7 captivating K-dramas like King the Land starring Lee Jun Ho & YoonA, where fans started shipping the lead couple IRL

Another such K-drama is Crash Landing on You, starring the real-life couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin…

No one does romance better than K-dramas. When a Korean drama becomes a massive global success — for example, Lee Jun Ho and YoonA's King the Land — major credit lies in the charming chemistry the lead couple shares. When the chemistry strikes gold, it translates into magic on screen and fans start shipping them off-screen too…

Here are 7 captivating K-dramas like King the Land where fans started shipping the lead couple IRL:

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1. King the Land - Netflix

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/AGF16szMOmo

The bewitching chemistry between 2 PM member Lee Jun Ho and Girls’ Generation member YoonA left viewers smiling ear to ear throughout King the Land. Fans used to already ship the K-pop idols in real life, but their first on-screen collaboration on King the Land further elevated their stance. The workplace rom-com K-drama is a love story between Gu Won (Lee Jun Ho), the unsociable heir of The King Group, and Cheon Sa Rang (YoonA), an ever-smiling hotelier working for King Hotel’s VVIP lounge King the Land, who eventually steals Gu Won’s heart.

2. Crash Landing on You - Netflix

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/eXMjTXL2Vks

The chemistry between Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin in Crash Landing on You was so passionate that the Hallyu stars eventually became a couple of IRL, much to BinJin fans’ utter joy. The rom-com drama tells the star-crossed love story between Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin), a reserved North Korean captain, and Yoon Se Ri (Son Ye Jin), a confident South Korean chaebol heiress, who literally “crash lands” into Jeong Hyeok’s life.

3. Queen of Tears - Netflix

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/2FMG4dshO-A

When two acting powerhouses like Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won star in a rom-com melodrama like Queen of Tears, the chemistry is bound to be enchanting. Soo Hyun and Ji Won fans couldn’t get over the beautiful pairing on-screen and started shipping the couple in real life. Queen of Tears explores the failing marriage between Hong Hae In (Kim Ji Won), the chaebol heiress of Queens Group, and Baek Hyun Woo (Kim Soo Hyun), a legal director working at his wife’s family conglomerate, and how they rekindle their romance.

4. What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim - Netflix, MX Player, Viki

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/EDGfWN36q5o

Viewers were left a blushing mess by the electrifying chemistry between Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young aka the Park-Park couple in What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim. Their on-screen romance convinced fans that an off-screen romance between the striking pair was more than possible. The workplace rom-com K-drama is centered on the love story between Lee Young Joon (Park Seo Joon), the narcissistic heir of Yumyung Group, and Kim Mi So (Park Min Young), Young Joon’s equipped secretary, who suddenly hands in her resignation.

5. Business Proposal - Netflix

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh4R-WXRhQo&pp=ygUZYnVzaW5lc3MgcHJvcG9zYWwgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D

Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Sejeong’s chemistry made Business Proposal a massive hit on a global scale. Fans are not only hoping for an on-screen reunion but for off-screen sparks to fly too. The workplace rom-com is a love story between Kang Tae Moo (Ahn Hyo Seop), the vain chaebol heir of Go Food, and Shin Ha Ri (Kim Sejeong), a free-spirited food researcher at Go Food. Ha Ri pretends to be her wealthy best friend and goes on a blind date with Tae Moo, only to shockingly find out that he’s her boss.

6. Snowdrop - Disney+ Hotstar

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeIQjrZSbQA&pp=ygUQU25vd2Ryb3AgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D

Jung Hae In and BLACKPINK member Jisoo’s alluring chemistry in Snowdrop had fans going gaga over the pair as a probable off-screen couple. The action-romance drama explores the fateful love story between Lim Soo Ho (Jung Hae In), a North Korean agent, and Eun Yeong Ro (Jisoo), a South Korean university freshman, who is one of the students taken hostage by Soo Ho and his crew.

7. The King: Eternal Monarch - Netflix

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJwuFjmfjRY

While it’s been a few years since The King: Eternal Monarch’s release, Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun’s mesmerizing chemistry has fans still yearning for an off-screen endgame. The fantasy romance K-drama is set in two parallel worlds and tells the love story between the magnetic Emperor Lee Gon (Lee Min Ho) of the Kingdom of Corea, who seeks revenge against his half-uncle for his father’s death, and Jeong Tae Eul (Kim Go Eun), a feisty police detective whom Lee Gon bumps into after crossing the barrier to an alternative reality — the Republic of Korea. While Lee Gon’s counterpart in the Republic of Korea is Lee Ji Hun (also Lee Min Ho), Tae Eul’s counterpart in the Kingdom of Corea is Luna (also Kim Go Eun).