11 Drama About Superpowers, Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Abilities

Kapanlagi.com - Stories about superpowers are not only found in Hollywood films, KLovers. Some Korean dramas also provide stories about superpowers.

So, for those of you who like stories about ordinary people, but with extraordinary abilities. Then drama recommendations about superpowers must be added to your watchlist.

What are the dramas about superpowers? Here is a list of dramas about superpowers, stories of ordinary people with extraordinary abilities. Let's check it out, KLovers.

 

1. STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON (2017)

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Rating	8.2 IMDB
Episode	16 episode
Durasi	67 menit
Tayang	VIU, Vidio, iQIYI, Disney+ Hotstar, WeTV, Netflix, VIKI, Apple TV
Pemain	Park Bo Young, Park Hyun Sik, Ji Soo

This drama tells the story of Do Bong Soon, a petite woman with super strength inherited from her family. Unexpectedly, she meets a CEO of a game company named Ahn Min Hyuk. Their meeting is quite unique because Ahn Min Hyuk sees Do Bong Soon's super strength.

He then makes her his personal bodyguard and promises her a job in game development. Initially, their boss-guardian relationship is not good. However, they gradually become closer and complement each other.

 

2. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (2017)

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Rating	8.3 IMDB
Episode	32 episode
Durasi	30 minutes
Air time	WeTV, Netflix, iQIYI, VIKI
Cast	Bae Suzy, Lee Jong Suk, Jung Hae In

Drama WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING is one of the Korean dramas that also involves superpowers. This drama focuses on the main characters Nam Hong Ju, Jung Jae Chan, and Han Woo Tak. The story begins when Nam Hong Ju has a unique ability to see what happens in the future through her dreams.

One day, she has a new neighbor, a prosecutor named Jung Jae Chan. He is a young prosecutor who is currently building his career in the legal world. This also involves a young police officer named Han Woo Tak. He is known as a police officer who is also friends with Nam Hong Ju and Jung Jae Chan. Unexpectedly, Han Woo Tak experiences the same event of being able to see future events through his dreams.

 

3. ABOUT TIME (2018)

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Rating	6.9 IMDB
Episode	16 episode
Durasi	70 minutes
Aired	iQIYI, WeTV, Viki, Netflix
Cast	Lee Sung Kyung, Lee Sang Yoon, Im Se Mi

This Korean drama tells the story of Choi Mi Ka who can see the remaining life of someone. She can also see her own end of life which is not long. However, everything changes since meeting Lee Do Ha who is a director of a Cultural Foundation.

Mi Ka discovers something special when she is with Do Ha who can actually change her destiny. From here, their closeness becomes closer and turns into love. However, everything doesn't go smoothly because Lee Do Ha already has a fiancee.

 

4. HE IS PSYCHOMETRIC (2019)

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Rating	7.7 IMDB
Episode	16 episodes
Duration	64 minutes
Aired	iQIYI, WeTV, VIKI, Apple TV, Prime Video, Vidio
Cast	Park Jin Young, Shin Ye Eun, Kim Kwon

Drama about the next superpower is the drama HE IS PSYCHOMETRIC. This drama tells the story of Lee Ahn who has the power of psychometry, which is able to read someone's past and secrets just by touching their skin.

Lee Ahn then meets Yoon Jae In who often experiences bullying at school because her father is considered involved in a fire. They both then become friends and are later reunited in different situations.

Jae In has become a police officer who wants to prove that her father is innocent. Meanwhile, Lee Ahn remains the closest person to Jae In and is even willing to do anything for the person he loves. It's a drama that you shouldn't miss.

 

5. TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW (2020)

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Rating	7.6 IMDB
Episode	16 episodes
Duration	60 minutes
Airing	VIU, VIKI
Cast	Jang Hyuk, Choi Sooyoung, Jin Seo Jun

This drama about superpowers tells the story of a genius profiler named Oh Hyun Jae. He has solved various cases thanks to his abilities. However, one day he encounters a problem. His fiancee is killed by an explosion caused by a serial killer.

Five years later, new murders emerge using the same method. This case is investigated by a team led by Hwang Ha Young. He meets a detective from the countryside named Cha Soo Young. He introduces Soo Young to Hyun Jae to start working together.

