DRAMAS WITH THEMES OF TIME TRAVEL, PARALLEL OR ALTERNATE WORLDS

1. W: TWO WORLDS

• Genre: Drama, Suspense, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

• Episodes: 16 + 1 Special
SYNOPSIS: Oh Yeon Joo ( Han Hyo Joo ) is a cardiothoracic
surgeon in her 30s whose father is dedicated to writing
Korea's most famous webtoon "W". The author ( Kim Eui Sung )
, already fed up with the character of Kang Chul ( Lee Jong Suk
) , decides that it is time to kill him. However, due to
unexpected events, she moves to the fictional world where
Kang Chul lives and saves him. From then on Oh Yeon Joo
will try to find out what is really happening so that both of
them
worlds come together and why his father is determined to kill the main character of his work.
Kang Chul is an Olympic gold medal champion. From a very young age he became an heir. He is
an intelligent person who is used to thinking with a cool head and having clear ideas before acting.
Oh Yeon Joo is a second-year resident doctor specializing in cardiothoracic medicine.
He is a person with a big heart, but he acts before thinking.
The drama takes place in a parallel universe.

2. MOON LOVERS: SCARLET HEART RYO

• Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
• Episodes: 20 + 2 specials
SYNOPSIS: Wang So is the fourth heir of Emperor Taejo. He doesn't
want to be in the spotlight, but he is naturally born into royalty. His
personality is as cold as ice.
Go Ha Jin, who is in the current time, due to an unexpected accident,
ends up traveling back to the Goryeo era where she is known as Hae
Soo. She does everything to survive during that difficult time, however,
due to her personality and various situations, she will end up involved
with the different princes.
After the death of the Emperor, a war for the throne begins in which all
the princes are involved.
3. FAITH
• Also known as : The Great Doctor
• Genre: Historical, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
• Episodes: 24
SYNOPSIS: The romance between an ancient warrior (Choi Young) and a modern-day doctor
(Yoo Eun Soo), as well as the process of making a true king. Yoo Eun Soo is a 33-year-old plastic
surgeon in the year 2012. She was originally a general surgeon, but
 He soon discovered that it
was too much work, with
low pay for the profession
and jumped ship from
general surgery. His dream
is open anyday his owner
consultory. But one day,
Choi Young kidnaps her
and takes her back to the
Goryeo Era, because they
need her medical skills.
This drama shows the love between a warrior from the Goryeo period
and a doctor in the present day, their love transcends time and space.
Their love story spans centuries, so do conflicting beliefs. Will the love
of Choi young and Yoo Eun Soo manage to cross the time barrier?
4. LEGEND OF THE BLUE SEA

• Genre: Romance, comedy, fantasy

• Episodes: 20 + 1 special
SYNOPSIS: Kim Dam Ryung ( Lee Min Ho ) is a noble
scholar of the Joseon dynasty who by fate meets Sae Wa (
Jun Ji Hyun ) , a captive mermaid whose destiny is to die at
the hands of her kidnappers. Kim Dam Ryung uses strategies
to rescue her and return her to the sea; without knowing that
there is a past between the two of them that he does not
remember.
Much later, after an unexpected event, Sim Chung ( Jun Ji Hyun )
arrives on dry land. Heo Joon Jae ( Lee Min Ho ) is a cold-blooded
conman who is fleeing the
consequences of his actions. Due
to destiny, he meets her and
events begin that lead him to
gradually fall in love with the
mermaid.
5. QUEEN IN HYUN'S MAN
•Historical,
Genre: Fantasy, Romance,
Drama, Comedy
• Episodes: 16
SYNOPSIS: Kim Boong Do is a
scholar who supported the
reinstatement of Queen In Hyun
when Jang Heebin's schemes
resulted in her being deposed and
replaced by King Sukjong's queen consort.
When Kim Boong Do is about to die in a fight, with the help of a spell
he travels 300 years to the future, to modern-day Seoul, and meets
Choi Hee Jin, an unnamed actress who is hoping for a career
renaissance through her role as Queen In Hyun in a television drama.
She helps him to know the history of his time and change some
events. Then they begin to develop feelings for each other, but is it
possible for them to have a successful relationship?
6. ROOFTOP PRINCE
• Genre: Comedy, Romance, Historical, Fantasy
• Episodes: 20
SYNOPSIS: To uncover the mystery behind the death of the
Crown Princess, Prince Yi Gak of the Joseon era seeks out Man
Bo, Do Chisan and Yeon Seol, so they begin a deep investigation
into this murder. However, their lives take an unexpected turn
when they are transported 300 years into the future, arriving on
the rooftop of a girl named Bak Ha, in the middle of the modern
city of Seoul.
Bak Ha helps them discover what happened without knowing
that she will end up falling in love with the Prince, but
unfortunately the Prince wants to marry Hong Se Na, Bak Ha's
sister (the reincarnation of his wife in 2012).
Can Bak Ha's feelings be reciprocated? or Will it be a one-sided
love?

