Top 250 Tv Shows Like A Single Spark
One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever.
A list of the best tv shows similar to A Single Spark. If you liked A Single Spark then you may also like: Snowdrop, My Love Patzzi, Princess Hours, Personal Taste, Bad Guy and many more great tv shows featured on this list.
Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.
My Love Patzzi
My Love, Patji, alternative title "My Love Cindy", alternative title "My Feisty Girl". Written by Kim Yi-young, and produced by Lee Jin-suk.
Princess Hours
When the South Korean Empire's emperor gets sick, the government tries to seek the princess for the prince Lee Shin. Although Lee Shin is already in love with a ballerina Hyo-rin, Lee Shin has to get married to an ordinary girl Chae-kyung.
Personal Taste
Jin-ho Jeon is a very stylish young man with the perfect looks. Jin-ho has also some faults which include being self-centered and obsession with cleanliness. Jin-ho Jeon then comes across Gae-in Park, a woman hurt by love and is now looking for a gay roommate/friend. Jin-ho wanting to live with the woman, then pretends to be a gay male.
Strongest Chil-woo
During the tumultuous reign of King Injo (1623-1649) of Joseon-era Korea, Chil-woo witnesses the brutal murder of his family and village at the hands of the government. As an adult, Chil-woo joins the Uigeumbu, a governmental body in charge of investigating injustices. But when tragedy visits his life once again, he becomes an avenger, hunting down those who have wronged the innocent.
Possessed
Ha Na and Doo Na were twin sisters who were very close to each other until Doo Na died a terrible death. One day, the usually bright and energetic Ha Na finds herself changing. She has superhuman strength and can do things that nobody can. Ha Na realizes that Doo Na's spirit has inhabited her body. Shin Ryu, a criminal psychoanalyst, uses Ha Na's powers to kill people that cannot be punished by the law.
The Chaser
Although he was poor, detective Baek Hong Suk made an honest living. However, his poor yet happy family is shattered when his 15-year-old daughter dies. When people tarnish the name of his daughter, who means everything to him, Hong Suk vows to reveal the truth behind his daughter’s wrongful death and digs up the truth. In his search, he comes to face a stronger mastermind than expected.
Bridal Mask
During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A skilled martial artist, Kang To actively participates in the independence movement to fight against the Japanese imperialist regime. He is known as “Gaksital” because he hides his true identity behind a rosy-cheeked traditional bridal mask, known as a “gaksital,” when he fights against the Japanese. But can one man do enough to right the wrongs of a terrifying national enemy?
Bachelor's Vegetable Store
The true story of a young man who turned a tiny vegetable store into a nationwide franchise. Based on a book published in 2003 about Lee Young Suk's life. He started his vegetable stand in 1998 and eventually expanded it to 33 stores around South Korea.
Nine: Nine Time Travels
Park Sun-Woo works as an anchorman at a TV broadcasting station. He is in love with newsreporter Joo Min-Young, who is bright and honest. Park Sun-Woo then obtains 9 incense items, which allows him to go back 20 years in time. Park Sun-Woo travels to the past.
I Hear Your Voice
Government tax lawyer Hye Sung meets Su Ha, who has the ability to read people's thoughts.
The Three Musketeers
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, this drama series follows the Crown Prince Sohyeon, his warriors Heo Seung-Po and An Min-Seo, and a Park Dal-Hyang who is preparing for his military examination.
Killer Girl K
Cha Yeon Jin is a high school girl whose outwardly normal existence and reticent character masks her true identity: she is a professional assassin who is seeking vengeance for her mother after watching her killed in front of her eyes. She infiltrates SS1, the secret organization that her mother was connected to, by becoming one of their killers, all the while trying to track down her mother's murderer.
