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7 Short K-Dramas on Netflix You Can Watch in a Weekend

7 Short K-Dramas on Netflix You Can Watch in a Weekend
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Need your fix of K-drama but want to be able to power through and get the entire story fast?

We have you covered with our top picks for short K-dramas you can binge over the weekend.

1. Doona! (2023)

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IMDB rating 7.2/10

A beautiful, talented, and incredibly famous K-pop star decides to retire from her public life and takes up residence in a share house near a university. She soon finds herself drawn to a new resident in the house, a young man with a quiet, tender and unassuming nature. He is exactly the kind of guy she needs, and soon, romance begins to blossom.

Watch if you like: Adorable coming-of-age romances with amazing chemistry between the leads.

2. Mask Girl (2023)

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IMDB rating 7.3/10

A woman who has massive insecurities about her looks, dons a mask and becomes an Internet sensation. Office worker by day, secret celebrity by night, until her two worlds start to collide in the most shocking and unexpected ways. Self-esteem is a key theme in this clever thriller, that will keep you guessing until the very end.

Watch if you like: Your thrillers mixed with black comedy.

3. Love to Hate You (2023)

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IMDB rating 7.9/10

Yeo Mi-ran is a badass lawyer, who lives her life the way she wants to. A successful career, an active sex life, and the decision to keep men at a healthy emotional distance, is how she rolls. But when she must take a job at a largely male-dominated entertainment law firm, her every strength is tested as she takes on male misogyny, and inexplicably finds romance along the way.

Watch if you like: Romantic comedies with a healthy dose of scandal and bite.

4. Remarriage & Desires (2022)

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IMDB rating 7.3/10

Hye-seung thought she had the perfect marriage. But when it all falls apart, instead of getting angry, she decides to get even. At the heart of her marriage breakdown is the elite matchmaking company, Rex. And she decides to use that company to get back at her cheating ex-husband and his devious mistress.

Watch if you like: Satirical dramas about revenge and the wealthy members of society.

5. The Sound of Magic (2022)

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IMDB rating 7.6/10

Enter a world of music, magic, and wish fulfillment in this feel-good fantasy. A young girl dreams of becoming an adult, so that she can be a better provider for herself and her younger sister and improve their impoverished lives. When she meets a strange man who claims to be a magician, she soon comes to realize that the magic she believed in as a child may just be real after all. Will he grant her wish? And what might he want in return?

Watch if you like: Heartwarming and sweet musical fantasy stories.

6. One More Time (2016)

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IMDB rating 6.8/10

Yoo Tan seems to have it all. As the lead vocalist of a successful band, he has money, fame, fans, and seemingly endless adoration. But beneath all this, he has one regret. The girl who broke up with him. After he signs with a new music label, he soon finds things taking a magical turn, that may give him a chance to win back his girlfriend's affections.

Watch if you like: Clever time travel stories with a strong romantic undertone.

7. Mad For Each Other (2021)

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IMDB rating 7.9/10

This hilarious love story tells the tale of a detective who becomes a totally different person after an incident. Despite all his best efforts to regain his former self and sanity, he becomes involved with a woman who has also lost her mind. As they navigate their craziness together, love inevitably blossoms.

Watch if you like: Quirky, irreverent, laugh-out-loud romantic comedies.