Korean dramas are not just popular for romance and comedy, but also for revenge storylines. Some of the best revenge K-dramas include Marry My Husband, The Glory, and Vincenzo.
Most around revenge. The latest show based on the theme is Park Min-Young’s Marry My Husband. The title itself gives away the plot. Last year, Sung Hoon and Jung Yoo-Min’s Perfect Marriage Revenge became fans’ favorite shows.
Take a detailed look at some of the best revenge K-dramas here:
Marry My Husband
Marry My Husband is set to be one of the best revenge K-dramas at the beginning of the new year. The story revolves around Kang Ji-Won (Park Min-Young), a working wife with a selfish husband and demanding mother-in-law. She is the only breadwinner of the house.
One day, she learns she has cancer. While recovering from it, she discovers her husband, Park Min-Hwan (Lee Yi-Kyung), has an affair with her close friend. During the confrontation, he kills Ji-Won. When she wakes up, the time has traveled ten years back. She decides to seek revenge on Min-Hwan by making him marry her close friend.
The Glory
The Glory is the 2022 series considered one of the best revenge K-dramas. When Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo) was in high school, she dreamt of becoming an architect. But she dropped out of school because of ruthless bullies. Dong-Eun decides to seek revenge as an adult.
She becomes the teacher at one of her bullies’ kid’s school, where her plan to torment her tormentor begins.
Perfect Marriage Revenge
Perfect Marriage Revenge is the 2023 K-drama that turned out to be an instant hit. Han Yi-Joo (Jung Yoo-Min) tries to find her place in her adopted family but fails every time. One day, her stepmother’s action makes her realize the true colors of her step-family. After a car accident, she travels back and seeks revenge on her family.
She marries her step-sister’s fiancé Seo Do-Guk (Sung Hoon), who madly falls in love with her. He helps Yi-Joo in her plan. However, he also has a secret of his own.
Vincenzo
Vincenzo is another one of the best revenge K-dramas. It is about a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer, Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-Ki), and his revenge plan on a big corporation. He joins forces with attorney Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-Bin), who wants to avenge her father’s death.
The romance, thriller, and comedy drama deals with a social justice storyline as well. TaecYeon, Kwak Dong-Yeon, Jo Han-Chul, Yoo Jae-Myung, and Yoon Byung-Hee are also the main actors in the series.
Itaewon Class
Itaewon Class is the 2020 K-drama about Park Sae-Ro-Yi (Park Seo-Joon). The short-tempered boy who believes in right and wrong lands in trouble with his father’s boss. Things begin to go downhill after he refuses to bend his knees in front of the boss.
Ro-Yi’s father quits the job and starts working to open a restaurant. One night, the boss’ son kills Ro-Yi’s father in a car accident. Seo-Joon’s character beats up the son and goes to jail. After coming out, he decides to seek revenge by becoming more prosperous than the boss. A group of nobodies help him climb the ladder.
