3 “Good” Korean Dramas To Watch With a Bowl of Popcorn

“Good” is a word included in the titles of these 3 Korean dramas that are great picks for a watch party with family and friends.

• NOTE: Add these 2 K-dramas, already reviewed by PopGeeks, to the 3 mentioned below: “Good Partner”, and “The Good Bad Mother”.

Grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy!

♦ (1) Good Doctor (2013)

Genre: Medical drama, Romance

IMDb Rating: 7.9 out of 10 stars

Viki viewers rated this series 9.6 out of 10 stars

STORYLINE:

Against the odds, a young man with savant syndrome and a developmental disability becomes a pediatric surgeon. His medical knowledge is extraordinary and his skills are impressive. He arrived late for his medical training as a resident at Sungwon University Hospital because he stopped to help an injured child at a train station. The chief director was already aware of the young man’s special abilities but had to convince the other hospital directors. His quick reaction to saving the child resulted in positive publicity for the hospital, so he is accepted but with restrictions. If he does not perform well he will be removed from the residency training program, and the chief director who recommended him will have to resign. There is a top pediatric surgeon who will mentor the young savant. He is allowed to live in an apartment complex for hospital doctors where he meets other residents he will work with. The first person he meets is a resident in pediatric surgery who was drunk and entered his apartment by mistake. He will meet many others who hopefully won’t be in a drunken stupor and train along with them to become a good doctor.

Main Characters:

• Park Shi-On (played by Joo Won, “The Midnight Studio”, “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper”, “Alice”, “My Sassy Girl”)

• Cha Yoon-Seo (played by Moon Chae-Won)
• Kim Do-Han (played by Joo Sang-Wook)
• Yoo Chae-Kyung (played by Kim Min-Seo)
• Han Jin-Wook (played by Kim Young-Kwang)
• Choi Woo-Seok (played by Cheon Ho-Jin)

WATCH TRAILER:

KBS WORLD TV. “Good Doctor | 굿닥터 [Trailer / Version 1].” YouTube Video. YouTube, August 30, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdNaQayNRTs.

♦ (2) Good Job (2022)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Crime and Mystery

IMDb Rating: 6.8 out of 10 stars

Viki viewers rated this Original series 9.3 out of 10 stars

STORYLINE:

A young man who serves as the CEO of Korea’s largest company should have enough on his plate to handle. But he doesn’t. To those on the outside he’s just another another chaebol heir, born into money. However, he secretly runs a detective agency. You could say he says similar abilities to Sherlock Holmes and he chooses to use them solve crime. He crosses paths with a young woman who was born with hyperacuity. (Hyperacuity means greater than normal acuteness of a sense, or visual acuity that is better than 20/20. It can also refer to a condition where a person’s senses are more active or easily influenced than normal.) She uses eyeglasses to disguise her ability and tries to help others, even though she is experiencing financial difficulties. A person with that kind of gift would be an excellent assistant and can work with the CEO/detective conducting investigations. They working relationship eventually blossoms into romance.

Main Characters:

• Eun Seon-Woo (played by Jung Il-Woo, “Highway Family”, “Bossam: Steal the Fate”)
• Don Se-Ra (played by Kwon Yuri), “Lovely Runner”)

WATCH TRAILER:

Zone, Kdrama. “Good Job (2022) Official Trailer | Kwon Yuri, Jung Il Woo | Kdrama Trailers.” YouTube Video. YouTube, August 17, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTPlXvRoRt4.

♦ (3) Good Manager (2017)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Idol Drama

IMDb Rating: 7.9 out of 10 stars

Viki viewers rated this series 9.5 out of 10 stars

STORYLINE:

A young man used to receive awards for being a math genius when he was a little boy. Somehow he took a wrong turn as an adult and ended up managing money for gangsters. Of course, he was skimming some of the money from his gang boss. He had hopes, dreams, and big plans. He was teaching himself how to speak Danish because he planned to immigrate to Denmark. Why? Supposedly it was a nice country with very little crime. Who wouldn’t want to live there? But one day he got into trouble. The boss found out what he was doing and demanded he give an accounting of all of the money he had been collecting.

TQ Group is a legitimate business. At least it looks that way in the surface. Under the surface the executives are just as corrupt and dirty as gangsters. For some reason they want to hire an outsider to work as the chief of their accounting department. When the young man saw the employment advertisement, he interviewed for the position, and got the job. It was just in the nick of time too, because his gangster boss was trying to decide if he should be eliminated. But after giving it some thought, the gang boss decided that having his former employee work at a company like TQ Group might open a door of opportunity. The young man was also hoping the same thing, but for different reasons.

Main Characters:

• Kim Sung-Ryong (played by Namkoong Min, “My Dearest 1 and 2”, “One Dollar Lawyer”, “The Veil”, “Awaken”, “Doctor Prisoner”, “Remember: War of Son”)
• Yoon Ha-Kyung (played by Nam Sang-Mi, “Gunman in Joseon”)
• Seo Yool (played by Lee Joon-Ho, “King the Land”)
• Hong Ga-Eun (played by Jung Hye-Sung, “Love in the Moonlight”)
• Choo Nam-Ho (played by Kim Won-Hae, “The Player 1 and 2”)

WATCH TRAILER:

KBS WORLD TV. “Good Manager | 김과장 [Trailer – Ver.1ㅣ KBS WORLD TV].” YouTube Video. YouTube, October 30, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodSaiPqYL0.