The Best TV Shows on KBS2

Every KBS2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

KBS2 has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1977 and as recent as 2025. Among KBS2’s finest offerings are Korean Ghost Stories and 2 Days and 1 Night, which debuted in 1977 and 2007, respectively. As of August 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of KBS2’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • Lee Mujin Service
    Lee Mujin Service (2022)9.0

    "Lee Mujin Service" is a high-quality live content in which MZ generation's representative singer-songwriter Lee Mu-jin, along with other artists, provides the best music service that catches the eyes and ears of music fans around the world.

  • Descendants of the Sun
    Descendants of the Sun (2016)8.4

    After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

  • Boys Over Flowers
    Boys Over Flowers (2009)8.3

    Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.

  • The King's Affection
    The King's Affection (2021)8.2

    When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

  • The Return of Superman
    The Return of Superman (2013)8.1

    An up-close look at celebrity dads who have to take care of their kids for the next 48 hours without any help. Will it be a dad-tastrophe, or can they finish their wives' to-do lists while having fun with their kids?

  • Fight For My Way
    Fight For My Way (2017)8.0

    A former taekwondo champion and an information desk worker aspire to chase their dreams in a world that isn't kind to those with mediocre credentials.

  • Once Again
    Once Again (2020)8.0

    Back at square one as divorcees, four siblings take another shot at love and dreams — after mustering up the courage to convince their parents first.

  • Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
    Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)7.9

    An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.

  • The First Night with the Duke
    The First Night with the Duke (2025)7.9

    Reincarnated as a minor character in a novel, Cha Seon-taek unexpectedly spends a night with Prince Kyungsung, sparking an intense and unexpected romance.

  • My Girlfriend Is the Man!
    My Girlfriend Is the Man! (2025)7.5

    A university student falls for his first blind date, but when she mysteriously wakes up as a man, they decide to stay together and wait for her to return to her true form, testing the limits of their love.

  • KBS Drama Special
    KBS Drama Special (2010)7.4

    Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

  • 2 Days and 1 Night
    2 Days and 1 Night (2007)7.1

    2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.

  • Young Lady and Gentleman
    Young Lady and Gentleman (2021)7.1

    Lee Young Kook is a widower with three children. He still hasn’t gotten over the death of his wife. He decides to hire Park Dan Dan as a live-in tutor for his kids and he becomes attracted to her. Meanwhile, Park Dan Dan has bright and positive personality despite her harsh situation.

  • The Real Has Come!
    The Real Has Come! (2023)7.1

    A successful lecturer facing single motherhood devises a fake romance with a marriage-averse doctor — but keeping up the act proves harder than it seems.

  • Catch! Teenieping
    Catch! Teenieping (2020)7.0

    Set free on Earth, fairies with magical powers begin influencing people's emotions. Now, it's up to a princess from a faraway kingdom to stop them!

  • Korean Ghost Stories
    Korean Ghost Stories (1977)6.9

    A series of 8 one-act dramas. It is the continuation of a classic series of ghost stories which aired first on KBS between 1977 and 1989 and later between 1996 and 1999. This marks the return of the series after nine years.

  • Dream High
    Dream High (2011)6.7

    Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

  • You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook (2009)6.3

    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook is a Korean pop music program that is both a talk show and live music show. The host of this program is You Hee-yeol, also known as Toy, a one-man project band. This program has aired since April 24, 2009.

  • Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life
    Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019)6.0

    Follow four people as they seek love and happiness: Kim Seol-A who once worked as an announcer and is now married to CEO Do Jin-Woo; Moon Tae-Rang, a chef and the oldest brother from a family of adoptees; and Moon Hae-Rang, Moon Tae-Rang's younger sister, who works as a secretary for Do Jin-Woo.

  • Love, My Love
    Love, My Love (2012)N/A

    A love drama about two men in love with half-sisters but raised like real twin sisters in the setting of the 60s to the 70s.