There are a lot of Korean Dramas or K dramas but not all are good. While they offer a great variety of genre, they ace the rom-com segment. Perfect timing and sizzling chemistry between the leads even make the tropes enjoyable. But not all rom coms are perfect. And not all kiss scenes feel real. So which are the K Dramas with Best Kiss Scenes?
Of the hundreds of K-dramas that I have watched, there are just a few where the lead couple were sizzling hot. Some of them were so electrifying that you would want to go back and revisit their scenes. If you too love watching K-dramas for the feels they deliver, these eight will not disappoint.
8 K-dramas with Best On-screen Chemistry and Kiss Scenes
Strong Girl Bong Soon
I am not exaggerating when I say that the lead pair’s chemistry in this is better than any K-drama you will ever watch. Park Bo young as Do Bong Soon and Park Hyung Sik as Ahn Min-hyuk are truly made for each other. The drama is a fantasy rom-com genre and has more slap stick than your average. And some of the comic scenes do seem outstretched and boring. But when the two leads enter the screen, you cannot take your eyes off.
The scene where he gives her the first big hint of his affection, the build up to the first kiss – it has all the right feels. What is more interesting is the comfort of the male lead towards the female lead’s strength. A man who truly loves his woman and not affected by the obvious difference in their ‘strength’ is a concept which is both enjoying and endearing.
Watch it through and if you don’t go week in the knees when Min-hyuk tells Bong-soon how a good friend becomes more than a friend…I don’t know what will. Park Hyung Sik’s gaze would fill you with warmth you would not believe you had. These two light up the screen like a million glow-worms that would make you go awwww.
Mr. Queen
If you liked Bon Appetit your Majesty, Mr. Queen will make you see how it ought to have been done! A time travel K-drama with a gender twist. The story starts when a 20th century top chef finds himself in the body of a Joseon era – queen to be.
The drama has everything, quirky setting, childhood romance trope, costume period drama and more importantly two leads that smoulder on screen. Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-young and Kim Jung – Hyun as King Cheoljong beautifully depict the confusion and eccentricities. The misunderstanding, the uncanny attraction and the twin love triangles all make it a super drama. What’s more, it beautifully captures the transformation of a womaniser who starts to see the world from the eyes of a woman. Empowering and funny, this is a drama that I have already seen four times…although it has 20 episodes.
But more than anything, the two actors can deliver a kiss scene like it’s no one’s business. Easily one of the best kiss scenes, it’s both hot and funny.
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim
If you like office romance, this one is truly top of the shelf. Park Seo-joon as Lee Young-joon is a narcissist but brilliant Vice Chairman who is as eccentric as he is good looking… Park Min-young as Kim Mi-so is the perfect secretary who is the only one who truly understands the eccentricities of her boss and knows how best to manage his schedule and him.
However, things go haywire when the secretary decides that she has had enough of her boss and now wishes to take a break from the relentless work. And the story begins. However, what seems like a last-ditch effort of a man hell bent on keeping his trusted secretary by his side transforms into a deeper need to safeguard. And then there is a the cupboard kiss!
The backstory is well done but the journey of the secretary who starts to see her boss as a human for the first time is endearing. He falls first but she falls harder and the sizzle is electrifying. Also, I personally believe that among the female Korean actors, Park Min-young has delivered some of the steamiest kiss scenes. Watch it for the chemistry and the quirky boss and you shall not be disappointed.
See you in my 19th Life
Spoiler alert – this is a tearjerker and not strictly a rom com. But the chemistry and the story just make it totally re-watchable. The warm and fuzzy story of a woman who remembered all her past lives and how she goes searching for the man from her previous life is just all the mush you can handle.
The lead pair deliver oodles of charm and emotion, leaving you aching for them. You root for the male lead, are pained by his grief and can’t wait for him to realize. She is patient, mature and wise but still vulnerable. The pain of loosing a loved one, the relationship between a parent and a child…this drama will leave you crying. Maybe not as much as When Life Gives You Tangerines but keep a tissue box nearby. And let’s not forget the ‘That’s not a kiss, this is’ scene!
