Reddit's Top Picks: 12 Winter-Set K-Dramas with Cozy Christmas-y Vibes
Tis the season for cozy, wintery, Christmas-y shows. These K-dramas are a must this festive period.
There is nothing like a great show with a wintery and cozy feeling to give you amazing Christmas vibes. And it is the perfect time of year to pour yourself an eggnog, sit under your mistletoe, put up your feet and enjoy these amazing K-dramas.
1. When the Weather is Fine
IMDB rating 7.8/10 | Netflix, Viki, WeTV, JustWatch, Apple TV, Amazon
A brilliant young cellist finds comfort in returning to her hometown when her city life does not go as planned. Reuniting with her old friend and neighbour, his bookstore provides needed warmth in the wintery surroundings, and soon love begins to blossom.
2. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
IMDB rating 8.6/10 | Amazon, Disney+
When a young girl accidentally summons a 940-year-old immortal goblin, the scene is set for a tale that will hit all your feels. Friendships are formed, promises are made, and the beautiful snowy settings have it feeling a lot like Christmas.
3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
IMDB rating 8.3/10 | Viki, WeTV, Apple TV+, Disney+, Amazon
Based on the incredible true story of an Olympic gold-medallist, this adorable romantic comedy and coming-of-age teen drama is such a feelgood experience, it will send your Christmas spirit into overdrive.
4. While You Were Sleeping
IMDB rating 8.3/10 | Viki, Hulu, Apple TV+
Three young adults have the amazing ability to see the future in their dreams. As fate brings them together, they learn they are stronger as a team than separately and use their gift to prevent their bad dreams becoming reality. Hope and snow, and genuinely good people, makes this one feel like Christmas.
5. Legend of the Blue Sea
IMDB rating 8/10 | WeTV, Viki, Apple TV+
A fisherman, a mermaid, and a con artist. While it might not sound Christmas-y at first, rest assured that it won’t take you long when watching this to catch those holiday vibes. This is a story of love, sacrifice, and never giving up on who and what matters most.
6. Romance is a Bonus Book
IMDB rating 8/10 | Netflix, Amazon
This one is incredibly slow burn, but it is so worth it because the story is just absolutely beautiful. Previously separated childhood friends are reunited by a twist of fate and slowly become more important to each other through a series of random events. Watching the two leads fall in love is just amazing and will definitely hit your Christmas feels.
7. Pinocchio
IMDB rating 8.1/10 | Viki, Amazon
When a young man with a tragic past meets a young woman with a unique condition that makes her hiccup every time she tells a lie, it soon becomes clear that fate has brought them together for a reason. Set against a beautiful snowy backdrop, this show is sweet, funny and the perfect family film to warm your heart this holiday season.
8. I am Not a Robot
IMDB rating 8/10 | Viki, Apple TV+
A sci-fi romantic comedy may not be the first thing you think of when you think of Christmas, but this series manages to do it almost effortlessly. A man suffers from a rare condition that makes it impossible for him to have physical contact with other people. When he meets a woman who pretends to be a robot, love works its magic and leaves your heart feeling warm and festive.
9. My Love From the Star
IMDB rating 8.2/10 | Viki, Apple TV+
If one sci-fi romantic comedy can spark your holiday spirit, why not two? This gem of a series focuses on an alien who has been stranded on Earth for hundreds of years, and as soon as he is finally able to return to his home planet, he falls in love with a famous actress. Will he stay or go?
10. Oh My Venus
IMDB rating 7.7/10 | Viki, Apple TV+, Amazon
A lawyer in her early 30s feels overweight and unattractive, longing for the days when she was a beauty queen in her teen years. Fate puts a charming personal trainer in her path and a little bit of blackmail later, she has convinced him to help her lose weight. As they train together, their feelings for one another grow.
11. That Winter, the Wind Blows
IMDB rating 7.6/10 | Netflix, Viki, Apple TV+, Disney+
If the title is not enough to convince you that this one is snowy and cozy, perhaps the plot will. A wealthy blind woman who does not believe in love meets a grief-stricken man whose first love has died. What begins as a terrible attempt by him to cheat her out of her money soon becomes love as they heal each other's emotional wounds.
12. Soundtrack #1
IMDB rating 7.7/10 | Disney+, HiTV, Apple TV+
Two people have been best friends for 20 years but never took their friendship any further. Now living together in the same house, they quite literally start making beautiful music together and soon find their feelings growing stronger.
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