5 Best Fantasy Korean Dramas with Supernatural Elements

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Fantasy is one of the most interesting genres in Korean dramas, featuring elements from outside of the world such as magic, reincarnation, or even characters brought to another world like in a dream.

Sometimes, fantasy Korean dramas can cross over to other genres such as horror with the presence of zombies and ghosts or thrillers with suspenseful criminal stories.

The fantasy genre can make Korean dramas feel unique by combining other elements such as action and romance into the main plot and character development. Here are some of the best fantasy Korean dramas with supernatural elements that all Korean drama fans should watch.

1. Goblin

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Goblin is one of the fantasy dramas that has various supernatural creatures. From the main character, Kim Shin, who is a military general cursed to live forever to Wang Yeo who is an angel of death.

After 900 years of being an immortal Goblin, he must marry a bride for himself so that he can break the curse in his life.

2. Legend of the Blue Sea

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This drama is inspired by the classic Joseon legend of a collection of unofficial Korean historical stories about a fisherman who catches and kidnaps a mermaid named Shim Cheong.

Amazingly, Shim Cheong has special powers that ordinary humans do not possess. Not only is she good at swimming, she can also read other people's minds and when she cries, her tears turn into pearls.

3. He is Psychometric

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This drama tells the story of a boy named Lee Ahn, played by Jinyoung GOT7, who has a special ability. After Lee Ahn's parents die in a fire, he begins to have psychometric powers. This ability is the ability of someone who can read the memories of others or objects if they come into contact with that person and an object.

However, he cannot waste his ability. He uses it to uncover the truth about the fire that took the lives of his parents.

4. Mystic Pop Up Bar

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Mystic Pop Up Bar tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha or outdoor drinking establishment run by a hot-tempered woman named Weol Ju, an innocent part-time employee named Han Kang Bae, and a former afterlife detective known as Chief Gwi.

Weol Ju is a cursed woman who ended her life by hanging herself on a sacred tree. She has been living for 500 years and must help solve the problems of 100,000 people. If she fails to complete this mission, she will be thrown into hell.

Weol Ju, along with the help of Han Kang Bae and Chief Gwi, opens a bar to attract customers who will have their problems solved by the trio through their dreams.

5. Hotel Del Luna

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Hotel Del Luna tells the story of a hotel located in Seoul owned by Jang Man Weol. She is someone who has lived on earth for hundreds of years. This is a curse because she has made a big mistake in the past.

Interestingly, this hotel is not an ordinary hotel. This hotel is a transit place for spirits before they go to their final destination and reincarnate. The spirits that stay at this hotel are spirits that still have burdens and unfinished business in the real world.

(kpl/mag)