8 titles, most popular first
In Joseon, at a time when women had little influence, the orphaned Jang-geum enters the royal kitchen as a young apprentice cook. Determined and hardworking, she sets out to master the secrets of Korean cooking and medicine, in a story inspired by a real woman of the era.
In 1997, Yong-gu, a man with a developmental disability, lives happily with his six-year-old daughter Ye-sung and promises to buy her a Sailor Moon backpack. After a tragic accident involving a police commissioner's young daughter, he is wrongly arrested for her death and sent to prison, where his cellmates at first look down on him.
In the Joseon era, Hur Jun is born to a nobleman father and a low-born mother, and the harsh discrimination he faces leaves him drifting into smuggling. When his mother falls ill, he turns to the respected physician Yoo Ui-tae for help, becomes his student, and discovers a real gift for medicine.
Han Tae-yang is a hard-working young man determined to turn his tiny vegetable stand into a success. He hires a group of lost young men, including a lonely farmer, a former idol trainee, an awkward genius and a quiet homeless man, who become his staff and his friends. He also falls for Mok Ga-on, a woman who is hiding a secret.
In 15th-century Joseon, Jang Yeong-sil is born a slave but has a rare gift and a deep love of astronomy. His talent catches the attention of King Sejong, who brings him to court, where he sets out to build clocks, gauges and instruments that could change the kingdom.
This drama follows Kim Man-deok, born on Jeju Island to a haenyeo diver and a high-ranking official in exile. Losing her mother soon after birth, she is taken in by a former palace lady who runs a training center for orphans in Hanyang, teaching them the skills of trade. There, young Man-deok meets Jung Hong-soo, the son of a powerful lord.
Heo Jun, son of a concubine and a provincial governor, is born into a rigid society that looks down on him. After watching the gifted doctor Yoo Ui-tae save a dying patient, he resolves to become a physician, starting as an herb gatherer and studying rare medical texts at Yoo's clinic with help from Ye-jin.
In 1885, Jejungwon opens as the first modern Western hospital in Joseon, founded by Emperor Gojong at the urging of American medical missionary Horace Newton Allen. It treats patients no matter their social standing and takes in a small group of students to train in Western medicine. The series follows their studies and careers.
