5 Romantic K-Dramas Starring Bae Suzy for Your Watchlist

Over the years, we’ve seen many K-pop idols dabble in acting successfully. Bae Suzy, like her fellow idols IU and OK Taecyeon, is one of the most popular K-drama actors in the country in recent times. 

The former Miss A member made her debut in 2011 with Dream High and has, since then, garnered awards and recognition for her work in popular K-dramas like Start-Up and Uncontrollably Fond.

The idol-turned-actress has even earned the moniker of ‘Nation’s First Love’, her popularity amongst K-pop and drama fans making her a favourite for brand endorsements. Recently, Bae Suzy went viral for posing with her fellow Celine global ambassadors, BTS’ V and actor Park Bo-gum in Paris at the ongoing fashion week.

Here are some of our favourite romantic K-dramas starring Bae Suzy that you can stream online right now…

Best Bae Suzy K-Dramas on Netflix and Viki

Start-Up (2020)

This slice-of-life rom-com follows a group of start-up founders looking to make it big in South Korea’s fictional Silicon Valley. Bae Suzy’s Seo Dal-mi, an aspiring entrepreneur, dreams of becoming the next Steve Jobs. She becomes involved in a love triangle between Nam Do-san, the founder of Samsan Tech, and Han Ji-pyeong, a team leader at SH Venture Capital. 

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While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Bae Suzy’s performance in this legal romance drama earned her the Baeksang Award for Most Popular Actress-Television that year. In the show, she plays Nam Hong-joo, a field reporter who has the ability to see the future through her dreams. She works alongside rookie prosecutor Jung Jae-chan (Lee Jong-suk) and police officer Han Woo-tak (Lee Sang-yeob), both of whom share similar psychic abilities. The three come together to take down a corrupt lawyer using their powers. The show has everything from legal drama to supernatural elements to a love triangle.

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Dream High (2011)

Over the years, this drama has earned a special place in the hearts of fans. In the show, Bae Suzy stars alongside fellow idol-turned-actors IU and OK Taec-yeon. It follows the lives of students enrolled in an academy who dream of becoming K-pop idols.

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Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

If you love stories about second chances in love, this one is perfect for you. In the drama, childhood sweethearts Shin Joon-young (Kim Woo-bin) and Noh Eul (Bae Suzy) get separated when their ill-fated love story comes to an end. Years later, the two are reunited when Noh Eul, who is a documentary filmmaker, is tasked with working on a documentary on singer-actor Joon-young. 

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Doona! (2023)

When college student Won-jun (Yang Se-jong) moves into a new house, he slowly becomes fascinated with his roommate, the reclusive former idol Doona! Bae Suzy’s performance as an idol who had decided to withdraw from the public eye was widely appreciated. 

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