7. SPLASH SPLASH LOVE

• Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Historical

• Episodes: 10/2
SYNOPSIS: Dan Bi (Kim Seul Gi) is
a senior high school student. She
has a special ability that allows her to
transport herself to any place and
time on rainy days.
But on the day of his college
entrance exam, Dan Bi can't cope
with the pressure, especially in the
area of mathematics, and runs away
to a playground. Without knowing
why, she falls into a puddle and is
transported to the Joseon era. There,
he meets Lee Do (Yoon Doo Joon) .
He is a young king from the Joseon
period who is an expert in mathematics. Lee Do is in a difficult
situation due to droughts and the spread of an epidemic.

8. FAMILY WIFE
• Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Time travel
• Episodes: 16
SYNOPSIS: Joo Hyuk ( Ji Sung ) was married to Woo Jin ( Han Ji
Min ) for 5 years. Joo Hyuk works at a bank and Woo Jin works as a
masseuse. They have two small children. Due to having to pay for
their apartment and support both their parents, Joo Hyuk and Woo Jin
have financial problems. Joo Hyuk thinks his wife is a bad wife too.
He is even afraid of her. Meanwhile, Woo Jin is stressed about taking care of her young children
and working at the same time. She has difficulty controlling her anger. Both are not happy with their
current situation. One day, Joo Hyuk meets his first love from his college days Hye Won ( Kang
Han Na ) . She tells him that she liked him back then.
Later, Joo Hyuk helps a man on the subway and the man gives him two coins. These two coins
take Joo Hyuk back in time. When Joo Hyuk wakes up, he finds himself in a totally different
situation. He is married to Hye Won and not Woo Jin.
9. MELTING ME SOFTLY

• Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

• Episodes: 16
SYNOPSIS: “Melting Me Softly” is a romantic comedy that will tell
the story of a man and a woman who participated in a project for
which they would be frozen for 24 hours, but wake up 20 years later
due to a mysterious conspiracy.
Ma Dong Chan ( Ji Chang Wook ) is a PD, who works on a popular
variety show. He and other contestants participate in the variety
show's 24-hour freezing project. Ma Dong Chan is supposed to wake
up 24 hours after being frozen, but when he wakes up, he finds that
20 years have passed. His appearance is the same as when he was
frozen, but his parents, younger brother, girlfriend, and co-workers
have aged significantly. To survive, Ma Dong Chan has to maintain
his average body temperature at 31.5°C.
10. EXTRAORDINARY YOU
• Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, School
• Episodes: 32 half an hour, equivalent to 16
SYNOPSIS: What would you do if you discovered that you were, in
fact, a comic book character? And an extra character on top of that?
Change the course of history, obviously.
Eun Dan Oh ( Kim Hye Yoon ) is a 17-year-old high school student
from a wealthy family who suffers from a lifelong heart condition that
inevitably means she will not live past her teenage years. However,
when Dan Oh realizes that she is experiencing a lot of time in her
memory as well, she enters the sad inheritance of another fact in
her life: she is a character in a Korean webtoon which is a romantic
comedy that is produced in the context of an academy. and all its
actions are predetermined by the artist who draws it. To make
matters worse, she discovers that she is just a character who has
no understanding of the world she inhabits, is determined to find in the cast. With your new
true love in her own plot and elude the author's plans for her
character by using the storyboard flashes that only she can see. .
One day, she falls down the stairs at school and feels her back touch the back of another student,
among a group of male students. His heart suddenly starts beating. dan
 Oh wants to find the student who made his heart beat. She finally finds him and he is her
classmate. He is a character who has no name. They get closer and Dan Oh names him Ha Roo (
Ro Woon ) .
11. LONGING HEART
• Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Friendship
• Episodes: 10
SYNOPSIS: Kang Shin Woo (Lee Jung Shin) is a handsome mathematics
teacher. He hasn't forgotten his first love Han Ji Soo (Lee Yeol Eum) for the past
10 years. Due to an accident he travels back in time to when he was a high
school student. There he meets his younger self (Seo Ji Hoon) . So Kang Shin
Woo fights to make his younger self's love come true.
12. SIGNAL
SYNOPSIS
Two detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via
walkie-talkie to solve cases that have been left unfinished for a long time.
13. NINE

• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

• Episodes: 20

SYNOPSIS: Park Sun Woo works as an anchor at a television station. He is in love with reporter
Joo Min Young, who is bright and honest. Sun Woo then obtains 9 items of
incense, allowing him to go back in time 20 years, traveling to the past.
14. TUNNEL

• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Action, Police

• Episodes: 16
SYNOPSIS: Detective Park Gwang Ho ( Choi Jin Hyuk ) is from 1986, but
travels back in time to the end of 2016 after chasing a serial killer into a
tunnel and receiving a blow to the head. There he meets detective Kim
Sun Jae ( Yoon Hyun Min ) who is a detective who graduated from the
university and who, in addition to being a little eccentric, is an excellent
investigator. Finally they join forces to capture the serial killer.
Shin Jae Yi ( Lee Yoo Young ) grew up in England, receiving her
doctorate degree for an article she wrote about female assassins. She
now works in South Korea as a profiler and psychology professor. Meet
Lt. Kim and because of him he becomes involved in the search for a
murderer. Both, without knowing it, are personally linked to the criminal.
15. OTHERS WITH THE SAME THEME:
• TOMORROW WITH YOU: A man who travels through time foresees in the future finding
himself living a miserable life. To change his destiny, he marries a woman who finally
teaches him how to love.
 • COUPLE CONFESSION: A divorced couple in their 30s is sent back to college. They try to
change their lives by meeting new people, but destiny has its own plans.
• THE BEST HIT: A famous idol travels to the future and meets his son, who is training to be
an idol.
• LIVE UPTO YOUR NAME: An Eastern doctor from the past travels to the future and meets
a doctor who firmly believes in modern medicine .
• GOD'S GIFT 14 DAYS: A child is kidnapped and found dead. The boy's mother travels back
in time to save her son and catch the kidnapper.
• RUN TOWARD TOMORROW: A struggling high school student accidentally travels to the
future, where he learns that his father was seriously injured while searching for him. He tries
to go back in time to change the future.
• MANHOLE : A man travels between the present and the past to prevent his ideal girlfriend
from getting married.
• MARRY HIM IF YOU DARE: A woman who regrets the decisions she made in life travels
back to her 32-year-old self and tries to distance her from making the same mistakes. One
of the main mistakes is that he married the wrong person.
DRAMA OF CHANGES IN THE FUTURE

• Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance

• Episodes: 32
SYNOPSIS: Jung Jae Chan ( Lee Jong Suk ) , is a rookie prosecutor
who after several misunderstandings ends up being ignored in his
office, despite this he lives without fear of saying what he thinks.
Despite being socially awkward, he is keen on investigation and
believes in justice. During his adolescence he was the last in his class,
but he worked hard to fulfill his father's dream: for his son to be a
prosecutor.
Nam Hong Joo ( Suzy ) , is a journalist who decided to quit her job. The
reason is that she can predict the future through her dreams and saw
her own death. Since her adolescence, her ability has brought her more
problems than benefits, but this changes when she meets Jae Chan,
who after meeting her will also have premonitory dreams. What will
happen between these two characters? Can they change the future?

