2017 K-Dramas

24 Korean dramas from 2017, with verified filming locations, episode guides, and where-to-watch info.

2017 was a year of quieter, character-driven storytelling. Because This Is My First Life offered an unusually grounded take on marriage, cohabitation, and modern Korean housing pressures, while Strong Woman Do Bong-soon paired superhero fantasy with romantic comedy to widespread popularity. While You Were Sleeping explored precognition and moral choice with a thoughtful, less melodramatic touch than much of the genre. This period also saw growing international streaming distribution start to meaningfully widen K-drama's overseas audience beyond dedicated fan communities, setting the stage for the platform-driven boom that would follow in subsequent years.