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Please recommend Korean Action Drama

posted 7 years ago by elanor-3
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My son liked the following Korean dramas:
Healer (2014) Hilleo (2014)
City Hunter (2011) Siti hyunteo (2011)
Faith/The Great Doctor (2012) Shinui (2012)
Secret Garden (2010) Sikeurit Gadeun (2010)
in about this order.
He is a nearly grown-up teenager and tolerates a normal drama if it has fantasy elements like Secret Garden. We are near the finale of Faith/The Great Doctor. I wonder what Korean drama I could present him next. Any recommendations?

I opened the same thread at IMDForums https://www.imdforums.com/threads/please-recommend-korean-action-drama.253/
If possible, answer there, as the IMDb boards are closing.

--- each brain develops its own preferences  ---

[–] mjf314 7 years ago

You might find http://mydramalist.com/ useful. You can look up a drama and they give you recommendations of similar dramas.

Here's the list of top-rated action k-dramas: http://mydramalist.com/browse/all?types[]=68&types[]=83&sort[]=top&countries[]=3&genres[]=1

And the top-rated fantasy k-dramas: http://mydramalist.com/browse/all?types[]=68&types[]=83&sort[]=top&countries[]=3&genres[]=32

I haven't seen many k-dramas so I'm not sure what to recommend. I've seen Signal, which is good, but it only has a little bit of action (and also some sci-fi).

[–] elanor-3 7 years ago

Here's the list of top-rated action k-dramas: http://mydramalist.com/browse/all?types[]=68&types[]=83&sort[]=top&countries[]=3&genres[]=1 - mjf314
Thank you very much for the lists. Some of them I have already seen. I will check the others out.

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[–] rednaxela54 7 years ago

Windstruck (2004) Seriously an amazing film! Can be watched on You Tube with English subtitles. Has drama, fantasy, and incredible action. Unforgettable experience.

[–] elanor-3 7 years ago

Windstruck (2004) Seriously an amazing film! - rednaxela54
Thanks for the recommendation. I have seen the film and liked it more than My Sassy Girl. However, I don't think Windstruck is something for my son.

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[–] rednaxela54 7 years ago

A Moment To Remember (2004) A good one! Maybe light on the action, but very moving and involving, a challenge to watch to the end "dry eyed" and a slight fantasy angle. Korean cinema=Much underappreciated & underrated, have to admit I'm biased though-my wife is Korean.