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    Top 17 Best Korean Dramas Of 2016 Worth Watching

    The year 2016 has given us some of the best dramas. These dramas are recommended to watch with your friends.
    By Ji Sung

    The year 2016 has given us some of the best Kdramas. These dramas are still watched by people and have good ratings and reviews. The year was great for the shows.

    Korean dramas are something that makes you watch them more and more. You can watch dramas on streaming sites and apps like Netflix, Viu, Viki, and more. Even some dramas are available for free on YouTube.

    If you’ve never watched any Kdramas and are looking forward to watching them, you’re entering a whole new world of happiness, sadness, and all other emotions.

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    Best Korean Dramas Of 2016
    1. Signal
    2. Goblin
    3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
    4. Moon Lovers
    5. Dear My Friends
    6. Descendants Of The Sun
    7. Legend Of The Blue Sea
    8. W: Two Worlds
    9. Dr. Romantic
    10. The Sound Of Your Heart
    11. Age Of Youth
    12. Love In The Moonlight
    13. Solomon’s Perjury
    14. The K2
    15. Uncontrollably Fond
    16. Hwarang
    17. Doctors
    Wrapping Up
    FAQs

    Best Korean Dramas Of 2016

    If you are looking to binge-watch some Kdramas, 2016 has given us a lot of good dramas. Here are 17 of them you can watch to take a break from your daily life.

    best korean dramas 2016

    This list includes Korean dramas that have been watched by maximum viewers and have high ratings on IMDB & other drama sites. Most of them are available to watch on Netflix & Viki.

    1. Signal

    Hangul: 시그널

    Year: 2016

    Park Hae Yeong watches a girl being taken away 15 years ago. Hae Yeong is now a police cop and a criminal profiler. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that links him with Detective Lee Jae Han from the past. Together, they solve a string of killings.

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    Rating:

    5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Lee Je Hoon as Park Hae Yeong
    • Kim Hye Soo as Cha Soo Hyun
    • Jo Jin Woong as Lee Jae Han
    • Kim Won Hae as Kim Gye Cheol

    No. Of Episodes: 16 (75 min. each)

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    2. Goblin

    Hangul: 도깨비

    Year: 2017

    Kim Shin (Goblin) is framed as a traitor and executed by the young monarch. Years after his death, he is cursed by the Almighty to be eternal forever. He encounters Ji Eun Tak, who claims to be his spouse. The plot centres around four main leads.

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    Rating:

    4 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Gong Yoo as Kim Shin
    • Kim Go Eun as Ji Eun Tak
    • Lee Dong Wook as Grim Reaper
    • Yoo In Na as Sunny

    No. Of Episodes: 16 (80 min. each)

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    3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Hangul: 역도요정 김복주

    Year: 2016

    Bok Joo is a weightlifter aiming for the gold medal, but then for the first time in her life, she falls in love. At age 20, can she find a way to have both love and fame? The drama shows how friends grow up and how their relationships change as their lives get busier.

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    Rating:

    4 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Lee Sung Kyung as Kim Bok Joo
    • Nam Joo Hyuk as Jung Joon Hyung
    • Lee Jae Yoon as Jung Jae Yi
    • Kyung Soo Jin as Song Shi Ho

    No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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    4. Moon Lovers

    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Ha Jin is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She soon befriends several of the princes and meets the 4th Prince, Wang So. She finds herself caught up in palace politics and the rivalry among the princes as they fight for the throne.

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    Cast –

    • Lee Joon Gi as Wang So
    • IU as Go Ha Jin / Hae Soo
    • Kang Ha Neul as Wang Wook
    • Hong Jong Hyun as Wang Yo

    No. Of Episodes – 20

    Watch On – Viu

    5. Dear My Friends

    The drama revolves around the friends’ twilight years as they tell their stories about the struggles they face due to their old age, and their life journey that they share with a translator in the hope she would write a novel about them.

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    Cast –

    • Go Hyun Jung as Park Wan
    • Kim Hye Ja as Jo Hee Ja
    • Na Moon Hee as Moon Jung Ah
    • Go Doo Shim as Jang Nan Hee

    No. Of Episodes – 16

    Watch On – Netflix

    6. Descendants Of The Sun

    Mo Yeon is a pretty woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon. Her life is forever changed when she encounters Shi Jin, the captain of the Alpha Team who cares more about protecting anybody in need of help as well as his country.

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    Cast –

    • Song Joong Ki as Yoo Shi Jin
    • Song Hye Kyo as Kang Mo Yeon
    • Jin Goo as Seo Dae Yeong
    • Kim Ji Won as Yoon Myung Ju

    No. Of Episodes – 16

    Watch On – Netflix, Viki, Kocowa

    7. Legend Of The Blue Sea

    Hangul: 푸른 바다의 전설

    Year: 2016

    The series centers on the love story of Shim Chung, a mermaid, and Joon Jae, a witty con artist. Focusing on rebirth, fate, and unrequited love, their tale is shown with the parallel story of their Joseon-era incarnations, the mermaid, Se Hwa, and town head, Dam Leong.

