11 titles, most popular first
In Seoul in 1950, Lee Jin-tae shines shoes to pay for his younger brother Jin-seok's schooling and dreams of a better future for the family. When North Korea invades, both brothers are forced into the South Korean army, and Jin-tae throws himself into dangerous missions, hoping a medal will win Jin-seok a ticket home.
In 1597, Joseon's navy has been cut down to about a dozen ships after a crushing defeat, and Admiral Yi Sun-sin is restored to command. As a huge Japanese fleet prepares to push toward the capital, he must face an overwhelming enemy at the Myeongnyang Strait.
After President Park Chung-hee is assassinated in October 1979, martial law is declared and Major General Chun Doo-gwang is put in charge of the investigation. As he quietly gathers power, the principled Major General Lee Tae-shin is reluctantly appointed to command the capital's defense, setting the two men on a collision course.
In 1598, seven years into Japan's invasion of Joseon, Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies after ordering his troops home. Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fighting alongside allies from Ming China, has Konishi Yukinaga's army trapped at Suncheon, and the desperate Konishi tries to bribe a Ming admiral into letting his forces slip away by sea.
In 1592, as Japanese forces push to conquer Joseon, commander Wakisaka Yasuharu takes charge of the Japanese fleet at Busan, determined to defeat Admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fearsome new turtle ship. Facing doubters among his own admirals, Yi must devise a bold new battle plan to stop the invasion at sea.
This historical epic follows King Hyeonjong of Goryeo as he tries to unite his kingdom with a tolerant style of rule while leading the fight against invading Khitan armies. At his side is Gang Gam-chan, his political mentor and the commander of Goryeo's army.
During the Korean War, a guerrilla battalion of young student volunteers led by army officers is sent to Jangsari Beach. Their job is to stage a decoy landing that fools North Korean forces and clears the way for the Incheon Landing. Meanwhile, an American war reporter covers the conflict and pleads with the world to send help.
Kim Jun is the son of a runaway palace slave and grows up among monks. Torn from his home in wartime, he is forced to set aside his peaceful nature and enter a deadly contest that might win him freedom from his masters, the powerful Choe clan, as Goryeo faces Mongol invasion.
In 1375, a small envoy from the Korean kingdom of Goryeo is arrested in Ming China and marched across the desert in chains. When Mongol raiders attack and leave the survivors stranded, the group, led by young General Choi-Jung, rescues a kidnapped Chinese princess and vows to bring her home with the Mongols close behind.
This historical epic follows Yi Sun-sin, the Joseon naval commander who fought the Japanese invasions of the Imjin War. Told largely through flashbacks, it begins with his boyhood as a quiet, often bullied child who is troubled by the cruelty corrupt officials show to ordinary people.
Set during South Korea's Fifth Republic, this drama follows Chun Doo-hwan as he seizes power through a military coup and rules as a dictator. It portrays the era and the pro-democracy movements that rose up against his government, including the Gwangju uprising.
