10 Best Joseon Era Korean Dramas, Including '100 DAYS MY PRINCE' and 'MR SUNSHINE'

ROOKIE HISTORIAN GOO HAE RYUNG tells the story of Goo Hae Ryung (Shin Se Kyung), a female historian in the 19th century who is often looked down upon because she is a woman. She then meets Prince Lee Rim (Cha Eun Woo).

THE CROWNED CLOWN tells the story of the Joseon Kingdom, which is experiencing a crisis due to rebellion and power struggles. To avoid assassination, King Lee Hun (Yeo Jin Goo) is exiled. Instead, a clown who looks like Lee Hun, Ha Sun (played by Yeo Jin Goo), is also brought to the palace and acts as the king.

100 DAYS MY PRINCE tells the story of Crown Prince Lee Yool (D.O. EXO) who loses his memory and is eventually found by villagers and given the name Wondeuk. There, he meets Hong Sim (Nam Ji Hyun) who is referred to as his future wife.

KINGDOM is a combination of historical drama and zombie genre. It revolves around a king who is rumored to be dead but comes back to life, and a strange epidemic that spreads, leading the prince to have a new enemy to fight in order to save his people.

LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT is a sweet love story between Crown Prince Hyomyeong (Park Bo Gum) and love consultant Hong Ra On (Kim Yoo Jung) who disguises herself as a man. They are unaware of each other's true identities until Hong Ra On enters the palace and becomes a eunuch.

THE KING'S AFFECTION tells the story of a crown princess who gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The baby girl was supposed to be killed, but her mother pleaded for her to be secretly sent out of the palace. Several years later, the baby boy dies. Eventually, the mother brings her daughter back to the palace and raises her as a boy named Lee Hwi. Because of her identity, Lee Hwi, who becomes the crown prince, refuses to get close to anyone but instead falls in love with her handsome and intelligent teacher, Jung Ji Un (Rowoon).

THE RED SLEEVE tells the story of Crown Prince Yi San (Junho) who falls in love with a palace maid, Sung Deok Im (Lee Se Young). After becoming King Jeongjo, he wants to make Deok Im his concubine. Deok Im initially refuses because she believes being a concubine will not bring freedom and happiness. But eventually, her love for the king makes her become a concubine as well.

SUNGKYUNKWAN SCANDAL tells the story of Kim Yun Hee who disguises herself as a man to take her brother's place in the national exam to enter Sungkyunkwan University. Because of her intelligence, she passes and even shares a room with Lee Seon Joon (Park Yoochun). Two other students, Ku Yong Ha (Song Joong Ki) and Moon Jae Sin (Yoo Ah In), discover Lee Yoon Hee's true identity and fall in love with her.

MR SUNSHINE tells the story of a Joseon child who boards a ship and goes to America. When he grows up, he (Lee Byung Hun) returns to his country as an American soldier stationed in Joseon.

MOON EMBRACING THE SUN tells the story of the love between King Lee Hwon (Kim Soo Hyun) and Won (Han Ga In), who was originally a noblewoman and became the crown princess but was framed and punished, eventually becoming a shaman.