Viki Releases 16 Classic K-Dramas Across Southeast Asia

Viki has made sixteen K-dramas available for streaming across Southeast Asia, pulling titles that span multiple years of Korean television production and encompassing genres from supernatural crime to romantic comedy. These releases expand the platform’s catalog for viewers seeking classic Korean dramas.

Supernatural and Psychological Crime Narratives

Several titles center on characters with extraordinary abilities or mental states that drive their stories forward.

Psychometric Powers and Personal Healing

“He Is Psychometric” builds its narrative around Lee Ahn (Park Jin Young), who can extract secrets simply by making physical contact with another person. The story gains emotional depth when Lee Ahn meets Yoon Jae In (Shin Ye Eun), a young woman suppressing memories of her own trauma. Through their connection, both characters work toward understanding and recovery, with Lee Ahn’s unusual ability becoming a bridge to intimacy rather than merely a plot device.

Supernatural Detection in Crime

“Memorist” pairs two investigators with complementary skills: Dong Baek (Yoo Seung Ho), a detective wielding supernatural perception, and Han Sun Mi (Lee Se Young), a criminal profiler with elite training. Together they track a serial killer, combining paranormal insight with forensic expertise.

Thriller Territory and Dark Atmospheres

“Strangers from Hell” positions Yoon Jong Woo (Yim Si Wan), a writer seeking affordable housing, within the Eden Sharehouse, a building populated by unsettling residents. Dentist Seo Moon Jo (Lee Dong Wook) fixates on the newcomer, steering the narrative into deeply uncomfortable psychological space.

Legal System and Court-Based Stories

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Three dramas focus specifically on lawyers and prosecutors navigating South Korea’s justice system.

Associate Attorneys and District Drama

“Law and The City” follows five associate attorneys: Ahn Ju Hyeong (Lee Jong Suk), Kang Hui Ji (Mun Ka Young), Cho Chang Won (Kang You Seok), Bae Mun Jeong (Ryu Hye Young), and Ha Sang Gi (Im Seong Jae). They navigate their professional and personal lives while commuting daily to Seoul’s Seocho legal district, one of the city’s primary hubs for legal practice.

Military Justice and Institutional Reform

“Military Prosecutor Doberman” examines two prosecutors entering military service through different routes. Do Bae Man (Ahn Bo Hyun) occupies his role with apparent apathy, viewing prosecution as merely a job. Cha Woo In (Jo Bo Ah), by contrast, joined military prosecution deliberately, driven by a desire for revenge. Their partnership becomes a mechanism for tackling systemic evil within military institutions.

Cold Cases and Desperate Justice

“Confession” depicts Choi Do Hyun (Lee Junho) pursuing legal training specifically to save his father from a death sentence. He enlists Ki Choon Ho (Yoo Jae Myung), a former detective who cannot abandon a decades-old cold case, alongside Ha Yoo Ri (Shin Hyun Been), a journalist converted into a digital content creator. The three combine their different expertise toward exonerating an imprisoned man.

Fantasy Romance With Mortality and Time

Two dramas embed romantic plots within fantasy frameworks where time or existence itself becomes precarious.

“Doom at Your Service” establishes that Myul Mang (Seo In Guk) manifests destruction through touch, annihilating whatever he comes into contact with. When Tak Dong Kyung (Park Bo Young), a web novel editor, learns that disease has limited her life to exactly one hundred days, she consciously curses the entire world’s destruction. Rather than the world vanishing, Myul Mang materializes before her, creating an unexpected encounter between a woman facing imminent death and a force of obliteration itself.

“Way Back Love” portrays Hee Wan (Kim Min Ha) as someone who has removed herself from society and lost any reason to continue living. Seven days before her intended death, her childhood companion and first romantic attachment, Ram Woo (Gong Myoung), manifests before her in the form of a grim reaper, introducing supernatural intervention into what seemed like a predetermined trajectory.

Crime, Action, and Investigation-Driven Stories

Multiple dramas center on investigations, hidden identities, and confrontation between law enforcement and dangerous adversaries.

“Kill It” reveals that Kim Soo Hyun (Jang Ki Yong), ostensibly a veterinarian, operates as an exceptionally precise anonymous assassin by night. Do Hyun Jin (Nana), a detective showing rare empathy in her profession, pursues a case that inevitably brings her toward Kim Soo Hyun’s dangerous world.

“Search” sends a specialized investigation unit to the Korean demilitarized zone to determine the cause of an unusual death. Yong Dong Jin (Jang Dong Yoon) serves as a conscripted sergeant managing military dogs, while Son Ye Rim (Krystal) holds the rank of elite lieutenant within the investigation.

“Save Me 2” centers on a mobile evangelical group headed by pastor Choi Kyung Seok (Chun Ho Jin), who stages supposed miracles and persuades followers to donate substantial funds as the pathway to heavenly salvation. Kim Min Chul (Um Tae Goo), himself a former convict, perceives the deception behind the pastor’s operation and dedicates himself to exposing the truth.

Historical, Mystery, and Romantic Comedy Offerings

The remaining titles diversify the collection with historical drama, mystery-comedy hybrid, workplace romance, and traditional romantic comedy.

“The Queen Who Crowns” chronicles Queen Won Gyeong (Cha Joo Young) as a kingmaker who manipulates events in early Joseon dynasty Korea, facilitating her husband Lee Bang Won’s (Lee Hyun Wook) seizure of political authority while pursuing her own vision for a transformed society.

“The Killer’s Shopping List” treats a comedy-mystery-thriller framework, positioning Ahn Dae Sung (Lee Kwang Soo) as the operator of a convenience store owned by his mother in an otherwise ordinary neighborhood. A corpse’s discovery prompts his girlfriend Ah Hee (Seolhyun) to retain a supermarket receipt as a critical piece of evidence.

“Search: WWW” follows Bae Ta Mi (Lim Soo Jung), a senior tech director at the search engine company Unicon, who becomes a target of betrayal by her mentor Song Ga Gyeong (Jeon Hye Jin). Bae Ta Mi defects to rival company Baro under director Cha Hyeon (Lee Da Hee), where she establishes a romantic partnership with Park Morgan (Jang Ki Yong), a video game composer of recognized talent.

“Love Your Enemy” reunites Seok Ji Won (Ju Ji Hoon) and Yoon Ji Won (Jung Yu Mi), two individuals who arrived on the same calendar date sharing identical names. Their families have maintained active hostility across generations. The two reconnect after spending eighteen years apart.

“Second Shot at Love” frames a romantic comedy around Han Geum Ju (Sooyoung), who maintains a self-assessment as a controlled drinker. Her unexpected reunion with her original romantic partner, Seo Ui Jun (Gong Myoung), introduces conflict when his personal code demands abstinence from alcohol. The couple attempts to bridge this fundamental value divide.

Source: Soompi