K-Drama Hidden Gems: 15+ Shows To Watch For K-Drama Day

Looking for a K-drama that might have flown under your radar? Celebrate this year’s K-Drama Day by exploring the K-Drama Hidden Gems collection on Rakuten Viki!

As part of the International K-Drama Day celebration, Viki has curated collections to help fans discover dramas across different genres and themes. From underrated romances to compelling stories that deserve more attention, here are some hidden gems to add to your watch list:

Set in the Joseon era, “Knight Flower” is an action-comedy drama about Jo Yeo Hwa ( Lee Ha Nee ), a woman who has lived a quiet and modest life as a virtuous widow but is secretly leading a double life—at night, she valiantly sneaks out to help those in need. When she meets military officer Park Soo Ho ( Lee Jong Won ), they end up forming an alliance.

Based on a novel by Park Sang Young, “Love in the Big City” is a carefully crafted drama that blends comedy, classic romance, and romantic comedy. The series follows young writer Go Young ( Nam Yoon Su ) as he navigates the ups and downs of life and love.

“The Scarecrow” follows detective Kang Tae Joo ( Park Hae Soo ), who is investigating a series of murders and is forced into an unlikely partnership with prosecutor Cha Si Young ( Lee Hee Joon ), a man he despises. Set between 1988 and 2019, the suspenseful story tracks the two men bound by misfortune and an uneasy alliance of hatred as they chase the truth across 30 years.

Moving to urban Seoul for his career prospects, a young man named Yoon Jong Woo ( Yim Si Wan ) decides to move to an eerie and derelict dormitory called Eden Studios as he is on a strict budget. However, regret soon hits when he meets the other residents of the dormitory and gets a trickling sense of dread that there is something terribly off with them.

Eun Dan Oh ( Kim Hye Yoon ), a high school student, discovers she is a character in a comic book with a predetermined storyline. When she defies her fate and falls for Haru ( Rowoon ), a character she is not meant to be with, they join forces with other characters to break free from the comic world’s constraints.

Set during the Joseon era, talented painter Hong Cheon Gi ( Kim You Jung ) becomes the first female artist at the Royal Academy of Painting and dedicates her life to art. She meets Ha Ram ( Ahn Hyo Seop ), a skilled astronomy officer who lost his sight, and the two unexpectedly fall for each other.

In “Suspicious Partner,” Ji Chang Wook plays a successful lawyer named No Ji Wook who helps a young woman named Eun Bong Hee ( Nam Ji Hyun ). Bong Hee is trying to get off a murder case that she is wrongfully accused of.