Be it romance or fantasy, historical or thriller, several K-dramas have elements that make you feel connected with the story.
Although they might, at times, seem over-the-top with the treatment of the story or too-good-to-be-true scenarios, they still successfully pull you in.
This is one of the several reasons why Korean dramas have such a strong fanbase.
While the credit goes to creative minds that make them engaging, some Korean dramas have been inspired by or based on real-life stories.
These Are 6 K-Dramas That Were Bases On True Stories:
1. Hymn Of Death (2018)
Hymn Of Death is inspired by the popular Korean song, “Praise of Death”, and brings us to the true-to-life tragic story of Yun Sim Deok, a professional soprano singer who met a writer named Kim Woo Jin.
2. Hwarang
During the Silla era, the Hwarang—or the group of first-class young men—were treated as society’s best. In the titular K-drama, Park Seo Joon, Park Hyung Sik, Choi Minho, Do Ji Han, BTS’ V, and the other Hwarang members were trained to pursue a different path in protecting the kingdom.
3. Reply 1988
This crowd-favorite isn’t exactly based on a specific story, but one of the characters in Reply 1988 played by Park Bo Gum is actually inspired by Lee Chang Ho, a real-life Baduk player! Just like Choi Taek, Chang Ho is widely popular in South Korea for his extraordinary skills in the said board game, and has won a lot of local and international Baduk tournaments.
4. Taxi Driver
The webtoon-based series Taxi Driver puts the spotlight on Kim Do Ki, who plots revenge per client request through the Rainbox Taxi Company. Here, we’ve seen him tangled in numerous criminal cases and most of them actually happened in real life. Take for example the Cho Doo Soon case—this appeared in the first few episodes of the drama and is about a notorious child rapistwho was released from prison last year, which sparked anger and protest among South Koreans.
5. Move To Heaven
Move To Heaven is inspired by the non-fiction essay, Things Left Behind by Kim Sae Byul, a South Korean trauma cleaner. In an interview with The Korea Times, he mentioned that he once cleaned “the house of a man in his 70s, who died alone and was found many weeks later.” Although it was in the form of different characters, this exact setting was featured in an episode of the Netflix original series that brought all of us to tears.
6. Red Sleeve
“The Red Sleeve,” which tells the story of a heart-wrenching love affair between a young court maid (and later concubine) named Deok Im (Lee Se Young) and the handsome crown prince Yi San (Lee Junho), broke many hearts. Drawing inspiration from documents and eulogies written by King Jeongjo for his favorite concubine, the Royal Noble Consort Seong Ui Bin, “The Red Sleeve” is an achingly beautiful drama of two lovers and their tragic love story.
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