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Here are my recommendations:
1. True Beauty
2. Can This Love Be Translated
3. Idol I
4. No Tail to Tell
5. Alchemy of Souls
6. Queen of Tears
7. Genie, make a wish
8. Twenty Five Twenty One
9. Love Next Door
10. Lovely Runner
11. My Demon
12. Melo Movie
13. Doom at Your Service
14. Head Over Heels
15. Love Alarm
16. Forecasting Love and Weather
17. The Heavenly Idol
18. Doona!
19. Mr. Plankton
20. Imitation
(I hope that's not too much lol-)
 

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for netflix ones,
-idol I (about an idol, so guessing you might like it. it's about a dude who gets accused of murder, and a secret big fan tries to be his lawyer and prove his innocence)
- crash landing on you (one of the most iconic classic dramas. cream of the cream honestly. a rich heiress accidently finds herself after a paragliding accident in north korea. she then tries to leave without being caught by the north korean gov but many things happen including a romance with a hot north korean soldier)
- i'm not a robot (a very wealthy germaphobic shut in man orders a humanoid female robot for companionship but there's accidently a problem with the robot right before delivery. the robot's appearance was modelled after the main female character, who knows the robot maker well, so he begs her to please take the robot's place temporarely)
-true beauty (a kdrama classic. bullied unattractive girl learns makeup and becomes beautiful with it. she transfers schools and because instantly very popular. gets in a love triangle with a cute nice guy and the hot bad boy, while she has to be careful to keep her secret)
-mr plankton (terminally ill guy on the run from gangsters 'kidnaps' his ex to live out the rest of his very limited time)
- what's wrong with secretary kim (iconic drama. a cold immature ceo is very shaken up when his faithful secretary suddently resigns, he does everything to get her back and to have her stay)
 

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Here are my recommendations:
1. True Beauty
2. Can This Love Be Translated
3. Idol I
4. No Tail to Tell
5. Alchemy of Souls
6. Queen of Tears
7. Genie, make a wish
8. Twenty Five Twenty One
9. Love Next Door
10. Lovely Runner
11. My Demon
12. Melo Movie
13. Doom at Your Service
14. Head Over Heels
15. Love Alarm
16. Forecasting Love and Weather
17. The Heavenly Idol
18. Doona!
19. Mr. Plankton
20. Imitation
(I hope that's not too much lol-)
for netflix ones,
-idol I (about an idol, so guessing you might like it. it's about a dude who gets accused of murder, and a secret big fan tries to be his lawyer and prove his innocence)
- crash landing on you (one of the most iconic classic dramas. cream of the cream honestly. a rich heiress accidently finds herself after a paragliding accident in north korea. she then tries to leave without being caught by the north korean gov but many things happen including a romance with a hot north korean soldier)
- i'm not a robot (a very wealthy germaphobic shut in man orders a humanoid female robot for companionship but there's accidently a problem with the robot right before delivery. the robot's appearance was modelled after the main female character, who knows the robot maker well, so he begs her to please take the robot's place temporarely)
-true beauty (a kdrama classic. bullied unattractive girl learns makeup and becomes beautiful with it. she transfers schools and because instantly very popular. gets in a love triangle with a cute nice guy and the hot bad boy, while she has to be careful to keep her secret)
-mr plankton (terminally ill guy on the run from gangsters 'kidnaps' his ex to live out the rest of his very limited time)
- what's wrong with secretary kim (iconic drama. a cold immature ceo is very shaken up when his faithful secretary suddently resigns, he does everything to get her back and to have her stay)
WHOA!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH <3
 

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Aside from all the ones on Netflix, I recommend subscribing to Rakuten Viki.
They have a variety of K-Dramas, C-Dramas and J-Dramas.
I highly recommend Strong Girl Bong-Soon the 2017 version and Yumi's Cells.
Action wise Weak Hero Class is a good one.
 

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I’d also recommend Crash Landing on You and True Beauty, they’re really good for beginners. If you want something a bit different, Alchemy of Souls is also worth watching.
 

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I'm watching my first kdrama rn!
it's called prison playbook and it's available on netflix

It's about the story of a superstar baseball pitcher, Kim Je-hyuk, who is convicted of assault after he saves his sister from a sexual assault

while it has some crime elements, it mostly focuses on comedy, the daily life of prisoners, and friendships!
 
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