Hyo Seop as Yoo Chan
- Ye Ji Won as Jennifer
No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)
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7. Master’s Sun
Hangul: 주군의 태양
Year: 2013
Joong Won is the CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate. He meets Gong Shil, who can see ghosts. Their lives take a new turn as they work together to deal with the terror and sadness brought by the spirits. And unknowingly, they fall in love.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Gong Hyo Jin as Tae Gong Shil
- So Ji Sub as Joo Joong Won
- Seo In Guk as Kang Woo
- Kim Yoo Ri as Tae Yi Ryung
No. Of Episodes – 17 (62 min. each)
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8. Rooftop Prince
Hangul: 옥탑방 왕세자
Year: 2012
After his wife passes away, a crown prince travels 300 years into the future. He encounters a lady who bears a likeness to the late princess, in Seoul in the twenty-first century. He’s committed to unravelling the truth of her death.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Park Yoo Chun as Yong Tae Yong
- Han Ji Min as Park Ha
- Jung Yoo Mi as Hong Se Na
- Lee Tae Sung as Yong Tae Mu
No. Of Episodes: 20 (65 min. each)
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9. I Can Hear Your Voice
Hangul: 너의 목소리가 들려
Year: 2013
Hye Sung becomes a lawyer & comes to a realization about society and justice after meeting Soo Ha, a boy who reads other people’s thoughts, and Kwan Woo, an innocent lawyer who lives a disciplined life. Together they solve the toughest cases.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Jong Suk as Park Soo Ha
- Lee Bo Young as Jang Hye Sung
- Yoon Sang Hyun as Cha Kwan Woo
- Lee Da Hee as Seo Do Yeon
No. Of Episodes: 18 (60 min. each)
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10. Modern Farmer
Hangul: 모던파머
Year: 2014
A drama about a rock band that starts farming. Min Ki is a rocker & leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock band along with Ki Joon (drummer), Kang Hyeok & Han Cheol. Along the way, they also navigate relationships, both romantic and platonic.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Hong Ki as Lee Min Ki
- Lee Ha Nee as Kang Yoon Hee
- Park Min Woo as Kang Hyuk
- Kwak Dong Yeon as Han Gi Joon
No. Of Episodes: 20 (70 min. each)
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11. Hot Stove League
Hangul: 스토브리그
Year: 2019
The drama centres on a baseball team that is in last place and gearing up for an extraordinary season after the hiring of their new general manager. Each episode will highlight an issue the team is facing as they work to improve.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Namgoong Min as Baek Seung Soo
- Park Eun Bin as Lee Se Young
- Cho Byeong Kyu as Han Jae Hee
- Oh Jung Se as Kwon Gyung Min
No. Of Episodes: 16 (62 min. each)
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12. Doctor John
Hangul: 의사 요한
Year: 2019
In this medical drama, two excellent anesthesiologists named Cha Yo Han and Kang Shi Young discuss their work diagnosing patients with enigmatic pain that other medical professionals are unable to treat while letting go of their pasts.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Sung as Cha Yo Han
- Lee Se Young as Kang Shi Young
- Lee Kyu Hyung as Son Suk Gi
- Hwang Hee as Lee Yoo Joon
No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)
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13. Secret Garden
Hangul: 시크릿 가든
Year: 2010
When a rich CEO of a successful company falls in love with a simple stuntwoman, he has to deal with a lot of different feelings as he tries to win her over. To make things more confusing, a strange chain of events causes them to switch bodies.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Hyun Bin as Kim Joo Won
- Ha Ji Won as Gil Ra Im
- Yoon Sang Hyun as Choi Woo Young
- Kim Sa Rang as Yoon Seul
No. Of Episodes: 20 (65 min. each)
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14. The Fiery Priest
Hangul: 열혈사제
Year: 2019
Hae Il, a senior Catholic priest, known for his fiery temper and unorthodox methods teams up with detective Dae Young and prosecutor Kyung Sun to solve the murder of a senior Catholic priest. They also go against the officials to stop the corruption.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Nam Gil as Kim Hae Il
- Kim Sung Kyun as Koo Dae Young
