Make You Think and Feel Emotional, Check Out These 7 Sci-Fi K-Dramas Full of Mysteries - Featuring D.O. EXO Starring in 'THE MOON' 2023

Kapanlagi.com - By: Melani Juwita Putri Pratiwi

Korean dramas not only present themes about romance and love, guys, there are several genres that are no less exciting to watch during your free time. Especially for those of you who love action scenes, mysteries, and plot twists, sci-fi or science fiction genre is definitely worth watching.

In addition to the excitement of the storyline, sci-fi K-dramas will make you speculate and guess the plot that has been presented in the story. These dramas present unpredictable plot twists that are interesting and surely make you feel emotional without getting bored.

In addition, these dramas have been played by several popular and talented actors and actresses whose acting skills do not need to be doubted. Starting from D.O. EXO, Lee Min Ho to Ahn Hyo Seop who will color the action K-dramas that carry the theme of science fiction.

Curious about the excitement of K-dramas with this genre? Let's check out these 7 recommendations for sci-fi K-dramas in the following review!

1. THE MOON

THE MOON - Instagram.com/weareone.exo

The latest Korean drama that will be starred by D.O EXO titled THE MOON will carry the science fiction genre. This film will be starred by several popular South Korean actors, namely D.O EXO, Sol Kyung Gu, and Kim Hee Ae.

2. THE SILENT SEA

THE SILENT SEA - MyDramaList

• Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
• Number of episodes: 8
• First episode: December 24, 2021 (South Korea)
• Original language: Korean
• Author: Park Eun Kyo

THE SILENT SEA tells the story of the earth running out of food and water supply. A team must hurry to prepare to go into space to carry out a search mission to a mysterious place where a research facility on the moon has long been abandoned. The mission must be carried out within 24 hours and no more. Along the way, Han Yoon Jae (played by Gong Yoo) will lead the team.

3. ABYSS

ABYSS - Soompi

In the Korean drama ABYSS, the story of two murder victims is raised. Go Se Yeon (played by Park Bo Young) is a beautiful prosecutor who is an expert in her field.

In this drama, the handsome actor Ahn Hyo Seop is also cast as Cha Min, a very intelligent chaebol heir from a top cosmetic company in Korea. He also has a humble attitude and is very kind to others.

Both of them experience an accident that causes them to die. Full of mysteries and conspiracies beyond reason, an event causes Go Se Yeon to be revived by a magic stone called Abyss, but with a different appearance than before. Go Se Yeon undergoes a transformation from a beautiful prosecutor to an ordinary woman.

Meanwhile, Cha Min has transformed into a very handsome man after a mysterious marble called Abyss falls into his hands, and he becomes an administrator at a law firm. After realizing and discovering that there is something mysterious about himself, he begins to uncover a secret behind his transformation.

The Korean drama ABYSS features an exciting duo between Park Bo Young and Ahn Hyo Seop that is definitely worth watching. In addition to having charming looks, they also have acting abilities that are beyond doubt, making this drama even more interesting.

4. LOVE ALARM

LOVE ALARM - My Drama List

The Korean drama LOVE ALARM presents a journey of teenage love triangles wrapped in advanced technology touches in the lives of its characters. There is an advanced application named Joalarm that will notify you if someone likes you within a 10-meter radius.

This drama has cast several popular actors and actresses including Kim So Hyun, Jung Ga Ram, and Song Kang. LOVE ALARM tells the story of Kim Jo Jo (played by Kim So Hyun), a beautiful hardworking girl who has a complicated love story and a number of personal problems.

Since childhood, Kim Jo Jo has been abandoned by her parents. She once thought that she would never be able to feel loved by anyone. However, that changed after the Joalarm application told Jo Jo that someone had fallen in love with her named Hwang Seon Oh (played by Song Kang).

A conflict arises when Lee Hye Young, Seon Oh's close friend (played by Jung Ga Ram), secretly falls in love with Kim Jo Jo and he is not willing to give up on his love.

5. MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA

MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA - MyDramaList

• Release year: 2018-2019
• Genre: Science fantasy, Action, Thriller, Romance
• Network: tvN
• Production: Studio Dragon, Chorokbaem Media
• Director: Ahn Gil Ho
• Number of episodes: 16
• Cast: Hyun Bin, Park Shin Hye, Chanyeol EXO

Who here is a fan of the handsome actor Hyun Bin? Well, this drama is perfect for you. This drama has a theme of AR (Augmented Reality) games with a touch of romantic notes and adds some comedy.

MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA is a drama series that tells the story of a handsome CEO and owner of an investment company named Yoo Jin Woo (played by Hyun Bin), who comes from South Korea and is on a business trip to Barcelona, Spain.

While he is on this business trip, he receives a call from a mysterious person who intends to sell his work in the form of a 'virtual reality' game or 'Memories of Alhambra.' As time goes by, the identity of the mysterious person is revealed, and he is Jung Se Joo (played by Chanyeol EXO). However, an unexpected incident causes him to disappear.

In this drama, viewers will be made curious and tense because each episode is full of plot twists and puzzles about where Jung Se Joo's (Chanyeol EXO) whereabouts truly are and depicts Yoo Jin Woo's struggle to survive in the game from the beginning to the end of the episode.

For those of you who are not familiar with games, you don't have to worry anymore because this drama has presented attractive visuals that are well-presented, so it can help you better understand the game's mechanisms in this drama.

6. ARE YOU HUMAN?

ARE YOU HUMAN? - Soompi

Who's not familiar with this one drakor, Yups drama ARE YOU HUMAN? This drama was very popular before because it has become one of the drakors with the highest budget in its production, which is around 124 billion Rupiah during two years of production process.

The Korean drama series ARE YOU HUMAN? tells the story of a main actor named Nam Shin (played by Seo Kang Joon) who has to live apart from his mother since he was a child, Oh Ro Ra (played by Kim Sung Ryung), for years until he grows up.

That's the life Nam Shin has to live because of the greed of his grandfather, Nam Gun Ho (played by Park Young Gyu). Because Nam Shin was born into a conglomerate family, his grandfather hoped Nam Shin would become the sole heir to the company. However, Nam Shin was not interested in the offer at all.

Nam Shin has a secretary named Ji Young Hoon (played by Lee Joon Hyuk) who is loyal and sincere. His presence makes Nam Shin no longer feel alone.

On the other hand, Nam Shin has a mother who works as a technology expert. She has created an Android robot that is designed to look as much like her original human as possible.As it turns out, the robot was designed so that his mother could release her longing for her son.

Interestingly, this robot is designed to have a different character from its original human. As time goes by, Nam Shin tries to find his mother to ask about why she left him and why she never visited or even tried to meet him.

In the midst of searching for his mother, Nam Shin accidentally meets Nam Shin III who is none other than the robot created by his mother. Curious about the end of their story? What will happen after Nam Shin meets Nam Shin III, his mother's robot creation? Don't miss the excitement of the drama ARE YOU HUMAN? which can be watched through Viu.

7. THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH

THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH - MyDramaList

This Korean drama has a complicated and interesting story. Because, there are various theories and puzzles from the characters that are starting to be revealed by fans of this drama.

The Korean drama series THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH tells the story of events in a parallel world, namely the world of the Kingdom of Corea and the Republic of Korea. The door to the parallel world can be opened using a mysterious magical flute.

In this drama, handsome and popular actor Lee Min Ho will play as a King of the Kingdom of Corea who has found the parallel door which makes him visit the Republic of Korea.

Upon arrival, he meets a beautiful South Korean detective named Jung Tae Eul (played by Kim Go Eun) who turns out to be the person he has been looking for all this time.

(kpl/mjp)