As the holiday season sets in and Christmas approaches, there’s nothing better than snuggling up with a feel-good TV show to create the perfect cosy atmosphere. If staying-in rather than venturing out is more your way of enjoying the season, you might find yourself scrolling through the OTT platforms to find that perfect series to make you feel the warm fuzzies as you snuggle up with blankets and a hot cuppa. Why not try some winter-themed K-dramas to get you in high spirits?
Here are 7 heart-warming K-dramas to help you enjoy the rest of the season on a cosy and delightful note:
When The Weather Is Fine (2020)
“When The Weather Is Fine” tells a lovely romance story about cellist Mok Hae-won (Park Min-young) and her one-time classmate and current bookstore owner Im Eun-seob (Seo Kang-joon). Both of them have past experiences that have caused them to close themselves off to love, but as they get to know each other while enduring winter, their hearts start thawing and they finally find themselves on their way to healing.
Watch it on: JTBC, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI, WeTV, iflix
Romance Is A Bonus Book (2019)
“Romance Is A Bonus Book” follows the journey of Kang Dan-i (Lee Na-young), a freshly-divorced single mum looking to re-enter the workforce. Her younger friend, Cha Eun-ho (Lee Jong Suk), is a popular author and editor at a publishing company. He’s loved her since forever, but Dan-i only sees him as a friend. When Dan-i gets hired as a task support team member at Eun-ho’s company, he tries to find ways to reveal his feelings for her, all while watching her bloom at work.
Watch it on: tvN, Netflix
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)
In “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo”, university student and weightlifter Kim Bok-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) falls for her swimmer friend Jung Joon-hyung’s (Nam Joo-hyuk) older brother. Joon-hyung starts teasing Bok-joo when he finds out, but the joke’s on him when he develops a full-blown crush on her. The drama follows their trials in love as well as their friend group’s adventures as they try to reach their dreams.
Watch it on: MBC, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI, WeTV
Something In The Rain (2018)
“Something In The Rain” follows the tender romance between Yoon Jin-ah (Son Ye-jin), a woman in her mid-thirties, and a younger man Seo Joon-hee (Jung Hae-in). She’s devoted to her job and resigned to a life of singlehood, until she unexpectedly reconnects with her best friend’s younger brother. Despite the undeniable chemistry between them, they must navigate age-related stigma, societal disapproval, and opposition from their loved ones to be together.
Watch it on: JTBC, Netflix, Viki
Winter Sonata (2002)
Set against a backdrop of snow-covered landscapes, “Winter Sonata” follows a heartbreaking love story of Kang Joon-sang (Bae Yong-joon) and Jung Yoo-jin (Choi Ji-woo). They split up after Joon-sang suffers from amnesia due to a terrible accident. Years later, Yoo-jin is about to wed someone else when a man who looks like Joon-sang shows up, rekindling their romance.
Watch it on: KBS2, Viki, WeTV
While You Were Sleeping (2017)
Part fantasy romance, part thriller, “While You Were Sleeping” is about reporter Nam Hong-joo (Bae Suzy) who can foresee people’s deaths in her dreams. She meets her match in Jung Jae-chan (Lee Jong Suk), a newbie prosecutor who becomes her next-door neighbour. They discover that they share the same ability, and together, they start figuring out how to prevent deaths from happening. As they get to know each other better, they realise they’re connected in more ways than one.
Watch it on: SBS, Netflix, Viki, iQIYI, WeTV, iflix
Goblin: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
“Goblin: The Lonely and Great God” tells the story of Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), an immortal goblin looking for his bride so that she can end his misery by removing the sword stuck in his chest. Enter Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun), a high school student who can see ghosts – and she just happens to be the goblin’s bride. When their paths cross, both of their lives change forever.
Watch it on: tvN, Netflix, Viki
