The Best Episodes of KBS Drama Special

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8.3/10(36 votes)
#1 - Nineteen Otters
S13:E412/7/2022
The story of the precarious and affectionate first love of a 19-year-old who carries around a letter of resignation.
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8.3/10(15 votes)
#2 - To My Lonely Sister
S15:E512/10/2024
Unfolds as Ha Neul, a high school girl with a reclusive, lonely older sister, begins a plan to help her sister escape from her room. With the theme of love and recovery between families, it depicts the process in which the Ha Neul overcomes her family's pain together.
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8.1/10(44 votes)
#3 - The Red Teacher
S7:E19/25/2016
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8.1/10(19 votes)
#4 - Overlap Knife, Knife
S14:E912/2/2023
A story about two people trying to protect their loved ones by turning back time and confronting fate.
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8.0/10(42 votes)
#5 - Middle School Student A
S5:E94/6/2014
Haejun has always been the top student at his middle school in Gangbuk, but his family moves to Daechi so he can attend a better high school. At his new school, he quickly takes the No. 1 spot from Eunseo, who has always been at the top. Determined to bring him down, Eunseo, Nayeon, and the other students try to shake Haejun's confidence. Meanwhile, Haejun develops feelings for Eunseo and is attacked by the other students.
Director:Baek Sang-hoon
Writer:Kim Hyun-jung
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Director:Baek Sang-hoon
Writer:Kim Hyun-jung
7.9/10(13 votes)
#6 - The Dirge Singer
S5:E53/9/2014
The dirge singer is paid to attend funerals and mourn for the dead. They are viewed as belonging to the lowest class. Yeon-Sim (Kim You-Jung) is brought up by her mother (Hwang Mi-Seon) to become a dirge singer like herself. Yeon-Sim refuses to follow in her mother's footsteps and cry for others. She flees to a home to become a gisaeng. Yun-Su (Seo Jun-Young) was born out of wedlock and is only half a noble person. Because of his birth status, he can't attain the stature that his brother (Kim Dong-Yun) has. Yun-Su and Yeon-Sim meet at a delicate moment in their lives.
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7.9/10(38 votes)
#7 - Behind the Shadows
S14:E712/9/2023
It features a gay storyline set in the Joseon Dynasty and explores the complexities of love, friendship, and social conventions. Yoon Ho, Jae Woon, and Seol were childhood friends who hung out together before their coming-of-age ceremony. However, their friendship intertwines through love, as one day, Yoon Ho realizes that his heart is pounding for someone, leading him to develop his first love that he can't tell anyone about. The youthful romance set in Joseon begins.
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7.9/10(8 votes)
#8 - The Road in Between
S15:E412/3/2024
The story of Seo Hu, a member of the Road View filming team who went through a painful breakup, and Eun Ha, who searches for her father who was caught on Road View, stumbles her way through the path of separation and entering the alley of love.
Director:Lee Han-uk
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7.7/10(41 votes)
#9 - Daughters of Bilitis Club
S2:E108/7/2011
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7.7/10(10 votes)
#10 - Noodle House Girl
S7:E711/6/2016
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7.7/10(15 votes)
#11 - Review Notebook of My Embarrassing Days
S9:E19/14/2018
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7.7/10(15 votes)
#12 - Anyone Anywhere
S14:E411/4/2023
Eun-ho goes to school early in the morning as usual and senses something is odd. To school where it should still be silent, the police and ambulance have come. While things are hectic, a lonely little hand drops lethargically from the stretcher. The estimated time of death was 11:13 p.m. last night. It was 45 minutes before the victim's birthday, and on that day, we were there.
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7.6/10(9 votes)
#13 - The Great Gye Choon Bin
S1:E77/10/2010
This is the story of Gye Choon-bin, a quirky and spunky kindergarten teacher, and Wang Ki-nam, a timid art therapist who cannot even earn enough to pay his rent. Ki-nam's developing relationship with Gye Choon-bin helps him overcome his fear of the dark and fall in love.
Director:Lee Eung-bok
Writers:Yoon Nan-joong, Yoon Ji-Hee
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7.6/10(5 votes)
#14 - Jin Jin
S4:E1812/8/2013
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7.5/10(85 votes)
#15 - If We Were A Season
S8:E19/3/2017
Born on the same day and raised side by side, high school students Yoon Hae-Rim and Uhm Ki-Seok are close friends. They never say it, but they are precious to each other. One day, a transfer student from Seoul comes. Oh Dong-Kyung is bold and not afraid to say what he is feeling, unlike Hae Rim and Ki Seok. Is Dong Keung enough to shake up their friendship?
Director:Kang Soo-yeon
Writer:Im Ye-jin
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Writer:Im Ye-jin
7.5/10(43 votes)
#16 - A Moment of Romance
S12:E511/19/2021
A realistic romance about a woman who wants to be loved and a man who doesn’t know how to express love. Cha Min Jae is the CEO of MinArt. Although he seems to have it all, he is a character who doesn’t know to give or receive love. A middle school nurse, Oh Jin was determined to not live a lonely life like her mother, but she realizes that she is not receiving care in her relationship and decides to end it.
Director:Goo Sung-joon
Writer:Kim Mi Kyung
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Director:Goo Sung-joon
Writer:Kim Mi Kyung
7.5/10(8 votes)
#17 - Dog Days of Summer
S14:E511/11/2023
Puberty causes emotional turmoil and secondary sex characteristics to appear. During this stage, teenagers go through their own pain, which leads some to fully transform while some don't. In this process of becoming another version of themselves, puberty hits like a midsummer heatwave that burns the teenagers swept in chaos. This is a story about teenagers who accept the changes puberty causes and grow one step at a time.
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7.5/10(21 votes)
#18 - Episode 10
S14:E1012/16/2023
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7.5/10(22 votes)
#19 - The History of Us
S15:E111/5/2024
The story of a young officer who tries to stop the crown prince from erasing history in order to become king.
Director:Lee Ga-ram-I
Writer:Lim Eui-Jung
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7.4/10(33 votes)
#20 - The Legendary Lackey
S7:E210/2/2016
Set in the microcosm of a school mirroring a jungle-like society, the story centers around one boy’s desperate struggle for survival. Lee Ji Hoon is set to play an up-and-coming tough guy within the bullying circle of an elite high school in Busan, who’s got a secret in his past and an unexpected charm.
Director:Kim Dong-hwi
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7.3/10(17 votes)
#21 - My Friend is Still Alive
S4:E26/19/2013
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7.3/10(11 votes)
#22 - The Two Women
S15:E311/26/2024
A story of a husband battle that unfolds in a village near the 38th parallel a year before the outbreak of the Korean War.
Director:Park Dan-bi
Writer:Go Woo-Jin
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Writer:Go Woo-Jin
7.2/10(16 votes)
#23 - The Girl Who Became A Photo
S5:E2711/9/2014
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7.2/10(10 votes)
#24 - Home Sweet Home
S7:E410/16/2016
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7.2/10(5 votes)
#25 - Slow
S8:E910/29/2017
Ji Won plays third base for his high school baseball team. His life revolves around baseball, but he has difficulty getting extra-base hits due to his physical condition. He has anxiety about not being able to play professionally.
Director:Im Se Joon
Writer:Kim Joo Man
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Director:Im Se Joon
Writer:Kim Joo Man