K-dramas had a bad rep in the ’00s. Often dismissed as soapy trash back then, they were frequently the stuff of parody. But they’ve come a long way since then and are now firmly entrenched in global pop culture. K-dramas are no longer consigned to the romance genre; now, they span everything from thrillers and melodramas to good ol’ rom-coms.
For those who are swept up in the hallyu craze, catch these K-dramas, movies, and variety shows on KrisWorld.
Taxi Driver
Now in its third season, this propulsive action-thriller throws driver-vigilante Kim Do-gi (Lee Je-hoon) into his most dangerous mission yet: going deep undercover and infiltrating an international human-trafficking network.
When a desperate call from a Japanese girl goes silent, Do-gi’s Rainbow Taxi team — a covert group of vigilantes who right the wrongs the legal system can’t — reunites for a cross-border operation with sky-high stakes.
Adapted from the webtoon The Deluxe Taxi, the SBS smash has become one of Korea’s most consistent action hits, blending high-octane stunt work with investigative elements. Taxi Driver is such a ratings and critical hit that it won Best Drama Series (for its second season) at the 28th Asian Television Awards. Seeing baddies get their just desserts never fails to hit hard.
The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers.
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The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers.
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Cast: Lee Jehoon, Eui-sung Kim, Pyo Ye-Jin
Subtitles: English Subs
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep1)
A call brings the team together again. A girl named I Seo calls for help, but she disappears.
67m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep2)
Do Gi’s plan to meet the boss of the yakuza seems successful. He gains Matsuda’s trust in his own way.
77m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep3)
Driver Oh,preparing to operate his own private taxi. The Taxi Driver License he had ends up holding him back.
67m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep4)
To catch the used-car dealer gang, Do Gi begins aggressively buying up their used cars.
61m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep5)
15 years ago, Dong Su vanished after Mr. Jang helped him seek justice for his son.
64m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep6)
Do Gi infiltrates a gambling den, taking over a gym. Dong Su collapses, and Mr. Jang finds mysterious codes.
61m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep7)
After learning that the gym was being used to fix volleyball matches, Do Gi returns it to Im Dong Hyeon.
63m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep8)
A fire breaks out at Im Dong Hyeon’s gym, and he’s found dead at the scene. Jo Seong Uk is also found drowned.
68m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep9)
While driving the Deluxe Taxi, Do Gi rescues Ro Mi, an idol trainee who jumped into the Han River.
67m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep10)
On the day of Elements’ debut, Ji An passes out, so Do Gi covers for her during the rehearsal.
72m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep11)
Chief Choi is scammed trying to help Da Som. Rainbow Transport finds another victim, Yoo Min Jung.
60m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep12)
Do Gi finds the mastermind, but a bomb kills the scammer. Tracing the killer's truck leads to Samheung Island.
60m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep13)
Do Gi’s group infiltrates the island, but Jin Eon, Gyeong Gu, and Go Eun fall into peril, tailing suspects.
61m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep14)
Do Gi’s crew uncovers the Samheung Island ring's violent history and plans to dismantle the organisation.
70m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep15)
Hearing of Master Sergeant Yoo's suspicious death and demotion, Do Gi investigates her unit.
67m
Taxi Driver (S03, Ep16)
Do Gi finds Yoo Sun A’s hidden intel, revealing she died saving comrades while officers faked a mission.
76m
No Other Choice
What if job hunting became a blood sport?
In this Golden Globe-nominated dark thriller from Park Chan-wook, a laid-off salaryman decides that if the corporate world is survival of the fittest, he’ll simply start by eliminating his competition — literally. Lee Byung-hun delivers a chillingly controlled performance as Yoo Man-su, a man whose identity is inseparable from being the breadwinner, and who begins to unravel when that role is stripped away.
Adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax, the film starts out almost like an over-the-top comedy before spiralling into something far more unsettling. Each calculated move chips away at Man-su’s morality, revealing how desperation can lead to monstrous actions.
By turns provocative and funny, No Other Choice slices into corporate culture with Park’s signature precision.
When a sudden corporate takeover shatters his professional life, Man-su finds himself unemployed. Faced with mounting pressure, Man-su devises a chilling solution: eliminate his rivals—literally!
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2025 |
139mins
When a sudden corporate takeover shatters his professional life, Man-su finds himself unemployed. Faced with mounting pressure, Man-su devises a chilling solution: eliminate his rivals—literally!
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Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Hee-soon Park, Lee Sung-min
Subtitles: English Subs
Salon de Holmes
The heroes at the heart of Salon de Holmes don’t look like your usual detectives. In fact, they’re far cooler.