Jeon Woo Chi
Jeon Woo Chi is student of Hong Gil Dong, fights against Ma Sook and Kang Rim to protect Hong Gil Dong′s country Yuldo. Jeon Woo Chi acts like a lazy nobody in everyday life, but whenever he has to fight he transforms into the magician Jeon Woo Chi. He even puts his life on the line when Hong Moo Yeon, granddaughter of Hong Gil Dong and his fiance, falls under a spell and starts to attack him. Jeon Woo Chi who dreams of revenge after having lost his trusted best friend and lover is not interested in becoming a hero but becomes one as he gets rid of the bad guys.
Temptation
To pay a debt, a married man receives billions of won from a woman. In return for the money, the man gives himself to the woman.
What Happens to My Family?
Every family has its issues but what happens when the patriarch in the family is not happy with the behaviors of his children? Cha Bong Soon does not intend to just sit back and take bad treatment from his three adult children – Cha Kang Shim, Cha Kang Jae and Cha Dal Bong – and decides to take legal action against them. With such chaos going on in her family, Kang Shim has a tough time focusing on her job as secretary to the president of Daeoh Company and constantly at odds with the president's son, Moon Tae Joo, the company director. Will Tae Joo get sucked into the Cha family drama as well?
Secret Door
A re-imagining of the legendary tale of the troubled father-son relationship between King Yeongjo and his only son Prince Sado. While his father insists on a strong and centralized government, Crown Prince Sado promotes social justice and equality throughout the kingdom. Throughout eight fateful years, the strain on their relationship — both familial and political — eventually evolves into a total breakdown, ending with one of the most tragic stories in Joseon history.
Behind the White Tower
Based on renowned Japanese novelist Yamazaki Toyoko's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital, and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors.
Mr. Back
Mr. Baek is a successful hotelier who's more interested in hoarding his money than in enjoying his golden years. But in a strange turn of events, this classic scrooge gets a second chance at life when he wakes up as a younger version of himself (Shin Ha Kyun). With no way to prove his identity, Mr. Baek must enter his own company as a rookie and is forced to work his way up once again. With precious little time, Mr. Baek is given the opportunity to take stock of his life — and to give love a chance.
Maids
Set in the Joseon Dynasty, three women learn what love means as they try to navigate through the class system and survive. In Yup (Jung Yoo Mi) is a beautiful noblewoman who becomes a servant overnight when her father is framed and labeled a traitor. She ends up falling in love with a fellow servant, Moo Myung (Oh Ji Ho), while working for the royal family, and becomes friends with her own handmaiden Sa Wol thanks to their shared experiences. Meanwhile Ga Hee is the most famous gisaeng of the city but with her own aspirations for romance. She falls in love with Moo Myung, but what can she do when his heart lies elsewhere?
Missing Noir M
Gil Soo-Hyun is extremely intelligent. At the age of 10, he attended Harvard University. After graduating there, he decided to work at the FBI and worked there for 10 years. Afterwards, he decided to come back to South Korea. He now works as the leader of the Special Missing Persons Unit. The unit deals with about 1% of special missing cases involving violent crimes. His appearance borders on perfection, but he holds a secret. Detective Oh Dae-Young joins the Special Missing Persons Unit. He has worked as a detective for 20 years and he has an obsession in observing the law. He is known as a master of missing person cases.
Into the Flames
Based on the life of Park Tae-joon, founder and honorary chairman of multinational steel-making company POSCO, this is the story of the people who battled poverty and despair after the colonial era and the Korean War with a relentless pursuit of economic innovation, and the choices they made in the name of love, loyalty and sacrifice. Park worked tirelessly to build a mill that produced steel, which became pivotal to Korea's modernization.
Who Are You: School 2015
After losing her memory in an accident, a bullied high school orphan finds herself in the place of an identical-looking girl who's gone missing.
Six Flying Dragons
The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.
The Awl
The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation. Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the right thing no matter what. After his discharge from the military, he finds work at a large retail market. One day, his boss orders him to fire temporary employees at the store. Lee Soo-In refuses to do so and decides to join the labor union. He and the temporary employees struggle against unfair dismissals. The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which is in turn inspired by real-life events that transpired in 2002 when union workers were unfairly fired from large supermarket chain Carrefour, and fought back.
