10 Recommended ‘Hot and Steamy’ Kdramas - #9 Will Make Your Heart Race

We know we’re in for some really good slow-burn love with good-looking leads and a dreamy soundtrack when we watch Korean romance drama. Of course, we will get some swoon-worthy kissing scenes, but it’s hard to find Kdramas with hot and heavy ‘steamy’ scenes. Well, it won’t make our favorite Kdramas any less exciting, but here we’re in the mood for some recommended ‘hot and steamy’ Kdramas that will make us hold our breath.

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Recommended ‘Hot and Steamy’ Kdramas

1. Coffee Prince

Director: Lee Yoon Jung
Screenwriter: Jang Hyun Joo, Lee Jung Ah
Cast: Gong Yoo, Yoon EUn Hye, Lee Sun Kyun, Chae Jung An,
# of episodes: 17
Release year: 2007

Although ‘Coffee Prince’ is a Kdrama with cross-gender plot, we still can’t skip some hot scenes appear on our screen. Go Eun Chan, a 24-year-old tomboy, is often mistaken for a guy. She has become the breadwinner in her family since her father died. Eun Chan meets Han Gyul, the owner of an old coffee shop, later named ‘Coffee Prince.’ Han Gyul first hires Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover so that he can escape the blind dates arranged by his grandmother. Then, Eun Chan continues working in ‘Coffee Prince,’ which only hires good-looking male employees to attract female customers. Although Eun Chan hides her true gender, love unavoidably sparks between them .

2. Witch’s Romance

Director: Lee Jeong Hyo
Screenwriter: Ban Ki Ri
Cast: Uhm Jung Hwa, Park Seo Joon, Han Jae Suk
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2014

This recommended ‘hot and steamy’ Kdrama includes an older female lead which makes the couple hotter. Ban Ji Yeon, a single 39-year-old woman, was left by her boyfriend right before their wedding. She becomes a workaholic and is often called a ‘witch’ at work. As a consequence of her bad romantic relationship experience, she no longer believes in true love. Meanwhile, Yoon Dong Ha, a 25-year-old young man, has lost his girlfriend in an accident. Sparks fly when Ji Yeon and Dong Ha meet. Despite their age gap, they can find a lot in common with each other, including their scarred hearts.

3. Another Miss Oh (2016)

Director: Song Hyun Wook
Screenwriter: Park Hae Young
Cast: Eric Mun, Seo Hyun Jin, Jeon Hye Bin, Ye Ji Won, Kim Ji Suk, Lee Jae Yoon
# of episodes: 18
Release year: 2016

If we’re looking for recommended Kdramas with some hot steamy scenes, ‘Another Miss Oh’ is a good choice. The story follows two women who share the same name, Oh Hae Young. Their lives get entangled because of their same name, from confusion over boys and grades in high school to end up in the same company as adults. However, things suddenly get complicated when Oh Hae Young is about to marry her beloved boyfriend, Han Tae Jin. Someone sabotages Tae Jin’s business, and he goes bankrupt. Apparently, the one who sabotages Tae Jin’s business is Park Do Kyung, who mistakenly thinks that the Oh Hae Young is the same Oh Hae Young who left him before their wedding. Therefore, he wants revenge by destroying Hae Young and Tae Jin’s wedding. However, things get more interesting when the two get closer to each other.

4. W: Two Worlds

Director: Song Jae Jung
Screenwriter: Jeong Dae Yun
Cast: Han Hyo Joo, Lee Jong Suk
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2016

One of recommended Kdramas with hot steamy scenes (between two different worlds) is ‘W: Two Worlds.’ Oh Yeon Joo is looking for his father, who suddenly disappears while writing the last chapter of his webtoon, ‘W.’ When Yeon Joo goes to his father’s office, a hand from his monitor suddenly pulls her in. She enters into a new world, on a rooftop of a building, next to a bloodied man. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, she manages to save the person, Kang Cheol, the main character of her father’s webtoon. Yeon Joo can go into another world depending on Kang Cheol’s feelings. How can their lives become intertwined, and how will their love spark between two different worlds?

5. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?

