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5 Romantic K-Dramas Starring IU To Stream On Netflix And Viki
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When she’s not busy selling out stadiums or collaborating with incredible artists for her music, Lee Jee-un, or IU as she’s most popularly known, charms her way into our hearts with her acting performances in romantic K-dramas.
After making a debut in 2011 with a supporting role in Dream High, the ‘Eight’ singer has come a long way in her acting journey. She made her Cannes Film Festival debut with the movie Broker in 2022, which brought an international spotlight to her talent. More recently, the talented performer starred in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines, a romantic slice-of-life drama that became an instant hit.
In case you’ve been looking for a new romantic K-drama to binge this weekend, here are some starring the talented performer that you can add to your watchlist...
Best Romantic K-Dramas Starring IU To Watch On Netflix And Viki
When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
Easily one of the best K-dramas of the year, this Netflix drama has IU starring alongside Park Bo-gum. Set in the 1950s on Jeju Island, the story follows childhood frenemies Ae-sun and Gwan-sik. The drama charts their slowly blossoming love story throughout the changing seasons over five decades.
Watch it here
Hotel Del Luna (2019)
One of IU’s best and most memorable performances is as Jang Man-wol in the dark comedy/fantasy drama Hotel Del Luna. In the show, Man-wol is the owner of the eponymous hotel, which only caters to ghosts. A thousand-year-old curse has tethered her life to the hotel, and she is doomed to serve the dead until a human enters the hotel and changes her life forever.
Watch it here
Bel Ami (2013)
If you’re a fan of classic rom-coms, then you should definitely not give this one a miss. The show follows a man whose only aim is to use his good looks to woo some of Korea’s most successful women. In his quest, he bumps into Kim Bo-tong (IU), a girl from a poor background, who changes his life.
Watch it here
Dream High (2011)
IU made her onscreen debut in 2011 with this series that also starred many of her fellow idols, including Bae Suzy from Miss A and Ok Taec-yeon from 2PM. The show followed the lives of six students who had enrolled in an academy with dreams of becoming K-pop idols. While it did not impress the critics much, it’s still a fun watch for any IU fan.
Watch it here
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
A strange astronomical occurrence sends Ha-jin back 1000 years ago to the era of the Goryeo dynasty as a young girl named Hae-soo. She soon gets involved in the world of royalty with her budding feelings for the two princes and finds herself in the middle of the vicious power struggle for the throne.
Watch it here
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