The entertainment sector has been taken over by Korean dramas, which are also enjoying a meteoric surge in popularity across the globe. People from all over the world are watching them.
Korean dramas provide excellent content that has been produced over a long period of time. Because of the love, adoration, and positive feedback from the Kdrama platform, directors may develop high-quality dramas.
Kdramas aren’t only about mush and romance. There are a lot of genres, such as action, thrillers, comedy, suspense, zombies, and period dramas, that you can watch on different platforms and websites.
Revenge Korean Dramas
Most of the dramas have happy endings and comfort you through all the episodes. But some dramas are dark and filled with the vengeance of the main character plotting his or her revenge.
There are so many revenge dramas because we can’t get enough of them. Aside from the obvious thrill of the exciting plots, it’s also comforting to see the wrongly accused fight back against the bad guys and win.
If you want to watch some good revenge dramas that are also makjang in some way, look no further, as here is the list of the best dramas with vengeance as their main motive.
1. The Devil Judge
Hangul: 악마판사
Year: 2021
The drama is set in a dystopic version of Korea. Three judges work together to bring justice and peace through a courtroom live show that airs on TV. Kang Yo Han, a cruel head trial judge, is made the chief judge.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Sung as Kang Yo Han
- Kim Min Jung as Jung Sun Ah
- Park Jin Young as Kim Ga On
- Park Gyu Young as Yoon Soo Hyun
No. Of Episodes: 16 (75 min. each)
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2. Vincenzo
Hangul: 빈센조
Year: 2021
Vincenzo, a Mafia consigliere, runs away to South Korea to get gold from the bottom of Geumga Plaza. But a company has illegally taken ownership of the building, and he must use his skills to get the building back and get his money back.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Song Joong Ki as Vincenzo Cassano
- Jeon Yeo Been as Hong Cha Young
- Ok Taec Yeon as Jang Jun Woo
- Kim Yeo Jin as Choi Myung Hee
No. Of Episodes: 20 (80 min. each)
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3. The World Of The Married
Hangul: 부부의 세계
Year: 2020
Sun Woo is a family doctor and the associate head of a hospital. She is married to Tae Oh, who wants to be a director, and they have a son together. Sun Woo thinks her family is perfect until she finds out that her husband is seeing another woman.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- 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
No. Of Episodes: 16 (80 min. each)
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4. Itaewon Class
Hangul: 이태원 클라쓰
Year: 2020
Park Saeroyi is dismissed from school and subsequently imprisoned for arguing with a bully. Seven years after his release, he starts the “Danbam” pub to compete with the Jangga group, the largest food company in South Korea.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Park Seo Joon as Park Saeroyi
- Kim Da Mi as Jo Yi Seo
- Kwon Na Ra as Oh Soo Ah
- Yoo Jae Myung as Jang Dae Hee
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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5. Tell Me What You Saw
Hangul: 본대로 말하라
Year: 2020
Hyun Jae used to be one of the best at profiling criminals. After the death of his fiancee, he disappears. Soo Young works as a police officer out in the country. She will work with Hyun Jae as a newbie detective. They work together to solve crimes.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Jang Hyuk as Oh Hyun Jae
- Choi Soo Young as Cha Soo Young
- Jin Seo Yun as Hwang Hwa Young
- Jang Hyun Sung as Choi Hyung Pil
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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6. Mine
Hangul: 마인
Year: 2021
Hi Soo, a former top actress who gave up her profession and is now the Hyowon Group chaebol’s second daughter-in-law, and Seo Hyun, the Hyowon Group’s first daughter-in-law, are both attempting to discover their true identities.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Bo Young as Seo Hee Soo
- Kim Seo Hyung as Jeong Seo Hyun
- Ok Ja Yeon as Kang Ja Kyung
- Lee Hyun Wook as Han Ji Yong
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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7. Hotel Del Luna
Hangul: 호텔 델루나
Year: 2019
