We discuss the best Seo Hyun-woo K-Dramas to watch, and does not contain any spoilers. Check out these brilliant recommendations.
Seo Hyun-woo is a South Korean actor who made his film debut in 2011’s White: The Melody of the Curse and has been appearing in K-Dramas since 2016. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts and in 2022, hosted the closing ceremony at the prestigious Seoul Independent Film Festival. The actor was recently featured in the critically acclaimed film, Decision to Leave. We’ve compiled a list of the best K-Dramas in which Seo Hyun-woo appeared by using the ratings from MyDramaList.
Best Seo Hyun-woo K-Dramas you must watch
Flower of Evil (2020)
The highly acclaimed series Flower of Evil is available to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, and Prime Video. Seo Hyun-woo received wide recognition for his starring role in the K-Drama.
Rating: 9.1
Official synopsis:
Although Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and doting father to his young daughter. But his perfect façade begins to crumble when his wife, Cha Ji Won, a homicide detective, begins investigating a string of serial murders from 15 years ago. Ji Won notices changes in Hee Sung’s behavior and begins to wonder if he could possibly be hiding something from her.
My Mister (2018)
In this 16-episode K-Drama, Seo Hyun-woo features in the supportive part of Song Suk Beom. You can watch this highly regarded series on Netflix and Apple TV.
Rating: 9.1
Official synopsis:
Park Dong Hoon is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yoon Hee. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hoon and Gi Hoon, who rely on him. Moreover, his wife is secretly having an affair with CEO Do Joon Yeong, his current boss and college junior.
Receiving an unexpected bribe one day, Dong Hoon notices that his co-worker Lee Ji An witnessed the incident. Ji An is a young part-time worker at Dong Hoon’s company who is drowning in debt and left alone to take care of his ill grandmother. Dong Hoon then gets entangled in his brothers’ struggle to get back on their feet and the company’s internal rivalry between the company’s CEO and the people opposing him. All the while, unaware that CEO Joon Yeong wants to get rid of him and that Ji An is working for him.
The Good Wife (2016)
Seo Hyun-woo guest stars in this South Korean adaptation of the CBS namesake series from 2009.
Rating: 8.1
Official synopsis:
A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife who worked as an attorney prior to their marriage, now resumes her career after a 13 year hiatus. She begins to find her true identity.
The Lies Within (2019)
In this highly-rated series, Seo Hyun-woo was cast in the supportive role of In Dong Gu. All 16 episodes are available for your viewing pleasure on Netflix.
Rating: 8.0
Official synopsis:
Jo Tae Shik was once an enthusiastic detective, but he now wants a different kind of life. He longs for a peaceful and ordinary existence. Because of this, Jo Tae Shik applies for a transfer to a police substation in a small country village without many residents. Meanwhile, Jo Tae Shik takes a case involving the death of Lawmaker Kim Seung Cheol. He died in a car accident, but Jo Tae Shik senses that the car accident is not so clear-cut. The lawmaker’s son-in-law then goes missing.
Kim Seo Hui is the youngest daughter of the late lawmaker and her husband is now missing. She married her husband to benefit both of their families, but their relationship hasn’t been so good. Kim Seo Hui becomes a lawmaker to find the truth behind her father’s death and save her missing husband.
Jo Tae Shik and Kim Seo Hui soon uncover a conspiracy and try to reveal the truth.
Anna (2022)
Seo Hyun-woo guest stars in the fifth episode of this drama.
Rating: 7.9
Official synopsis:
Yoo Mi is the woman who tells a small lie and ends up living someone else’s life. Hyun Joo is a woman who lives her life holding herself above everyone, treating them with neither kindness nor malice. She has a subtly tense relationship with Yoo Mi. Ji Hoon is Yoo Mi’s husband who is ambitious and future-oriented. Ji Won is a dependable senior who is the only person whom Yoo Mi trusts.
The Royal Gambler (2016)
All 16 episodes of The Royal Gambler are available to watch on Netflix. Seo Hyun-woo was cast as Park Pil Hyun in this period drama.
Rating: 7.8
Official synopsis:
Baek Dae Gil and King Yeong Jo enter a match. Baek Dae Gil bets his life and King Yeong Jo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Baek Dae Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside but is also cool on the exterior. King Yeong Jo is a man who never lowers his head without a convincing reason. Meanwhile, Dam Seo exists solely to take revenge upon the king.
Time (2018)
In Time, Seo-Hyun appears in a supportive role as So Hoo’s Half-Brother. The series first aired in 2018 for 32 episodes.
Rating: 7.8
Official synopsis:
This is the story of two polar opposite people that come together in tragedy. One remains stuck in time, whilst the other only has a limited amount of time left to live.
Seol Ji Hyun is a woman who, although living a hard life, remains positive, upbeat and social. Cheon Soo Ho is the CEO of a restaurant and the son of a wealthy family with a terrible temper and no regard for other people. They both meet briefly under negative impressions of each other.
However, their lives become entangled once more when Ji Hyun’s sister dies unexpectedly in Soo Ho’s residence. From there, Ji Hyun’s time stops and she becomes a cold, miserable person who finds nothing to live for. But Soo Hoo, who carries heavy guilt and is drawn to her, promises to himself to use the 6 months he has left to live to help her, whose life was destroyed because of him.
In the process, Soo Ho falls in love with Ji Hyun, but how far can love develop when you only have a limited time left to live?
Adamas (2022)
You can watch all episodes of Adamas on Disney+. In this series, Seo Hyun-woo appears in the supporting role of Kwon Hyun Jo.
Rating: 7.7
Official synopsis:
Twin brothers pair up to uncover the truth stemming from a murder occurring 22 years ago.
The siblings, best-selling mystery novelist Woo Shin and public prosecutor Soo Hyun, find themselves up against a great evil when attempting to clear the trumped-up charges laid against their stepfather, now facing the death penalty.
Similar in appearance, their approaches to problem-solving and contrasting perspectives guide them throughout their investigation. Chasing after the truth uncovers many secrets long concealed by a mighty power.
2021 Summer Drama Collage: Monster Mansion (2021)
Seo Hyun-woo appears in episode five of this horror series.
Rating: 7.1
Official synopsis:
An omnibus work that captures the strange and eerie real-life horror that happens while webtoon writer Ji Woo reports on the abandoned apartment Gwanglim Mansion.
And that’s our list of the best Seo Hyun-woo K-Dramas to watch right now. Do you have any other recommendations for Korean Drama series starring Seo Hyun-woo? Let us know!
