Forget Family Switch, These 10 K-Dramas Are Your December Must-Binge

The winter holidays are the perfect time to let your hair down and enjoy life as it comes: no work stress, no rush, and no worries. Just good old-fashioned all-night TV with snacks and hot cocoa. Sounds perfect, right?

During this time, there are many releases with a Christmas premise or some sort of magic going on in the story. And one of the most popular tropes, even if it's not as annoying as others, is the body-swapping twist. The latest movie with such a plot is Family Switch, released on Netflix on November 30.

The movie centers on a family whose lives are thrown into chaos after the parents and children accidentally switch bodies due to an intergalactic event. The comedy is perfect for those who love to mix Christmas spirit with a magical twist.

But for those who love both things separately (and are tired of western comedies), here are five perfect holiday K-dramas and five body-switching shows to binge on.

1. Secret Garden (2010)

Secret Garden is one of the most popular K-dramas with body-switching as the main plot twist. It revolves around a badass female lead and an extra-rich and of course handsome and even a bit narcissistic male lead as they accidentally switch souls and end up in each other's bodies. The show has it all: the humor, the journey of self-discovery and of course the love story.

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2. Big (2012)

The story of a soul exchange between a grown man and an 18-year-old teenager becomes much more complicated when the young soul realizes that he has to marry his teacher. The life of successful doctor Seo Yoo Jae, brilliantly portrayed by one of South Korea's best actors Gong Yoo, is completely changed when he accidentally wakes up with the spirit of Kang Kyung Joon. Now the young boy in the "suit" of an adult man has to act as if he understands life and is ready for a commitment as big as marriage.

3. Please Come Back, Mister (2016)

When people die unexpectedly, they most likely have some unfinished business on earth that they'd like a chance to complete. This was the case with two men, Kim Young Soo and Han Gi Tak. After they died, they begged for a second chance on earth. Their wishes were granted, but not in the way they imagined. Where did their souls end up? Watch the show to find out.

4. 18 Again (2020)

If you are a fan of the famous western movie with Zac Efron, 17 Again, then you will definitely like this one as well. The premise of the series is the same as the movie, but with some new twists. Jung Da Jung and Hong Dae Young have been married for a long time, but their life is far from ideal. One day Da Jung realizes that she can't take it anymore and files for divorce.

Dae Young suddenly wakes up as an 18-year-old boy with the same middle-aged mind and soul. So now he creates a new identity for himself and joins his children's school to try to find out his past mistakes.

5. Switched (2018)

The story of this series revolves around two schoolgirls who took the body-switch differently. Well, it's easy to understand why, because when the soul of the popular girl suddenly ends up in the body of an unpopular girl, she will definitely want to change that immediately. But for the shy girl who has never experienced the life of a famous person, this change is a golden ticket. How will the two of them solve the problem, especially since something mysterious starts to happen at the same time?

6. That Winter, The Wind Blows (2013)

Now, let's talk about some Christmas-themed series and start with this romantic drama that will just blow your mind. The heart-wrenching story revolves around a fraudster who pretends to be the brother of an heiress in order to inherit a rich family's fortune. But of course his plan fails miserably because he falls in love with his own victim – a beautiful blind girl.

7. Winter Sonata (2002)

Don’t mind this K-drama being more than 20 years old, it will definitely end up being one of the most perfect Christmas dramas you have ever seen. This K-drama contains almost every amazing rom-com trope, but this time it's definitely a good thing. The story revolves around Joon-sang and Yoo-jin who move to a small town somewhere off the beaten track. However, life has a lot of bumps on the road to their happiness...

8. Reply 1988 (2015)

Ready for some nostalgic vibes? Then this K-drama is just what you need this holiday season. Reply 1988 is set, as the name suggests, in the late 80's and gives us a close look at a family. Despite the many struggles all the members have, they still find a way to support each other and always be there for one another.

The pain and joy of first love, the pure and simple moments of childhood, and the meaning of family – the show is a perfect way to reset in this fast-paced life.

9. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)

At the center of the story is Bok Joo, a young weightlifter whose dream is to win the gold medal in the main competition, but then she unexpectedly finds out what love is. Although she is strong and powerful, she is nothing like that in a relationship: she is absolutely sweet and feminine. So here comes the moral dilemma in front of her: how to mix love and sport and be successful in both?

10. When The Weather Is Fine (2020)

Mok Hye-won decided to change her life completely, so she quit her job in Seoul and moved to the village of Bookhyun, where she lived for a short time as a high school student, searching for peace. It is there that she meets Lim Eun-seob,a young man who owns a bookstore. The two become very close as they spend a lot of time together. One day Hye-won realizes that she is falling in love with Eun-seob. But will it be a happy story?