Top 10 Most-Streamed Kdramas On Netflix In 2020
This year, K-Dramas have become global famous than ever, It's part of thanks to simultaneous streaming on Netflix. So here we are the 10 most-streamed K-Dramas on the platform in 2020.
10. The World of the Married
The World of the Married reaches the 10th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 99th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for JTBC, The World of the Married premiered on March 27, 2020. This drama starring Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon, and Han So Hee, this melodrama thriller follows an accomplished doctor and her youthful, aspiring director husband. When temptation leads her husband to betray her, the doctor is driven into a twisted plot of revenge. Alongside its popularity on Netflix, The World of the Married is also the highest-rated K-Drama ever in Korean cable TV history.
9. Stranger
Stranger reaches the 9th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 95th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, Stranger first premiered on June 10, 2017, and its second season began on August 15, 2020. This drama starring Cho Seung Woo and Bae Doo Na, this crime drama follows a gutsy female detective who must tackle a murder case alongside an emotionless prosecutor.
8. Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Mystic Pop-Up Bar reaches the 8th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 86th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for JTBC, Mystic Pop-Up Bar premiered on May 20, 2020. This drama starring Hwang Jung Eum, BTOB‘s Sungjae, and Choi Won Young, this supernatural dramedy follows a mysterious woman, her part-time employee, and a former afterlife detective who helps customers in their dreams while running a food stall.
7. Was it Love?
Was it Love? reaches 7th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 71st most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for JTBC, Was it Love? premiered on July 8, 2020. This drama starring Song Ji Hyo, Son Ho Jun, Song Jong Ho, Kim Min Joon, and Koo Ja Sung, this romantic drama follows a single mother who finds herself surrounded by four potential love interests, each with their own qualities and connections to her past.
6. Hospital Playlist
Hospital Playlist reaches 6th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 68th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, Hospital Playlist premiered on March 12, 2020. This drama starring Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Dae Myung, and Jeon Mi Do, this medical dramedy follows five doctors and nurses at a medical center who have been friends since university in the 90s. Alongside its popularity on Netflix, Hospital Playlist is also the 9th highest rated K-Drama in Korean cable TV history.
5. Crash Landing on You
Crash Landing on You reaches the 5th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 57th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, Crash Landing on You premiered on December 14, 2019. This drama starring Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, Kim Jung Hyun, and Seo Ji Hye, this romantic dramedy follows a chaebol heiress who is rescued by a North Korean Special Police Force captain after accidentally crash-landing in the country. Alongside its popularity on Netflix, Crash Landing on You is also the 3rd highest rated K-Drama in Korean cable TV history.
4. Record of Youth
Record of Youth reaches the 4th most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 47th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, Record of Youth premiered on September 7, 2020. This drama starring Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam, Byeon Woo Deok, and Kwon Soo Hyun, this coming-of-age drama follows three aspiring young people who are determined to overcome their circumstances and fight for their dreams.
3. The King: Eternal Monarch
The King: Eternal Monarch reaches the 3rd most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 35th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for SBS, The King: Eternal Monarch premiered on April 17, 2020. This drama starring Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun, and Lee Jung Jin, this fantasy romance drama follows an old-time king who steps through a portal that takes him to modern-day Korea to solve a mystery.
2. Start-Up
Start-Up reaches the 2nd most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 32nd most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, Start-Up premiered on October 17, 2020. This drama starring Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Seon Ho, and Kang Han Na, this romantic drama follows a woman who dreams of surpassing her sister’s achievements as an entrepreneur, a man pretending to be her first love, and a man who really is her first love—kind of.
1. It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
And It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is on the top of this list. It's the 1st most-watched K-Drama on Netflix this year, and the 19th most-watched TV show on Netflix this year overall.
Originally produced for tvN, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay premiered on June 20, 2020. This drama starr Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji, this romantic drama follows a successful children’s book author with a personality disorder and a caretaker at a psychiatric ward who balances work with caring for his autistic brother.