Pied Piper
Drama series follows a police crisis negotiation team as they try to solve cases without using force. The police crisis negotiation team works on such cases like attempted suicides, hostage situations and terror situations.
Love in the Moonlight
A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
Our Gap Soon
A family drama that illustrates marriage and married life in modern society in a positive light.
BTS: Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage is a reality show about members of the South Korean group, BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan). It shows them in everyday situations that every traveler encounters and offer a unique insight into the members' lives.
Clocking Out
A science fiction blockbuster in which special agents struggle with a weird species that has taken over Korea.
My Golden Life
A hardworking contract worker desperate for a full-time job finds her life turning upside down after an unexpected revelation about her family.
Witch's Court
Ma Yi-Deum has worked as a prosecutor for 7 years. She sometimes resorts to drastic methods to win cases. One day, Ma Yi-Deum is transferred to a special division dealing only with sex crimes.
Because This Is My First Life
Nam Se-Hee is a single man in his early 30s. He has chosen to not marry. He owns his home, but he owes a lot on his mortgage. Yoon Ji-Ho is a single woman in her early 30s. She does not own a home and envies those that do. She has given up on dating due to her financial struggles. Yoon Ji-Ho begins to live at Nam Se-Hee’s house. They become housemates.
Radio Romance
Song Geurim is a radio program writer who isn't exactly talented in writing. She's got the passion, initiative, and drive, but due to her lack of writing skills, she still remains an assistant writer. When she was young, the radio was the only thing in the world that she could share with her blind mother. She was consoled by the sounds of the radio and loved it more than anything, so she became a writer. When her radio program is on the verge of cancellation, she succeeds in casting a top actor Ji Suho, who can't do anything without a script.
BTS: Burn the Stage
Follow the 300-day journey of BTS's sold-out world tour, BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour. Celebrate the triumph of their friendship as they overcome shared hardships, and witness the growth and hard work as BTS continues on the path to grow into fully-fledged artists.
The Rich Son
Lee Gwang Jae is the son of a rich family who is reckless and immature. His father dies and leaves behind large debts. Gwang Jae promises to pay off his debt for his father's honor, but it's not as easy as he thinks. Kim Young Ha supports Gwang Jae with her positive personality and love, giving encouragement to him whenever he needs it.
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Lee Young-Joon's family runs a large company and he works as the vice-president of the company. He is smart, rich and handsome, but he is arrogant. His secretary is Kim Mi-So. She has worked for him for years and she is perfect for him, but Kim Mi-So decides to quit her job.
Secrets and Lies
Han Woo-Jung (Seo Hae-Won) has a bright personality. She is betrayed by her best friend Shin Hwa-Kyung (Oh Seung-A). Because of the betrayal, Han Woo-Jung's life is ruined. Han Woo-Jung keeps pursuing her dream and never loses hope.
Where Stars Land
This series follows people who work diligently at Incheon International Airport. Lee Soo Yeon graduated from prestigious KAIST. He begins work at Incheon International Airport and gives himself a goal of six months to get used to working there. Lee Soo-Yeon is a mysterious man who keeps people at a distance. There, he meets Han Yeo Reum. She is a new employee in the passenger service team. She wants to be a perfectionist, but her reality is a little different. She makes a lot of mistakes.
Touch Your Heart
Hoping to make a comeback after a bad scandal, an actress agrees to research a new role by taking a job as a secretary for a prickly attorney.
Special Labor Inspector, Mr. Jo
Jo Jin-Gab was once a promising judo athlete. He protested against corruption at a game and he was kicked out of the sport. After that, Jo Jin-Gab became a gym teacher. Again, he could not control his anger against the son of the school's chairman. Jo Jin-Gab was once again kicked out of his profession.
The Wind Blows
Do-Hoon and Soo-Jin are a married couple. Do-Hoon learns that he has Alzheimer's disease. He decides to divorce Soo-Jin out of concern for her future. The couple divorces.