Blending elements of mystery, comedy, and thriller, the show follows four very different ajummas (middle-aged women) — a keen-eyed former detective, a confident, savvy amateur sleuth, an insurance investigator, and a part-time-job worker with a nose for trouble — who band together to investigate suspicious incidents in their apartment complex.
They form a detective club and face off against everyday villains, including cheaters and illegal trash dumpers, before they start tackling more sinister cases. Each woman brings their own strength, from sharp intuition to practical street smarts, and together, they uncover truths others overlook. They prove that, sometimes, regular people can serve justice and make a difference, if they just possess the right can-do spirit and never back down.
Four women form a crime-busting squad. Together, this quartet takes on the “apartment villains”.
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Four women form a crime-busting squad. Together, this quartet takes on the “apartment villains”.
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Cast: Lee Se-young, Jung Young-joo, Kim Da-som
Subtitles: English Subs
Salon De Holmes (Ep1)
Kong Mi-ri escapes her hillside villa life and moves into a suburban apartment.
60m
Salon De Holmes (Ep2)
After surviving the hostage crisis, Mi-ri, Kyung-ja, Ji-hyun, and So-hee band together as the “Zoomvengers”.
59m
Salon De Holmes (Ep3)
Min-woo, living in Gwangseon Jugong Apartments, suffers bullying at the hands of school delinquents.
60m
Salon De Holmes (Ep4)
Gwangseon Jugong Apartments faces a crisis—its garbage problem has got bad.
60m
Salon De Holmes (Ep5)
Following a trail of clues, Mi-ri deduces that Hye-jung is being held captive at the home of her boss.
59m
Salon De Holmes (Ep6)
In the heart of Gwangseon Jugong Apartments, a pair of men’s underwear is discovered.
60m
Salon De Holmes (Ep7)
A woman's body is found, stirring fears of a "Ribbon Man" copycat killer in Gwangseon.
59m
Salon De Holmes (Ep8)
The body in Jangdae Stream is Yoon-joo. So-hee vanishes. Mi-ri and the team retrace her delivery route.
59m
Salon De Holmes (Ep9)
Tae-hoon's smile suggests the killer is free. Mi-ri confronts him for the truth, faces a revelation.
60m
Salon De Holmes (Ep10)
Mi-ri suspects Lee Min-seon's suicide was murder. Kang-sik agrees. Mi-ri then finds a recorder in a doll.
63m
Love, Take Two
Lee Ji-an (Yum Jung-ah) is a devoted single mother whose carefully mapped-out life is thrown into disarray when her daughter, Lee Hyo-ri (Choi Yoon-ji), abruptly quits medical school and escapes to the countryside. Horrified, Ji-an follows her daughter, determined to ‘fix’ things and bring Hyo-ri back on course, only to discover that detours can lead to unexpected new beginnings.
What unfolds is a tender double romance: Ji-an reconnects with an old flame, Ryu Jeong-seok (Park Hae-joon), while Hyo-ri finds herself drawn to Jeong-seok’s son, Bo-hyeon (Kim Min-kyu). Beyond the courtships, however, lies a moving portrait of a mother and daughter learning to listen, let go, and reconnect.
A mom and her medical student daughter start a new chapter in their lives by heading off to the countryside.
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A mom and her medical student daughter start a new chapter in their lives by heading off to the countryside.
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Cast: Yum Jung-ah, Park Hae-joon, Choi Yoon-ji
Subtitles: English Subs
Love, Take Two (Ep1)
Hyo Ri drives her drunk mother home. Tired and angry, Hyo Ri says she’ll never live like her.
60m
Love, Take Two (Ep2)
The boss tells Ji An she must take responsibility for the audit issue and leave the company.
69m
Love, Take Two (Ep3)
Ji An begs Jeong Seok to renovate the house together, but Jeong Seok tells her he absolutely doesn't want to.
60m
Love, Take Two (Ep4)
Hyo Ri shares with Seon Yeong her worries about how to break the news of her illness to Suk.
67m
Love, Take Two (Ep5)
An old woman appears and claims to be Ji An’s mother. Ji An says her mother died more than 20 years ago.
66m
Love, Take Two (Ep6)
Hyo Ri is taken to the hospital, and Jeong Seok is concerned that Ji An might have been shocked.
66m
Love, Take Two (Ep7)
On the opening day of Nature's Masterpiece, Seon Yeong and Ji An's restaurant launch is met with success.
70m
Love, Take Two (Ep8)
Yeo Jeong tells Ji An that she wants to get back together with Jeong Seok, but Jeong Seok overhears.
67m
Love, Take Two (Ep9)
Yeo Jeong asks Ji An to help her reconnect with Jeong Seok and Bo Hyeon.
70m
Love, Take Two (Ep10)
Tae O goes to see his mom, thanks to Seon Yeong's help, and finds out what his mom has been hiding from him.
