Top 10 Korean Dramas About the K-Pop Industry

For many, K-pop is one of the latest music trends to sweep the world, but for those who have followed the genre for decades, it is an industry filled with unique visuals and musical styles, with ups and downs. Life is not easy for K-pop idols, a fact that Korean TV has taken advantage of with Korean dramas as long as the industry is profitable.

From insight into the daily lives of successful idols to moving stories that reveal the dark side of K-pop, there is a K-drama to suit everyone's perceptions of the genre.

10. Idol: Coup follows a girl group on the verge of breaking up

Idol: Coup Follow the members of the five-member K-pop girl group Cotton Candy as they wish to win on the music program before their seemingly inevitable breakup. The series premiered on the Korean network JTBC in late 2021 and ran for 12 episodes.

EXID's lead singer Hani and Laboum member Solbin play Cotton Candy's captain and lead dancer Jenna and Hyunji, respectively, while WJSN rapper Exy plays the lead singer of the EI group.Other actors include oh my God Actor Guo Siyang as the CEO of Marshmallow Company, former Production X 101 player Kim Min-gyu will play the captain of the male group Mars.

9. The Flowers, centered on a high school rock band, tries to recapture its former glory

tvN's 2012 premiere Flowers strip, a coming of age drama about the rock band Eye Candy, whose members struggle to realize their dreams after the untimely death of their original leader. After returning to the original high school, they face a new this Band, Strawberry Fields.

Flower band Actor Sung Joon plays Ji Hyuk, the new band leader, my stranger heroJo Boah as his lover, and L from boy group Infinite as Eye Candy's guitarist. This aired for 16 episodes and was part of tvN's "Flower Boys," a K-drama segment aimed at teens and young adults.

8. A con man and his mistress tell the story of a romance between a veteran musician and a promising talent

Adapted from the popular manga by Kotomi Aoki, Liar and His Lover. It revolves around Hangyul, a famous former bassist who now works part-time as a music producer, and Sorim, a musically talented high school student who falls in love with him. You are pretty Actor Lee Hyun-woo plays the lead role, and Red Velvet's lead singer Joy plays his mistress in her acting debut.

Liar and His Lover It premiered on tvN in early 2017 for a standard 16 episodes before being added to Netflix internationally. It won two awards, including the OSEN Newcomer Award for Joey's performance in the series.

7. Part-time idol shows a mixed fight

Part-time idol exists, a respected music producer returned from a year-long sabbatical with plans to launch a new music career. However, when he returned to his company, he discovered that most of his interns had left, leaving only five. In order to restart his career, he decided to take them by storm and build a successful K-pop group.

The series premiered in 2017 and consists of five 30-minute episodes. Hyun Bin from JBJ, Bibi from the dance group Purplow, and Lee Soo Hyun from AKMU.

6. Hit Top mixes time-traveling idols with aspiring singers

Rise to the Top Follow a 90s pop icon named Hyun Jae after he mysteriously travels back in time to 2017. Finding himself in the future, he must adjust to his new routine while investigating how he manages to time travel. He also meets Ji-hoon, an aspiring idol with a hidden connection to Hyun-jae.

The series began airing on KBS2 in mid-2017 and ran for 32 episodes. my absolute boyfriend Actor Yoon Shi Yoon plays Hyun Jae, who do you like brahms?'Kim Min Jae as Ji Hoon.

5. So I married an anti-fan romance between a superstar and his number one hater

Based on the 2010 novel of the same name, So I Married an Anti-fan Starring Choi Tae Joon - best known for his supporting roles 9 Missing - As Hoojoon, an idol, he ends up living in a reality show with his most notorious anti-fan. As the plot progresses, they get to know each other, try to work out their differences, and fall in love.

Soo-young from Girls' Generation plays Lee Geun-young, a magazine reporter who has a grudge against Ho-joon, and Chansung from 2PM plays the chaebol president of Supigen Entertainment. So I Married an Anti Fan premiered on Naver TV with 16 episodes.

4. Top executives mix fantasy with real-world turbulence in the K-Pop industry

2018, High Management, a webseries based on the web novel of the same name, premieres on YouTube, tells the story of a former idol intern who uses her precognitive skills to manage SOUL - a new male group with a lot of talent and ambition. After the members become involved in a scandal, she must help them cope with the tough industry they are in.

Seo Eun Soo and Ahn Hyo Sub, both famous for their Doctor Romance roles, respectively, star as agent Eun Sung and group member Soo Rong. Astro member Eunwoo also has a lead role as another SOUL member named Yeonwoo. high administration 16 episodes have aired, 3 of which are free to watch on 1thek.

3. Parodies follows the lives, scandals, and romances of several successful idols

It revolves around icons from three different groups (Tea Party, Shax, and Sparkling) who navigate the pressures and limitations of the K-pop industry in terms of fame and relationships. Based on the popular webcomic, it stars parasite Actor Jung Ji Soo plays Maha, U-KISS member Jun plays Ryok, T-ara's Jiyeon plays solo Rhyme, and ATEEZ vocalist Yunho plays Yujin.

The twelve-episode drama, which began airing on KBS in mid-2021, was a moderate success. To promote the series, the K-pop group featured in the storyline recorded a series of songs, which were featured and introduced as characters on the channel's music program, Music Bank.

2. Dream High highlights a group of students at a performing arts school

One of the most popular Korean teen dramas of the time, Dream High Follow a group of six students to a performing arts school in hopes of one day becoming famous musicians. The show is a joint venture with JYP Entertainment and features many of the company's well-known idols, such as Suzy from Miss A and Taekyeon and Wooyoung from 2PM.

Hallyu stars Kim Soo-hyun and IU also joined the cast, marking the latter's first appearance in a drama. Dream Out Loud aired 16 episodes and a special, and was adapted into a stage musical in Japan. Its popularity also led to a sequel, Dream Heights 2though it does not include any of the original cast.

1. 'You are beautiful' center of the relationship between a rock band and its mysterious new member

You are beautiful focuses on the relationship between the members of ANJELL, a pop rock band that has just welcomed a new member named Go Minam. What they don't know is that the Minam they know is actually a woman named Minyeo who took the place of her twin brother when she underwent plastic surgery in the United States.

The show features popular actors Jang Keun Suk and Park Shin Hye, CNBlue's Jung Yong Hwa, and FT Island's Hong Ki as ANJELL members. Despite the average viewership during its original broadcast, You're Beautiful gained a large following through streaming on the Internet and has become one of the representative dramas of the Korean wave.