DORAMAS THEMED OF ANGELS, GHOSTS, DEMONS AND

GODS

1. HWAYUGI (A KOREAN ODYSSEY)

• Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Episodes: 20
SYNOPSIS: It is a modern version of a classic Chinese novel, "Journey to the
West". The story shows the life of Jin Seon Mi (Samjang) who has the ability to
see ghosts and who, due to fate, in his childhood crosses paths with Woo Hwi
Chul (Demon King), a strange being who asks him for a favor; While Seon Mi
performs the favor, she meets Son Oh Gong (Monkey King), another strange
being who ends up deceiving her. Due to this incident Seon Mi suffers a lot of
problems. When she is an adult, she meets Woo Hwi Chul and Son Oh Gong
again, which causes everyone's lives to become quite complicated.
2. MY GIRLFRIEND IS A GUMIHO

• Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

• Episodes: 16
SYNOPSIS: Cha Dae Woong is an immature and irresponsible college
student who all he wants is to be an actor. Doing another of his
atrocities, he tries to escape his grandfather's punishment and ends up
in a temple where he accidentally frees a legendary nine-tailed fox, a
Gumiho. This fox turns out to be a girl who, after having been locked
up for hundreds of years, has no intention of returning, so she takes
advantage of the fact that Dae Woong believes that nine-tailed foxes
eat human livers and stays by his side. Although she is actually an
innocent and sweet girl.
So Cha Dae Woong has no choice but to take care of her, he decides
to call her Mi Ho to make her look normal, and he tries to make her as
happy as possible so that she doesn't do anything to him. As time
goes by, Mi Ho begins to get to know the world and her desire to
become a human grows in her, while she falls in love with Dae Woong and wants to be with him.
The problem begins when Park Dong Joo appears, a supposed veterinarian who is actually a
supernatural being (a ghost). At first he wants to kill her but, when he learns of her desire to be
human, he gives her a solution: give her "pearl" to Dae Woong and let him keep it inside him for
100 days, thus she will lose her powers until she becomes in human. But Dong Joo hides the fact
that Dae Woong will have to die so she can be human...
3. GOBLIN
SYNOPSIS : In the Goryeo era, King Wang Yeo is vilely
manipulated by his royal advisor who turns him against
General Kim Shin ( Gong Yoo ), betraying him and
condemning him and his entire family to die. After his
death he is turned into a Goblin (goblin, Dokkaebi ), an
immortal being in search of revenge, but he soon realizes
that he was punished for shedding a lot of blood during his
past life and is condemned to watch all his loved ones die
while the still alive. It is then that he goes in search of a
way out, the only one that can grant him the longed-for
death, the girl destined to be the "Bride of the Immortal Being."
The Angel of Death ( Lee Dong Wook ) does not remember anything about his past life, because it is
said that when a human being commits one of the cruelest sins he is condemned to be an Angel of
Death that guides people's souls. when dying. The two end up living together, and although they
don't get along at all, they eventually develop a close friendship, which leads them to help each
other.
Eun Tak ( Kim Go Eun ) is a student who has a mark on the back of her neck that allows her to see
ghosts since she was very young and these ghosts always call her the "Bride of the Immortal
Being". Eun Tak lost her mother at the age of 9 and was left under the guardianship of her cruel
aunt who is after her mother's insurance money. After a desperate plea for help Eun Tak finally
meets the Immortal Being (Goblin) of whom they say she is the "Bride".
4. LET'S FIGHT GHOST
SYNOPSIS: Kim Hyun Ji studied non-stop throughout her 19 years of life,
until she was the victim of a car accident. She is now a ghost who wanders
aimlessly for 5 years; until he meets Park Bong Pal, an exorcist who sees
ghosts and helps them get to the other side.
Park Bong Pal's character is a lonely college student who has a one-sided
love for a sunbae named Im Seo Yeon, thanks to the help of Kim Hyun Ji
he manages to exchange words with her, when the relationship between
Bong Pal and his sunbae apparently becomes closer makes Hyun Ji
jealous.
On the other hand, there is Joo Hye Sung who is a professor at Myungsung
University where Park Bong Pal studies, he is a seemingly perfect
character for everyone, but he keeps a secret inside him that will be related to both main
characters.
There are various mysteries in the drama. The main female character does not have any memories
related to her life. Among other uncertainties, which you will surely discover for yourself if you
decide to start watching an interesting drama that has a mix of mystery, comedy, action and
romance.
5. OH MY GHOST
SYNOPSIS: Na Bong Sun works as a kitchen assistant at a very
popular restaurant, but due to her shy personality and low self-esteem,
she is constantly being reprimanded at work. Since she was a child,
she has been able to see ghosts since her grandmother was a
Shaman.
One day she is possessed by a virgin and lustful ghost named Shin
Soon Ae, she is a girl who died a few years ago as a virgin so she
needs to have relations with a man to go to heaven, and now she is
desperate to seduce a man. to solve their problem and leave the earth.
Kang Sun Woo is a famous chef who owns the restaurant where Bong
Sun works, and one day he begins to notice a sudden change in her
which makes him start to become interested. Will she be able to ascend
to heaven?
6. BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD
SYNOPSIS: When the narcissistic water god Ha-baek visits
Earth with the goal of finding some mystical objects and a stone
powerful enough to help him reclaim his throne, he seeks the
help of his servant, who turns out to be psychiatrist Yoon So.
Ah, whose family is destined to serve the water god for
generations, the only problem is that So Ah initially does not
believe Ha-baek's words and considers Ha-baek to be crazy.
Things get more complicated when the wind god Bi Ryum of the
sky land, one of the water goddesses Moo Ra, and the strange Hoo Ye appear on the radar. What
will happen to these mystical people?
7. BLOOD
SYNOPSIS : Is there a better job than being a doctor in a hospital full of
sick patients if you are a vampire? Park Ji Sang (Ahn Jae Hyun) is a
brilliant surgeon who also happens to be a vampire. While working
alongside smart heiress doctor Yoo Ri Ta (Gu Hye Sun), who has a lot of
influence as the niece of the hospital board chairman, and chief surgeon
Lee Jae Wook (Ji Jin Hee), Ji Sang finds herself He faces many internal
problems due to his thirst for vampire blood and his strong desire to save
the lives of his terminally ill patients. Can Ji Sang face his own personal
battle between good and evil and find a solution to his double existence?
8. BLACK