Director: Park Joon Hwa
Screenwriter: Baek Sun Woo, Choi Bo Rim
Cast: 16
# of episodes: Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon
Release year: 2018

Our next recommended ‘hot and steamy’ Kdrama is no other than the famous ‘What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim.’ The chemistry between the narcissistic Lee Young Joon and patient secretary Kim Mi So is undebatable. Secretary Kim Mi So remains by Young Joon’s side and has worked diligently for 9 years without any romantic involvement. However, when Mi So wants to quit her job as a secretary, hilarious misunderstandings ensue. After the 9 years of their strictly-workplace relationship, they develop into something more.

6. Something in the Rain

Director: Ahn Pan Seok
Screenwriter: Kim Eun
Cast: Son Ye Jin, Jung Hae In
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2018

Yoon Jin Ah is a woman in her mid-30s who often gets dumped by a man. Worst, a man she wants to marry dumps her because, according to him, she’s like bland, tasteless devil’s-tongue jelly, which means she’s now attractive as a woman. Just then, Joon Hee appears with a broad smile on his face. Joon Hee is Jin Ah’s childhood friend’s younger brother, who used to live next door. Jin Ah always thinks Joon Hee is just a little kid. But when Joon Hee appears as a masculine man, she is surprised and feels like she’d genuinely fall in love with him.

7. Her Private Life (2019)

Director: Hong Jong Chan
Screenwriter: Kim Hye Young
Cast: Park Min Young, Kim Jae Wook
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2019

Park Min Young is quite good in building chemistry with her partner in romance Kdramas with hot steamy scenes. Sung Deok Mi is a cool professional art gallery curator. However, she has one secret she desperately wants to keep from the world: she is the ultimate Cha Shi An fangirl! Deok Mi eats, breathes, and sleeps for Shi An. She is a devoted manager of the Shi An fansite. However, everything changes when Ryan Gold, the art gallery’s new director, comes into her life. Unexpectedly, he recovers Deok Mi’s secret, and they get involved in an exciting love story.

8. World of the Married (2020)

Director: Mo Wan Il
Screenwriter: Joo Hyun
Cast: Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon, Han So Hee
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2020

The next famous, controversial ‘steamy’ Kdrama is ‘World of the Married,’ which tells the story of Lee Tae Oh and Ji Sun Woo. They live happily as husband and wife until she discovers that Lee Te Oh is having an affair. Yeo Da Kyung not only seduces Tae Oh but also encourages him to divorce his wife. The hot scenes of Da Kyung and Tae Oh is something we will never skip. Devastated by Tae Oh’s betrayal, Sun Woo sets on a path of seeking revenge and recollecting her broken self.

9. Nevertheless (2021)

Director: Kim Ga Ram
Screenwriter: Jung Won
Cast: Han So Hee, Song Kang, Chae Jong Hyeop, Lee Yeol Eum, Yang Hye Ji
# of episodes: 10
Release year: 2021

What’s the point of making recommended ‘steamy’ Kdramas list without putting ‘Nevertheless’ on the list – the chemistry of Han So Hee and Song Kang is undebatable! Park Jeo Eun, the master of ‘push and pull,’ doesn’t like dating but loves to flirt. Jae Eon doesn’t easily get swept up in emotions. However, when he meets Yoo Na Bi, everything changes. Yoo Na Bi wants to date, but she doesn’t believe in love and destiny. Their paths cross, and their love story begins.

10. My Name (2021)

Director: Kim Jin Min
Scriptwriter: Kim Ba Da
Cast: Han So Hee, Park Hee Soon, Ahn Bo Hyun
# of episodes: 16
Release year: 2021

Another Kdrama of Han So Hee, with different tastes, is one of our recommended ‘steamy’ Kdramas. Although the genre of ‘My Name’ is an action thriller, there is hot bed scenes that brought up some controversies. When following her father’s murder case, Yoon Ji Woo goes undercover as a police officer with the help of Choi Moo Jin, the boss of the biggest drug ring in Korea. Meanwhile, Jeon Pil Do is a police detective in the Drug Investigation Unit who becomes Ji Woo’s partner.