List of Korean dramas associated with the Korean Wave

Following the end of military rule in South Korea and the ensuing liberalization of the country's culture industry in the 1990s, an increasing number of Korean dramas began to be exported abroad. This marked the beginning of the Korean Wave, a broader cultural phenomenon encompassing the rise in global popularity of South Korean television, pop music, film, fashion, animation, literature, food, and cosmetics. During the 2000s, Jewel in the Palace and Winter Sonata achieved notable success within Asia, while in the following decades Squid Game achieved breakout success internationally.

1991

 * Eyes of Dawn

1996

 * First Love

1997

 * Star in My Heart

1999

 * Hur Jun

2000

 * All About Eve
 * Autumn in My Heart
 * Fireworks

2001

 * Four Sisters
 * Hotelier

2002

 * Successful Story of a Bright Girl
 * Winter Sonata
 * My Love Patzzi

2003

 * All In
 * Jewel in the Palace
 * Damo
 * Stairway to Heaven
 * Summer Scent

2004

 * Banjun Drama
 * Full House
 * I'm Sorry, I Love You
 * Love Story in Harvard
 * Lovers in Paris

2005

 * Lovers in Prague
 * My Girl
 * My Lovely Sam Soon
 * Sad Love Story
 * Sassy Girl Chun-hyang
 * Wonderful Life

2006

 * Jumong
 * Spring Waltz
 * Spring Waltz

2007

 * Coffee Prince
 * The Legend

2008

 * East of Eden
 * The Kingdom of the Winds
 * Temptation of Wife
 * We Got Married

2009

 * Boys over Flowers
 * Iris
 * Ja Myung Go
 * Loving You a Thousand Times
 * Queen Seondeok
 * Smile, You
 * You're Beautiful

2010

 * The Great Merchant
 * Life Is Beautiful
 * My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
 * Pasta
 * Playful Kiss
 * Secret Garden
 * The Slave Hunters
 * Sungkyunkwan Scandal

2011

 * 49 Days
 * Dream High
 * Manny
 * My Princess
 * The Greatest Love

2012

 * Love Rain
 * Reply 1997

2013

 * Good Doctor
 * The Heirs
 * Monstar
 * My Love from the Star
 * Reply 1994

2014

 * God's Gift: 14 Days

2015

 * Reply 1988
 * Who Are You: School 2015

2016

 * Signal

2017
• Guardian: The Lonely and Great God Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

2018

 * Mr. Sunshine

2019

 * Crash Landing on You
 * The Tale of Nokdu

2020

 * Sweet Home

2021

 * Squid Game

2022

 * All of Us Are Dead