Lee Min Ho's The King: Eternal Monarch, Kingdom, It's Okay to Not Be Okay & Start Up were popular Korean dramas on Netflix India in 2020

The year 2020 witnessed huge interest in Korean dramas in India. While Hallyu aka Korean wave arrived in the country a few years ago, due to the coronavirus pandemic leading to lockdown, the year 2020 witnessed a huge boost as netizens took a keen interest in the Korean dramas. As the year is coming to an end, Netflix India revealed which K-dramas were the most popular ones on the streaming giant in 2020.

"The viewing for K-dramas on Netflix in India increased more than 370% in 2020 over 2019. Some of the most popular K-titles in India included The King: Eternal Monarch, Kingdom (S2), It’s Okay to Not Be Okay and Start-up," the official statement on the Netflix blog read.

THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH
The drama marked the comeback of Popular Korean actor Lee Min Ho who returned to the TV screen after completing his mandatory military service. It followed the story of a Korean emperor Lee Gon who tries to close the doors to a parallel world that was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves. The series also starred Kim Go-eun, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Kyung-nam, Jung Eun-chae and Lee Jung-jin.

KINGDOM (SEASON 2)
It was Netflix's first original Korean series that premiered in January 2019. Season 2 aired in March 2020 and it took the series to a different level altogether. The political period horror thriller, set in Korea's Joseon period, has been adapted from the webcomic series The Kingdom of the Gods. Season 2 centered around the King's rise and how a mysterious plague began to spread. To save his people, the Prince will have to face the new enemies who are plotting an evil scheme. Written by Kim Eun-hee and directed by Kim Seong-hun, the series stars Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doona, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Sung-kyu among others.

IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY
Starring Kim Soo-Hyun and Seo Ye-Ji, the series marked the return of the lead actor after his mandatory military service was completed. He filmed two cameos - Hotel Del Luna and Crash Landing On You - before finalizing his comeback series. The series reloved around the romance between a children's book author who has an anti-social disorder, a man who works at a psychiatric hospital, and his brother who is autistic. The not-so-usual romance, unlikely friendships, relationships lead to discussions on mental health, discovering themselves as they try to heal their emotional and psychological wounds. The series starred Kim Joo-hun, Park Seo-kyung, Park Jin-joo, Kim Chang-wan and Kim Mi-kyung among others.

START UP
Set in the fictional world of South Korea's Silicon Valley called SandBox, the story revolves around Seo Dal-mi who drops out of university to work multiple jobs in order to help her grandmother (Kim Hae-Sook). Her goal is to become someone like Steve Jobs but doesn't have her ideas set it. Nam Do-San is the founder of Samsan Tech. A developer by profession, he started the company with two of his best friends Kim Yong-San (Kim Do-Wan) and Lee Chul-San (Yoo Su-bin) but the company is not doing well. His dream to find an investor and hopefully enter Sandbox. Han Ji-pyeong (Kim Seon-ho) is the team leader at a company called SH Venture Capital, is known for his investment skills in start-up companies, and is quite honest about his opinions. Won In-jae (Kang Han-na) is Seo Dal-mi's older sister and due to circumstances, they are separated. Now, in the world of tech, they are competing against each other. All of their lives are intertwined as the lead trio also become romantically involved. Starring Bae Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho, and Kang Han-na, the story of this series revolves around the four pivotal characters and the people related to them who are trying to move ahead in their lives and achieve their goals.