5 Futuristic Themed Korean Dramas You Must Watch, Too Good To Miss

Kapanlagi.com - This article was written by: Aricha Safira Rachma

Technology plays a big role in our lives today. Our lives are already advanced. The more needs we have, the more advanced technology needs to be to help meet those needs.

Some people like to imagine how things can change in the future. Something we thought was impossible. These advancements are largely aided by scientific things and done by scientists or technology experts. We often see great technology beyond our comprehension in science fiction films or dramas, commonly known as Sci-fi.

You may be a fan of this genre. Sci-fi is a broad genre that includes all kinds of concepts including bio-engineering, parallel universes, and more. Let's take a look at some Korean dramas in the Sci-fi genre with a futuristic theme.

1. My Absolute Boyfriend

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My Absolute Boyfriend is a story about a woman named Da Da who works as a Make Up Artist and is dating a top actor, Ma Wang Joon. However, their love story ends sadly.

Da Da, who is heartbroken, receives a human-shaped robot named Young Goo, who is designed to be the perfect boyfriend for her. But suddenly, Ma Wang Joon reappears in Da Da's life, and a love triangle ensues.

2. Are You Human Too?

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Nam Shin, played by Seo Kang Joon, is the son of a conglomerate family who is running a large company. However, one day Nam Shin has a fatal accident. 

After the unexpected accident, he falls into a coma. His mother, Oh Ro Ra, played by Kim Sung Ryoung, is a scientist and technology expert. She creates an AI robot named Nam Shin III, who looks like her son Nam Shin. This robot pretends to be the real Nam Shin.

3. W: Two Worlds

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W: Two Worlds is a drama that tells the story of a love affair between a man and a woman who live in two different worlds. The man, named Kang Chul, is a character in a webtoon called W. Interestingly, the author of the webtoon is the woman's father, Oh Yeon Joo.

Oh Yeon Joo is a surgeon. One day she cannot find her father, but she meets a man who is bleeding, Kang Chul. She tries to treat Kang Chul and then sees the words 'to be continued' in the sky, then suddenly she returns to her house and sees her father's webtoon releasing a new episode and the story is very similar to what she experienced with Kang Chul some time ago.

4. My Holo Love

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This drama tells the story of So Yeon, a woman who is quite successful in her career but has a big secret in her life. She cannot recognize the faces of people she sees well.

Then one day she met someone named Nan Do who slipped an unusual pair of glasses. When So Yeon wears the glasses, she can see a man who turns out to be a hologram named Hollo.

Hollo is an Ai program in the form of a hologram that has not been officially released. Hollo can only be seen if we use the glasses received by So Yeon. The relationship between Hollo and So Yeon gets closer and in the end a love triangle between So Yeon, Hollo, and Nan Do occurs.

5. Love Alarm Season 1

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Love Alarm Season 1 tells the story of a love triangle between three high school students, Kim Jo Jo, Lee Hye Young, and Hwang Sun Oh. Jo Jo used to be a cheerful girl before the death of her parents, but now she is struggling with her life. Meanwhile, Lee Hye Young and Hwang Sun Oh are good friends who go to the same school as Jo Jo. Interestingly, both of them have a crush on Jo Jo.

Then, Jo Jo uses a mobile application called 'Jo Alarm' which allows her to find romantic feelings. This application rings to notify the user if someone has romantic feelings for them within a 10-meter distance. However, this application cannot reveal details about who likes them.

(kpl/mag)