If you're looking for shows like Moon Embracing the Sun, here are the best Korean historical dramas ever, ranked by fans everywhere. From royal historical dramas, like Moon Lovers, to shows set during the late Joseon period, like Mr. Sunshine, this list of historical Kdramas features comedy, fantasy, action, and of course, romance. Some good Korean historical dramas include The King in Love, starring Girls' Generation's Yoona; supernatural horror series Kingdom; and Jumong, one of the most popular Korean dramas of all time.
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Shin Hye-sun, Kim Jung-hyunMr. Queen (tvN, 2020), also known as Queen Cheorin, is a South Korean historical romantic-comedy television series. When a modern day chef gets trapped in the body of a queen in the Joseon era, chaos... more2
Lee Joon-gi, Lee Ji-eunMoon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (SBS, 2016) is a South Korean historical romance television series, based on the Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin by Tong Hua. During a total solar eclipse, a 25-year-old... more3
Do Kyung-soo, Nam Ji-hyun100 Days My Prince (tvN, 2018) is a South Korean historical romantic-comedy television series. After losing his memory from a failed assassination attempt, Lee Yool wanders for 100 days under a new... more4
Yoo Ah-In, Kim Myung-MinSix Flying Dragons (SBS, 2015) is a South Korean historical drama television series. As the Joseon state emerges in the wake of the Goryeo kingdom, the Six Dragons engage in a great struggle for... more5
Bae Doona, Ju Ji-hoonKingdom (Netflix, 2019) is a South Korean historical horror television series based on the webcomic series "Land of the Gods" by Kim Eun-hee. In Korea’s medieval Joseon period, a crown prince is sent... more6
Lee Young-ae, Han Ji-minDae Jang Geum (MBC, 2003), also known as Jewel in the Palace, is a South Korean historical drama television series. Based on true events, an orphaned kitchen cook becomes the king's first female... more7
Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-riMr. Sunshine (tvN, 2018) is a South Korean historical action drama television series. After returning to Korea as a United States Marine Corps officer, Choi Yoo-jin falls in love with an aristocrat's... more8
Lee Yo-won, Kim Nam-gilQueen Seondeok (MBC, 2009) is a South Korean historical drama television series. A young queen unites three turbulent kingdoms despite opposition from a powerful lady of the court.... more9
Yoo Ah-in, Im Soo-jungChicago Typewriter (tvN, 2017) is a South Korean romance television series. Three resistance fighters who lived during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea are reincarnated into the present as a... more10
Han Hyo-joo, Ji Jin-heeDong Yi (MBC, 2010), also known as Jewel in the Crown, is a South Korean historical romance television series. In the Joseon Period, a young palace servant reaches one of the highest ranks in the... more11
Song Il-gook, Han Hye-jinJumong (MBC, 2006), also known as Prince of Legend or The Book of the Three Hans, is a South Korean historical period drama series. The series examines the life of Jumong (Song Il-gook), founder of... more12
Ha Ji-won, Joo Jin-moEmpress Ki (MBC, 2013) is a South Korean historical romance television series. A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress... more13
Kim Tae-hee, Han Seung-yeonJang Ok-jung, Living by Love (SBS, 2013), also known as Jang Ok Jeong, Lives in Love, is a South Korean historical drama television series. Fashion designer Jang Ok-jung finds she is sought after by... more14
Park Min-young, YoochunSungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010) is a South Korean historical romantic-comedy television series based on the 2007 novel The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars by Jung Eun-gwol. A girl... more15
Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jungLove in the Moonlight (KBS2, 2016) is a South Korean historical romantic comedy television series, based on the 2013 novel Moonlight Drawn by Clouds by Yoon Yi-Soo. A crown prince begins to fall in... more16
Shin Se-kyung, Song Joong-kiDeep Rooted Tree (SBS, 2011), also known as Tree With Deep Roots, is a South Korean historical drama television series. When King Sejong the Great embarks on a quest to devise a writing system for... more17
Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyunMoon Embracing the Sun (MBC, 2012), also known as The Moon That Embraces the Sun or The Sun and the Moon, is a 2012 South Korean historical romance television series. A powerful king and a female... more18
Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Se-youngThe Crowned Clown (tvN, 2019), also known as The Man Who Became King, is a South Korean historical drama television series based on the 2012 film Masquerade. At a time in Joseon history when upheaval... more19
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Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Min-hoThe Legend of the Blue Sea (SBS, 2016) is a South Korean fantasy romantic-comedy television series. A magistrate's plan to release mermaids into the ocean backfires when they're caught by fishermen.... more21
Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-wonThe Princess' Man (KBS2, 2011) is a South Korean historical romance drama television series. A forbidden romance blossoms between the daughter of King Sejo and the son of Sejo's political opponent... more22
Park Seo-joon, Go AraHwarang (KBS2, 2016), also known as Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth, is a South Korean historical romance television series. An elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang grow through passion... more23
Shin Se-kyung, Cha Eun-wooRookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (MBC, 2019) is a South Korean historical drama television series. Goo Hae-ryung, a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on,... more24
Yoo Seung-ho, Kim So-hyunThe Emperor: Owner of the Mask (MBC, 2017) is a South Korean historical drama television series. Crown Prince Lee Sun battles a powerful and wealthy organization that manipulates his country from... more25
Lee Da-hae, Jang HyukThe Slave Hunters (KBS, 2010), also known as Chuno, is a South Korean historical action television series. Lee Dae-gil, once a kind lord during the Joseon dynasty, becomes renowned for his skill and... more
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