Hotel del Luna is the namesake hotel in the heart of Seoul that exclusively serves to ghosts; Jang Man Wol, the gorgeous but ill-tempered CEO, is cursed to manage the hotel owing to a heinous act she committed but cannot remember.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- IU as Jang Man Wol
- Yeo Jin Goo as Goo Chan Sung
- Shin Jung Keun as Kim Sun Bi
- Bae Hae Seon as Choi Seo Hee
No. Of Episodes: 16 (80 min. each)
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8. Reborn Rich
Hangul: 재벌집 막내아들
Year: 2022
Yoon Hyun Woo dies after the Sunyang Group family, which he had always been loyal to, frames him for theft. He is reborn as Jin Do Joon, the youngest son of the family, and tries to take over the company to get his payback.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Song Joong Ki as Do Joon / Hyun Woo
- Lee Sung Min as Jin Yang Chul
- Shin Hyun Bin as Seo Min Young
- Yoon Je Moon as Jin Young Ki
No. Of Episodes: 16 (75 min. each)
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9. Defendant
Hangul: 피고인
Year: 2017
Park Jung Woo is a lawyer who has lost his memory and finds out that he is already on death row. He has no choice but to race against time to find out what caused his situation and prove that he is not guilty.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Sung as Park Jung Woo
- Uhm Ki Joon as Cha Sun Ho
- Kwon Yu Ri as Seo Eun Hye
- Oh Chang Seok as Kang Joon Hyuk
No. Of Episodes: 18 (70 min. each)
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10. 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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11. Eve
Hangul: 이브
Year: 2022
The story of a woman who spent 13 years of her life planning violent payback against South Korea’s wealthiest people. Lee Rael watches her father die. After 13 years, she is the most important person in a split that costs 2 trillion won.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Seo Yea Ji as Lee Ra El
- Park Byung Eun as Kang Yoon Gyeom
- Yoo Sun as Han So Ra
- Lee Sang Yeob as Seo Eun Pyung
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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12. The Glory
Hangul: 더 글로리
Year: 2022
A revenge story that starts with a high school student who had to drop out of school because of terrible school violence. Years later, she starts to get back at the people who bullied her and the people who did nothing to stop it.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Song Hye Kyo as Moon Dong Eun
- Lee Do Hyun as Joo Yeo Jung
- Im Ji Yeon as Park Yeon Jin
- Park Sung Hoon as Jeon Jae Joon
No. Of Episodes – 8+8 (50 min. each)
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13. Revenge Of Others
Hangul: 3인칭 복수
Year: 2022
To avenge her twin brother’s death, Ok Chan Mi moves to his school and teams up with Ji Soo Heon, who avenges bullied students. Their investigation into her brother’s killing reveals dark truths and hidden intentions.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Shin Ye Eun as Ok Chan Mi
- Lomon as Ji Soo Heon
- Seo Ji Hoon as Seok Jae Beom
- Chae Sang Woo as Ki Oh Sung
No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)
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14. The Penthouse
Hangul: 펜트하우스
Year: 2020
The story of the children of rich families who live in Hera Palace and go to Cheong-ah Arts School. Su Ryeon came from a wealthy family. She is now a beautiful upper-class woman. Seo Jin came from a rich family. Yoon Hee was born into a poor home.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Ji Ah as Shim Soo Ryun
- Kim So Yeon as Cheon Seo Jin
- Eugene as Oh Yon Hee
- Uhm Ki Joon as Joo Dan Tae
No. Of Episodes: 21 (70 min. each)
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15. Secret
Hangul: 비밀
Year: 2013
Min Hyuk has been enraged by the need for vengeance since his lover was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Yoo Jung accepts responsibility for her partner, the actual driver at the time of the accident. She feels deceived for having done so.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Ji Sung as Jo Min Hyuk
- Hwang Jung Eum as Kang Yoo Jung
- Bae Soo Bin as Ahn Do Hoon
- Lee Da Hee as Shin Se Yeon
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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16. Lawless Lawyer
Hangul: 무법 변호사
Year: 2018
The Lawless Law Firm is made up of Sang Pil, a former gangster turned lawyer who wants to get revenge for his mother, and Jae Yi, a lawyer with a good reputation. Together, they use the law to fight for justice against a corrupt judge and her associates.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Joon Gi as Bong Sang Pil
- Seo Yea Ji as Ha Jae Yi
