5 doramas that take place in rural areas of South Korea

Novels in the countryside have always had the charms of the picturesque and peaceful landscapes that so much pleasing the public. In the doramas the effect is no different to what, some plots allow themselves to be even more involved in the environment of recordings, bringing plots that only a rural life in a small town can provide.

Starred by artists like Joyfrom Red Velvet, and Im si-wannew feeling of ‘Round 6’, check out a list of 5 productions with landscapes beyond enchanting inside South Korea and with unmissable novels.

1. I don’t want to do anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdite76U94W

After her mother’s death and the end of her relationship, Lee Yeo Reum, a writer decides to move aimlessly to a city in the countryside to start her life. Thus, she meets an Dae Beom, a former physics prodigy who now works as a librarian after a series of difficulties that has gone in adolescence due to her sister’s death. In a relationship between introverts, the two come together to find out who Dae Beom’s true assassin is, while the village where they live attempts to heal from a frightening silence that surrounds them with the truth.

IM SIWANtoday known for his presence in the second season of ‘Round 6’, joins the Kim Seol Hyun In this drama inspired by the webtoon ‘I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything’, which can be watched by both Viki and Netflix.

2. Back to the roots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc8_f_jfsgi

Starring Ji chang wook and Shin Hye Sun, “Welcome to Samdal-Ri”, or known in Portuguese as “Back to Roots”, accompanies Cho Sam Dal, a renowned Seoul photographer who engages in a controversy and needs to return to his hometown, Samdal-Ri. In her unexpected return she is judged by residents, who comment on her “failure” in the big city, while trying at all costs to escape from her ex-boyfriend, Cho Yong Pil, a metereologist who was raised by Sam Dal’s mother after the tragic death of his maternal figure who was a diver.

In a cycle of ups and downs on the fine line between hatred and love, the series became a Netflix classic in 2023.

3. I will go when the time is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eso2Y43JM

Inspired by the novel of Woo Lee Of the same name, “When the Weather is Fine” or “I will go when the weather is good,” has the plot starring Hae Won, a cello teacher who drops his job and returns to his hometown, Bookyun Village, in Gangwon province, which leads her to find a former school friend, owner of a local bookstore. With tough past in the middle of a harsh winter in the region, the two seek to help themselves in the obstacles that appear during the routine that should be quiet.

The 2020 drama is starring Mok Hae-Won and Kang-Joon, And it can be watched on Netflix, Disney+ and Viki.

4. Rural Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqlcz6wlng0

Han Ji Yool is a domestic animal veterinarian who, to help his grandfather, needs to move to Huidong’s village to take the relative’s clinic for a year and a half. Just on his first night at the new home, he meets the policeman Ja Young in an embarrassing situation that almost takes him to prison. Thus, it is usually the first to appear and provide help to needy residents, helping veterinarian to solve problems related to their new routine in the village.

Starring Joyfrom Red Velvet, and Choo Young Woo‘Rural Love’ can be found in the Netflix catalog.

5. HomeTown Cha Cha

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

Debuted in 2021, ‘HomeTown Cha Cha’ is a true classic Enemies to Lovers do Campo, in which dentist Yoon Hye Jin, after being fired from the office where she works she decides to travel to a coastal city where she spent her summer holidays with her parents when younger. There she meets Sik’s famous “rental husband”, which helps her both dental clinic and fit into the village residents while they try to create a relationship with less fights.

Starred by Shin min-a and Kim Seon Ho, The series is available on Netflix.