Tale of the Nine-Tailed is the latest in a long string of Korean dramas about weird and wonderful creatures who happen to look like gorgeous human beings. Here are other shows featuring fantastical characters
There are romance dramas, and then there are romance dramas with other-worldly beings so impossibly good-looking and charming, you can’t help but fall in love with them. This phenomenon seems quite prevalent in K-dramas, with many top-rated shows featuring romantic goblins, amorous foxes and lovelorn mermaids paired up with humans.
Does it play to our fantasies of being swept off our feet by more powerful and mysterious beings? Or perhaps the idea of the star-crossed romance between mere human and immortal deity is so poignant and melodramatic, it just makes for rich K-drama fodder. Either way, we are hooked on these Korean shows that feature such mystical characters.
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1. Tale of the Nine-Tailed (2020)
The creature: Gumiho or nine-tailed fox spirit
The actor: Lee Dong-wook
The premise: A powerful nine-tailed fox and former mountain god spends centuries among humans waiting for his true love to reincarnate. Chaos, hilarity and lots of romance ensue.
Watch it on Netflix