9 Time Travel K-Dramas with 2nd Chances at Life

Who has never dreamed of going back in time after regretting a decision? Probably no one.
Though many characters are given the opportunity to change the past in Dramaland, only a few are given a second chance at life thanks to time travel. Whether it’d be to rekindle the flame, or to completely upend one’s life, time travel proves to be a real game-changer for the following characters.
So, any favorite among the list? Did that also make you want to go back in time?

Reborn Rich

Cast: Song Joong Ki, Lee Sung Min & Shin Hyun Bin

Plot: Yoon Hyeon Woo has worked for Soonyang conglomerate for a decade. He’s climbed the ladder despite his poor background. But he’s treated as the servant, who needs to clean up the family’s mess. One day, he’s asked to retrieve money and is killed by a member of the family. When he wakes up, he’s traveled back in time into the body of Jin Do Jun, the grandson of Soonyang Chairman. Hyeon Woo is given a second chance at life to take his revenge. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Kissasian, Dramacool, Viki, HiTV

Alice

Cast: Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun & Kwak Si Yang

Plot: Park Jin Gyeom is a cold detective, who discovers one day the existence of time travelers. People from the future use a portal called Alice to travel back in time. While trying to prevent murders from happening, Jin Gyeom meets Yoon Tae Yi. She’s a genius physicist who holds the secret of time travel, and may be somehow connected to him.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

Go Back Couple

Cast: Jang Na Ra & Son Ho Jun

Plot: Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo are a 38-year old married couple. They are going through a crisis in their marriage that makes them regret falling in love. Unexpectedly, they travel back in time to their college days at the time when they first met. Will they fall in love again or choose different paths?

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

Again My Life

Cast: Lee Joon Ki, Kim Ji Eun & Lee Kyung Young

Plot: Kim Hee Woo works as a prosecutor, currently assigned to a case that involves the powerful politician Jo Tae Seob. As he is about to discover too much about him, he gets killed by an unidentified man. When he wakes up, Kim Hee Woo’s life has been reset. He gets a second chance to take his enemy down. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Viki, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

365: Repeat the Year

Cast: Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun & Kim Ji Soo

Plot: ​Ji Hyung Joo is a police officer. Because of one criminal, he loses his partner. Shin Ga Hyun is a very famous manhwa writer but becomes paralyzed after a hit-and-run. One day, Lee Shin calls them and offers them and a little group of people to go back one year in the past and to set things right. Hyung Joo and Ga Hyun accept. One year before, they are able to change their destiny but discover that other members of the group start dying mysteriously. 

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

Sisyphus: The Myth

Cast: Cho Seung Woo & Park Shin Hye

Plot: Han Tae Sul is a genius, who is about to create a time machine. A month before finishing it, several people try to kill him. However, he is saved by a young woman, Kang Seo Hae, who claims she came from the future to protect him. Meanwhile, a mysterious institution called the Control Bureau chases after Han Tae Sul and Kang Seo Hae. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

Familiar Wife

Cast: Ji Sung, Han Ji Min & Kang Han Na

Plot: Cha Joo Hyuk is married to Seo Woo Jin and they have two children together. They are struggling financially and have problems in their relationship, causing them to resent each other. One day, Joo Hyuk is given two coins in the subway by an old man that enable him to travel back in time. When he wakes up, he is married to another woman and has a completely different life. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

Welcome 2 Life

Cast: RAIN & Im Ji Yeon

Plot: ​Lee Jae Sang works as an unscrupulous lawyer. His lack of morality pushed is ex-girlfriend away: Ra Shi On who is a police officer. After an accident, Lee Jae Sang ends up in a coma. When he wakes up, he discovers he is in another universe, in which he is an upright prosecutor, married to Ra Shi On and father of a daughter. Lee Jae Sang tries to understand what happened to him, why he changed worlds, how to go back and starts questioning his methods as a lawyer. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

While You Were Sleeping

Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Bae Suzy & Jung Hae In

Plot: Nam Hong Joo has the ability to dream about people’s upcoming death. But she never knows when the event is supposed to occur. Jung Jae Chan is a rookie prosecutor. Right after becoming Hong Joo’s new neighbor, he dreams of her death and that of her mother. As he feels his dream is about to turn into reality, he takes extreme measures to put an end to the chain of events leading to Hong Joo’s death. After that, both get involved and start solving cases together. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Viki, Kissasian, Dramacool, HiTV

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