13 Thrilling, Supernatural K-Dramas You Need To Watch In Your Lifetime

Black (2017)

If the last time you’ve seen Song Seung-heon in a drama was way back in the popularity of Autumn In My Heart, watch this OG Korean leading man grace your screen in Black as a grim reaper. He meets Kang Ha-ram (Go Ara), a woman who can see the shadows of death.

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Black (2017)

Together, they uncover the mysteries not just from present cases, but also from crimes that happened 20 years ago.

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Strangers From Hell (2019)

This Im Si-wan- and Lee Dong-wook-starrer is quite a thriller gem. It runs for only 10 episodes that it's an easy finish in a single sitting; however the poignant tale of Yoo Jong-woo (Im Si-wan) living in the mysterious Eden Studio is enough to give you a real sitting-on-the-edge viewing experience.

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Strangers From Hell (2019)

The Netflix description of the show reads: "Unpleasant events disturb the life of an aspiring crime fiction writer when he becomes a resident of an apartment building teeming with shady neighbors." That, alone, already hooks you to press play!

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Master’s Sun (2013)

Gong Hyo-jin’s character Tae Gong-shil started seeing ghosts after meeting an accident. She soon discovers that her apparitions disappear whenever Joo Joong-won, played by So Ji-sub, touches her.

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Master’s Sun (2013)

They make a pact to stay beside each other to ward off the spirits that surround Gong-shil and help Joong-won recover his stolen fortune from a kidnapping attempt.

Save Me (2017)

This drama centers a dark premise within the existence of a religious cult called Goseonwon, which masks its culture of torture and violence as a peaceful church. Im Sang-mi’s (Seo Ye-ji) family were lured into the cult after the unfortunate death of her brother, and she found herself trapped within the group’s dangerous hands.

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Save Me (2017)

A chance encounter with her former classmates begins a thrilling adventure out of Goseonwon’s clasp.

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Oh My Ghost (2015)

Na Bong-sun (Park Bo-young) gets possessed by ‘virgin’ ghost Shin Soon-ae (Kim Seul-gi), who thinks that the only way for her to go to the afterlife is by making up for her lack of romantic action from her previous life.

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Oh My Ghost (2015)

The spirit uses Bong-sun to seduce men—which begins the chaotic journey to finding the missing piece in love.

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Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017)

Since she was a kid, Jin Seon-mi (Oh Yeon-seo) has had the ability to see ghosts. She had an encounter with the immortal Son Oh-gong or the Monkey King, played by Lee Seung-gi, creating a pact to protect Seon-mi from the dangers in her life.

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Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017)

He broke the promise back then, but meeting each other in the present day made the bond finally come to life.

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Who Are You? (2013)

When she wakes up after a six-year coma, Yang Shi-ohn (So Yi-hyun) discovers gaining a supernatural ability—seeing trapped ghosts in objects.

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Who Are You? (2013)

This leads to her and her partner Cha Gun-woo (Ok Taec-yeon) mission of fulfilling spirits’ dying wishes and unfinished business in the human world.

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Chicago Typewriter (2017)

Bestselling author Han Se-joo (Yoo Ah-in) finds himself in a writing slump after receiving an antique 1930s typewriter from a cafe owner in Chicago.

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Chicago Typewriter (2017)

Refusing to get a ghostwriter to pen his upcoming novel, he unknowingly gains one—in the form of a real ghost, Shin Yool (Go Kyung-pyo).

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Let’s Fight Ghost (2016)

This Ok Taec-yeon-starrer revolves around the story of Park Bong-pal, who works as an exorcist to save money for a procedure that will take his supernatural abilities away.

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Let’s Fight Ghost (2016)

He meets a spirit named Kim Hyun-ji (Kim So-hyun), who becomes his ghost-fighting partner. They fall in love along the way, but their romance is hindered by an evil spirit that caused Hyun-ji’s accident and Bong-pal’s ghost-seeing ability.

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The Ghost Detective (2018)

Private investigator Lee Da-il (Choi Daniel) joins hands with his partner Jung Yeo-Wool (Park Eun-bin) in the search for a certain lady in red, who seems to be constantly present whenever a crime occurs.

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The Ghost Detective (2018)

Together, they track down the cause of the spirits' heinous doings, uncovering the secrets from the past.

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Arang and the Magistrate (2012)

Restless ghost Arang (Shin Min-ah) seeks for ghost-seeing nobleman Kim Eun-oh’s (Lee Joon-gi) help in regaining the memory of how she died.

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Arang and the Magistrate (2012)

He eventually agrees to lend her a hand after seeing a hairpin similar to that of his mother’s, who he came searching for in the village of Miryang. However, things take a turn as truths surrounding her death surface.

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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

If you haven’t seen Goblin and the Grim Reaper together in action, it’s time to join the (late) hype!

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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

Catch Gong Yoo and Lee Dong-Wook’s love and hate relationship living under one roof, and Kim Go-eun’s Goblin’s bride Ji Eun-Tak’s destiny unfolding in this endearing tale.

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Hotel del Luna (2019)

Welcome to Myeongdong’s ‘Guest House of the Moon,’ now known as Hotel del Luna. The hotel’s CEO, Jang Man-wol (IU) has been catering to its ghost guests before they enter the reincarnation cycle.

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Hotel del Luna (2019)

Gu Chan-sung’s (Yeo Jin-goo) made a pact with Man-wol 20 years ago, and upon his return, comes to work with her—unveiling mysteries in the establishment and its owner.

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