Chief of Staff
As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top.
Designated Survivor: 60 Days
An explosion at the National Assembly kills everyone in the cabinet, leaving Park Mu-jin, the Minister of Environment, to become the next president. Park Mu-jin is a scientist-turned-politician who has no ambitions in politics, but as the acting president for 60 days, he is compelled to investigate the truth behind the attack. Based on the popular American series, Designated Survivor.
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung
The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae-Ryung is a historian who tries to fight gender stereotypes as her work is often looked down on. She meets Prince Yi Rim.
When the Camellia Blooms
Dong-baek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.
Bring The Soul: Docu-Series
‘LOVE YOURSELF.’ One message that touched the hearts of ‘ARMY’ across the world. Behind the free and spirited presence on the stage, are the members doing their best to love themselves, personifying the message delivered throughout the tour. But the sense of responsibility, along with the worries and anxiety, is mounting more weight on the shoulders of the members. The docu-series captures BTS members telling the stories untold in ‘BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE’ and finally revealing their genuine stories.
Hospital Playlist
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Diary of a Prosecutor
The stories of overworked prosecutors's daily lives in Seoul. A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police.
The King: Eternal Monarch
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
When My Love Blooms
In 1993, Jisu and Jaehyeon, who met for the first time at the protest scene and being a first love to each other. After 26 years, Jisu and Jaehyeon accidently reunite.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
Oh My Baby
A 39-year-old single woman who wants to have a child without getting married. She has three men in her radar and has trouble choosing between them. They walk into her life when she’s already hopeless about love and marriage.
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)
Everything comes unraveling for three successful women who work on a radio show as twists, turns and troubles plague their seemingly happy marriages.
Jirisan
Seo Yi-Gang is the best ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. She knows virtually everything about the area, including where to climb the mountain. Kang Hyun-Jo is a rookie ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. He graduated from the military academy and was once an army captain. He has a secret that he can't tell anyone about. These two people become partners and they work to save people around Jiri Mountain National Park.
Youth of May
A budding love story between a medical student and a nurse takes place in May 1980, during a time of civil unrest and military oppression in Gwangju.
Let's BTS
The upcoming new KBS2 special talk show 'Let's BTS', hosted by Shin Dong Yup, will feature a never-before-seen, up-close and personal side of BTS, shown across a variety of different segments. BTS will have a chance to honestly open up about their careers in interviews with each other, while also showing the public a more personal side to them through games and unique challenges. Finally, the show will top off with some special, never-before-seen live stages by the BTS boys. In addition to MC Shin Dong Yup, comedian Jang Do Yeon is expected to join BTS for some fun, quirky segments.
Today's Webtoon
The story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she begins to dream anew when she coincidentally delivers food to the webtoon editorial department.
Bloodhounds
Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
Tomorrow
Choi Joon Woong seeks a job, but it's hard for him to get hired. One night, he witnesses a man trying to end his life and decides to stop him. He gets acquainted with grim reapers Koo Ryeon and Im Ryoong Gu, who belong to a crisis management team. Their purpose is to prevent people from committing suicide. After Joon Woong ends up in a coma and becomes half-human and half-spirit, he is employed by a company of grim reapers as the newest member of the crisis management team.
Love All Play
The hottest sports romance between Park Tae-yang, a passionate professional badminton player, and Park Tae-joon, who treats playing badminton as a job!
Show Window: Queen's House
Han Sun-Joo’s life is perfect. She is married to Shin Myung-Seob and they have children. She tries to help her husband succeed at Rahen Group, a company which her mother runs, and she also tries to raise her children as best as she can. Before their marriage, Shin Myung-Seob was in a poor financial situation and he came from a poor background. His life changed drastically after he married Han Sun-Joo. He is now recognized at work. He is a good husband and father, but he meets Yoon Mi-Ra and becomes attracted to her. Meanwhile, Han Jung-Won is Han Sun-Joo’s younger brother. He has a warm heart and he is a good to Han Sun-Joo.
