Sep 25

Sep 25 7 Autumn K-dramas to Cozy Up With

Image: A Shop for Killers on IMDb.

The switch to autumn means horror and legendary tales are in, and sunshine and beach scenes are out! Falling leaves, rain, the sun setting earlier, everything is saying to come inside, snuggle in, and put on a drama. But which one to choose? Fantasy? Thriller? Slice of life? There’s a K-drama for everyone and all happenings of the season!

The Tale of the Nine-Tailed (2020-2023)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Lead cast: Lee Dong-Wook, Jo Bo-Ah

Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video

After falling in love with a human, Lee Yeon, a gumiho and former mountain deity, devotes his life to finding her when she is reborn. Meanwhile, Yi Ah-Eum, a tv show producer and journalist is obsessed with everything paranormal and urban legends of all kinds. Why? She believes that her parents were taken by a creature of sorts and another one saved her. Maybe even a gumiho…

Strangers from Hell / Hell Is Other People (2019)

Genre: Psychological thriller

Lead cast: Im Si-Wan, Lee Dong-Wook

Where to watch: Pluto TV, The Roku Channel

Having freshly moved to Seoul, Yoon Jong-Woo’s new challenge is finding a place to stay. With a limited budget, he moves into the cheapest boarding house he comes across. Around the dim and eerie housing, he quickly finds that his co-residents are worse than he bargained for. With two odd twins, an offender, an over the top landlady, and a standoffish but alluring dentist, Jong-Woo is the only normal one in the building. Or is he? Based on the Webtoon Hell is Other People.

Hello, My Twenties! (2016-2017)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Youth

Lead cast: Park Eun-Bin, Han Seung-Yeon, Han Ye-Ri

Where to watch: Viki, Netflix

One living space. Five girls. What could go wrong? At Belle Epoque, everything is sunshine and roses. That is until one resident sees a ghost in the corner and they all have someone that’s been haunting their thoughts. While navigating school, jobs, love, friendship, and the pasts that seem to be catching up with them, the five girls of Belle Epoque are in it together.

Sweet Home (2020-2024)

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Lead cast: Song Kang, Go Min-Si, Lee Do-Hyun

Where to watch: Netflix

Just like every other day, the residents of Green Home Mansion Apartment are struggling financially, mentally, and physically. It isn’t until disaster strikes that all their problems are pushed aside in the face of survival. As people are turning into bloodthirsty monsters, a group of neighbors band together to fight, including teenage resident Cha Hyun-Su. Those around him know him as a loner who never leaves his apartment, he could actually be the hero that they need. Based on the Webtoon by the same name.

My Roommate is a Gumiho (2019)

Genre: Romantic comedy, Fantasy

Lead cast: Lee Hye-Ri, Jang Ki-Yong

Where to watch: Viki, Amazon Prime

While trying to survive college classes and late night drinking with friends, Lee Dam is met with the possibility that she might not survive at all. After stumbling into Shin Woo-Yeo, a 999-year-old gumiho, Lee Dam is told that she has somehow swallowed his fox marble, and it is rapidly absorbing her energy. How will they fix their developing situation? They don’t know. So in the meantime, they should live together!

A Shop for Killers (2024)

Genre: Action

Lead cast: Kim Hye-Jun, Lee Dong-Wook

Where to watch: Hulu, Disney+

Upon receiving news of her uncle’s unexpected death, Jeong Ji-An goes to their house to try to understand what happened. Instead of answers, she’s met with trained killers out for someone: her. Her uncle was a simple hose salesman and her guardian after her parents died, but now, everything he taught her is coming back. With only the memories of her uncle’s lessons, her muay thai skills, and some new friends who’ve come to help, she has only one goal. Survive.

Doom at Your Service (2021)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Lead cast: Park Bo-Young, Seo In-Guk

Where to watch: Netflix or Viki

When she's given three months to live Tak Dong-Gyung, wishes doom upon the world. Little does she know, Doom is right around the corner, and he was listening rather intently. Intrigued by her attitude in the face of death, he strikes her a deal. Through contract, Doom and Dong-Gyung agree that she will not face any pain in her final days, but she must wish doom upon the world before she dies. If she doesn’t, the person she loves most will die in her place. But it’s not just the contract keeping Doom close to her. There’s something else. Something much, much bigger.