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5 Time-travelling K-Dramas To Compete With Doctor Who

5 Time-travelling K-Dramas To Compete With Doctor Who
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Let’s do the time warp!

There is nothing more exciting than the idea of traveling through time and space. While with the development of technology, such travel may soon become very commonplace for the human race, for now it is perceived as something unknown. That is why people tend to be so fascinated by the very idea.

If you are interested in going back in time and learning more about what Korean history was like back then, at least through the prism of fiction, you can go ahead and choose one of the series from the list of the top 5 below.

Twinkling Watermelon (2023)

If you like dramas that explore the family bond through romance, you will enjoy Eun-gyeol's efforts to make the younger version of his father Ha Yi-chan happy because of their shared love for music. A very sweet and hopeful, bright story that will surely be appreciated by all lovers of the 90s

My Perfect Stranger (2023)

If you love mysteries and like your dramas to be as exciting as they are entertaining, My Perfect Stranger is the perfect story to fill your nights with. It focuses on Hae-jun, who is trying to find the truth behind the murder case, and Yoon-young, who is trying to stop her parents from getting married, and the many twists they have to figure out together.

Go Back Couple (2017)

One of the ‘second chances’ classics, the story focuses on an unhappy married couple who finally get divorced, but then find themselves back in their 20s with a chance to do everything differently. Will they end up in the same misery, or will they do everything they can to avoid the same fate? The audience will find out.

Mr. Queen (2020-2021)

While the scenario of being stuck in someone else's body may sound fun, the reality isn't always as good as you might imagine. Especially when it is not just anybody, but the body of Queen Cheorin in the Joseon period. If the idea of a period drama with a very modern twist sounds fun to you, you will definitely enjoy this story

The Best Hit (2017)

There is no shortage of dramas about traveling to the past, but what about the future? The Best Hit is the story of a '90s pop idol who finds himself in 2017, struggling to understand the reality around him, and desperately trying to get back to the past, only to meet his biological son in the process.