Have you ever met someone for the first time and immediately disliked them? But after spending time together, you realize they aren’t so bad.
Here are four K-Dramas that shows sometimes first impressions aren’t always the best impressions.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1. Something About 1%
What’s It About: Lee Jae-In is a third generation chaebol. He is wealthy and very spoiled. His current job is running the SH Hotel. His grandfather is tired of his arrogant and spoiled ways and demands Jae-In get married in order to recieve his inheritance. His grandfather tells him he must enter into a contract with Kim Da-Hyun, a sweet school teacher. Da-Hyun saved Jae-In’s grandfather life when he collapses outside of her school and he ends up including her in his will. Jae-In and Da-Hyun agree to the contract terms, but as the two strangers get to know each other, will the cold hearts start to melt?
Starring: Ha Seok-Jin, Jeon So-Min, Kim Seon-Hyuk
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. King The Land
King The Land
Netflix/JTBC
What’s It About: Goo Won is a chaebol. He is the heir to The King group, a luxury hotel conglomerate. He is smart, elegant and young. But he has problems with dating. Cheon Sa-Rang is a hotel employee. She is dubbed the “Queen of smiles”, for always having a smile on her face and just being in a good mood. Goo Won learns of issues with his inhertiance and decides to do something about it. While at the hotel, Goo Won runs into Sa-Rang and immediately takes a disliking to her. He feels her smile is fake and cannot stand it. The two start to clash. But as they work together, Goo Won started to melt his cold feelings towards Sa-Rang.
Starring: Lee Jun-Ho, Im Yoon-Ah, Go Won Hee
Where To Watch: Netflix
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. Secret Garden
What’s It About: Kim Joo-Won is the CEO of a high-end department store. He is arrogant and cranky. After a childhood trauama, Joo-Won has become claustrophobic and refuses to take elevators. Gil Ra-Im has always dreamed of being a firefighter like her father. But after losing him in a fire, she decided on another career. She takes a job at an filming studio and eventually becomes a stuntwoman. She is obsessed with the singer Oksa. One day Joo-Won’s cousin gets involved in a scandal with Oksa and Joo-Won and Ra-Im meet by happenstance. The two have a cool meeting but after a while, Joo-Won starts to fall for Ra-Im. Will she feel the same about Joo-Won?
Starring: Hyun Bin, Ha Ji-Won, Son Ye-Jin
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Hyde, Jekyll, Me
What’s It About: Gu Seo-Jin is a third generation chaebol. He runs the Wonder Land theme park and is currently in line to become the next CEO of the Wonder Group. He is good-looking, smart, and seemingly has everything going for him. Except for one thing, if his heart rate exceeds 150 bpm, he turns into someone comepletely different. He becomes Robin, a sweet man with a savior complex. Seo-Jin is extra careful not to trigger his heart rate and bring out Robin. So he avoids a lot of things. Jang Ha-Na has just returned to Korea after spending some time in America. She spent some time with Cirque du Soleil and returned to take over as Circus Master at Wonder Land. She wants to bring crowds back to the circus. Seo-Jin and Ha-Na start to but heads when the two first meet. His heart starts to spike and he panicks. When Robin keeps appearing, Ha-Na starts to get feelings for him, to Seo-Jin’s dismay.
Starring: Han Ji-Min, Hyun Bin, Sung Joon
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Kocowa, Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
