15 Slow-Paced K-Dramas Worth the Watch

Cast: Jung Hae In & Han Ji Min

Plot: Lee Jeong In works as a librarian. She’s been in a relationship with Kwon Gi Seok for years. He is the perfect boyfriend with a stable financial situation, good reputation, good brains and a handsome face. One day, Jeong In meets Yu Ji Ho, her neighborhood pharmacist. They start falling in love.

Episodes: 32

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, HiTV

Cast: Ha Seok Jin, Bona, Lee Ji Hoon & Go Won Hee

Plot: Kim Ji Woon comes from a prestigious background. He used to work for a big company, but quit his job. One day, he meets Im Da Young and becomes his housekeeper. While on the job, he listens to his customers’ worries and gives them advice to solve their problems.

Episodes: 32

Where to watch: Kissasian

Cast: Lee Sun Kyun & IU

Plot: Lee Ji An is a contract worker, very shy, cold and distant. She has a lot of problems and struggles financially. At some point, she happens to get involved in Park Dong Hoon’s life. Dong Hoon is going through a mid-life crisis. As they both feel burdened by life, they end up developing a connection. 

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, Viki, HiTV

Cast: Ha Ji Won & Yoon Kye Sang

Plot: Moon Cha Young is a cook, struggling because of her family. Her mother abandoned her when she was a child and her brother constantly implicates her in his financial troubles. Moreover, she suffers from a trauma due to an incident in her childhood. After a series of misfortunes, she was separated from the man she fell in love with as a kid: Lee Kang. Lee Kang is a doctor, who used to live with his mother on an island, before discovering his birth secret. Cha Young and Kang meet again 20 years later, at the hospice they both work at.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, HiTV

Cast: Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do & Kim Ji Hyun

Plot: Cha Mi Jo, Jeong Chan Young and Jang Joo Hee have been friends since high school. Now aged 39, they navigate through life and its ups and downs, love and friendship.

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian

Cast: Jung Hae In & Chae Soo Bin

Plot: Moon Ha Won has been in love for years with Kim Ji Soo. However, she never reciprocated his love and got married to another man. Over the years, they grew apart. Ha Won became a brilliant AI engineer, who created his company, currently working on a communication device for patients that uses someone’s voice and recreates his/her personality. In order to test his device, he recruits Han Seo Woo, a sound engineer to record Ji Soo’s voice. Han Seo Woo becomes close friends with Ji Soo and Ha Won, without knowing their relationship.

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Kissasian, Viki, HiTV

Cast: Im Si Wan & Seol Hyun

Plot: After a series of unfortunate events, Lee Yeo Reum decides to quit her job and move to Angok village. There, she meets Ahn Dae Bum, the town’s librarian. While overcoming their respective wounds, they get closer to each other.

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, Viki, HiTV

Cast: Jeon Do Yeon & Ryu Joon Yeol

Plot: Lee Bu Jung is a 40-year old woman who works as a ghostwriter. She feels lost and empty inside. She meets 27-year old Lee Kang Jae, who’s afraid he might end up as a nobody. They develop a bond.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Kissasian

Cast: Kim Ji Won, Lee Min Ki, Lee El & Son Suk Ku

Plot: Yeom Mi Jeong, Yeom Gi Jeong and Yeom Chang Hee are three siblings. They are all lost in their lives and desperately try to give it some meaning. One day, a stranger arrives at their house. He is only known under the name of Mr. Gu.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, HiTV

Cast: Lee Yeon Hee, Jung Yong Hwa, Choi Woo Sik, Ha Shi Eun, Ryu Seung Soo, Park Yoo Na, Jeong Gyu Su, Lee Ji Hyun & Yoon Park

Plot: Yoon So So works as a travel guide. She gives tours in France to a group of travelers who all have their own stories.

Episodes: 12

Where to watch: Kissasian, Viki, HiTV

Cast: Jung Hae In & Son Ye Jin

Plot: Yoon Jin Ah is a woman in her 30s who works for a coffee company. One day, she reconnects with her younger brother’s best friend Seo Joon Hee. Though she used to think he’s a child, she now sees him as a man. They start falling for each other.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, HiTV

Cast: Yoo Yeon Seok, Moon Ga Young, Geum Sae Rok & Jung Ga Ram

Plot: The drama depicts the lives and romances of employees working at KCU Bank: Ha Sang Su, Ahn Su Yeong, Park Mi Gyeong and Jeong Jong Hyeon.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian, HiTV

Cast: Park Min Young & Seo Kang Joon

Plot: ​Mok Hae Won is a young woman, who is distant and cold with her family. She doesn’t have a lot of friends either. Every winter, she goes back to her childhood hometown, where her aunt currently runs a homestay. This winter, she meets again her childhood friend Lim Eun Seob, who runs a bookstore. He has always been in love with Mok Hae Won.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Kissasian, Viki, HiTV

Cast: Lee Sung Kyung, Kim Young Kwang, Kim Ye Won, Sung Joon & Hani

Plot: Shim Woo Joo’s life became miserable after she discovered her father was having an affair. To get her revenge, she applies for a job at Han Dong Jin’s company, who is the son of her father’s mistress. However, she gradually starts developing feelings for him.

Episodes: 16

Where to watch: Disney+, Kissasian

Cast: Lee Byun Hun, Shin Min Ah, Cha Seung Won, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Woo Bin, Han Ji Min, Ko Du Shim, Uhm Jung Hwa & Kim Hye Ja

Plot: The drama depicts the lives and relationships of people living on Jeju Island. 

Episodes: 20

Where to watch: Netflix, Kissasian