Ahn Bo-hyun as the vulnerable and sensitive Moon Seo-ha delivers his career best performance as a romantic hero – making you wonder why has he not done more romantic dramas. Shin Hye – sun is brilliant as Ban Ji-eum and you can really feel the detached emotional being.
Business Proposal
Everyone knows this one and with good reason. The 12-episode long office romance drama is just feel good. A typical chic flick, the drama delivers on the looks, the feels and the acting. Kim Sejeong as Shin Ha-ri is paired with Ahn Ho-seop playing the role of the third-generation chaebol Kang Tae-moo and they just fit.
Its funny, sweet and has all the romance tropes. What’s more – it also has the infamous yellow umbrella.
What makes it watchable is not only the lead pair but the other couple. It’s like getting two love stories – equally good, for the price of one. Kim Min-kyu as the quiet and lovable secretary Cha Sung-Hoon and Seol In-ah as the kind-hearted and chirpy Jin Yeong-Seo just add oodles of heat. With some of the raunchiest PG 16 scenes, this is a fun to watch anytime kind of a K-drama that delivers.
Shooting Stars
This is a classic idol drama with a soft storyline pushed in of friends to enemies to love trope thrown in. Kim Young-Dae plays the role of a super successful actor Gong Tae-sung and Lee Sung-Kyung plays his agency’s public relations’ officer Oh Han-Byul. Her job is to keep his job sorted, his job – or personal agenda – to get back at her for a gaffe (typo) error she made years ago.
They fight and he keeps falling deeper than he cares to admit till he can’t ignore it anymore. It’s funny, light-hearted comedy with some serious scenes and multiple love stories. It all comes together and you have nothing to complain. As for the chemistry – Kim Young-dae drips with it. He shows why he is at the top and delivers in dollops. Watch it for quick light-hearted rom-com and then watch it again for its hilarious moments.
W – Two Worlds
Back to fantasy again and this one is by far the most entertaining story plotlines in the genre. Daughter of a webtoon artist gets pulled inside the webtoon where she inadvertently saves the male lead of the webtoon. He is an action hero – she is a doctor and rest is history.
She keeps getting pulled in and he keeps getting intrigued by the woman who is as mysterious as the killer he is searching for. His world collapses when he falls in love with her and hers gets confusing. It’s a romance across dimensions and if that does not intrigue you than what would? How about the steamy hand-cuff kiss scene.
Yes, she is handcuffed and he is kissing her, and rest will not be said. The 16-episode Kdrama is a satisfying watch and a thrilling re-watch.
Crash Course in Romance
The last but most certainly not the least is a Crash Course in Romance. It would particularly resonate with women who have kids and the cut-throat world of competitive coaching. But that is not what makes it rewatchable. The underbelly of competitive prep aside, this is a warm story of grown-up romance.
Lead pair portraying the role of people in their thirties are just perfect. Jung Kyung-ho is playing Choi Chi Yeol, a big shot maths teacher who is all the rage. But he fights his own demons and can’t seem to be able to eat. Enters Jeon Do-Yeon – Nam Haeng Seon – single mother struggling to manage her shop, a teenage daughter and a differently abled grown-up brother. They clash but then connect over a bond so pure – food and then kindness.
He knows its wrong, struggles to avoid falling in love with the mother of his student but gives up. She, hiding her own secret, goes through the joy of finding love and then losing it. Torn between their responsibilities as grownups, the two leads play the classic push and pull with great finesse. The young high school romance, the mystery and the quirky overzealous mothers all add to a drama that would keep you hooked and wanting for more. And wait for the kiss scene – let’s just say its dreamy.
All of these are currently streaming on Netflix. So, take your pick and get started! Happy watching.