Are you looking for short Korean dramas that you can finish in just one day? Here are twelve short and enjoyable K-Dramas, perfect for anyone who wants to take a break from some heavy long-term commitment series.
Disclaimer: In no particular order.
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1. TWENTY-TWENTY
“Twenty-Twenty” depicts the story of a newly twenty-year-old who experiences freedom and responsibility on the way to find his dreams.
Episodes: Ongoing | Duration: ~ 20 min
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2. Love Playlist (Season 1 to 4)
Seven university students learn the hard way that romance and relationships aren’t always easy. Being in love is tough, but friends can get through anything together.
Having accumulated over 300 million views, “Love Playlist” is a must-watch for Korean web drama enthusiasts. It is a university campus romance drama sharing the love stories of university students in a relatable melodrama.
Season 1
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 5 min
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Season 2
Episodes: 12 | Duration: ~ 5 to 12 min
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Season 3
Episodes: 12 | Duration: ~ 10 to 15 min
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Season 4
Episodes: 16 | Duration: ~ 10 to 27 min
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3. One Fine Week
“One Fine Week” is every K-pop girl’s dream come true. It stars Lovelyz’s Seo Ji Soo as Jung Da Eun/Kim Byul and MYTEEN’s Shin Junseop as Han Jung Woo.
Da Eun works part-time, and Kim Byul is an idol in her 5th years since debut. These two girls who look alike decide to change each other’s lives just for seven days. It tells the romantic encounters of these two girls.
Episodes: 10 | Duration: ~ 13 min
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4. Just One Bite (Season 1 & 2)
When three hungry girls meet, sharing love lives is a must!
“Just One Bite” features three best friends and the stories of their romantic lives. They often gather to chat, rant, and seek advice from each other.
5. Re-Feel
“Re-feel” is also the name of the cafe where the protagonists work. It’s the favourite hideout place of other Playlist Global drama casts. The employees are pretty and friendly too. The story mainly revolved around a newbie who happens to be expert barista Park Jin Ho’s ex-crush. How will their relationship evolve when Jin Ho has already moved on from him, but he starts to like her?
Episodes: 8 | Duration: 10 min
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6. Real Life Love Story (Season 1 to 4)
As the title has suggested, “Real Life Love Story” is about different love stories based on the letters that the production has received in real life.
Season 1
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 5 min
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Season 2
Episodes: 9 | Duration: ~ 5 to 8 min
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Season 3
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 5 to 10 min
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Season 4
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 8 to 10 min
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7. A-Teen (Season 1 & 2)
Much like “Love Playlist”, the show is centred on a group of friends, and the everyday trials and tribulations that they have to face as teenagers in high school.
8. Miss Independent Ji Eun
Park Kyu Young plays an ordinary working woman named Kim Ji Eun in this realistic web drama. It portrays her everyday life at work, romance, and more as she gets through the tribulations of society. This drama is entertaining but also relatable for most women in the modern-day workforce.
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 10 min
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9. Legally, Dad
“Legally, Dad” is about a 23-year-old orphan, Ah Young financially struggling to take care of her 8-year-old sister Dan Bi while juggling part-time jobs. One day a 28-year-old man, Yoo Sang appears in front of Ah Young offering to be her dad through a signed agreement.
Episodes: 6 | Duration: ~ 10 min
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10. Maybe, Maybe Not?
“Maybe, Maybe Not?” is a drama about a girl who can read minds. She has stayed on the social outskirts of her university due to her sensitivity to her classmates’ thoughts. Everything changes one day when she meets and slowly falls in love with an upperclassman whose mind she can’t read.
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 10 min
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11. Flower Ever After
“Flower Ever After” features the stories of two couples, with one having dated for seven years and the other for one year. From the very beginning, the teaser revealed that only one of these couples would get married, and the drama captures the ups and downs of their relationships as viewers try to guess which couple will make it to the altar.
Episodes: 10 | Duration: ~ 15 min
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12. The Best Ending
A spin-off to “Flower Ever After”, the story of “The Best Ending” revolves around Choi Woong and Go Min Chae. A year after parting, Min Chae goes back to Korea and meets Woong by fate at the police station. Eventually, they get back together and are ready to get married though they don’t have money to spend lavishly on their wedding. What can go wrong between two people who have been so in love with one another for more than seven years?
Episodes: 8 | Duration: ~ 12 min
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