- Lee Hye Young as Cha Moon Sook
- Choi Min Soo as Ahn Oh Joo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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17. The Innocent Man
Hangul: 착한남자
Year: 2012
The story of a guy named Ma Roo whose lifelong love, Jae Hee, has betrayed him. He sets off to take revenge. He goes to Eun Gi, the strong and cold daughter of the man Jae Hee married, to get his revenge.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Moon Chae Won as Seo Eun Ki
- Song Joong Ki as Kang Ma Roo
- Park Shi Yeon as Han Jae Hee
- Yang Ik Jun as Han Jae Shik
No. Of Episodes: 20 (60 min. each)
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18. My Name
Hangul: 마이 네임
Year: 2021
Yoon Ji Woo, who is part of a drug ring, joins the police to find out what happened to her father. She does this by becoming a mole for the drug group. She works in the police department’s unit that looks into drug crimes.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Han So Hee as Yoon Ji Woo
- Ahn Bo Hyun as Jeon Pil Do
- Park Hee Soon as Choi Moo Jin
- Kim Sang Ho as Cha Gi Ho
No. Of Episodes: 8 (50 min. each)
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19. Doctor Prisoner
Hangul: 닥터 프리즈너
Year: 2019
A talented doctor is forced to quit from his position at a hospital after being accused of improper medical care. He then begins working in a prison in order to create enough contacts for his vengeance against the hospital.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Namkoong Min as Na Yi Je
- Kwon Na Ra as Han So Geum
- Kim Byung Chul as Sun Min Shik
- Choi Won Young as Lee Jae Joon
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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20. Taxi Driver
Hangul: 모범택시
Year: 2021
Do Gi is a taxi driver for a company that offers a service called “revenge call” to its customers. It is a secret group that takes care of people whom the law failed to protect. Do Gi and his coworkers will take revenge for customers who ask them to.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Je Hoon as Kim Do Gi
- Esom as Kang Ha Na
- Kim Eui Sung as Jang Sung Chul
- Pyo Ye Jin as Ahn Go Eun
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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21. City Hunter
Hangul: 시티헌터
Year: 2011
Lee Yoon Sung is a smart graduate of MIT who works on the Blue House’s international communications team. He makes plans with his surrogate father Lee Jin Pyo to get back at the five politicians who killed his father and becomes a “City Hunter.”
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Lee Min Ho as Lee Yoon Sung
- Park Min Young as Kim Na Na
- Lee Joon Hyuk as Kim Young Joo
- Kim Sang Joong as Lee Jin Pyo
No. Of Episodes: 20 (70 min. each)
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22. The Last Empress
Hangul: 황후의 품격
Year: 2018
Set in an alternate reality in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy in 2018, a bright and lively musical actress who marries the emperor teams up with the imperial family’s bodyguard to uncover the crimes of the imperial family.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Jang Na Ra as Oh Sunny
- Shin Sung Rok as Lee Hyuk
- Choi Jin Hyuk as Wang Shik / Woo Bin
- Lee Elijah as Min Yu Ra
No. Of Episodes: 52 (30 min. each)
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23. Tempted
Hangul: 위대한 유혹자
Year: 2018
Kwon Shi Hyun and his friends make a bet that he can get Eun Tae Hee, a 20-year-old girl who doesn’t believe in love, to like him. After she meets Shi Hyun and spends some time with him, her view on love changes.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Woo Do Hwan as Kwon Shi Hyun
- Joy as Eun Tae Hee
- Moon Ga Young as Choi Soo Ji
- Kim Min Jae as Lee Se Joo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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Wrapping Up
So, these were some of the best Revenge Korean dramas worth watching on Netflix or Viki. Be ready to watch dramas packed with emotions, backstabbing, and fake relationships.
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FAQs
1. What is the Kdrama about revenge?
Korean dramas about revenge are Reborn Rich, Vincenzo, Eve, Defendant, Tempted, City Hunter, and The Innocent Man.
2. What is the Kdrama where the girl gets revenge?
My Name, Eve, and Revenge Of Others are the Kdramas in which the girl is the main lead and she gets her revenge.
3. What are the common themes in revenge Kdramas?
The most common themes in revenge dramas are betrayal, corruption, family, and justice.