69m
Love, Take Two (Ep11)
Hyo Ri's surgery date gets moved up, and the residents of Cheonghae offer comfort to Hyo Ri and Ji An.
71m
Love, Take Two (Ep12)
Before her surgery, Hyo Ri confesses to her mom that she is the best kind of mother she could ever had.
69m
Law and the City
Welcome to Seoul’s Seocho Judicial Town, where ambition is high, justice is messy, and the “Associate Lawyers Avengers” are hustling to survive both the courtroom and adulthood. Law and the City follows five rookie lawyers — led by Lee Jong-suk and Moon Ga-young — as they juggle demanding cases, personal challenges, and evolving friendships.
This isn’t your typical romance-heavy K-drama or exposition-heavy legal show. Instead, it’s a witty, warm slice-of-life series about what happens after the textbooks close and real life begins. Think Resident Playbook, but set against the high-flying, caffeine-fuelled chaos of Seoul’s legal elite. It’s relatable and heartfelt — fitting for a show about close ties and found family.
Five attorneys at a law firm navigate cases and build friendships.
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Five attorneys at a law firm navigate cases and build friendships.
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Cast: Lee Jong-seok, Moon Ga-young, Kang You-Seok
Subtitles: English Subs
Law and the City (Ep1)
Five associate lawyers gather at the Hyungmin Building in Seocho-dong. Huiji seems to recognise Juhyeong.
77m
Law and the City (Ep2)
Unlike Huiji, who remembers Juhyeong, he doesn’t recognise her. The two clash.
67m
Law and the City (Ep3)
Juhyeong and Huiji resolve their misunderstanding and grow closer. Several law firms merge into one.
76m
Law and the City (Ep4)
Huiji discovers that the opposing party in Juhyeong’s divorce case is his ex-girlfriend.
62m
Law and the City (Ep5)
While working on a case, Huiji grows closer to Changwon, and Juhyeong can’t help but be bothered by the two.
72m
Law and the City (Ep6)
Sanggi’s friends, each in their own way, stand by him through his complicated and troubled state of mind.
81m
Law and the City (Ep7)
At the neighbourhood gathering, Munjeong tries to lighten the mood.
73m
Law and the City (Ep8)
Gyeonmin faces an explosive situation when her father, Yudeok, is accused of fraud.
66m
Law and the City (Ep9)
When a news article reveals that the rice cakes were used as bribes, the town is thrown into chaos.
67m
Law and the City (Ep10)
Changwon obtains new evidence that could overturn the trial’s outcome and throws himself into the fight.
67m
Law and the City (Ep11)
When resident Jeongyun announces his plan to reclaim his ancestral land, he ends up clashing with Changwon.
71m
Law and the City (Ep12)
As the case nears its climax, the tangled threads of the past finally begin to unravel.
76m
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Whenever Possible
Need a happiness boost? Whenever Possible is the feel-good variety show that turns everyday encounters into small celebrations.
The format is simple but uplifting: Hosts Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok drop in on ordinary people during their small slivers of free time, playing games, spreading smiles, and surprising them with gifts. Featuring ‘Gap Friends’ guests who up the fun, every episode radiates warmth and spontaneity.
Earnest and entertaining, Whenever Possible is a gentle reminder that joy can show up, well, whenever possible.
Running Man
Who knew outrunning your friends could become a global phenomenon? Running Man, South Korea’s longest-running variety show, has been sprinting strong since 2010 — and it shows no signs of slowing down. With over 750 episodes under its belt, this chaotic, laugh-out-loud series has redefined entertainment, one ridiculous mission at a time.
Led by comedy king Yoo Jae-suk and beloved castmates like Haha, Song Ji-hyo, and Kim Jong-kook, the crew tackles wild challenges everywhere from Seoul’s bustling streets to landmarks across the globe. Think spy games, slapstick chases, star-studded guests, and the kind of over-the-top antics only Running Man can pull off.
Fifteen years in and still going strong, the show remains a masterclass in mayhem, heart, and hilarity. It’s not just running — it’s soaring.
Prepare for zany quests, antics, and betrayals as Running Man members fight their way to the finish line.
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Prepare for zany quests, antics, and betrayals as Running Man members fight their way to the finish line.
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Cast: No Cast Available
Subtitles: English Subs
Super Junior / RM 15th Anniversay Special (Ep760)
Running Man celebrates its 15th anniversary, and Super Junior marks 20 years in the game.
98m
Running PE College Showdown (Ep766)
The "Running University Physical Education Department" training day is here, featuring the crew.
94m
Spend More, Get Lucky: The Ultimate Romance Race! (Ep767)
Kim Jongkook's surprise wedding announcement kicks off a "Romance party" with Jang Dongyoon and Kim Ahyoung.
102m
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