- Lee Ha Nee as Park Kyung Sun
- Ko Jun as Hwang Cheol Bum
No. Of Episodes: 40 (35 min. each)
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15. Dr. Romantic
Hangul: 낭만닥터 김사부
Year: 2016
Sa Bu used to be a well-known surgeon but quits everything to become a doctor in a small town. He helps Dong Joo and Seo Jung become great doctors by teaching them to fight against power and money for the sake of their patients.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Han Seok Kyu as Teacher Kim
- Yoo Yeon Seok as Kang Dong Joo
- Seo Hyun Jin as Yoon Seo Jung
- Choi Jin Ho as Do Yoon Wan
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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16. My Father Is Strange
Hangul: 아버지가 이상해
Year: 2017
This drama is about a family that lives on the outskirts of Seoul. Han Soo is the father who lives with his wife & his three daughters and one son. One day an actor shows up and says that he is the son of the family. He begins to live with them.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim Yeong Cheol as Byun Han Soo
- Kim Hae Sook as Na Young Shil
- Ryu Soo Young as Cha Jung Hwan
- Lee Joon as Ahn Joong Hee
No. Of Episodes: 52 (65 min. each)
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17. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
Hangul: 내 여자친구는 구미호
Year: 2010
When Dae Wung goes to a temple, he lets a Gumiho, a nine-tailed fox, free by accident. He hurts himself while running away, but the Gumiho, who has turned into a beautiful woman, saves him. In return, Gumiho asks him to help her turn into a person.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Seung Gi as Cha Dae Wung
- Shin Min Ah as Gumiho / Gildal
- Noh Min Woo as Park Dong Joo
- Hyo Min as Ban Sun Nyeo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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18. Doctor Stranger
Hangul: 닥터 이방인
Year: 2014
In North Korea, Park Hoon is trained to become a doctor. He then flees to South Korea & begins to work as a doctor in South Korea’s top hospital, but he feels like a complete outsider. To bring his love from North Korea, he does anything to make money.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Jong Suk as Park Hoon
- Jin Se Yeon as Song Jae Hee
- Kang So Ra as Oh Soo Hyun
- Park Hae Jin as Han Jae Joon
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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19. Full House
Hangul: 풀하우스
Year: 2004
Han Ji Eun’s best friends send her to Japan while they sell her house behind her back. On her trip, she meets the famous star Lee Young Jae. When she gets home, she finds that he has bought her house. They decide to live in the house together.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Rain as Lee Young Jae
- Song Hye Kyo as Han Ji Eun
- Kim Sung Soo as Yu Min Hyuk
- Han Da Gam as Kang Hye Won
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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20. My Strange Hero
Hangul: 복수가 돌아왔다
Year: 2018
When Bok Su was a high school student, he was falsely accused and kicked out of school. This was caused by his first love & a student. He is now an adult. To get revenge, he returns to the high school and gets involved in unexpected cases.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Yoo Seung Ho as Kang Bok Soo
- Jo Bo Ah as Son Soo Jung
- Kwak Dong Yeon as Oh Se Ho
- Chun Ho Jin as Park Dong Jun
No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)
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21. Who Are You: School 2015
Hangul: 후아유: 학교 2015
Year: 2015
Eun Byul has a nice home in Gangnam and goes to a private school there. Meanwhile, her twin sister Eun Bi is living in an orphanage. Then, one day, Eun Byul disappears without a trace. Later, Eun Bi loses her memories and switches identity with Eun Byul.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kim So Hyun as Lee Eun Bi / Go Eun Byul
- Nam Joo Hyuk as Han Yi An
- Yook Sung Jae as Kong Tae Kwang
- Lee Pil Mo as Kim Joon Seok
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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Wrapping Up
So, these were some recommended Korean dramas that are available on YouTube to watch for free. Most of the dramas are not available on YouTube but you can watch them on free streaming sites.
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