Little Women
Three sisters, who only have each other and never enough money, get entangled in a conspiracy involving the rich and powerful.
Artificial City
A mystery psychological thriller drama that depicts characters with various desires and different psychology, and their tangled relationships against the backdrop of a society that conceals their dark sides and is maintained through someone's sacrifice.
Goodbye Earth
As an asteroid hurtles towards Earth with nothing to stop it, one determined teacher fights to keep her former students safe — no matter the cost.
My Liberation Notes
Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives.
The Law Cafe
A former prosecutor landlord and a former Miss Korea lawyer begin their crazy romance in a law office cafe.
EVE
The Republic of Korea is overturned by 2 trillion-won divorce scandal of a chaebol caused by one ordinary woman. It is about getting into the truth of the scandal and the top 1% rich couple who made it. Surprisingly, Lee Ra-el, a nobody who's not rich nor famous has caused the divorce. But Ra-el is a charming and intelligent woman who's mastered art, psychology, and even economics. if she wants to, she can get any kind of man with her looks and brain.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Brilliant attorney Woo Young-woo tackles challenges in the courtroom and beyond as a newbie at a top law firm and a woman on the autism spectrum.
Under the Queen's Umbrella
A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.
Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor's daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.
My Dearest
A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion.
Not Others
Eun-mi is just like any other woman her age, with the exception that she gave birth to her daughter, Jin-hee, while she was in high school. Living under the same roof as Eun-mi is no different for Jin-hee than raising her own daughter, and it's often difficult to determine who plays the role of the mother. Despite their roommate-like conflicts, deep down they know they can rely on each other when things get a little too chaotic. As a fresh day begins, Eun-mi and Jin-hee step into another day of their remarkable journey, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary in their uniquely intertwined lives.
Death's Game
At the brink of going to hell, Yee-jae must cycle through twelve separate lives and twelve separate deaths in this reincarnation drama.
BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star
BTS mark its 10th anniversary as globally acclaimed 21st-century pop icons. Explore the daily lives and innermost thoughts of the seven BTS members as they pursue meaning and purpose in life.
Why R U?
Jung Lee Won is a student at a leading South Korean university. He's majoring in acting and hopes to become a star in the future. His nemesis is Kim Ji Oh, a student in the same academic year who's majoring in directing. They bicker whenever they meet and constantly accuse one another of getting in their way. The nature of their majors, however, means they often have to work together. Little did Jung Lee Won know, that his younger sister is writing a web novel where he and Kim Ji Oh are lovers! One day, Jung Lee Won uncovers his sister’s secret writings and becomes outraged. He vows that if there is any truth in the fact that he secretly likes Kim Ji Oh, the novel’s fantastic storyline should become reality. He may soon rue this vow, though! At university, he finds he must spend more time with Kim Ji Oh than ever. And he starts to wonder if he really is starting to feel the pull of attraction to his bitterest enemy… Korean remake of the 2020 Thai drama of the same name.
Korea-Khitan War
King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan led the 8-year-long 2nd and 3rd Goryeo-Khitan Wars to victory and began an era of peace in East Asia and prosperity in Goryeo.
The Kidnapping Day
A father turned clumsy kidnapper and a genius child get tangled in unexpected circumstances.
The Third Marriage
Love and marriage bloom in a game of truth with a woman who lives a fake life and a woman who tries to reveal it.
Branding in Seongsu
A relentless marketing executive and a warm-hearted intern are always at odds with each other but everything takes a wild turn when their souls switch after an unexpected kiss.
Wedding Impossible
Romantic mission between an underdog actress planning a fake marriage VS ambitious soon-to-be brother-in-law who opposes.
Wonderful World
A mother who unfairly lost her young son, takes revenge against the perpetrator who has been forgiven by the law and heals her wounds.
Missing Crown Prince
A romantic comedy drama set in Joseon about a crown prince being bossed around by a woman who will become the princess.
Snowdrop
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Youngro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Suho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.