Watching Korean dramas has become a hobby for most people when they have free time, and Ramadan is no exception. Generally, some activities will be reduced in duration during Ramadan so that there is more free time in this fasting month than usual which can be used to rest or just to watch Korean dramas.
However, unfortunately some Korean dramas have scenes that may reduce the reward of fasting or even break the fast. Therefore, here are recommendations for Korean dramas that are safe to watch while fasting. Read more below, yes!
Pegasus Market
Your fast is guaranteed to be safe if you watch this drama, namely Pegasus Market which aired on tvN in 2019. Starring Kim Byung Chul and Lee Dong Hwi, the drama adapted from the Webtoon of the same name tells the story of a supermarket that is on the verge of bankruptcy, but the manager, Moon Seok Gu, played by Lee Dong Hwi, keeps trying hard to keep the supermarket running.
One day, Jung Bok Dong, played by Kim Byung Chul, is transferred to Pegasus Market from Daemae Group's headquarters. Unaccepted by this transfer, Jung Bok Dong tries to destroy the supermarket to take revenge on all Daemar Group officials by carrying out a series of strange and magical ideas.
Viewers will always be impressed by Jung Bok Dong's unique and quirky ideas and the miraculous behavior of the employees in each episode.
Sound of Your Heart
Another comedy genre drama that is guaranteed to be safe to watch while fasting is Sound of Your Heart, which was aired on the KBS2 channel and can still be watched on the Netflix platform.
Tells about the interesting everyday life of a cartoonist named Jo Suk and the people around him. Jo Suk himself is a man with a silly and mischievous personality, he works as an amateur comic artist who dreams of becoming a famous writer.
Jo Suk himself has several times sent his comic scripts to publishers and online comic companies, but the scripts are always rejected. Until finally Jo Suk made a comic about his daily life with his parents, brother, and his unique and laughable girlfriend, this comic immediately became popular.
Racket Boys
Then there is the drama Racket Boys which aired in 2021 yesterday on the SBS channel, where this drama has a unique theme because it tells about South Korean badminton athletes who are still teenagers and the twists and turns of their lives as badminton athletes.
With a total of 16 episodes, this drama tells the story of a former best badminton player who switches professions to become a badminton coach for high school children.
This drama is very thick with a sense of kinship and friendship, so it is safe to watch while fasting.
Law School
This drama, which was a hit last year, is also suitable to watch while fasting, because this drama only focuses on crime cases and only a few romantic scenes.
Aired on the tvN channel and starring Kim Bum, Law School tells the story of a former prosecutor named Yang Jong Hoon who becomes a lecturer at a prestigious law school. He has a firm character and likes to make scathing comments, so many students are reluctant to him and avoid the classes he teaches.
The problems in this law school started when one of the professors in the school was found dead. The investigation began and many other surprising facts began to be revealed.
According to reviews of several K-Drama lovers who have watched this drama, Law School is considered to make the audience more legal literate because legal terms are difficult to convey in easy-to-understand language.
Ghost Doctor
Ghost Doctor is another drama played by Kim Bum that is safe to watch while fasting. This drama airs in 2022, to be precise last January, and is played by quality actors and actresses such as Rain, Sung Dong Il, Uee, and Son Na Eun ex-Apink.
Being Kim Bum's drama comeback after Law School, Ghost Doctor tells the story of a resident doctor named Go Seung Tak who actually has no intention of becoming a doctor.
Then, there is another doctor who is the best doctor but has an accident and lies in a coma named Cha Young Min. One day, Cha Young Min's spirit can enter Go Seung Tak's body and the resident doctor's life changes completely.
Slice
Finally, there was the Jirisan drama which shocked the K-Drama world because it starred a series of well-known actors and actresses with extraordinary acting skills, for example, Jun Ji Hyun, Ju Ji Hoon, Sung Dong Il, Oh Jung Se, and Go Min Si. .
Airing in 2021, the drama, written by well-known scriptwriter, Kim Eun Hee, tells the story of a group of people who are members of a team of forest rangers and rescuers named Haedong Rangers in Mount Jiri National Park.
Jun Ji Hyun plays Seo Yi Gang who is the best ranger and Kang Hyun Jo who is the rookie ranger on the team, played by Ju Ji Hoon.
This drama tells the story of Yi Gang and Hyun Jo who unravel the mystery of the many missing and dead visitors on Mount Jiri. Because it focuses on that and there is someone who can kill people on the mountain at any time, Jirisan is a tense drama that is always fun to enjoy, and which is definitely safe to watch while fasting.
Those are six Korean dramas that are safe to watch while fasting because they don't have excessive romantic scenes in them, so they can be watched while waiting for the call to prayer to break the fast. So, which drama do you want to watch first?