Detective Cha Soo Young is not an ordinary detective, KLovers. She has superpowers that give her an extraordinary detailed memory. They work together to solve various cases, including the case that killed Hyun Jae's fiancee.

 

6. MEMORIST (2020)

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Rating	7.6 IMDB
Episode	16 episode
Durasi	65 minutes
Tayang	WeTV, iQIYI, VIKI, VIU
Pemain	Yoo Seung Ho, Jo Sung Ha, Lee Se Young

The next superpower drama is MEMORIST. This drama tells the story of a detective named Dong Baek who has a special ability, which is to know other people's thoughts by touching them. Therefore, Dong Baek often uses this ability to help him solve cases.

As a result, he has successfully solved many cases, making him an idol detective. This drama highlights the journey of detectives with various mysterious, thrilling, and exciting cases. It is a superpower drama that you shouldn't miss.

 

7. THE UNCANNY COUNTER (2020)

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Rating	7.8 IMDB
Episode	16 episode
Durasi	70 minutes
Tayang	Netflix
Pemain	Cho Byeong Kyu, Yoo Joon Sang, Kim Se Jeong

This drama about superpowers tells the story of a group of people who join forces to become demon hunters. They are tasked with finding and releasing evil spirits that have escaped from the afterlife in order to attain immortality.

The souls targeted by these evil spirits are those of wicked humans, murderers, or individuals with strong desires to kill. And in order to conceal their horrific mission, they intentionally pretend to manage a noodle shop.

 

8. THE GAME: TOWARDS ZERO (2020)

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Rating	7.1 IMDB
Episode	32 episode
Durasi	30 minutes
Tayang	VIKI, Vidio, VIU
Pemain	Ok Taecyeon, Lee Yun Hee, Im Joo Hwan

Drama THE GAME: TOWARDS ZERO is a Korean drama that also incorporates the fantasy genre. This Korean drama tells the story of Tae Pyeong, who can see the bad events that someone will experience before their death, just by looking into their eyes.

He then uses this ability to investigate an unsolved serial murder case. He works together with detective Joon Young. A series of thrilling events unfold in THE GAME: TOWARDS ZERO, which also contains mystery and thriller elements.

 

9. SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE (2021)

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Rating	7.6 IMDB
Episode	16 episodes
Duration	70 minutes
Airing	VIU, Vidio
Cast	Jang Na Ra, Jung Yong Hwa, Kang Hong Suk

Drama SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE tells the story of Ji Ah, a woman who inherits the ability to exorcise demons from her mother and is the owner of Daebak Realty, a company that specializes in selling haunted houses. Ji Ah appears perfect and brilliant, but her temper is uncontrollable.

One day, Ji Ah meets a con artist named In Beom who specializes in scamming exorcisms. Late at night while Daebak Realty is operating, In Beom visits Ji Ah to propose a deal. He suggests that they work exclusively together to sell houses haunted by vengeful spirits and lingering ghosts.

 

10. JINXED AT FIRST (2022)

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Rating	6.3 IMDB
Episode	16 episode
Durasi	70 minutes
Tayang	iQIYI, VIKI, VIU
Pemain	Seo Hyun, Na In Woo, Ki Doo Hoon

Drama JINXED AT FIRST is included in the drama about the next superpower. The character's name is Lee Seul Bi, who has been trapped in a house with her mother for a long time. It turns out that she was deliberately locked up so that no one else would know about her special power.

However, everything changed when a simple man named Gong Soo Kwang managed to open the door. Seul Bi then escaped and lived with Gong Soo Kwang. She can see the future that happens to Gong Soo Kwang. Therefore, sometimes her ability benefits the unfortunate man.

 

11. KISS SIXTH SENSE (2022)

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Rating	7.2 IMDB
Episode	12 episode
Durasi	70 minutes
Tayang	Disney+ Hotstar
Pemain	Yoon Kye Sang, Seo Ji Hye, Kim Ji Suk

Drama about this superpower tells the story of a woman named Hong Ye Sool who can see someone's future through a touch of the lips or a kiss. This special ability has actually been possessed by her since childhood. She works at a company as an Account Executive.

One day, an unexpected incident occurs when she accidentally kisses her boss named Cha Min Hoo. Hong Ye Sool then learns about her boss's future, whom she hates because of his cold attitude. There, Hong Ye Sool sees herself and her boss falling in love with each other.

 

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