The romantic comedy genre is one that is liked by all groups. This theme will make the audience feel carried away by the love story of the main couple but will also often make them laugh out loud with their ridiculous behavior.
One Korean actor who often stars in romantic comedy dramas is Go Kyung Pyo. Even the latest drama from this 1990-born actor returns to the romantic comedy genre, you know. The newest is Frankly Speaking. Take a peek at the recommendations for five romantic comedy dramas starring Go Kyung Pyo below, come on!
1. Flower Boys Next Door (2013)
Go Kyung Pyo in the drama Flower Boys Next Door (doc. TvN/Flower Boys Next Door)Being Go Kyung Pyo’s first drama in the romantic comedy genre, Flower Boys Next Door tells the story of Go Dok Mi (Park Shin Hye), a girl who lives alone in an apartment. She works as a freelance editor and is very shy. Even though her life feels lonely, Dok Mi is reluctant to leave the apartment and interact with the neighbors.
However, Dok Mi has a strange habit, namely that she likes to peek at her neighbor, Han Tae Joon (Kim Jung San), using binoculars. Apparently, Dok Mi had fallen in love at first sight with Tae Joon because she had seen Tae Joon rescuing a puppy and bringing it home. Then Dok Mi finds out that Tae Joon lives in the apartment opposite hers, Dok Mi feels that they are soul mates.
But her happiness didn’t last long when a group of handsome men appeared in front of her. They are Enrique Keum (Yoon Si Yoon), On Jin Rok (Kim Ji Hoon), Dong Hoon (Go Kyung Pyo), and Watanabe (Kouki Mizuta). The four of them are now new neighbors in Dok Mi’s apartment, and they catch Dok Mi spying on Tae Joon. Until then, Dok Mi, who never left her apartment, was forced to come out of hiding.
2. Reply 1988 (2015)
Go Kyung Pyo in the drama Reply 1988 (doc. TvN/Reply 1988)Being one of the most popular Korean dramas, Reply 1988 tells the story of five families who live next door to each other in the Ssamundong area, South Korea. The first family is the quiet Choi Taek (Park Bo Gum) who lives with his father Moo Sung (Choi Moo Sung). Then there is the silly Dong Ryong (Lee Dong Hwi) who lives opposite his house.
Next is the family of Duk Sun (Lee Hye Ri), the main character, who is innocent and always bullied by her older sister, Bo Ra (Ryu Hye Young). Then there is Sun Woo (Go Kyung Pyo), the most perfect child who really loves his younger sister, Jin Joo (Kim Seol). Sun Woo lives with his mother Sun Young (Kim Sun Young) while his father is said to have died a year before the story begins.
The final family is Jung Hwan’s (Ryu Jun Yeol) family who lives with his older brother, Jung Bong (Ahn Jae Hong). Jung Hwan’s mother, Mi Ran (Ra Mi Ran), always understands her husband who always acts eccentric. Jung Hwan is a quiet child and has liked Duk Sun since the start of the drama.
3. Strongest Deliveryman (2017)
Go Kyung Pyo in the drama Strongest Deliveryman (doc. KBS/Strongest Deliveryman)Strongest Deliveryman tells the life of Choi Kang Soo (Go Kyung Pyo) who works as a delivery boy. Despite his simple appearance, Choi Kang Soo is a fearless figure. He also always gives his best in everything he does.
Meanwhile, there is also Lee Dan Ah (Chae Soo Bin) who is another delivery worker. She really hated her socioeconomic status. Therefore, she is so focused on making money and changing her life that she has no time for men. However, this changes when she meets the charming Choi Kang Soo.
Together with Choi Kang Soo, Lee Dan Ah engages in competition and a budding romance in their quest for glory. For them, success means being rich. They also compete to conquer life. From the lives of these two delivery workers there is a message that being the strongest does not guarantee success.
4. Love in Contract (2022)
Go Kyung Pyo in the drama Love in Contract (doc. TvN/Love in Contract)The next romantic comedy drama starring Go Kyung Pyo is Love in Contract. This drama follows the story of Choi Sang Eun (Park Min Young) who works as a contract marriage master. With his talent and charm, he helps two opposite clients.
His client Jung Ji Ho (Go Kyung Pyo) has been bound by a marriage contract with him for five years. He has to meet the mysterious man every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week. Meanwhile, his new client, Kang Hae Jin (Kim Jae Young) is the youngest son of a conglomerate family and a popular actor.
Choi Sang Eun is bound by a marriage contract with him and has to see her husband every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. However, Choi Sang Eun did not expect that her two husbands, Jung Ji Ho and Kang Hae Jin, lived in the same apartment.
5. Frankly Speaking (2024)
Go Kyung Pyo in the drama Frankly Speaking (doc. JTBC/Frankly Speaking)The latest romantic comedy drama starring Go Kyung Pyo is Frankly Speaking. This drama, which was broadcast on May 1, 2024, tells the story of an announcer at a broadcasting station named Song Ki Baek (Go Kyung Pyo) who is known to be single and 33 years old. As an announcer, he is known as the ideal type and has a polite and polite attitude.
One day, his ideal figure was disrupted because he experienced an incident that caused him to speak without thinking first. Now, he also has to face a crisis that has a big impact on his life. Meanwhile, on the other hand, there is a writer variety shows television named On Woo Joo (Kang Han Na) who has an enthusiastic nature. She becomes interested in Song Ki Baek and wants to have him appear on the show variety show-his.
Showing a romantic but intriguing story, a series of romantic comedy dramas starring Go Kyung Pyo are indeed suitable to watch to relieve fatigue. Have you watched them all yet?
