8 Best Korean Dramas Inspired By True Stories

Not all K-drama shows rich boys and poor pretty girls. A good drama needs a good plot with a beautiful story. Most of the dramas are written by good writers. However, there are many Korean dramas based on True Stories. Some events, though not many, have been adapted in the dramas. Here are the top Korean dramas inspired by True Stories.

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List of Best Korean Dramas Inspired By True Stories

Many are unknown, some of them inspired or partially based on real life stories. Read on to find out which Korean dramas are based on true stories.

Move To Heaven (2021)

iMDB: 8.5/10

Han Jeong-U runs a trauma cleaning service with his son Han Geu-Ru. Han Geu-Ru has Asperger syndrome and photographic memory. Suddenly, Han Jeong-U (Ji Jin-Hee) dies and Cho Sang-Gu (Lee Je-Hoon) becomes Han Geu-Ru’s legal guardian. Cho Sang-Gi is an ex-prisoner with a cold personality. This K-Drama are available in various languages.

Taxi Driver (2021)

iMDb: 8.0/10

Kim Do-gi (Lee Je-hoon) is a military academy graduate whose mother was murdered when he was young. After failing to take revenge on the man who killed his mother, he works as a taxi driver for a company that provides a “revenge call” service that helps customers get revenge.

The Hymn Of Death (2018)

iMDB: 7..6/10

Kim Woo Jin (Lee Jong Suk) is a stage drama writer while Korea was under Japanese occupation. Although he is married, he is in love with Yun Shim Deok (Shin Hye Sun). Shim Deok is Korea’s first soprano singer. She recorded the song “Praise of Death” in 1926, which became her first Korean pop song. Shim Deok and Woo Jin’s fate ends tragically. This is one of the top Korean Dramas Inspired By True Stories.

Fight For My Way (2017)

iMDB: 9.6/10

Ko Dong-Man (Park Seo-Joon) used to dream of becoming famous as a taekwondo player, but now he works as a contract worker while holding a mundane job. Her longtime friend Choi Ae-Ra (Kim Ji-Won) aspires to be a TV anchor, but instead works at a department store information desk. Fight for my way is one of the best Motivational Korean dramas of all time.

Reply 1988 (2015)

iMDB: 9.2/10

Set in 1988, the film follows five friends who live in the same neighborhood. Sung Duk-sun (Hyeri) comes from a poor family and does bad at studies. Jung-Hwan (Ryoo Joon-Yeol) is the topper of his class and obsessed with football. Sung Sun-Woo (Go Kyung-Pyo) lives with his mother and sister. He is an model student and very kind person. Dong-Ryong (Lee Dong-Hwi) has a very funny character and always hangs out with his friends. Choi Taek (Park Bo-Gum) is a famous Go player. It is also called God of Go. However, he is very bad at other things.

My Wife Is Having An Affair This Week (2016)

iMDB: 7.4/10

The drama (starring Song Ji Hyo and Lee Sun Gyun) is a remake of the Japanese series written by Tomoko Yoshida and inspired by true events. As the story goes, a man posted the following question on an online forum. “My wife is having an affair this week; what should I do?”

Signal (2016)

iMDB: 8.5/10

Hae-Young (Lee Je-Hoon) is a lieutenant inspector who works as a criminal profiler. He is a cop, but he doesn’t trust the police. Soo-Hyun (Kim Hye-Soo) is a seasoned detective. This is one of the best Korean Dramas Inspired By True Stories.

The Empress Ki (2013)

iMDB: 8.4/10

Genghis Khan built his empire in different parts of East Asia and Eastern Europe. He founded the Yuan Dynasty, and one women held the highest power. She is from Goryeo, a small kingdom in East Asia.

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