SYNOPSIS: A drama about an angel of death who lives in

a human body, and falls in love with a woman. Their love goes against the rules of
heaven, and the angel of death will be erased from the memory of all people.
Black is a detective possessed by an angel of death. Ha Ram is a girl who can see
the shadows of death. The two team up to save people from death, breaking all the
rules of heaven.
9. MASTER'S SUN
SYNOPSIS: Joo Joong Woo is the CEO of Kingdom, a shopping mall. He is
mean, greedy and vain, he measures all his relationships and actions through
money. Meanwhile, Tae Gong Shil is a woman who has the ability to see
ghosts after suffering an accident, however this ability has brought her many
problems as she is fired from every job she gets and is possessed by them
every time she falls unconscious. , so he can't drink or sleep. Everything
changes when the two meet because every time Gong Shil touches Joong
Woo the ghost disappears, therefore she doesn't want to stop seeing him or
touching him and he doesn't want to let her touch him.
10. ANGEL'S LAST MISSION LOVE
SYNOPSIS: Lee Yeon Seo ( Shin Hye Sun ) is a cynical and arrogant ballet
dancer. She becomes the heir to a Fantasia cultural company specializing in
ballet, due to the sudden death of her parents. She doesn't believe in anyone
as there are many people around her who are lying in wait for her inherited
money. Her mistrust and arrogance make her a person who is incapable of
believing in love. She becomes the best national ballet dancer, but suffers an
accident and has to give up her dream. Kim Dan ( L ) is a carefree angel who
always gets into trouble. To return to heaven, he is on a mission to find Yeon
Seo's true love, but he despairs of having to take care of someone so arrogant,
until
Dan falls madly in love with her.
11. MOON HOTEL
SYNOPSIS: Jang Man Wol ( IU ) is the CEO of Hotel del Luna. The hotel is
located in the center of Seoul and has a very mysterious appearance. She
committed a great sin many years ago and, because of this, has been
trapped in the Hotel del Luna. Although beautiful as the moon, she has a bad
temper, is distrustful and greedy.
Goo Chan Sung ( Yeo Jin Goo ) worked as the youngest vice manager in a
multinational hotel corporation. He is a sincere perfectionist. He seems
sensible, but in reality he has a soft disposition. Due to an unexpected case,
he begins to work as a manager at the Hotel del Luna.
The Luna hotel is inhabited by ghost clients.
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OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE NOT ALL OF THEM, THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT I LEAVE YOU
THE ONE THAT I ALREADY SAW (I ASKED YOU
SOME THAT I HAVE ON MY LIST TO WATCH)
AND I DID NOT PUT THE ONE YOU ALREADY SEEN IN THOSE CATEGORIES