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    Rating:

    4 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Lee Min Ho as Heo Joon Jae
    • Jun Ji Hyun as Shim Chung
    • Lee Hee Joon as Jo Nam Doo
    • Shin Won Ho as Tae Oh

    No. Of Episodes: 20

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    8. W: Two Worlds

    Hangul: 더블유

    Year: 2016

    When Yeon Joo starts to read “W,” a webtoon written by her father, she is pulled into the world of “W.” While she is in the webtoon, she saves Kang Cheol and becomes involved in a murder case.

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    Rating:

    4 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Han Hyo Joo as Oh Yeon Joo
    • Lee Jong Suk as Kang Cheol
    • Kim Eui Sung as Oh Sung Moo
    • Lee Tae Hwan as Seo Do Yoon

    No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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    9. 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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    Rating:

    4 star rating

    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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    10. The Sound Of Your Heart

    Hangul: 마음의 소리

    Year: 2016

    This drama shows Jo Suk’s crazy but funny adventures with his girlfriend, who is now his wife, Ae Bong, their dogs, his older brother Jo Joon, and his parents. This sitcom drama is based on a popular webcomic series with the same name.

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    Rating:

    3 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Lee Kwang Soo as Jo Suk
    • Kim Dae Myung as Jo Joon
    • Jung So Min as Choi Ae Bong
    • Kim Byung Ok as Jo Chul Wang

    No. Of Episodes: 20 (15 min. each)

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    11. Age Of Youth

    Hangul: 청춘시대

    Year: 2016

    Five girls in their twenties come to live together in a house. Each girl has a particular personality, background, and issues. The drama follows their struggles and incidents dealing with relationships within their circles, with dating, and with each other.

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    Rating:

    4 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Han Ye Ri as Yoon Jin Myung
    • Ryu Hwa Young as Kang Yi Na
    • Park Eun Bin as Song Ji Won
    • Han Seung Yeon as Jung Ye Eun

    No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)

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    12. Love In The Moonlight

    Ra On is a Joseon woman who’s lived her whole life as a man. She meets a Crown Prince & ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace. She is unaware that he is the Crown Prince. She begins to bond with the crown prince.

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    Cast –

    • Park Bo Gum as Lee Young
    • Kim Yoo Jung as Hong Ra On
    • Jung Jin Young as Kim Yoon Sung
    • Kwak Dong Yeon as Kim Byung Yeon

    No. Of Episodes – 18

    Watch On – Netflix, Viki

    13. Solomon’s Perjury

    Hangul: 솔로몬의 위증

    Year: 2016

    On Christmas night, a student died after falling off the roof of the school. The police decided that he had killed himself. Later, the students decide to hold a trial at school to find out what really happened. At the trial, ugly truths about the case come out.

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    Rating:

    3 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Kim Hyun Soo as Ko Seo Yeon
    • Jang Dong Yoon as Han Ji Hoon
    • Seo Ji Hoon as Bae Joon Young
    • Seo Young Joo as Lee So Woo

    No. Of Episodes: 12 (60 min. each)

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    14. The K2

    Hangul: 더 케이투

    Year: 2016

    Je Ha is an ex-mercenary soldier who was wrongly blamed for killing his girlfriend. Yoo Jin, who is married to a man running for president, hires him as a bodyguard. An Na is the president’s secret daughter. They begin to develop feelings one another.

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    Rating:

    3 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Ji Chang Wook as Kim Je Ha / K2
    • Im Yoon Ah as Go An Na
    • Song Yoon Ah as Choi Yoo Jin
    • Jo Sung Ha as Jang Se Joon

    No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)

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    15. Uncontrollably Fond

    When Joon Young and No Eul were children, they were separated and became heartbroken. When their paths cross again years later, Joon Young discovers that No Eul is now a very different person than he remembered. Is there any hope to revive their past relationship?

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    Cast –

    • Kim Woo Bin as Shin Joon Young
    • Bae Suzy as No Eul
    • Im Joo Hwan as Choi Ji Tae / Hyun Woo
    • Im Ju Eun as Yoon Jung Eun

    No. Of Episodes – 20

    Watch On – Netflix, Viki

    16. Hwarang

    Hangul: 화랑

    Year: 2016

    The drama tells the story of beautiful-looking young men called Hwarang in Silla, one of the three kingdoms of Korea. The warriors include a man from the lowest class of Silla and the hidden king who secretly joins. The men also fall for the maiden Ah Ro.

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    Rating:

    3 5 star rating

    Main Cast (Characters):

    • Park Seo Joon as Moo Myung
    • Park Hyung Sik as Sam Maek Jong
    • Go Ah Ra as Ah Ro
    • Seo Yea Ji as Sook Myung

    No. Of Episodes: 20

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    17. 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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    Rating:

    3 5 star rating

    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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    Wrapping Up

    So, these are some of the recommended Korean dramas of 2016 that you can watch with your friends and family. These dramas are emotional rollercoasters with a ton of comedy.

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    FAQs

    1. What is the best Kdrama of 2016?

    Many dramas were the best of the year 2016 like Goblin, Signal, Dr. Romantic, and more.

    2. Why 2016 was the best year for Kdrama?

    The year 2016 was the best year for Korean dramas because various dramas were released with excellent storyline starring popular actors.

    3. Where can I watch 2016 dramas?

    You can watch the Korean dramas of the year 2016 on platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, Viki, etc.

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    Hi, I'm Ji Sung (not my real name but my favorite actor) and I write about Korean dramas. So if you watch dramas, keep reading my blog :)

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